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[April Fool's] DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:22 am
by Sophia
Just running around the dungeon in solitude gets kind of old. Internet multiplayer is obviously the way to go. You can meet up with other players, form parties, and such things. However, part of the fun of DM is leveling up, saving your progress, and such. I think it'll work best if there is a persistent, multiplayer world, so I've decided that the best way forward is that DSB become a MMORPG.

Features I have planned:
:arrow: A persistent, massive 256x256 dungeon of 99 levels to allow plenty of space for hundreds if not thousands of players
:arrow: Full Player vs Player combat, in addition to being able to fight monsters, of course
:arrow: Redone graphics, including much more sexy and scantily clad representations of Sonja, Syra, Chani, Leyla, Wu Tse, Azizi, and especially Tiggy
:arrow: The ability to farm food monsters as well as fight in the dungeon, in case you'd rather raise and sell crops like one of the greatest games of all time, FarmVille
:arrow: The ability to catch baby monsters in magical boxes, train them, and release them later to fight for you. Gotta catch 'em all!
:arrow: An in-game microtransaction store where you can buy Gor Coins, the currency of MMODSB, with your credit card

I hope you all enjoy this exciting new development!

Re: DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:49 am
by Sphenx
Hey, that sounds a really interesting project !
Sophia wrote: :arrow: Redone graphics, including much more sexy and scantily clad representations of Sonja, Syra, Chani, Leyla, Wu Tse, Azizi, and especially Tiggy
Hum ... How do you do that for Azizi? I want to see :)
Sophia wrote: :arrow: The ability to farm food monsters as well as fight in the dungeon, in case you'd rather raise and sell crops like one of the greatest games of all time, FarmVille
:?
Sophia wrote: :arrow: The ability to catch baby monsters in magical boxes, train them, and release them later to fight for you. Gotta catch 'em all!
We already have baby screamers here at the forum, don't we? You want me to train mine? OK.
Sophia wrote: :arrow: An in-game microtransaction store where you can buy Gor Coins, the currency of MMODSB, with your credit card
Don't forget Sar coins (we never had a chance to see them without hacking a dungeon ...)

Sophia, how do you plan to include Chaos in all of this?

Re: DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:09 am
by beowuuf
Sphenx wrote:Sophia, how do you plan to include Chaos in all of this?
The 99 man raids will create all the Chaos needed.


Is there some sort of one-day special offer on all this? I feel I need to sign up today or I run the risk of missing out :D

Re: DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:59 am
by zoom
beowuuf wrote:The 99 man raids will create all the Chaos needed.
Maybe. :) But if players stay in the queue everything will be in Order.

I wonder :will there be a montly fee? If it´s too much I might consider not buying 2 accounts :/

Re: DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:19 am
by Joramun
There's a serious flaw in your plan: Judging by the forum crowd, you should opt for a RAMTOEPORKG - Really At Most Ten Or Eleven Players Only Rat-Killing Game.

And do something (e.g. ban Trantor) about the guy who left his party in the middle of the corridor and forgot to disconnect. He's blocking the entrance to the dungeon.

PS: Also, is there any effect on stats replenishment during sleep if two parties sleep close to each other ?

Re: DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:38 am
by beowuuf
Or a KISAGASS game (kill a skeleton and get a sweet sword)


Actually, stamina goes down if two parties do that... though the portraits get a little redder in the face.

Re: DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:40 am
by Jan
Any discounts for pirates?

No, seriously: will there be an option to purchase a battleship in the game and to navigate through the dungeon with it? It has always been my dream, to pound the dragon with my eight 15-inch guns. Muhahahaha! Even the Lord Chaos couldn't face it and survive. :P

Re: DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:04 am
by Ameena
Hmmm...I was
Spoiler
gonna post an actual proper message about this...then I had a thought that "Hang on a minute...isn't charging RL money on people's credit cards kind of not allowed, seeing how DM is still copyrighted by FTL or whatever?".
Then I remembered the date...

