Topic: Infinity MMO

[ScaryTooth]

http://www.infinity-universe.com/Infinity/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=113&Itemid=93

This is like one of my dream games. I've always loved the idea of having a game this scale where I can explore entire galaxies. Fly down to planet seamlessly and get into huge space battles.

There are a couple things that can hinder this though. With a game so immense you have to have a lot of people populating it, or else there will be no one to interact with. That and there are only 8 people working on this game, and even then, it's in their spare time. And I know it's hard to get low budget MMOs off the ground. It has so much potential though. 

[MysterD]

http://www.infinity-universe.com/Infinity/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=113&Itemid=93

This is like one of my dream games. I've always loved the idea of having a game this scale where I can explore entire galaxies. Fly down to planet seamlessly and get into huge space battles.

I do have a worry though. With a game so immense you have to have a lot of people populating it, or else there will be no one to interact with. That and there are only 8 people working on this game, and even then, it's in their spare time. And I know it's hard to low budget MMOs to get off the ground. It has so much potential though. 

If anyone could pull off such a space-sim MMO, for some reason, I think EgoSoft could.

[iPPi]

Conceptually it's an awesome idea, but in actuality as an MMO I think it's a little impractical.  The game world is too big so they would have to make it small enough so that players would be able to interact with each other. 

[sirean_syan]

Or you can go with an vast desert approach. Space is a pretty empty place. The only people you would see would most likely be those who travel with you and those you seek. Population centers would be the occasional oasis.

Of course, then you run into the interesting game vs the fun game problem.

[ScaryTooth]

Even so, I think I would be pretty happy just flying around exploring the universe. Just checking out planets, and the geography and such. Maybe some planets will have animals and stuff that have evolved, that'd be pretty cool.

[Dragonlor]

Closest you can get to that right now is EvE.  granted you don't have the ability to fly down to a planet.  but some of the area have some pretty cool looking shit.  For example gas clouds and ruined space stations.