Is the Zelda formula really suited to an 'MMO' environment?

[Rufus]

Originally Posted by scriptless

Only 2 true classic servers are around on the classic tab. UN and NP.. NP however I do not see as much of a contender here as they seem to verymuch want to 're-invent' themself or something. The rebirth project looked more gk-style.

This is a good example, and I wonder why N-Pulse felt like they need to completely reinvent themselves to stabilize a playerbase. Maybe it was viewed as an easy option, or perhaps seen as the only viable route to take, I don't know.

Originally Posted by scriptless

I think the problem now is servers have an abundance of un-needed npc's. Toys, prizes and so on that are hardly used.

This is something I didn't really touch on in my opening post, but I think this is another difference between the two genres. With the generic RPG you get drops from killing enemies and doing activities, where on a classic server we've been pretty limited to just gralat or ammo/bomb stock. That's how things go in the Zelda formula, but obviously we have servers such as Graal2001 and Unholy Nation that try to create an economy, making players perform job tasks in order to get money. What are they spending this money on? Graal2001 had its hat economy, Unholy Nation has many different gimmick NPCs, but neither are really worth any gameplay value because there are no circumstances that would call for it such as stronger weapons or ammo. Buying a stronger sword or shield power on a classic server would be out of context and armor is non-existent.

Originally Posted by maximus_asinus

no servers out have been Zelda style, so I guess we'll have to wait and see in the future.

There's a bit of a difference between Zelda quality and Zelda style. Of course there has been servers out of Zelda style, but none of them could be matched up with Zelda because of their quality. The entire classic genre of servers is based on a Zelda style of gameplay.

[maximus_asinus]

Originally Posted by Rufus

There's a bit of a difference between Zelda quality and Zelda style. Of course there has been servers out of Zelda style, but none of them could be matched up with Zelda because of their quality. The entire classic genre of servers is based on a Zelda style of gameplay.

No really, there hasn't been. Even Classic back in its hay day was more like a 2D adventure/dungeon crawler. All servers tried to emulate Zelda but they ultimately failed. I think the current version of Classic that Thor is working on is much more like a Zelda game though.

But I see what you're trying to get at, I am not going to argue semantics. What you're saying is true.