Comment Re:Is anyone working on a FOSS P2P MMORPG ? (Score 1) 140
"How did Diablo solve the problem?" - it didn't.
Diablo (the orignal) is a BANE to play with online with someone you don't knonw (99% of the time tell blow the crap out of you before you even blink).
Diablo II "sloved" [part of the problem] - by going centeralized.
Secondly - about Content. User created content... have you played Second Life? 90% of the model in that game suck (look like 3 grader's drawings with crayon) and secondly the game has extremely poor performance problems (it runs worse on my system then Half-Life 2, Oblivion, Age of Empires III [max settings] and any other game on their).
[quote]Free Open Source[/quote]
I agree with that - but to make a "professinal" grade game you need a professinal development team. Your not going to see something great unless you have good developers that can work on it FULL TIME. 2 dozen teenages working 3-4 hours a week isn't going to do it. Game development is really tough work and need talented people that can focus on it full time.
[quote]P2P - No server, no centralized control[/quote]
Yea bad thing. Whatever code you use to Auth the client - the hackers have the exact same code to send the "correct" handshake back.
[quote]No rules of engagement - Users can define their own roles and interactions, opting in or out as they wish[/quote]
So if I wanted a rule where I could delete anything from any users inventory or take all their gold that would be ok?
Sure you could opt out - but you would still get scams:
Haxor: "No really - just click yes - it'll give you a cool magic spell"
Noob: "You sure? It says can be harmful to my character"
Haxor: No - it's all good, I just put that warning in their so people don't steal my magic"
Noob: [clicks 'Yes']
Noob has given Haxor 673,123 Gold
Noob has given Haxor Bag of Holding [all items]
Noob has been sent custom content: goatcx
Noob rolled 13 (10+1d6) VS DC 200 against Spell of brutal ass fucking.
Noob is bleeding (-17 HP per Sec over 120 Minutes)
Noob has tender asshole - infection (-23 HP per Sec over 120 Minutes)
Diablo (the orignal) is a BANE to play with online with someone you don't knonw (99% of the time tell blow the crap out of you before you even blink).
Diablo II "sloved" [part of the problem] - by going centeralized.
Secondly - about Content. User created content... have you played Second Life? 90% of the model in that game suck (look like 3 grader's drawings with crayon) and secondly the game has extremely poor performance problems (it runs worse on my system then Half-Life 2, Oblivion, Age of Empires III [max settings] and any other game on their).
[quote]Free Open Source[/quote]
I agree with that - but to make a "professinal" grade game you need a professinal development team. Your not going to see something great unless you have good developers that can work on it FULL TIME. 2 dozen teenages working 3-4 hours a week isn't going to do it. Game development is really tough work and need talented people that can focus on it full time.
[quote]P2P - No server, no centralized control[/quote]
Yea bad thing. Whatever code you use to Auth the client - the hackers have the exact same code to send the "correct" handshake back.
[quote]No rules of engagement - Users can define their own roles and interactions, opting in or out as they wish[/quote]
So if I wanted a rule where I could delete anything from any users inventory or take all their gold that would be ok?
Sure you could opt out - but you would still get scams:
Haxor: "No really - just click yes - it'll give you a cool magic spell"
Noob: "You sure? It says can be harmful to my character"
Haxor: No - it's all good, I just put that warning in their so people don't steal my magic"
Noob: [clicks 'Yes']
Noob has given Haxor 673,123 Gold
Noob has given Haxor Bag of Holding [all items]
Noob has been sent custom content: goatcx
Noob rolled 13 (10+1d6) VS DC 200 against Spell of brutal ass fucking.
Noob is bleeding (-17 HP per Sec over 120 Minutes)
Noob has tender asshole - infection (-23 HP per Sec over 120 Minutes)
