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By: Firefly MMO News » Firefly MMO Coverage

Firefly MMO News » Firefly MMO Coverage — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 18:47:16 +0000

[...] Raph Koster denied involvement last month, before it was even announced. [...]

By: Michael Chui

Michael Chui — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 22:52:15 +0000

Agoraphobia and addictive personalities?

The term “reckless endangerment” comes to mind.

By: ClaudeFR

ClaudeFR — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 21:06:43 +0000

Raph, good morning !

Working on a foreign IP (if Firefly or Flyfire…whatever) is prolly not what anyone is looking for, i can understand this. The personal freedom of designing is kind of “castrated”, besides having an IP-owner constantly babbling in your work.
But i do think, since there is a group crazy enough to put hands on some creative stuff, you might want to share your wisdom and “fetilize” the guys over at RLMMO with your great knowledge. Maybe you find the time and drop in there. I think they would love to get an “onlineinterview” from you, 10 questions. If you would do that, you get a doughnut from me, personally. Deal ?

ClaudeFR

By: Trucegore

Trucegore — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:32:45 +0000

What would like as far as skins look?

By: Bissrok

Bissrok — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:09:06 +0000

Personally, I’m relieved to hear that he’s not making a Firefly MMO. Something like that would wreck havok on the world. Cities and economies would collapse, countless millions would waste away in front of their computer screens -refusing to tear themselves away for even a moment.

If Raph made a Firefly MMO, I’m fairly certain that it would bring an end to civilized society.

By: Nabil

Nabil — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:53:15 +0000

I’m definitely in the boat of “Firefly MMO? Yes please!” And frankly I’d be hard pressed to think of a designer I’d rather see do it. Raph has a better sense of doing skill or profession based design and applying it to more than just fighting/leveling oriented games, which I think would be KEY to properly doing a Firefly MMO.

It’s times like this that I really wish I had Joss Whedon’s email address…

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:00:37 +0000

And dear God. Why do people keep asking for MMOs? STOP! It depresses me. This is not yet the right time for MMOs to go mainstream. To quote Abalieno, “But if this is true then why EVERY MMO company has two, three, four MMOs in development when they can HARDLY support one?”

Agoraphobia and addictive personalities?

By: Michael Chui

Michael Chui — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:56:53 +0000

I’ve thought about doing a reskin and sending it in, too, but I’ve never found the time and I can live just fine with the current, so I’m not complaining.

If I find myself with nothing better to do one day, I might mess with it. =P

And dear God. Why do people keep asking for MMOs? STOP! It depresses me. This is not yet the right time for MMOs to go mainstream. To quote Abalieno, “But if this is true then why EVERY MMO company has two, three, four MMOs in development when they can HARDLY support one?” (source)

By: Raph

Raph — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:45:52 +0000

The obvious fix is here:
http://www.raphkoster.com/bio.shtml
Where it says: “I now work for Sony Online Entertainment.”
Morgan mentioned it, when you first let it slip back at GDC. =P

Fixed.

By: Raph

Raph — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:58:11 +0000

Heh. Anyone who wants to re-skin the site should feel free. I don’t really have the time right now…