Dana Massey Asks Why Not?: A Comedy MMO
Geek humor has taken off. There is now more than enough material for an entire world in which to explore it. Dana Massey explains why if any genre is going to tackle comedy, it should be MMOs.
Imagine a world of parody, surprise and hilarity. Video games have always done entertainment well, but they’ve never pulled off comedy. It’s time someone does, and when they do, the MMO is the perfect way to pull it off.
I want a word that is unafraid to mock me. I want a world that doesn’t take itself seriously at all. Not simply a few jokes here and there, but an entire world built around the concept of geek humor.
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The Internet is funny. Example A.
There is definitely enough of it out there. From Rick Astley to Jon Lajoie, there are thousands of jokes associated with geek culture ready to be referenced. What’s more, the very concept of an MMO could both simultaneously be exploited (funny isn’t an excuse for making a half assed game) and mocked.
With comedy comes liberty. What wouldn’t work in a regular game is open season in a game that is totally hell bent on amusing players.
Cities in most MMOs are boring places. Buy stuff, talk to a buddy, visit the auction house and see your frame rate drop. That’s the city experience of every MMO.
They’re there because real worlds have cities, thus our pixilated ones must too.
In a comedy MMO, new doors are opened. Grand Theft Four Horse Carriage, anyone? I’d love to see high speed cart jacking for all to enjoy as people run amuck in the downtown of a medieval city. We know the dynamic of Grand Theft Auto style chaos is fun, especially in limited bursts. So the mechanics work, but no serious MMO could ever try it. In a world of comedy, it would be fair game.
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The key is to set the tone. The first quest would of course ask the player to kill 10 rats. With a shiny new sword, they’d set out to kill the rats and report back for a reward. Most MMOs give them three silver and tell them to kill 20 rats.
In a comedy MMO? NPCs pour out of the buildings, surrounding the player in an online mosh pit. Suddenly, from a nearby medieval house comes some familiar notes and a digital Rick Astly. You’ve just been RickRoll’d.
The key is to make sure that the game is fun for the players, not the designers. I’d personally love to see a zone that automatically fried anyone who tried to talk in l33t speak or text message short-hand with a bolt of lightning or a grand piano from the sky.
However, after the third typo related death, I’d probably as a player not enjoy it quite so much.
The truth is, part of what this genre needs is more variety. This is one of those ideas that while tough to execute, could be a lot of fun. So long as the developer doesn’t get carried away with the setting and forget to develop an actual MMO, the core mechanics need not be all that entirely different.
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A few games have made some attempts at this. The text based The Kingdom of Loathing is a great example, but the visuals would open so many more options. Other funny games tend to be aimed at kids.
Humor, or at least not always taking yourself seriously, is one of the most underappreciated aspects of World of WarCraft as well. Occasionally, Blizzard is known for letting their guard down and having fun at their own expense. It’s great when it happens, but all too rare.
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Lead Game Designer?
The tough part of this is to make a game that has the depth to keep people playing. Jokes are usually only funny once, which is why I am not suggesting a highly directed, story-driven comedy game. This would instead be a gag driven virtual world, but always done with an eye on opening up new gameplay elements, as well as a few cheap chuckles.
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Seriously, who doesn't want to
race these at high speeds?
And for those who would consider funding such an exercise in absurdity? Think of the product placement alone! If you're unsure how that's funny, please go talk to Liz Lemon.
In my opinion, Grand Theft Horse Carriage would be a lot of fun, even after seeing people wildly flogging their carriage team as they crash into pedestrians and fire a ballista off the back ceased to be funny and became normal.
It’s time for video games to take the next step and actually be funny. MMOs are the perfect outlet to give it a try. Who knows, it might be fun. And that is, after all, the point, isn’t it?
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These could become the ultimate niche games.
So many MMOs are almost like a second job.....why not make them for complete entertainment with no expectations? That could be a real hoot.
Of course I could also point out that many of us get our full daily dose of comedy in these forums!
The most epic dungeon in the game would probably have to be the MMORPG.com Forums ;)
If interviews to comedy guys have teach us something is that comedy is hard.
Or to use a grinded out joke:
Hard comedy is hard.
Jokes that are overused are overused.
(see what I did here?).
Also, what is fun to me, is not fun to other people. I love english comedy, like monty pyhton or IT Crown, but everything from USA, Spain or France left me cold (other than austin powers and torrente). Specially ... all hollywood humor is just... *bad*. (other than "something with mary"... that hilarious movie).
