# Dream MMORPG's

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-mmorpgs/351138>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 3, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-mmorpgs/351138 "2006-04-03T20:20:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-mmorpgs/351138/1 "2006-04-03T20:20:26Z")

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The idea of MMORPG’s (massively multiplayer online role-playing games) is a fantastic one, but unfortunately there doesn’t seem to be much variety in the genre. Most are fantasy based, a few others are sci-fi based - the real life ones require too much real-world investment regaurding the in-game economy (“trade US dollars for game-bucks” No thanks). The only one that sounded interesting, one based on a well-known lisence that mixes sci-fi with Second Life, was one I learned about through the news that it was ending (Star Wars Galaxies). I’m sure I’m not the only one dissatisfied with the MMORPG genre - if you could design a MMORPG, what would yours be about?

Here’s mine:  
Nintendo MMORPG - one that melds all of the popular Nintnedo franchises into one online universe. I.E, hop from the Mushroom Kingdom to Hyrule to Zebes to Onett.

The 30’s - explore depression-era America as characters ranging from hobos, to gangsters, to corporate tychoons.

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**Author:** ![mrald](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mrald](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrald)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dream-mmorpgs/351138/2 "2006-04-03T20:26:37Z")

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Mob LIfe.

Not just Italian either…