MS sponsored server?

Thu Mar 13, 2003 1:18 am by gsxsullung

Well I've heard that FL was supposed to be a MMOG at one point. Being a general fan of MMOGs over SP games due to the fact that SP games usually dont last that long before I a: beat the game or b: get bored and buy a new game, I was really hoping FL would come out as an MMOG. But now that I have the game and have played the MP game it strikes me as odd that FL isn't a MMOG. I mean all Microsoft would have to do is sponsor one main large server that can handle a large number of people at once and store everyones character and FL would be a MMOG. And since its MS Im sure they would prolly want to charge a monthly fee to use this big main server but thats not a big deal. I'm sure plenty of people would pay a couple bucks a month to play on a server thats not full all the time and a server on which u can interact with other people all the time instead of once in a blue moon. I mean considering the size of the FL universe 30 people online at once isn't alot. Anywayz, I digress...I was wondering what others thought of this idea?

Thu Mar 13, 2003 7:05 am by Thraka

Well I've been watching Freelancer for YEARS back when starlancer was released.. I never heard it was gonig to be massive online game

Thu Mar 13, 2003 12:01 pm by RaK

afaik it never was either (ive been waiting about a year and a half)

but servers that can hold 128 people is kinda massive anyway....... admitedly not as massive as something along the lines of UO

but really.... i play with at the most... 8 friends... andthat enough for now

we have people on both sides of the law...

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Thu Mar 13, 2003 12:03 pm by Braxton

Actually, I've had an idea along these lines.

MS could start a dedicated server, but you would need to buy a "MMOG" add-on to use it. Basically, paying for the add-on would reduce (or hopefully eliminate) the need for a subscription fee.

But to encourage people to buy it, they could include some new features for the game. For instance, things to encourage player-to-player co-operation. Then it would have extra safeguards to minimise cheating.

So...does that seem at all possible?

Thu Mar 13, 2003 5:41 pm by gsxsullung

Yeah buying an add on for it wouldn't be a bad idea. And if MS hosted the server Im sure they could make it so ALL the character info is stored on the MS server to eliminate most cheating. Even the framework would be eay. Hell just give us one or 2 of the AC2 servers....no one uses them anyway =P I mean theres already a grouping system in place. Theres already a decent (not great) chat system. All we need is a big server that can support maybe 1,000 people without crashing/lagging like hell and perhaps a dynamic economy mod and this game would make a great MMO

Thu Mar 13, 2003 5:43 pm by gsxsullung

Im posting this as I wait to get into the elite server which is the best server I've found. I;m hoping if MS can sponser a server it won't be full all the friggin time =/

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