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but I have to admit that there are really hilarious Wow based movies.
any mmorpg gets to be a "comedy" or a joke after it is brought by a company like aeria or any other jokes like such, cuz every1 will laugh every single time when they will hear about it.
Dungeon Runners is semi-comedy. And most mmos released recently are jokes
I don't know, I thought The Bard's Tale was pretty funny... especially the back-and-forth between the bard and the narrator. Why not make it like that game? Self-referential humor of MMORPGs.
The downside is that it would be difficult to keep the humor up for that long, considering most MMOs require hundreds upon hundreds of hours sunk into them, and you'd be hard-pressed to keep the humor going in all aspects of the game, as would be expected from a comedy MMO.
There would probably be a time where it'd just go "Look, we don't have any clever jokes or puns for this quest, so just do it."
In other words... I highly doubt an MMORPG that is just "comedy" would be successful, since any humor they did use would get dry and tiring after a while. Best to contain it within other ways, like normal video games like The Bard's Tale.
Comedy is *so* subjective. More so than any other thing.
One man's belly-laugh is another man's cringe.
One man's hilarious parody is another man's ultimate insult.
One man's salacious chuckle is another woman's sexist sleight.
Secondly, jokes wear thin pretty fast. Your Grand Theft Carriage might be funny the first few minutes, but that would fade after any length of time. To keep the humour going for time after time would need a lot of content creation.
Personally, I think the humour "genre" (if we can use that term here) is the most difficult to do.
Watch out for quantum ducks: Quark quark.
In the Country of the Blind, the one-earred man gets the glasses.
Trying to keep an open mind, but not exactly sure how something like this would even work. I suppose anything is possible, but it might be difficult to find an audience for it.
I've always thought a Looney Tunes game would be cool. Think about it, combat weapons could be anvils, pies, seltzer bottles, pianos, slapsticks, and anything made by ACME. I think it could be a very funny game. Quests could be given out by the likes of Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, and other Looney Tunes characters. It would have to be just for kids either. Watch some of the old animated shorts they were quite violent, but funny. So the game could get say a E10+ or a T rating.
Edit: I also just thought a Three Stooges game would be funny too. Of course it would most likely play the same way as a Looney Tunes game. Both have similar comedy, which was the popular type of comedy of the time. I just don't see much modern comedy being used in a game.
well everquest 2 have alot of small jokes through out the game, tho missing it abit in the current expansion - and yes love them, any MMO should have little jokes in them...but do not think I d want a "comedy" mmo
I always thought that a MMO based on the Discworld series of books by Terry Pratchett would be great. If their ever was a world that would be fun (and Funny) to explore it would be one that was traveling around the universe on the back of a Giant Turtle, has magic (of course!), and is flat also!
i always thought an MMO based on the old Pen & Paper RPG "Paranoia" would be awesome. Full of twisted humor, and endless flexability in content. A perfect way to explain why you keep coming back after you die as well. For those of you not familiar, here's the wiki on it...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoia_rpg
Don't quite agree with your assessment of today's MMO cities (if you think they are all the same, I suggest taking a step away from the MMO universes for awhile, heh), but I do like the idea of a 'comedy' MMO.
Slapstick, obsurdity, oddities galore, count me in! I tend to be a 'serious' kind of guy anyway, could do me some good, lol.
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Dungeon Runners
Next best thing - Discworld MUD
Hmm. Well, the kind of comedy I like is the not-so-PC (politically correct) type of comedy. I don't think a company could include material on par with the likes of Richard Pryor, old Eddie Murphy, the non-PC Robin Williams, George Carlin and Ron White. So...about the only other thing I could say about this article is thanks for the shot of Tina Fey!
She's a hottie!
Your Clicky isn't working but Google is! Thanks for the tip, MUD's aren't my cup of tea but I may try this one.
I'm trying to picture an MMO with loads of comedy. Somehow I end up with a mix HHGTTG (BTW F-U Hollywood), some escape games (there are a few funny ones), Bard's Tale and the movie Airplane (the white zone...). 2 narrators, 1 to "sing your praises" (in a most over the top way) another to insult well everything (you great hero you, mightily killing 10 rats for people too stupid to own a cat), maybe they even switch roles once in a while (actual story advancing quests vs grind quests or something).
Darkfall is already filling the comedy niche for me.
A comedy MMO would e fantastic, but I think you have to have some sort of theme. For example, do you go the Dungeon Runners Route and do a satire on fantasy MMO names? Do you make a Toon Town which is just slapstick goofy for all ages?
