Irrlicht Engine

For me the definition of MMO is this: It's a persistent virtual world where (hundreds of) thousands of players can co-exist at the same time.

The game mechanics and technical setup can differ from project-to-project, but I think that every MMO has a persisted virtual world and a lot of people able ...

Just like B-Movies, I think it's possible to create a B-MMO (instead of the AAA MMO's we're used to). You need to have clear goals and work from there.

Figured I'd chime in... (all of my second post)... creating an MMO is my desire, sure, but (in the unlikely event the original author is still here), my current project is "Making my 3d image render in a window", my next will be "Rendering multiple 3d images at specified points"... my first game ...

It really doesn't matter if you're working on a hobby project, the average commercial game or an AAA MMORPG.

The thing is that an AAA MMORPG probably has better funding than your hobby project. Still, there are critical issues with people who'll want to work for free.

I agree with grumpymonkey ...

An MMO is more than a game with networking capabilities. That's what I call ProgrammerThink™. It is true that in an MMO there's interaction between players over a network, of course. But it doesn't make it a good game.

E.g. what would an MMO be without the ability to organise yourself in groups or ...

[...]When a member leaves, a part of the knowledge you build up leaves. Also, the code is very likely to turn into a mess, because every developer has his own coding style.[...]

in my opinion whats not correct. If somebody comes and leave i dont loose the knowledge i gained from it. The thing ...

@Dorth: I agree. It's okay to hire a 'free developer', but then it should be someone you really know. And that means it's useless to drop a job opening post on this forum for example.

@Nox: I'm not saying you shouldn't try to do something big. As a matter of fact I'm working with a friend on a ...

This is very interesting reading.

What would the proposal be for the server side implementation - use C++ for speed and reliability or use some other development language such as Java?

What about the client? Should this also be a C++ custom app, or should it be browser based e.g. using Java ...

After the game is released you need to get players to play your game, and then keep them playing. If you succeed at this, over time, you’ll earn back your initial development cost, and everything after that (minus the cost for maintaining your server) is profit.


I see... so you plan to fire all ...

@mel: An MMO is by no means 'adding network input' to an existing game. MMO's game mechanics are very different from those used in single player games. Also, the needs of the player are very different.

I use World of Warcraft often as an example a) because it's widely known b) Blizzard did ...

The following article provides an overview of the phases for developing your MMO. It's a proven method, but maybe you have a better idea? Let me know!

http://blog.forsakenlabs.com/2009/08/05 ... ng-an-mmo/

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Hey, you might be interested in this article (by me) about mmo development

http://blog.forsakenlabs.com/2009/08/05 ... nt-part-1/

Hey, you might be interested in this article (by me) about mmo development

http://blog.forsakenlabs.com/2009/08/05 ... nt-part-1/

There are quite a few 'free developer wanted' posts on this forum. I don't think it's a good idea. Read here why and please let me know what you think.

http://blog.forsakenlabs.com/2009/08/05 ... developer/

@Josie Being a hobby programmer is not a problem

I wrote up my thoughts on this topic in a blog post.

http://blog.forsakenlabs.com/2009/08/05 ... developer/

Feel free to leave a comment if disagree or if you have any questions for me.