General Discussion

I see several problems with a firefly MMORPG.

First off the universe isnt that big. Its basically a single solar system with planets and moons.

Second - everyone would want to own a spaceship. That just doesnt fit with the universe. ITs like everyone wanting to be a Jedi in SWG.

Third - as much as I like the movie / series - it was the character interactions and different stories that made it great. So a great single player RPG but a mmorpg - I dont think so.

Will Joss Whedon be writing the NPC dialogue?

No?

Forget it, then.

I'll third/fourth/ninth what has been said previously: Firefly was all about the writing. You'd have to find a way to capture the personality of that universe and at the same time make it fun to play.

Not bloody likely.

As others have stated, this smells like a bit of corporate money grubbing, not completely unlike the depressingly bad movie-to-videogame ports that hit consoles alongside the lunchboxes, action figures, glow-in-the-dark decoder rings and poorly-directed porno rip-offs (Star Whores, Lord of the Co** Rings, When Harry F***ed Sally, etc...)

Right done it would be great... But it's a really hard job to get it right, few people could make an good SF game based on a movie, Bioware is the only one i remember ever done it and an MMO is a lot harder than a solo game.

Still, if it feels like Firefly and Serenity, then I'm buying it easy.

We all know a Firefly  MMO could be amazing. If they choose to,  We all know how a real MMO work. But if the current MMO trend to dump down everything to childish level......then its a very bad idea.

But if they were to make a big complex gameworld and just let us live there, it would be something special.

And what does the writer mean by saying that "anti-heroes" dont work well in a MMO?? Heroes dont work wel in MMOs he must clearly mean?

I would like to see at least 2 stand-alone games produced (plus expansions) prior to even thinking about a Firefly MMO.  Look at the success (or failure) of those games, then proceed from there. 

I think there are a lot of SciFi IP's out there that 'could work'.  Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, Dune, Battlestar Galactica, Babylon 5, Farscape, etc.,...

Star Trek... is it gonna happen?

Star Wars... real current state of SWG?  2nd MMO to be released on the IP?

Stargate... one in the pipeline apparently.

Of the rest listed, I would say Dune or Battlestar Galactica would have the next best chance to survive or succeed.  Battlestar Galactica due to the tv series (though it's being pulled after this season).  Dune had a few mini-series on SciFi several years back that were pretty well-made.  Both would need a solid launch story developed and a strong storyline with an opening to the future... one that doesn't pigeon hold or paint dev's into corners. 

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I'll lump StarCraft and Warhammer 40k in here just for good measure.  Both of which will probably happen. 

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I think Firefly would have a somewhat small following.  They would need to really ramp up the press and hype around hte game by launching another movie or series. 

I think the setting has a lot of promise as a sand box game much like SWG. A survivale mmo with more focus on open PVP.

If they could put a group of people on a ship with hidden agendas...goals for each player that are at odds with the rest of the shipmates, AND combine that with a common cause, well...IT'D BE INCREDIBLE.

As a fan and an mmo player, and after seeing the Multiverse development kit myself and what it's capable of, I hope they either can the project or sell it on. I don't think they have the expertise or the resources to pull off a Firefly mmo that would be worthy of the show.

In 06 firefly was something new to me and many others. It seemed quite unique, However there are many space games and such today. I'm also a fan of the movie.

I'm also agreeing with many who say it might not be as good as it might have been.

I love the show (really anything Joss does is awesome) and I'm an MMOer. I hope no one every makes a Firefly MMO because they'll (regardless of who makes it) will screw it up.
And people think the Tolkien fans or the Warhammer fans are anal about their lore? Wait till they start making changes to the Firefly world. The Devs will wish they'd never come near the IP. LOL