Comments on: CAT: idea for a contemporary MMO

By: KiwiRed

KiwiRed — Thu, 28 May 2009 08:27:58 +0000

To think I’d forgotten about that book for so long! (Time to see about picking up a copy of it, and possibly the sequel which I’ve yet to read)

By: spinks

spinks — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:53:06 +0000

Not read that one, although I do like Diane Duane. To be honest I’m not sure that cat wizards are really my cup of tea.

Books that influenced me here were:
The Cats of Seroster (read this as a teen, it’s very awesome indeed and does feature some mystical medieval cats)
The London Pigeon Wars (yes it is about exactly what it says)

By: Lewis

Lewis — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:47:08 +0000

Spinks, have you read Diane Duane’s “The Book of Night With Moon” or “To Visit the Queen”? They’re set under the premise that cats are actually quite intelligent and some are even wizards who guard various dimensional gates into our world. She develops cat language and society in ways very similar to what you’re talking about.

By: Stabs

Stabs — Mon, 25 May 2009 10:21:52 +0000

Lfm Kill Ten Rats (group, epic)

By: spinks

spinks — Mon, 25 May 2009 06:44:55 +0000

Wow, back from 1984! Never even heard of that one, but it is a cool idea.

By: Jormundgard

Jormundgard — Mon, 25 May 2009 06:41:52 +0000

I feel compelled to point you to one of the classic DOS game, Alley Cat

By: occam99

occam99 — Mon, 25 May 2009 00:53:32 +0000

It could be that “gear” is represented by upgrades to your abilities like City of Heroes. eg: Defend your territory against an interloper and gain a “+1 Local Knowledge” charm, which adds to your abilities when in friendly territory, but is not compatible with a “+1 Feral Hunter” charm which increases abilities when hunting…

Also for a contemporary, animal-based paradigm, check out the Duncton Chronicles by William Horwood. Sure its about moles, but it gets very dark and violent.

By: spinks

spinks — Sun, 24 May 2009 21:11:01 +0000

No gear in this game for obvious reasons.

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By: Regis

Regis — Sun, 24 May 2009 20:58:43 +0000

But what about gear? Beyond necklaces (which I doubt any wild cat would permit themselves to wear) there just isn’t that much to wear. Unless we make it a bit more fantasy and let them wear cat-armor.

As Tesh said above, why stop at just cats? THrow in rats, dogs, hamsters and flushed turtles and you got yourself a real RvR territorial game