As other have said, one mans joke is another mans outrage. No company wants to deal with legal suits from special interest groups because of some misinterpretation of a punchline or satircal scenario.
The easiest bet is to make a satire on games in general. A sim of sorts but make progression important so you keep subscribers. Tap the comic groups that advertise on this site. LFG, Paragon City Comics, etc.
rofl
Beat me to it. :)
Isnt Toon Town a comedy MMO?
There's already plenty of humour. It's in WoW. Its made by a machine. It works like this:
1. The machine googles "celebrity" and assesses the most common hits.
2. It takes the most popular hit that hasn't been used in the game yet, and swaps the first letters of its first name and surname around.
3. It creates an npc with this name and spawns it somewhere in the gameworld, sometimes allocating a proffession based on its real-world counterpart's own.
4. Haris Pilton! And she sells BAGS?? Oh Blizz's comedy machine, you should have your own show!
That's a kids MMO, and it's more a Disney style MMO. I wasn't picturing children's humor.
As much as I enjoy a bit of comedy, basing an entire MMO on merely being funny above all else, or as a guiding principle, might eventually fall flat or come up short. As others have stated, comedy is difficult to do well, and different kinds of humor often don't strike others as funny. I am glad to see a bit of humor interjected into any kind of game, even survival horror, where a brief chuckle can relieve a bit of tension and prepare you for the next adrenaline rush. However, I would be surprised if a comedy MMO didn't eventually sink to the lowest denominator of comedy: body humor, slapstick/practical jokes.
Yes, not everyone likes the same kind of comedy, but the same can be said about fantasy or sci-fi, levels or skills, pvp or pve... etc.
No game appeals to everyone.
And legally, it's no issue at all. You cannot sew over satire. If that was the case, comedy movies, TV shows, etc. wouldn't exist. The same applies to video games.
Actually there already one comedy mmo, maple story have you heard of it?
Of course, conducted an interview with them that ran today ;)
That game does have some silly in it, but I wouldn't call it a full on comedy MMO. Again, aimed at a younger audience. Perhaps I should have headlined this "Grown-Up Comedy MMO."
Of course, conducted an interview with them that ran today ;)
That game does have some silly in it, but I wouldn't call it a full on comedy MMO. Again, aimed at a younger audience. Perhaps I should have headlined this "Grown-Up Comedy MMO."
How about mixing D&D Online with The Bard's Tale? I mean, they both have that voice-over stuff that happens when you enter dungeons, and they could just concentrate on that stuff, but otherwise keep it rather clear-cut with MMORPG stuff. Like, when you enter a dungeon for the first time, just have the person narrating it say "Oh, damn! It smells like poo gas in here!" or something.
Exactly. We already have a rich and varied universe there to make an MMO out of, and it is a comedy to boot.
I second the notion of Paranoia. It would make the bestest MMORPG ever. Troubleshooters running around causing havoc and getting in trouble, and trying to keep out of the eye of The Computer ("Happiness is mandatory. Failure to be happy is Treason. Are you happy, Citizen?" *lidless stare*) while trying to accomplish their missions.
PVPers could get their fill - but if they start attacking others randomly, they'd be declared Traitors and be fair game. Of course, Treason is punishable by death, so they should, of course, report to the nearest termination booth for processing.
Levels? We have security clearance, Citizen. Infrared for the NPCs who fill the streets. Red is the basic starting troubleshooter. Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, as you rise through the ranks of Alpha Complex society. An then there's Ultraviolet. But that clearance does not exist, Citizen. The Computer is perfect. The man in white you saw going into a Computer mainframe central was a figment of your imagination. The Computer does not need Programmers.
Did I mention secret societies and mutations are strictly outlawed and Treasonous? Problem is, you're a member of a secret society. Oh, and a mutant. but hey, at least you're not a Communist Traitor too, right? ... Right?!?
Paranoia is definitely adult and definitely comedic in the way you see in a movie like Brazil - except much, much more absurd. I'd say it fits the bill here.
Of course, conducted an interview with them that ran today ;)
That game does have some silly in it, but I wouldn't call it a full on comedy MMO. Again, aimed at a younger audience. Perhaps I should have headlined this "Grown-Up Comedy MMO."
So what you are saying is, Something like The Office or 30 Rock?
