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I think that if this game was created, it should have some interesting features like: A ridiculusly large map, and when a player discovers something interesting, he/she can name it. Also, in-game, player-made maps would be cool, too.
I would also think that players would appreciate ruined cities, a good storyline (Similar to dragon quest, but with multiplayer), and, of course, the ridiculusly large map

I think this is a great idea. I'm also more than willing to help out.

Just a few thoughts, though:
-Naming would be nice, however instead of this, why not let users put labels on their maps?
-Mapping, I guess, would be done by a toggle on/off skill that has some disadvantages. I.e, reduces player speed or something.
-Finite ammount of resources would be pretty much a requirement, to stop new players from becomming useless when confronted with older, richer ones.
-Why not get a teach skill, that allows players to pass over skills/'blueprints' to other players?
-Have a kind of "extreme" resource avaliability... I.e, in the North, solid ice/rock, East, jungle, south, desert, West, rolling hills. This way, then they start, players can pick (roughly) which side they "land" on, and thus pick up skills/blueprints for this area, as to facilitate their nomadic nature?

Well, anyway, let's start to get some ideas together, yah? I've still got that webspace to turn over, if you need it

If you want to do finite resources, remember it has been tried before and did not go well. Someone will hog all the wool in the world forcing you to inject more of that resource.

It think you should have decay of everything, no matter how you use it or store it things should gradually become worse until it disintegrates. You should also be able to repair stuff, but at least one person can not repair infinite amounts of objects.

1) Is there an existing engine that covers all needs? I guess not, so probably we would make our own.

2) I always prefer compilable language for games.

3) That's the easiest part.

4) I think the idea of the game is to be totally controlled by players, and only monitored by game masters.

Ok, so we'll have to write our own engine...

So C++ should be a good language then?

Ok, the players control most everything, and GMs moniter.

As for landscape, should we focus on detail, or sheer size?

also

We'll need some more stuff:

Graphic artists

Engine programmers

and

A server to run the game from.

Also, should the game be moddable? Or should we just add more stuff to the main map as the players discover more?

Wow, i like this game already!

EDIT:

This should get organized quickly. I love the idea, and would love to contribute in any way i can.

I am a fairly experienced C++ programmer, and a good 3-D modeler. I can also make fonts .

Oh, and i know how to setup websites quickly!

I dunno. A subscription would be good to pay for a server, but then again, it DOES scare off SOME people. We could just be like runescape, and have both basic and members. Or be more original. But i definatley think we should keep it free as long as possible.

Also, are we going to start planning the actual game, and organizing a team?

Cool.

I just wrote this list of what we would need:

Game engine programmers (Specialized, preffered)

The programmers who will do other things with the engine (Vacuus, Seismosaur)

3D modelers

2D artists

Music

Foley effects

Game Masters

Server maintainers

Webmasters (Seismosaur, Vacuus)

Level designers

Story writers (Neil Black)

People who coordinate the project

That's all i can think of for now.

I'm good with web design, some programming, and 3D modeling, as i said before. But how does this wiki software work? (I've only used Uncyclopedia, and Wikia). It looks weird, but clean. Ha.:D

Ok. Marks you onto the list

Mabey, but that would go along with story and programming.

I think, (actually quite sure) that you are going to need someone, to help you balance the game, and giving up some ideas, even that everybody can do that, I'm quite an experienced MMO player, and I love computer games (And am ready to volunteer) Also I know C++, but obviously, there are others here, with a lot more experience at C++, so my skill isn't going to be needed here, probably.

Also, I would love to know, are we planning to do some MMO, like a lot of others out there, or something completely unique, that can't be compared to Modern popular MMOs. Out of ideas given here, it's not obvious.

And, by the way

I wonder, what kind of people, and skills are required for this work? In any case, I'm ready to volunteer.