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[fadetree]

Originally Posted by Vidar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

not an mmo

Gemstone not an MMO? yes it is. A thousand people playing a game online together in the same world = MMO. Yknow, like P99.

[Vidar]

Originally Posted by fadetree [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Gemstone not an MMO? yes it is. A thousand people playing a game online together in the same world = MMO. Yknow, like P99.

No, its not an MMO. There is a defference between EQ and a MUD. Should there be a better classification? Yes. BUt saying that a MUD and eq or wow or whatever is the same type of game...Not true.

[Ménage à trois]

Originally Posted by Vidar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

No, its not an MMO. There is a defference between EQ and a MUD. Should there be a better classification? Yes. BUt saying that a MUD and eq or wow or whatever is the same type of game...Not true.

It (Gemstone 4) is definitely an MMO.

[Vidar]

Originally Posted by Ménage à trois [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It (Gemstone 4) is definitely an MMO.

No its not. EQ is an MMO. Diablo isnt an MMO. MUDs aren't MMOs. They are different types of games. Just because a game is online doesn't make it an MMO.

[Fett]

Originally Posted by Vidar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

No its not. EQ is an MMO. Diablo isnt an MMO. MUDs aren't MMOs. They are different types of games. Just because a game is online doesn't make it an MMO.

Diablo isn't an MMO because there isn't a persistent world nor is there a large amount of concurrent connected users to said world.

Gemstone may be on the edge. Is it a persistent world, with a large amount of concurrent users? I would say it classifies as a MMO then.

[Vidar]

Originally Posted by Fett [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Diablo isn't an MMO because there isn't a persistent world nor is there a large amount of concurrent connected users to said world.

Gemstone may be on the edge. Is it a persistent world, with a large amount of concurrent users? I would say it classifies as a MMO then.

The Designers of EQ Disagree. A MUD is a MUD. EQ and UO and DAoC and Asherons call Etc etc etc are classified as MMO's.

[Fett]

Originally Posted by Vidar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The Designers of EQ Disagree. A MUD is a MUD. EQ and UO and DAoC and Asherons call Etc etc etc are classified as MMO's.

If you have a link or such referencing a dev journal that shows what the EQ designers thought, I would like to see it. Personally, however the EQ designers word is not gospel.

MUD is an old term. The term MMO hadn't even come into use at the time MUD was being used. All we have to do is use a little logic in this siutation though. What makes a MMO comes down to two simple things.

1. A persistent world. Even if everyone logs off, the world continues to exists, and does not reset.
2. A large amount of concurrent users. This is of course a little more grey, because what is a "large amount"?

MUD's usually fall into category 1, as the worlds are usually persistent and do not reset. If Gemstone 4 (or other MUDs) can host hundreds, if not a thousand users at the same time I'd say it easily falls into category 2.

MMO is certainly a newer term than MUD, but there's no reason that older games don't meet the definition for the word.

[Fett]

Originally Posted by Vidar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

No, its not an MMO. There is a defference between EQ and a MUD. Should there be a better classification? Yes. BUt saying that a MUD and eq or wow or whatever is the same type of game...Not true.

MMO stands for massively multiplier online.

If a thousand people are playing an online game together, it's certainly a MMO. There are MMORPGs like EQ, WoW, and even MUDs. There are MMOFPSs like Planetside.

No one said they are the same exact type of game, but they are by definition all MMOs.

[JPMorgan]

Originally Posted by Vidar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

No, its not an MMO. There is a defference between EQ and a MUD. Should there be a better classification? Yes. BUt saying that a MUD and eq or wow or whatever is the same type of game...Not true.

EQ is just a mud with a visual component.

[Vile]

Originally Posted by JPMorgan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

EQ is just a mud with a visual component.

isn't every game?