Stargate Worlds MMO [Archive]

somme

01-04-2008, 03:45 AM

Anyone interested in this? I've been waiting for a Stargate game for...well about ten years. This looks good, let's hope it plays good as well.

Cube

01-04-2008, 09:38 AM

If it wasn't an MMO then I'd be interested.

Tales

01-04-2008, 01:49 PM

Same here.

This is the first time I have heard of it, sure it isn't an april's fool?

Cube

01-04-2008, 03:55 PM

Same here.

This is the first time I have heard of it, sure it isn't an april's fool?

Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOpoDwrVwQc) (which was released in January).

MoogleViper

02-04-2008, 08:15 PM

Will this be P2P? If so how much?

Happenstance

02-04-2008, 08:56 PM

I dont think its been announced how much but it is P2P.

I'll be getting it but its a shame Stargate Alliance didnt get made as I would have prefered that to an MMO.

Strider

02-04-2008, 09:19 PM

I've heard about this in the past, looks quite good, i think i'll give it a try when it's out.

Solo

03-04-2008, 12:28 AM

http://community.stargateworlds.com/warehouse/gallery/758_original.jpg

MoogleViper

03-04-2008, 07:45 PM

It looks good. But a lot of the people on the forum have been comparing it to SWG. Maybe it's just to do with the TV shows but SWG is completely shit.

Happenstance

10-04-2008, 11:37 AM

Some new info:

WarCry has published an interesting preview (http://www.warcry.com/articles/view/previews/3555-Stargate-Worlds-WarCry-s-Preview) of one of the more elusive MMOs currently in development: Cheyenne Mountain's Stargate Worlds, based on the cult science fiction film and TV series.

Few details on the MMO have been made public since the basics were laid out a year ago.

In the preview, studio head Dan Elggren explained that the game is influenced by both MMORPG and FPS design, but ultimately "feels not like an MMO, it feels not like a shooter, it feels like something fun and unique".

"I don't think it's an exaggeration to say it will so feel different to every other MMO that you'll begin to rethink literally renavigating the playspace," added creative director Chris Klug. He also talked up Stargate Worlds' AI, claiming it was a cut above the simple, predictable rulesets that are the MMO norm.

"The key is really that they react to you," he said. "They're a little unpredictable in a good entertaining way. You really have to think your way through the battlefield." This, he explained, brings proper cover-and-flank tactical teamwork to the fore, and moves away from the traditional "pulling" tactic that has dominated MMOs since the first EverQuest. "I am confident that our game is more fundamentally, organically logical than that ever was," Klug stated.

It all sounds quite similar to claims made this week about THQ's Warhammer 40K MMO, not to mention last year's Tabula Rasa, indicating that most science fiction MMOs are leaning towards this shooter/RPG hybrid.

However, Stargate Worlds also boasts less combat-focused classes. Krug revealed some detail on the archeologist class, based on the Daniel Jackson character played by James Spader in the Stargate film and Michael Shanks in the SG-1 TV show. The archeologist's role will involve support tasks such as lock-picking and disarming bombs, performed by completing Bejewled-style mini-games.

"We are allowing the archeologist to use mini-games to navigate the general gamespace," said Klug. "You've never seen it in an MMO before."

Klug also highlighted the importance of story to the Stargate universe. "Frankly, we have the best writing staff in the game industry and we understand how to tell stories in the interactive space," he said.

Stargate Worlds is due out at the end of this year. Thanks to Unreal Engine 3 and some nice environmental art it certainly looks the part, as you can see in our screenshot gallery. Consider us intrigued.

Taken From Eurogamer

somme

10-07-2008, 11:07 PM

First proper footage of Alpha testing -

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The Bard

10-07-2008, 11:20 PM

That looks bad fuckin ass!

Hellfire

11-07-2008, 12:01 AM

So this'll be sort of like Tabula Rasa? Hmm, I'll keep my eye on this, I love my Stargate.
Also, Asgard playable? oO
Also, the girl doing the voiceover? ugh

somme

11-07-2008, 12:08 AM

I've never played Tabula Rasa...but I think this looks quite good. And it's got...the Stargate.

And they've already said that in the event this one is a success the expansion will have user controlled ships and the ability to gate to Atlantis.

Happenstance

11-07-2008, 10:27 AM

Im not too sure about that to be honest, It doesnt feel very "Stargate" to me. Hopefully when more info comes out it'll be better.