(07-20-2009, 11:00 AM)DigiTamer Metaru Wrote: [ -> ]MMO? no thanks.
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In an average MMORPG the player maintains one character, but in Pokemon you are keeping track of hundreds of Pokemon, though six at a time. Therefore one would assume they are going to be maintaining hundreds of Pokemon and six at time. I believe this should not be the case. Pokemon in MMO form should act as one.
What I'm trying to say is, instead of having a Pokemon's move pool versatile and self sufficient, they should be very one sided and specialized. Torterra should not be a tanking Pokemon and a damage dealing Pokemon. It should be a tanking Pokemon and Poliwrath should be a damage dealer. What I'm trying to say here is, that each Pokemon will be so specialized, they can't maintain themselves in a battle without each other, whether that means you are in a party, with p.other Pokemon trainers, or if you simply switch out your own existing Pokemon for each role. Ideally, each trainer wont be shoved into a niche, but will all have well rounded teams.
Of course though, a trainer may choose to specialize in a certain type of role, which is where partying is beneficial.
Here is what I have planned out in the way of classes:
Tainer
Breeder
Coordinator
Professor
Ranger
Currently, I only have Ranger fleshed out. A Pokemon Ranger will be a very unique path to choose, as you will only be allowed ONE Pokemon on your team, which will be called your partner. Your Pokemon partner may be out at all times, sort of akin to how Ash and Pikachu are. To suffice for the lack of the 5 other Pokemon, though, a Ranger also has the ability to "Tame" Pokemon on the fly, and "Release" them as they wish. When you Tame a Pokemon, it fights along side your Pokepartner with AI, as opposed to the regular way a Pokemon battles (which I will describe later).
Everyone knows wild Pokemon are not as powerful as trained Pokemon, though, so as the Trainer gains experience (NOT LEVELS, ONLY POKEMON GAIN LEVELS, TRAINERS GAIN EXPERIENCE) s/he will gain other abilities to augment the performance of their tamed Pokemon and eventually their Pokepartner.
As for the other classes, I have not been able to make them unique yet, but I can and will. Here is what i have in mind for them so far:
Trainer- No idea, atm.
Breeder- Can create "food" for your own Pokemon and other Pokemon in your party. Various other undecided things will be added.
Professor- Can call Pokemon from storage boxes for themselves and other party members without access to a PokeCenter. They can also "scan" wild Pokemon for details. Various other undecided things will be added.
Coordinator- No idea, atm.
Equipment is a staple mechanic in any kind of RPG, especially MMORPGs. My hypothetical Pokemon MMO is no different.
In the Pokemon MMO, you may adorn yourself with various pieces of equipment, as well as your Pokemon. Equipment worn by the trainer may improve the abilities of the trainer, or may contain statistic that are transferred strait to their Pokemon to give them that edge in battle.
Currently, it is undecided what kind of "slots" will be availiable for equipping on the trainer, but on the Pokemon I have dictated that there be minimal "slots" to help a trainers budget, when they have hundreds of Pokemon to maintain.
A single Pokemon has two "Accessory slots". These slots cna contain things such as scarves, bandannas, backpacks, goggles, ribbons, anything a trainer could want to put on their Pokemon. Pokemon accessories are restricted by body type (I'd like to see Muk wear a scarf or Wailord wear a backpack), level, and size (tiny, small, medium, large, huge). Unlike trainer equipment, a Pokemon's equipment only affects it unless specified otherwise. These effects can range from accelerated speed, boosting elemental damage, resistance to a type, and various other things.
This post is under construction. Sections to come:
*Levels & Experience
*Evolution
*Pokemon/Trainer Abilities
*Battles
*Misc