Data4
Arcane
For the 2 or 3 of you interested, there's an indie MMO being developed called Dawntide that's set to go into open beta sometime this week. I'll just let their description speak for itself.
Pretty lofty goals for an indie company. A few years back, there was pre-release interest for that abortion of a clusterfuck, Darkfall. Based on the hype, this one appears to be going after that same sort of oldschool, Ultima Online-type world building angle. Whether or not it'll pull it off remains to be seen. For the graphics whores among you, it's got a definite "indie" look to it, but if the gameplay is what they say, the graphics are more than adequate for it.
Have a look. http://www.dawntide.net/
I'll probably give it a go this weekend, assuming the beta goes live by or before then.
We believe the best way to make our goals for the game a reality is to give players the freedom to define their character through their actions, and promote social interaction and interdependence through the game features. When players are encouraged to form realistic societies, many more different meaningful roles become available for the player to engage in at all times. This doesn’t mean that solo play isn’t perfectly viable – only that any kind of play will have the greatest rewards when your opponent is another player.
Dawntide achieves this by creating end goals that require the participation of all player types to complete – from carebears to griefers. Players in Dawntide can create their own cities, even forming nations with their own army and armada. The game gives them the opportunity to create and enforce their own laws and establish government, as well as it gives other players the opportunity to break those laws and overthrow those governments – at their own risk.
Pretty lofty goals for an indie company. A few years back, there was pre-release interest for that abortion of a clusterfuck, Darkfall. Based on the hype, this one appears to be going after that same sort of oldschool, Ultima Online-type world building angle. Whether or not it'll pull it off remains to be seen. For the graphics whores among you, it's got a definite "indie" look to it, but if the gameplay is what they say, the graphics are more than adequate for it.
Have a look. http://www.dawntide.net/
I'll probably give it a go this weekend, assuming the beta goes live by or before then.