Author Topic: A Transformers MMORPG idea  (Read 3730 times)

Well, first of all, after seeing the Transformers movie and such... I thought, wouldn't it be great to have an MMORPG? You could customize your own transformer, set the vehicle and once you reach earth, you could get an earth-form vehicle.

Heres the basic idea:

The Allspark:

The Allspark will be found by a player in a hidden place. Once the player has the Allspark, you will be notified. You can wield the Allspark, and once you do, you can deal alot of damage to enemies or PvP players or you can heal them. The Allspark can also bring the ability to get a partner that is an NPC by using it on a car or electronics. Once you are killed, you will drop the Allspark and who-ever wants it may recover it. Repairing can also be done by the Allspark, making you have completely full health.

Sides:

Very simple. Decepticons and Autobots. The newbies to the game will start out on Cybertron, then they may find a ship or buy one and move to another planet. Decepticons will start out on a completely different side of Cybertron than the Autobots to avoid higher level players litterally destroying the other-side newbies. Sides may have groups that can fight against other groups that are on the opposite sides. Groups can form alliances also.

Groups:

Groups can be named and created if you have enough to pay. You can invite others and kick others from your group. Groups can form alliances if they are on the same side. Groups can fight against groups only on the opposite side.

PvP:

PvP can be used for glory, control of the Allspark or revenge. You can fight with a group or alone if you are willing to. Destroying a player will let you take any of there items in their "trunk". If you die, you can wait be repaired by another player or choose to wait until you have enough energy and get up. The Allspark can completely repair you, making you look shiny and new. However, repairing normally may take awhile.

Money:

You can trade items to others or NPCs for credits which you can use to buy things or do other things. Money can be picked up on death.

Stats:

There are some stats that could help out your Transformer, they are:

Strength: Increases the damage you can deal with basic attacks. (Like kicking and punching.)

Gunnery: Increases the damage you can deal with the guns supplied on you.

Agility: Lets you do some special things like backflips which can deal more damage when attacking.

Block: Block lets you block from attacks better.

Transforming: When you first start the game, you transform at a normally slower rate than when you get to higher levels. I think I pretty much said what it does.

You can buy upgrades for all of these skills, but they can be removed from you if sold or taken from on death.

Damage:

This is increased by taking a successful attack. To decrease the damage, you can get kits to decrease it on yourself or on others. Once your damage is fully taken, you can choose to wait for someone to use a kit on you or gain enough energy to walk at a slow rate and do only that. On destruction, items can be taking from you.

Inventory:

The inventory is basically your trunk. You can buy some upgrades to increase your inventory space. Any item can be placed in your inventory. When you die, items can be taken from your inventory including any credits. Trading can be done also. Any item you trade will be removed from your inventory.

Alright... That basically explains everything.


If it does happen..
FIRST DIBS ON ROFLCOPTER

Transforming De Lorean DMC 12 anyone?

Transforming De Lorean DMC 12 anyone?
Indeed.
And we need the Mystery machine, a mario kart, wario's cadillac, Homer's car, The Blockland tank and jeep, and the batmobile, and the car of Bel Air, Dedede's rolls royce, the TARDIS, The Failbus..
AND MANY MORE

Indeed.
And we need the Mystery machine, a mario kart, wario's cadillac, Homer's car, The Blockland tank and jeep, and the batmobile, and the car of Bel Air, Dedede's rolls royce, the TARDIS, The Failbus..
AND MANY MORE

 ...And Mini Jet :D

I foresee huge balancing issues.

I foresee huge balancing issues.

what you mean? my moped bot and your tank bot not fair game?

I foresee huge balancing issues.

What would be wrong? People choose their vehicle for Cybertron which comes with a few gun items, then the go to Earth and get a Earth vehicle or keep the same one...

I'm not necessarily talking about player vs. player balancing as that will almost always come down to who has wasted more of their life playing the game. I am referring to the issues of Player vs. Environment. Presumably some parts of the game would be set in a city, would the buildings be destructible? if so, couldn't/wouldn't players just level the whole city? How would you keep the fighting interesting and fair in open terrain?

The most important question though...is this an original and worthwhile idea? Will a large number of people want to pay money for this? is this just a clone of all the other grindfests MMOs out there?

I suppose buildings could be destructible, but it wouldn't give much XP to the stat you used on it. Also, grinding isn't very necessary to leveling, since you can complete missions and earn an upgrade item or a permanent upgrade.

Upgrades could be temporary, and not stack, therefore eliminating any advantages that loads of upgrades could give.

Make it a shooter. Do NOT make as every genereric mmo. Otherwise it will be uninteresting and pointless.

I hate MMOs with Levels and Grinding.  :cookieMonster:
(EVE Online FTW <3)

Make it a shooter. Do NOT make as every genereric mmo. Otherwise it will be uninteresting and pointless.
A MMOFPS...naw..Try a MMO3PS

I hate MMOs with Levels and Grinding.  :cookieMonster:
(EVE Online FTW <3)
A MMOFPS...naw..Try a MMO3PS
How about both. :D