General Discussion

Divergence, a sci-fi MMO from Stainglass Llama Studios that looks to become THE definitive sci-fi MMO has been added to the MMORPG.com Gamelist.

"Divergence is a science fiction game hoping to make it's mark in a genre bloated and dominated by fantasy-based mmorpgs, with dozens of innovative and controversial features.

"Stainglass Llama is a small software development company with a single mission;

"To create THE definitive go-to game for all scifi mmo enthusiasts, built around what the players want to see in their game. We believe it's about time a development company actually listen to the subscribers, and we come to see that the deed is done.

"At Stainglass Llama, our developers have a strong relationship with our potential customers and propose the question, "What features do you want to see in a new scifi mmorpg?" and go from there." - Official website.

Find out more about Divergence here.

Again, you mean... right?

Were you around the first time?  I think you were...

Welcome back SGL!

Yeah I am sick of fantasy MMOs as well. The features I look for in MMOs are:

1. Meaningful PVP (a la UO and Eve).

2. PVP that is integrated into the game and not just tacked on at the end.

3. Skill based combat.

4. Good graphics.

5. High fun factor.

As consumer, if I find a game that has the potential of offering these items I am more than happy to throw down my $50.

Whew there are so many MMOs in development.  This one sounds pretty good.  Hopefully they can get a good product out.  The more sci-fi choices out there the better.

They plan to make the "perfect" sci-fi mmo and yet among the first screens they release have a char with a sword..really nice start. And for a company without a serious background in mmo to claim they wanna make the "ultimate",without pin pointing any details, mmo usually means they have no ideea of what they are doing and just wanna get some money...no thank you

Link doesn't work for me

Huh? The link doesn't work for me either and I can't find anything through searching either.

Here is their website:   http://www.divergence-online.com/IM/IM141/portal.php

You should also read this:   http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/269/view/forums/post/1331006#1331006

Originally posted by Keogh

 

You should also read this:   http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/269/view/forums/post/1331006#1331006

 

Which is over a year old, and despite what the poster implied, there is a game forming up nicely, so no, you shouldn't read that. lol

Originally posted by Tron420

Yeah I am sick of fantasy MMOs as well. The features I look for in MMOs are:

1. Meaningful PVP (a la UO and Eve).

2. PVP that is integrated into the game and not just tacked on at the end.

3. Skill based combat.

4. Good graphics.

5. High fun factor.

 

As consumer, if I find a game that has the potential of offering these items I am more than happy to throw down my $50.

1. Strong PvE content, with no forced PvP
2. In depth and meaninful character development
3. Slower advancement with plenty of content at all levels
4. Tactical combat - as opposed to twitch or endless button mashing
5. Diverse meaningful character classes (or skill tree, as long as everyone cannot be everything)
6. Meaningful choices during character advancement(you have to live with your descisions, not respec to the flavor of the month) All choices should have both advantages and disadvantages.
7. Strong group orientation with some solo content
8. Robust economy, tradeskills, housing, non-combat content.

You cannot build a game to be both PvE centric and PvP centric. They need to decide which they are after and announce it early so the 50% of the market that is not interested in the game style they are developing can move on to tracking other games.