[Malex]

Any possiblity that there will ever be an MMO for Shadowrun?
It would be awesome if it could actually work.

[FastJack]

Well, there's an Open Source thing going on over at AwakenedMMO.org, but I've never tried it.

[Critias]

Hope springs eternal.

[The_Gun_Nut]

One of the big troubles would be handling spirits and drones as pets.  While spirits do have a limiting factor (the mage summoning them has to bind them), drones are only a matter of money.

The drone rigger could simply throw enough drones at a problem and it would get solved.  That's one of the bigger hurdles that comes to mind.

[burntheartist]

One of the big troubles would be handling spirits and drones as pets.  While spirits do have a limiting factor (the mage summoning them has to bind them), drones are only a matter of money.

The drone rigger could simply throw enough drones at a problem and it would get solved.  That's one of the bigger hurdles that comes to mind.
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Eh couldn't be that big of a problem. GMs have dealt with people like that for ages, there's plenty of reasonable game mechanics already established to handle it.

Smith & Tinker made a sort of MMO as their first released project best I could tell. Could have been an outing into the market and genre to see what it's like to move some of the bigger titles they own. I like the idea of them developing their own platform for a MMORPG. I like what Blizzard and even what SOE and Cryptic have done, but a fresh approach with a good idea is what the genre needs. There's too much familiarity to the formula at the moment.

[Casazil]

Drones could cause an issue but don't riggers have a limit to how many can be running at once?

Also the one problem I see if the natural thing in Shadowrun is to run with 4 to 6 people in a group every run there really isn't alot of solo missions stuff good shadowruns require proper teams.

To date I've played Everquest, Everquest 2, Currently playing World of Warcraft and I see lots of people prefering to run solo so the issues I see is makeing it so you need to group up.

[The_Gun_Nut]

Riggers do have a limit to the number of drones they control, but that can be supplemented with the appropriate hardware and agent programs.  This effectively means that all a rigger has to do to get more drones is throw money at the problem.  The more drones means the more money he can rake in, and the more money he can rake in means he can support more drones...etc.  It doesn't spiral out of control for a while, but it is an issue.

[Casazil]

Riggers would be like Death knights in WoW a small army to attack with...

Maybe if they made drones a thing like that you can call your drones (and to a point this works with bound spirits too) every say 3 minutes for x amount of energy, magic, control pool whatever.

Said power would of course refresh regen at a set rate and food, drink whatever would help but the 3 min time limit is firm and the drones, spirits only last for say 1 min to help you out then it shouldn't get to over powered.

[Hand Amputation]

Also the one problem I see if the natural thing in Shadowrun is to run with 4 to 6 people in a group every run there really isn't alot of solo missions stuff good shadowruns require proper teams.

To date I've played Everquest, Everquest 2, Currently playing World of Warcraft and I see lots of people prefering to run solo so the issues I see is makeing it so you need to group up.

Good point.

BUT they could engineer the game to where you could do solo missions as well.

"Raiding" would be taken to the next level!

[Casazil]

Good point.

BUT they could engineer the game to where you could do solo missions as well.

"Raiding" would be taken to the next level!

Not really in my opinion what your going off to do a run you stop by a bar/gang hangout and hey i'll pay 3 to 5 guys 200 nuyen each to give me a hand??

I just don't see it happening

[FastJack]

Good point.

BUT they could engineer the game to where you could do solo missions as well.

"Raiding" would be taken to the next level!

Not really in my opinion what your going off to do a run you stop by a bar/gang hangout and hey i'll pay 3 to 5 guys 200 nuyen each to give me a hand??

I just don't see it happening

Same as hiring gangers as a distraction so you can get into the lab unnoticed...

[Casazil]

Yeah that happened to be an option in ONE Denver Mission other wise no widely used and If memory serves I think less than 5% or the times i ran that mod people used them most were happy to use their skills and get it done.

[Hand Amputation]

Not really in my opinion what your going off to do a run you stop by a bar/gang hangout and hey i'll pay 3 to 5 guys 200 nuyen each to give me a hand??

I just don't see it happening

Look at the Genesis game. That was 1 player. Take that and add the ability to group up if you need to, a-la WoW.

5-man dungeon?

[Casazil]

YES Genesis version rocks but you hired people to run with you and at the time the rules were set up that 500 got you help but 5000 got you friends for life??? Sorry but you need more than money to make me a friend for life never mind what it'd take for me to go to firefights and do B&E jobs into major corps for you.

[Casazil]

As too a grouping system you do something like log in to the game ok your in a bar with other players (Runners) you use a LFG type thingyou find a few people say 3 to 5 to go with you

then once your grouped up who ever is the leader has their commlink go off it's Mr Johnson he wants to meet with you.

Ok time to run.