I got it! The best comedy movie suited for a MMO. Drum rolll please...................Spaceballs: The MMO. You've heard of Spaceballs: The Movie, Spaceballs: The Breakfast cereal, Spaceballs: The Doll (aka the Yogurt doll), and Spaceballs: The Animated Series. Well why not, Spaceballs: The MMO It would be the funniest sci-fi MMO ever.
A while back someone ask why not a western MMO, well how about Blazing Saddles: The MMO. Many Mel Brooks movies could work. Oh almost forgot . How about Young Frankenstein: The MMO.
Blazing Saddles won't work because a large portion of the humor that made it funny was either sexual or racist in nature. People are willing to look past it as non-pc humor in a movie (I personally loved Blazing Saddles) but not so much in an MMO, I bet.
So what you are saying is, Something like The Office or 30 Rock?
In a manner of speaking, but obviously that doesn't translate exactly. There have been some neat suggestions in this thread, but I think my core idea was that there is now enough to the MMO genre, gaming and geek culture in general to sustain a self-parody. Hence the whole Grand Theft Carriage line ;)
But yes, something aimed at people over the age of 12!
"I want a word that is unafraid to mock me. I want a world that doesn’t take itself seriously at all."
That sounds like nearly every mmo currently on the market doesnt it? Most of them mock the player by insulting their intelligence with dumbed down basic gameplay and by getting them to pay a monthly fee for rehashed and repetitive content. There is also certainly nothing particularly serious or involving about them.
ps. Did you want a "word" or a "world"?
So what you are saying is, Something like The Office or 30 Rock?
In a manner of speaking, but obviously that doesn't translate exactly. There have been some neat suggestions in this thread, but I think my core idea was that there is now enough to the MMO genre, gaming and geek culture in general to sustain a self-parody. Hence the whole Grand Theft Carriage line ;)
But yes, something aimed at people over the age of 12!
What do you think of my Spaceballs: The MMO idea, Dana?
How about basing it on "Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire"
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2669088/comedy_centrals_krod_mandoon_trailer/
If you want to be a hero with a servant who keeps shooting you, a slut for a girlfriend and a mage companion who can’t do magic this is for you. Well at least you get a flaming sword that makes it all worth it!
If these forums are anything to go by MMO players don't have the brainpower to register anything remotely human, let alone comedy.
Paranoia RPG could work. And is already a game.
That was rather uncalled for, wasn't it?
City of Heroes/Villians allows you to make your own. I played the funniest damn comedy spoof with Chuck Norris and Mr. T. in it last night. Funniest damn thing ever. Was good mission too. The details allowed to put in the missions you create are incredible. You can make all the comedy, etc. you want. Even custom make your characters to look however you want. These guys looked just like Norris and Mr. T. LMAO so bad.
That was rather uncalled for, wasn't it?
Ok sorry. Maybe I was a little touchy. It's somewhat true though isn't it?
Was not Warhammer a comedy, I mean they didn't take that one seriously, so does that one count as a comedy MMO?
I'm surprised no one brought up the King's Quest and Space Quest series from back in the day (am I that old?). Those games were filled with comedy and silliness but were soooo much fun!
That wasn't a comedy, it was a tradgedy... lol
Not a bad idea.
BUT would need to be top notch, late night, British comedy.
NOT American - god loving - play it safe - canned laughter needing - behind the times - watered down - healthy family fun - super white teeth smiling - virginity keeping - world loves us - government ass-kissing - flag shagging - Map Fearing - USA DRIVEL!!!
How true....come home from work and go to work on my MMO...
Years ago I played a single player space type game that had a terrific sense of humor and was really fun (can't remember the name). It would be great to have an mmo that had a sense of humour. Stop copying WoW and be original already.
Ahh yes I see someone mentioned it above....Space Quest...what a great and entertaining game.
How about mixing D&D Online with The Bard's Tale? I mean, they both have that voice-over stuff that happens when you enter dungeons, and they could just concentrate on that stuff, but otherwise keep it rather clear-cut with MMORPG stuff. Like, when you enter a dungeon for the first time, just have the person narrating it say "Oh, damn! It smells like poo gas in here!" or something.
......my search was fruitful...someone mentioned Bard's Tale. This would make a good and funny MMO. When playing the original..I found it hilarious that the world was strewn with corpses of previous "Chosen Ones"....perfect for todays...everyone's the hero...mmos.
I'm going to have to agree with Wintersbite on this one. On top of that, people's sense of humor (or lack thereof) is too varied. The developers of such a game would definitely have the odds stacked against them. I like the column, though. It is an interesting concept although I don't think it will ever happen.
