Gamma World Online

[Uska]

I have found memories of Gamma World. I would definitely play a Gamma World MMORPG, especially if it was open world with good character development/ options. I particularly loved 3rd edition, the modules were great; Kim Eastland did a great job. And the art was awesome! I’d also love to play a Star Frontiers MMORPG. Would be great to develop that title similar (not 100%) to that of the now deceased Star Wars Galaxies MMORPG; pre-NGE of course.

Ashur

there are a couple of pre-NGE emulators out there.

[cdbd3rd]

(Rats, was hoping there was news in this old thread)


Meanwhile, there's an aging Post-Apoc setting MMO that i hop over to occasionally.

Fallen Earth. (And it has zombies in a particular area! Win/win!)

[Nuclear_Elvis]

Related, the original game Wasteland is practically free over on one of the online game sites. FYI on Wasteland, in case you didn't ever play it - Brian Fargo created it and he later worked on the original Fallout games. Fargo was potentially influenced by Gamma World PnP - when you play Wasteland, a 30 year old single person game where you control a group of RPG players, you are in a world that is very Gamma-World like. Mutated Bunnies, for one thing, along with other mutants that make me wonder if TSR had thoughts of taking Interplay to court at the time.

[Nuclear_Elvis]

Another thread popped up about suggestions to the SSG Dev's about potential changes that would benefit both the DDO and LOTRO gamers, and it prompted me to think - why doesn't SSG approach WOTC to develop Gamma World Online into a video game?

If SSG wants to really make a name for themselves, bring on GWO!

[Gleep_Wurp]

Gamma World Online (GWO) - no, it doesn't exist yet, and Wizards of the Coast has no plans that I know of to develop it. But - why don't they? Given the enormous popularity in post-apocalyptic games/movies/series, you'd think that GWO would be developed by now. We saw what the Fallout series did, but that was one-player, and Gamma World as a concept pre-dates Fallout (i.e. no argument from Bethesda on infringement).

What say you? Do you want to see this WOC owned game line become an online MMORPG?

My opinion - Gamma World as a concept would actually work better as a video game/MMORPG than the original paper/box game it was developed as.

In case you have never heard of Gamma World - do a search online and view the history, but - it was a TSR published game under Gary Gygax's tenure in the company, but Gygax only wrote one portion of a product and was not the primary author of this line. James Ward is the primary author and developer of the game, with a predecessor game called Metamorphosis Alpha being his first game that heavily influenced Gamma World (WOC does not own Met. Alpha though, as I understand).

its called fallen earth. i alpha and beta tested it and subbed for a little bit. was good but i didnt like the ui. huge crafting timesink worse then wow. it had potential

[The_Human_Cypher]

there is a facebook group with 500 members that wants this to happen

https://www.facebook.com/groups/gammaworldonline/

Now 1,237 members.

[Vish]

Fond memories of gamma world
It was laser rifles and space armor meets add

This could be it for a new game for ssg
Could make a name for themselves

I would support it 200%

[Ulna_Coccyx]

I think that you could start the Gamma Online setting with an honorary homage play through of MetaM on the spaceship and once you have control of the ship take it to the nearest spaceport which would be Gamma World and have the Solar System Authorities confiscate the ship for legal reasons and compensate you for returning it at which time you could build your character in the DNA Reconstuction Facility and equip with the reward monies provided. Then you could join one of the many factions that are trying to rule Gamma World and the adventure begins there.

Good Idea? Bad Idea? Not Interested?