Comments on: Unconventional Multiplayer: Sharing Planets http://www.independentcreator.com/2006-09-20/unconventional-multiplayer-sharing-planets/ Diary of an Indie Game Developer Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:31:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Matt http://www.independentcreator.com/2006-09-20/unconventional-multiplayer-sharing-planets/#comment-47 Matt Thu, 21 Sep 2006 23:10:32 +0000 http://www.independentcreator.com/2006-09-20/unconventional-multiplayer-sharing-planets/#comment-47 Fine-- you're never meeting Sharko, my pet shark-man hybrid that spits acid. And you probably wouldn't want to, now that I told him what you said about him! Right, you definitely wouldn't want to create the "Priest" planet. The easiest way would be to have all of them have similar gameplay, just with different resources. "You go conquer the Zonglarms, so we can enslave them to mine Zonglarnium. I'll conquer the Ugnuts, so we can enslave them to mine Ugnutium. With our combined resources, we can finally create the only ship design that utilizes both Zonglarnium and Ugnutium: the Mansharker! And then we will take over the universe!" Fine– you’re never meeting Sharko, my pet shark-man hybrid that spits acid. And you probably wouldn’t want to, now that I told him what you said about him!

Right, you definitely wouldn’t want to create the “Priest” planet. The easiest way would be to have all of them have similar gameplay, just with different resources. “You go conquer the Zonglarms, so we can enslave them to mine Zonglarnium. I’ll conquer the Ugnuts, so we can enslave them to mine Ugnutium. With our combined resources, we can finally create the only ship design that utilizes both Zonglarnium and Ugnutium: the Mansharker! And then we will take over the universe!”

]]> By: Gordon http://www.independentcreator.com/2006-09-20/unconventional-multiplayer-sharing-planets/#comment-46 Gordon Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:03:56 +0000 http://www.independentcreator.com/2006-09-20/unconventional-multiplayer-sharing-planets/#comment-46 As I understand it, Greg's entire desire to play Spore (or any other game with user-created content) is to create things that look like cocks -- which would at least be humorous. I assume most Spore critters will be relatively bland shark-man hybrids that spit acid. The multiplanet-multiplayer is interesting. You already have MMOs that require coordination between classes, requiring coordination between planets would be similar. It might be tough to make sure everyone has a good time, especially the guy who is tasked just to build farms. In case you haven't seen this already: http://cruelgame.com/ As I understand it, Greg’s entire desire to play Spore (or any other game with user-created content) is to create things that look like cocks — which would at least be humorous. I assume most Spore critters will be relatively bland shark-man hybrids that spit acid.

The multiplanet-multiplayer is interesting. You already have MMOs that require coordination between classes, requiring coordination between planets would be similar. It might be tough to make sure everyone has a good time, especially the guy who is tasked just to build farms.

In case you haven’t seen this already: http://cruelgame.com/

]]> By: Matt http://www.independentcreator.com/2006-09-20/unconventional-multiplayer-sharing-planets/#comment-45 Matt Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:44:24 +0000 http://www.independentcreator.com/2006-09-20/unconventional-multiplayer-sharing-planets/#comment-45 Yeah, I don't know how Spore's going to work out. Will it become a game to see if you can get penis planets to show up in everyone else's universe? Can you tell if it worked, to get the thrill of ganking? The co-op concept I described would be entirely opt-in, so you could still play on your own if you wanted. And if you just ended up with a bunch of penis planets, it'd be because you have dumb friends. :) Yeah, I don’t know how Spore’s going to work out. Will it become a game to see if you can get penis planets to show up in everyone else’s universe? Can you tell if it worked, to get the thrill of ganking?

The co-op concept I described would be entirely opt-in, so you could still play on your own if you wanted. And if you just ended up with a bunch of penis planets, it’d be because you have dumb friends. :)

]]> By: Erik http://www.independentcreator.com/2006-09-20/unconventional-multiplayer-sharing-planets/#comment-43 Erik Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:30:15 +0000 http://www.independentcreator.com/2006-09-20/unconventional-multiplayer-sharing-planets/#comment-43 My only concern about this is when you consider the posibility for the sad tale of public-access planets. Think "When Spam comes to Spore" Remember, USENET was once a valuable resource. Granted, you don't actually HAVE to get involved, but Captain Cynicism always says that for any human interaction the politics of bulls**t aren't far behind. My only concern about this is when you consider the posibility for the sad tale of public-access planets. Think “When Spam comes to Spore”

Remember, USENET was once a valuable resource.

Granted, you don’t actually HAVE to get involved, but Captain Cynicism always says that for any human interaction the politics of bulls**t aren’t far behind.

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