Well, not an MMO but you were speaking of games in particular in this article, Neighbours from Hell was an awesome comedy game!
I played swg for a while, does that not count? I certtainly had the feeling the people behind it were laughing loudly anyway
Earthbound MMO!
wow you are really stretchign it now... is ther really nothign else out there to waste your time on aside from writing randomly thought up ideas for MMO forums content? This article - no, this concept is so epic fail its not even funny! OMG did i just make a pun?
AAAANyway, what people think is funny today is different tomorrow. Comedy is relative to teh times.
just think of what some elements of a comedy MMO migth be if it were made some 3 or 4 decades ago... I can envision lots of racist and sexist and bigoted concepts that woudl be perfectly acceptable - but in to days world such comedy would not be tolerated.
aside from the above - who gives a shit about being pwned by rick ashely or whever the fuck.
article = epic fali
^This
This is the stupidest idea I've heard in awhile.
And just goes to show why mmorpg.com writers shouldn't be mmorpg designers.
The genre already has enough crap in it -- I mean we can't even get the basic design of combat, usability, end-game, etc right. It isn't appropriate for us to be wasting time on half-baked ideas.
Yes, because discussions where people are thinking out of the box are certainly a waste of time, right?
If everyone had the narrow view that you're showing here, checkers and backgammon would be the only games around. Crawl back into your hole, troll.
Yes, because discussions where people are thinking out of the box are certainly a waste of time, right?
If everyone had the narrow view that you're showing here, checkers and backgammon would be the only games around. Crawl back into your hole, troll.
Oh please, sitting on your high horse doesn't get rid of the fact this idea is terrible.
If there ever were a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy MMO, there would be an enormous amount of humor. They should make an MMO based on The Princess Bride...the best rated PVP player would become the new Dread Pirate Roberts.
Oh please, sitting on your high horse doesn't get rid of the fact this idea is terrible.
And honestly, chill out buddy. Dana might have the basis for an idea, and then someone on the forum might say something t hat would lead to his idea actually panning out. He is just suggesting something new for once, I am tired of the orcs and all the bull that these companies pump out every few years.
Oh please, sitting on your high horse doesn't get rid of the fact this idea is terrible.
And honestly, chill out buddy. Dana might have the basis for an idea, and then someone on the forum might say something t hat would lead to his idea actually panning out. He is just suggesting something new for once, I am tired of the orcs and all the bull that these companies pump out every few years.
No. It's a bad idea. Period. Comedy can't be done well in an MMO. Wanna know why? Because comedy getd old. K.
Dungeon Runners did it pretty well. It's also one of the few MMO's that has voice-acted NPC, and I'd also like to point out that the voice acting is well-done and quite funny.
Personally, I'd love to see an attempt at an MMO based off of RickRolling people. I can see it now: "You May Get RickRoll'd: The Survival Horror MMO Of The Decade!"
Actually taking a leaf out of the way the MMO genre is heading we would need to fulfil three criteria:
The jokes would have to be as dumb ass as possible so everyone can understand them.
The punch line has to be delivered very quickly, no delay in case braindead players forget the build up to it.
PvP comedy can’t be like Monkey island, long wordy exchanges, keep it simple: “You’re a prat”…”No you are”
That way the lowest common denominator is kept happy and that’s all we care about right?
I always appreciate humor in mmo's. But humor is a loaded gun and people in our society are so sensitve and quick to take offense.
NCSoft has a funny MMO that doesnt take anything seriously. Dungeon Runners might be the closest thing to a comedy MMO so far.
Doh didn't see that post before mine about DungeonRunners
I was JUST coming to post about Dungeon Runners after reading the (not so amusing) flood of Dana's text and you and others have already done that.
So I can only recommend that again for some fun usually not seen in MMOs.
I belive comedy in MMO's is best created by the user. Give us the tools to make a joke and we'll make your game funny.
And honestly, chill out buddy. Dana might have the basis for an idea, and then someone on the forum might say something t hat would lead to his idea actually panning out. He is just suggesting something new for once, I am tired of the orcs and all the bull that these companies pump out every few years.
No. It's a bad idea. Period. Comedy can't be done well in an MMO. Wanna know why? Because comedy getd old. K.
Well, games get old too (Which includes mmos) does that mean a game can't be done well?
And honestly, chill out buddy. Dana might have the basis for an idea, and then someone on the forum might say something t hat would lead to his idea actually panning out. He is just suggesting something new for once, I am tired of the orcs and all the bull that these companies pump out every few years.
