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Dumpshock Forums _ General Gaming _ Shadowrun MMORPG Project

Posted by: rasker Sep 21 2006, 03:03 AM

Not sure if anyone has seen this, but these guys seem to have the right idea when it comes to making a Shadowrun game:

http://www.shadowrun-online.com/sro/

Any chance of these guys actually succeeding? They seem determined....

Posted by: SL James Sep 21 2006, 04:55 AM

Cold day in Hell, dude.

Posted by: krayola red Sep 21 2006, 05:27 AM

This looks so damn familiar, yet I can't figure out why. My brain is telling me that there was something to this name in the form of a MUD a long time ago, but that doesn't make any sense.

Posted by: Firewall Sep 21 2006, 08:52 AM

There is always a chance.

I suppose the best you can do is hope. I hope it works out, but I am biased...

Posted by: Lindt Sep 21 2006, 04:06 PM

I agree with SL, cold day in hell.

They dont have the power to pull it tougther.
And never mind the fact that their rendering kinda sucks. Come on, single layered textural mapping?

Posted by: Firewall Sep 21 2006, 04:13 PM

To be fair, most of the shots are out of date on the site and there are no screenshots of the current build in circulation. I mean, the rendering engine has changed since the last shots.

But how much does any of that matter? The real question is "Do you want to see it work?"...

Posted by: D-Franco83 Sep 21 2006, 05:37 PM

Well even though right now the graphics and what not are up to par with some other mmorpg games. I am glad at least someone is trying to make a Shadowrun Game that is faithful to the universe. It is something I would like to play. I loved The Sega Genesis version. I just hope they get it done.

Posted by: Schaeffer Sep 21 2006, 07:03 PM

I'd love to play an online game based on Shadowrun, but it would never replace the PnP version for me or my group.

Posted by: Firewall Sep 21 2006, 10:31 PM

QUOTE (Schaeffer)

I'd love to play an online game based on Shadowrun, but it would never replace the PnP version for me or my group.

Replace? Perish the thought... Augment, suppliment...

Posted by: Tekumel Sep 22 2006, 09:02 AM

QUOTE (D-Franco83)

They can put all the work into it they want, and produce the most super bad ass game ever to rock your socks, but ain't shit happening if they can't get it past Microsoft's lawyers, since they own all rights to the Shadowrun name when it comes to video games.

Posted by: Firewall Sep 22 2006, 10:01 AM

Well, that is when you start hearing about a new game... "Umbral Jog"...

Posted by: emo samurai Sep 22 2006, 04:05 PM

They say on the bottom that the whole project is just a proposal to Microsoft itself. They are betting on backing from Microsoft, which would take care of the lawyers.

Posted by: SpasticTeapot Sep 26 2006, 01:25 AM

QUOTE (Firewall)

Well, that is when you start hearing about a new game... "Umbral Jog"...

Umbral Jog is going to be he next big thing, I tell you!

Posted by: warrior_allanon Sep 28 2006, 06:44 AM

if they use the Turbine engine they have a hell of a chance, i have to say that playing D&D online i can see that game being modded to a shadowrun setting,