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Harry Potter Online

Discussion in 'Gaming and PC Discussion' started by Odran, Mar 3, 2014.

  1. Odran

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    http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/03/02/harry-potter-online-in-limited-production/

    Lamorian? I don't seem to recall ever seeing this mentioned in HP.

    Anyway, discuss. The good, the bad, the raping of your hopes and dreams, etc.
     
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    I can already see all the emma watson mods... Also want.
     
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    All of the yes!! There are not enough yesses in this world!
     
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    Background image for that site is interesting enough for sure.

    EDIT: That game looks a lot like WoW, with mounts, professions, events and everything. Hopefully, it will be more than just a clone of WoW. It seems like we will just have to wait and see.
     
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    Fun events: Wars. Maybe not quite the right terminology...

    Anyway, if this turns out to be good, it might be the game that gets me to play MMOs.
     
  9. Krieger

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    HP Online fills me with the same amount of joy that LOTR online did. Meh. A good series, doubt I will like the game.
     
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    Their production website doesn't have a lot of information. Their gallery has only ten pictures and most of the content on the site is from the forums. The developers promised PvP content, so I'll be watching what they come up with.
     
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    That is gorgeous.

    Also, all of my yes. I've never played an MMO, but I might change that for this.
     
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    Still makes it look like a low-budget browser game.

    So... what?

    The game looks like it'll be extremely casual and have no endgame to speak of.
     
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    Is this officially licensed? Because it looks rather unprofessional.
     
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    "Seeing that it could be a really great business plan, a license was given that would allow the company to begin production on the MMO up until beta. Once beta was hit it would then be decided [by Warner Bros.] if the production would be a good investment or not."

    A resounding maybe.
     
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    Same here. I'd like to try Lotr online but meh.

    Wait what? So they're essentially going to use the beta for this game as a vertical slice demo/production pitch?

    That doesnt sound terrible at all. /s
     
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    I hope they read the list I made of rpg-stuff in the video games thread...
     
  17. Erotic Adventures of S

    Erotic Adventures of S Denarii Host

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    I think a lot of the previous posts where in relation to another amature project.

    I just found this on Mugglenet, so yes it does look true and licensed.

    But conisdering how little is being said about it and how much work these games need in development, I'd be amazed if we see it before 2016 is ever.

    I'm not to sure how it will work out, because Rowling world is really rather small, compare it to LOTRO or WoW... its gonna be a logistic challenge to make this game work.
     
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    To be fair they can add original content and flesh out things that are only mentioned briefly or in passing but never explorered.

    Lots of original lore to create, especially for France/Germany?
     
  19. Erotic Adventures of S

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    Maybe, but traditionally MMORPGs are whole worlds where you can walk/ride/fly anywhere you want. The whole point of Harry Potter is the magical world is hidden and very disjointed.

    So yes there are lots of places you can flesh out, but these places are very separate from each other, so its going to make for an odd game mechanic.
     
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    You could have a hub based MMO like Vindictus. It would have Hogwarts or something as the base with people going out to do missions elsewhere.
     
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