(05-09-2014, 01:26 AM)synaesthetic Wrote: Seconding Naunet's suggestion for more original MMOs. Cribbing from existing IPs is one of the "safe" tactics that limit the potential of the genre.
Considering all the original IP MMORPGs have been pretty derivative, I would hazard to say that the limit to game potential isn't based on the use of existing IPs, but more on developers' inability to produce original gameplay.
Hence the question. Â What IP do people think would make a good MMORPG that we haven't been discussing? Â The fact is that there's a lot of intellectual property out there that would make an incredibly original MMORPG, especially considering the market. Â Would it be more original for someone to make another sword-and-sorcery fantasy MMORPG with an original title or for Capcom to make a Mega Man MMORPG? Â I know which one of those we've seen a lot more of and which would be more exciting.