http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/projectv13/index.html?tag=topten;all;9


I just clicked the list in PC gamespot and realized that Interplay didnt give up on Fallout MMO.


Will Bethesda's oblivion engine be used on this project?

No, they're using the Earthrise engine from Masthead Studios.

See:

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_Online_FAQ

Not meaning to be rude or brash but, why the HELL would Interplay use an engine favoured by Bethesda?? The only common ground the two companies have is that one used to own the Fallout franchise, and the other currently does.

I suppose the point would be familiarity. For the new, er, "fans" of the Fallout franchise.

We should all hope, that the newest Fallout product, looks nothing like its Bethesda take.

You're right about that. It will be a bunch of 12 year old "leet peeps" and "n00bs" running around talking in MMOspeak. And instead of gold farming we'll have cap farming.. :shakehead:

Yeah, because all of the MMOs Bethesda has now are like that, right? :rolleyes:

I think you completely missed the point of what they were talking about

No, I don't think so

And before anyone says it yes, I know Bethesda does not currently have any MMOs, that was my point.

Anyway, to stay on topic from what I understand Interplay is essentially leasing the rights to make a Fallout MMO from Bethesda. I don't believe however that Bethesda will be involved in it's development.

Having said that, feel free to return the thread to Bethesda bashing and broad generalizations :rolleyes:.

Well alright, more the fool you (it was a knock at "the newest fallout product" being an MMO, not about "Bethesda's new take" on the franchise. ahem)

Yess that's correct, Bethesda have no part in the development (thank the stars) the only part they play is getting paid 12% of the sales and subscription fees for use of the IP.

Ah, I see. I believe you're right in regards to Capn_Tucker, my mistake.

I've seen so much of RAmerica's Bethesda bashing in the past I initially mistook Capn_Tucker's reply as joining in.

I'm going to be curious to see what it looks like, and I wouldn't be suprised if they took a look at Fallout 3 for some aesthetic inspiration (any success of Interplay's MMO, let's face it - is going to be built more off of Fallout 3's popularity than a familiarity with Fallout 1 or 2.) But I also wouldn't assume much purposeful resemblance to Fallout 3.

I mean, I wouldn't be suprised if it played out with a 3rd-person camera (which seems to be the standard for an MMO) as opposed to an isometric view; and if it didn't end up looking a bit like Fallout 3 in many ways (as they're both going to be highly detailed renderings of a barren Wasteland - a dead tree, some rubble, and lots of sand are going to look a least a little similar regardless of the engine used.)

I'd also assume that it's going to use the SPECIAL system (might be interesting - the MMO might be more faithful to it's original interpretation than the current sequel .) And it's probably more likely that combat will be handled kind of in the same manner (targeting enemies with the reticule - regardless of whether it's just for determining your target or factoring into accuracy; character vs player skill and all that - as opposed to a turn-based sort of interface.)

Chances are, the end result is going to draw more comparisons to Fallout 3 than Fallout 1 - just by virtue of the way games are made these days. But I'd also be quite suprised if it played exactly like Fallout 3 but with more people, as well. I wouldn't imagine that's what they're going for. Bethesda took Fallout 3 and made it into the game they wanted, I would assume the same sort of thing is going to take place with Interplay.

Far from it! I'm not happy with everything Bethesda has done with Fallout, but at least we have a new Fallout game to play after all these years. Interplay I'm not happy with at all; it is their bungling and bad management which is the reason we'll never get to play Van Buren or a Tactics 2. Personally, I hope their "World of Falloutcraft" ends up in the same place VB and FT2 were banished to. Maybe that will finally put a stake through Herve Caen's undead heart.. :stare:

Since there have been many threads recently about Fallout MMOs we're going to consolidate the discussion. Please continue it in http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=973050