Good one Soph ;).

Re: DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:38 am
by Jan
I was actually preparing my own April Joke for these forums, but Sophia used the different time zone to her advantage and was faster. Nevermind, I'll keep mine for next year. Moreover, because I usually spam the forums with completely random nonsense comments, nobody would understand the difference anyway. :wink:

Re: DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:20 pm
by linflas
Every year Sophia's the fastest !

Re: DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:03 am
by Bit
Joramun wrote:PS: Also, is there any effect on stats replenishment during sleep if two parties sleep close to each other ?
Snoaring... interesting parameter :idea:

Re: DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 9:09 pm
by Sphenx
Bit wrote:
Joramun wrote:PS: Also, is there any effect on stats replenishment during sleep if two parties sleep close to each other ?
Snoaring... interesting parameter :idea:
I was thinking on that too... How would you solve this? Indeed, if one player sleeps, time would go faster for him/her (and monsters) while the other player would not be at the same time point. An idea would be to have sleep possible only if no other player is on the same map? but this is not very convenient (what happens if another player enters the same map?)
Or sleep could just be forbidden in a multi player game; but I like the idea to surprise a sleeping player with a good fireball :twisted:

Are there any other ideas?

Re: [April Fool's] DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:04 pm
by Bit
If one snoars, the others heal slower - snoaring stays until one gets a slap on the nose again :D
(maybe a good reason for in-party-battleing - I mean, this may happen in each good family :twisted: )

Re: [April Fool's] DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:00 pm
by Jan
Implement either an anti-snore potion or earplugs (worn on head). In Ishar, it would be much easier - the snoring character would be just kicked out of the party.

Re: [April Fool's] DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 10:45 pm
by Sphenx
Ahah why I was posting in this thread ? I'll talk about this later with DCS.

Sophia wrote: Redone graphics, including much more sexy and scantily clad representations of Mophus

Re: [April Fool's] DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 5:26 am
by Bit
Sphenx wrote:Ahah why I was posting in this thread ? I'll talk about this later with DCS.
If I had answered seriously, I'd been offtopic :mrgreen:

Re: [April Fool's] DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:08 am
by Jan
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Re: [April Fool's] DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:41 am
by Bit
Blame MMORPheus...

Then - we haven't used our battle arena for a long time... :twisted:

Re: [April Fool's] DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:40 am
by Jan
You mean the pirate-insult-sword-fighting arena?

Re: [April Fool's] DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 12:51 pm
by Bit
Yeah, but I'm in a too good mood to battle - that would kill you - you would laugh to death :)
I just solved a big problem with the DM2-stuff, there is hope again! But that's absolutely offtopic, because it's no april joke.

Re: [April Fool's] DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:16 pm
by Sophia
I can't believe that this thread is still alive. :shock:

Re: [April Fool's] DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:34 pm
by Sphenx
Sophia wrote:I can't believe that this thread is still alive. :shock:
I can't believe you haven't yet started coding MMODSB :?

Re: [April Fool's] DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:39 pm
by beowuuf
You need to remove the head...or destroy the brain...

Re: [April Fool's] DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:15 pm
by Jan
beowuuf wrote:You need to remove the head...or destroy the brain...
... or ban me.

Re: [April Fool's] DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:23 am
by Bit
Sphenx wrote:
Sophia wrote:I can't believe that this thread is still alive. :shock:
I can't believe you haven't yet started coding MMODSB :?
I'll help her, already finished the 'kick player'-option! :mrgreen:

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Re: [April Fool's] DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 2:45 pm
by Sphenx
Hey Bit, you have to show me this! (Gambit will be happy to see a new way of using the DM2 cave wallset ;) )

Re: [April Fool's] DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:54 am
by Bit
There's a magic connection between bugs and inspiration... :D

Re: [April Fool's] DSB will become a MMORPG

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:57 am
by Lord_BoNes
@Bit: I'd be very intruged to see that myself! And I know what you mean by the "magic connection" :twisted: