Ys Online (MMORPG)

[Adol]

pc.ign.com/articles/446/446304p1.html

I'm not sure if anyone has run across this yet, but a quick search of the board content revealed no evidence that it had, so I figured I'd try to bring some good news to the table just incase.

As it says in that article: Falcom, eSofnet, and Plenus Entertainment are planning to release Ys Online, a massively multiplayer online adaptation to the Ys series, in 2005.

For a series that we've all been fearing would fall off the face of the planet once and for all these past few years, that's a major turn around. I just pray to God they do this right and don't mess it up. The leap from it's current state to a quality MMORPG would be a huge one for Ys, not that a single Ys game out there isn't terrific.

And please, PLEASE let there be some extreme, fast-paced Player vs. Player combat in the familiar spirit and combat style of Ys. There would be nothing cooler on Earth, period.

By the way, if anyone is already fearing that this is a hoax or something, feel free to hit up www.google.com and type "Ys online" into the search engine.

[CrazyJo82]

Yes, we've read about this already... if you search this forum... one thread will come up.

I believe this game will be more Everquest Online rather then your RPG/sports online competition... More talking then action... at least, that's what I think.




Found the thread
seldane.proboards23.com/index.cgi?board=ysdiscussion&action=display&thread=1097283025

[Adol]

Well, my hope one hope is that Falcom will understand that the last thing the world needs is another Everquest or Ragnarok Online.

They're a smart company. I'm sure they'll look before they leap, rather than making something completely redundant of all the previous MMO titles.

On the other hand, the game I'm HOPING for and they game they actually put out I'm sure will be two totally different things, but one can hope.

[FM-77AV]

Two things:

Who said it's going to be a MMORPG? (Sure, since Ys is a RPG I guess you could assume that, but still. Also, it may have said that in the article, I don't remember)

And:

Don't be too excited about this. Personally, I don't think this will ever happen. Probably just a rumor or something. And, if this will be finished, it's just for Japan and Korea.

[Adol]

Seldane, the article says that there's a U.S. release planned. Granted, there's no date for it, but eSoftnet is huge. So it's not like some small time people talking big - they've got the muscle to pull it off.

It says in the article that you can play Ys with 'literally thousands of other players at once', which is a big indication of MMORPG. I could be wrong, it could structured more like Gunbound where you create individual games and players join in. Either way would be cool with me. I'm just happy to see it's moving forward.

[Adol]

www.rpgfan.com/news/2004/1994.html


Further news on Ys Online. It has been delayed til 2007. :/

[Ys]

Well, seeing that Falcom has hard times releasing a game in western countries, even though they know it would fare well (as many US and Europe customers order the japanese versions), I wouldn't expect much, sadly...