Comments on: Thought for the Day: The trouble with historical settings

By: Sven

Sven — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:50:50 +0000

Well, actually…

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/history-heritage/folklore-of-ireland/folklore-folk-tales-and-c/the-kildare-lurikeen-or-l/

By: spinks

spinks — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:40:28 +0000

In many ways, DaoC had the best of both worlds. It was based on real world places and myths (OK, I’m not 100% sure on lurikeens) but being mythical meant it was never forced to be historically accurate.

By: kiantremayne

kiantremayne — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:57:18 +0000

Yeah, that would work. Even better, how about alternate-historical? I would happily KILL for a Crimson Skies MMO

By: Gankalicious

Gankalicious — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:51:03 +0000

Number one choice: Rome- as I don’t thing God and Heroes will get its gameplay right. The perfect setting for a number of different MMO’s from Sandbox style (play as a soldier, merchant, senator, whatever) to arena pvpv (the coliseum). You could have it all.

..and the Wild West for sure. I remember a PBM (that’s play by mail for the younger folk) set in the Wild West which was good fun.

By: Gankalicious

Gankalicious — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:48:04 +0000

I’d play that!

By: Dblade

Dblade — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:20:49 +0000

Time of the barnstormers and air racers, in the USA during the 20s and 30s. It’s a very forgotten era.

By: sente

sente — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:59:57 +0000

I would consider a few different historic settings, but in an alternate history setting.

E.g. one where European colonialism never happened and other powers made their mark on the world instead.

Or just different winners and losers for the worlds wars, Roman Empire never crumbled, one where Atlantis exists etc.

By: Mhorgrim

Mhorgrim — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:56:32 +0000

Rome definitely! But because there are specific eras of Rome that are key points, it may need different expansions. There is a Rome like MMO but fanatasy twist that made it sort of not cool. ROME!!!!!!

By: Syl

Syl — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:22:42 +0000

I kinda liked the medieval ‘baroque’ setting of Sword of the New World (Granado espada) – I don’t think I’ve ever encountered another MMO with that theme.
Granted, the dresses were somewhat silly in their opulence.

By: Kiantremayne

Kiantremayne — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:02:05 +0000

The last decades of the Roman Republic could actually make for a pretty good MMO. Fight the barbarians and the glittering kingdoms of the east in PvE for wealth and glory, then come back to Rome and PvP for control of the Senate. The Roman tradition of patron/client relationships would be a good way of mentoring lower level players.

I’m just worried about some guild leaders yelling “crucify him!” instead of “-50 DKP!”, or ordering decimation after the raid wipes repeatedly on a supposedly easy boss…