MW MMO

[CaptErikAce]

I mean dude a MMO based in the Battletech world would be huge.... does microsoft own the rights still?

[Freakazoid]

I'm not sure if ms has the rights to the MMO anymore, but it was attempted and cancelled some years ago.

[IceDevil]

I'm pretty sure EA still has the rights to an MMO-type Battletech game.  They picked up those rights after purchasing Kesmai a long time ago, though they might also need some sort of agreement with Microsoft.  I don't know.  Anyway, as cool as it might be, it probably won't happen for ages, if ever. 

[Seraph]

I mean dude a MMO based in the Battletech world would be huge.... does microsoft own the rights still?

The IP and all the rights lie at Microsoft.

[~SJ~ Razorin]

The IP and all the rights lie at Microsoft.

Wait, didnt Smith & Tinkler (Guyq who reboot the franchise)  bought the IP and the right of Microsoft ?
Or does all the past project, due or un-finished still hold into Microsoft empiric "portefeuille" ?

[(TLL)CapperDeluxe]

one thing is for sure, Microsoft isn't going to use the IP, I mean they let it sit for how many year? Probably for best anyway.

[Askis]

The IP and all the rights lie at Microsoft.

Wait, didnt Smith & Tinkler (Guyq who reboot the franchise)  bought the IP and the right of Microsoft ?
Or does all the past project, due or un-finished still hold into Microsoft empiric "portefeuille" ?

Afaik, they just licensed it, so MS still owns the IP, but S&T handed over a chunk of money so they could make a game based on it.
I'm not a 100% sure though

[Seraph]

The IP and all the rights lie at Microsoft.

Wait, didnt Smith & Tinkler (Guyq who reboot the franchise)  bought the IP and the right of Microsoft ?
Or does all the past project, due or un-finished still hold into Microsoft empiric "portefeuille" ?

Afaik, they just licensed it, so MS still owns the IP, but S&T handed over a chunk of money so they could make a game based on it.
I'm not a 100% sure though

That's exactly what it is. Payed some cash so they can use the IP for their game. But they don't own the IP. That's still at Microsoft.

[~SJ~ Razorin]

Well then,
Something bugering me; in the case Microsoft still own the IP , how come S&T had the right to distribute freely MW4 ?

[SquareSphere }12thVR{]

MS have mektek permission which didn't involve S&T.  That being said, S&T loses nothing and gains free publisity/hype for MW5.

[Makaan]

Unless mechwarrior was running like other series that could pull off an mmo's would like to see it , but it would have to be in a very mercenary style way of things I would guess unless ya pulled off a planetside style game sure since in my opinion that was the best MMO i've played.

[shadowkiller]

I just wish they would make a battletech mmofps. Basicly a battletech version of planetside.

[7.[WD]Poldi]

I don't want an MW MMO cuz then I would have no life anymore

[Bowrrl]

In one hand I see the words Battletech MMO and think "AWESOME!"

On the other hand, I see those words and think about the terrible communities that MMOs tend to get flooded with, and it makes my head hurt.

In other news there's this http://www.forceofarms.com/

Its a Mech MMO in development. Seems neat.

[[IPA] Thalamus]

As far as I know, MPBT 3025 was the game that came closest to an MMO.


I think we can come pretty close to an MMO experience if we have something like a well-organized MW:LL league on this board.

What a battletech MMO would need to have would be a market or store, a place for players to meet and "missions" with winners and losers that influence a storyline. --- in a very rudimentary way this can be realised within this forum.
You join the 'mmo' board, choose a faction. You get a rank within that faction. Your profile contains your faction, rank, the mechs you're allowed to pilot, your posessions and played / scheduled missions. Those profiles are saved in a forum thread.

All MMO players would take part in a shared story. Whoever tells this story is responsible to create missions. Missions are designed and planned on the board and MMO players can enlist on these missions; the missions would be played on a private server, where an admin gives the players money acoording to their MMO rank so they can only buy the mechs that they posses on the board.

When the mission is over, the info from the scoreboard a is added to the MMO-players profile. If you have earned money you could use it for example to buy new "mech licences" that allow you to drive other mechs or mech variants.

The mission outcome will affect how the story of the MMO develops.





It's cheap, it's nerdy. But it doesn't take a new game that has to be programmed forst; all it takes is some commitment/dedication. When I was younger I was on some forums where they created Battlefield 1942 scenarios that way, and it worked.