No. It's a bad idea. Period. Comedy can't be done well in an MMO. Wanna know why? Because comedy getd old. K.
Well, games get old too (Which includes mmos) does that mean a game can't be done well?
Apples and oranges. Next time use your brain before attempting logic, it seems a bit hard for you right now.
You cannot compare the way comedy gets old to the way games/cars/houses/etc get old. Why? Comedy is very unique to each individual. It doesn't have any really longevity unless the comedy is done by a genius like George Carlin. Yah, games get old, but not in the same way. GOOD games last long enough for people to play them before they get boring -- because good games have depth beyond just their intial merit -- UNLIKE comedy. Want proof? Here's a simple test:
Go play your favorite game right now until you get bored with it.
Now go watch a comedy skit on youtube over and over until you are done with it.
At the end measure how long you spent doing each.
Do this every day for a year.
Tell me what you enjoyed doing more, and tally up the total minutes spent on each.
Go do it. Now.
One man's comedy is another man's tragedy, insult, slur, degradation, reason for lawsuit.
No, a "comedy" mmo will not work.
An mmo with comedic elements ( such as Dungeon Runners ) will.
I'm not sure how a mmo comedy would work because a developer would have to keep creating new original joke content all the time. Plus you can see all the various tastes in comedy just from a few of the posters above.
I think the piano dropping on somebodys head was funny because it brought back memories of me watching the Road Runner cartoons when I was a kid :) That''s a cartoon though and I think it would be really hard for a developer to make it look funny in a mmo .
Parody comedy (if that's how you spell it) can be funny if you know what they're aiming at.
There already is one, it's Darkfall.
One massive joke for all to play
not be an ass..... but it would be a way for them to steal comedy ideas from people
While I hate to be negative about this, I have to say that this is a great idea in the immediate fantasies of a devs head, and a terrible idea overall.
Such a game will rely either on consistent and extensive updates/expansions (cuz old material gets old quickly), or user generated content. If it is well funded and constantly updated, ok... but why not just watch cartoons/stand-up comedy? Isn't that more or less what you're doing? What will make the experience unique from other media?
On the user generated content... people are shit, and have miserable senses of humor. This is why professional comedy writers have jobs. Also, given the freedom that this would require, there will be at least one ass who will ruin the game for everyone by creating penis-monsters/litering the world with graphity of racial slurs and nudity.
Title of said game: Virtual Internet Online
While the concept of a comedy MMO might work, it would be a very small niche market for most of the reasons mentioned above.
You want innovation, try a romance MMO. Ya a Romance. Not as stupid as it might sound. How many people watch the same "Daytime Drama" for years, decades even. How many players want to have a romantic element added to their games? KOTOR had it, so have many other games.
The Female market could be explosive to MMOs, they aren't as flighty as their male counterparts and tend to be very loyal to the shows, games, and brands they enjoy.
The MMO space is uniquely suited to that market segment though no one has ever shown interest in developing a game to their tastes. Women like the social aspects of games more than most males do, yet most games gloss over those very interactions. Im not talking about making a porno MMO but one more based in socialization and much less based on violence.
There are many, "joke" MMOs out there. no need for one.
You mean, something like a shop where you buy balloons off of Kolumbo's pierced nipples?
Balloons being the weapon of choice, naturally.
Obviously, one has to be there to believe it.
Then yes, we've been making one of those.
WetVille is more 4lfa than Alphaville -> ville.wetgenes.com/#.tv
Judging by that picture, Papa Smurf has some weird dreams.
I think there should be more humor in existing and up and coming MMO's but I would never pay for an MMO just based on comedy.
Why no geek humor MMO? Simple. Geek humor sucks. Case in point: Chuck Norris jokes, Rick Astley music videos, and every other stupid Meme that was only funny the first time and then got savagely raped to unfunnyhood like the dead horse that it was.
Terry Pratchett's Discworld series have all the ingredients for a comedy MMO. Anyone who played fantasy based MMO's or read Tolkien will find those stories very recognisable. And funny if you like British comedy.
I cant think of other franchises that have enough comedy material for a MMO.
The idea of a comedy MMO is not bad at all. But one point to be considered is that most of the games these days are built to entertain people worldwide. And we know that every country have it's own sense of humor.
That has to be the stupidest idea ever and whoever thought of it shouldn't be getting payed.
maple story as comedy into it?i ll be &?%$