General Discussion

The developers of Atlantica Online have provided us with this exclusive developer journal discussing the unique combat system in their upcoming MMORPG. Atlantica breaks with MMORPG tradition to bring players a turn-based combat system that the developers hope will set their game apart from other MMOs.

Unravelling the ancient legend of Atlantis is at the heart of Atlantica Online, a new massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by NDOORS. Atlantica, which will launch its closed beta this July, followed by its commercial launch, takes players on a globe-hopping adventure to save the human race, while providing them a rich, strategic RPG environment combined with classic turn-based gameplay.

Life on Earth is threatened when remnants of the fabled lost civilization begins to poison the world’s population. Humanity needs a hero to find and destroy these artifacts. Players must traverse the globe to uncover the clues that will ultimately lead them to Atlantis. During their journey, which will take them to landmarks such as the Taj Mahal in India and Germany’s Marksburg Castle, players will encounter all manner of monsters taken from the myths and legends of cultures throughout human history. Dragons in China and vampires in Romania are just a few of the enemies players must defeat to reach Atlantis.

Read the whole thing here.

What is with this turn based gameplay and combat?  I mean come on, you can hardly call it MMO with a major feature like that.  Excuse me, but what an absolutely dumb idea.   You have to wonder what these developers were thinking.

Can you imagine trying to pvp in such an environment?  The fights would take forever as the disadvantaged would delay delay delay.  Great tactic if you are trying to get friends there to help you.

They can't really think there will be many people that will play this type game?

I'd be happy if someone would just release a decent new single-player tactical RPG.  Making it an MMO does not make me want to play it more.  If the game is great enough to overcome the fact that it's been forced into a horribly inappropriate genre, I might try it, I guess.

But seriously, turn-based MMO?  Bleh.

Sounds like it would be better as a single player game. Travelling across the world, fighting myths, saving humanity? It'll have the spartacus-syndrome in the first few months...

"I saved humanity!"
"No I saved humanity"
"No youre all wrong, Im best friends with the brother's sister's best friends first cousing who saved humanity!"

lol. And who the hell holds their shield and sword on the same arm?!

Make the game into a single player, and I might give it a try... Turn-based mmo... it only seems to work in Wakfu/dufus and single players...

I have to agree with everyone here.  I couldn't even read the whole article, I started reading it and got disgusted.  I'm kind of getting bored of MMO's, until one comes out that really wow's me I'm may just stick with online poker and single player games.  I see all these awesome single player games that have come out and that are coming out and I think "if only mmo's could be like this", but their not.  Maybe APB, CrimeCraft, or Earthrise will bring some fresh air into the industry, but who knows.

Stradden - get a video for us!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFuY1NprrtU&NR=1

I wonder if there is anything like a "lets look it like a nother korean Grind Fest" Toolbox on market ? Every single one looks similar ? The Fonts the FX ...

or its just me ...

At last, an MMO with a combat system that may be worth playing. There's hope yet for the genre.

 With a Final Fantasy combat system and look ( you know that series of games thats been selling, for over something like 20 years?), you can bet your ass there will be many people playing it. Oh, while its turned bases I'm sure there will be a time limit to issue your attack. Say like 5 seconds then it auto attacks for you. Definition of MMO has nothing to do with its combat system. There are no hard set rules on that. This game will do well. Most likely not going to have 10 mil subs, but it'll make money and should have a following.

Another trite, boring, uncreative Asian MMO where men look like women?

Pass.