The Daily Grind: Would you play an MMO made by Rockstar Games?

I think its safe to say that most of us reading this have our own favorite MMO studios and developers, but when I'm dabbling on my console or in the single-player PC gaming realm, I find myself constantly attracted to all games made by Rockstar Games. Red Dead Redemption, GTA IV, L.A. Noire, and the upcoming Max Payne 3... are you kidding me, Rockstar? Here, just take my money straight out of my bank account. It's yours!

Ahem. Anyway. You could say I'm a fan of the studio. And while I'm completing yet another play-through of GTA IV, I can't help but think about how well Rockstar might be able to do a massively multiplayer, persistent online world. I'm not talking about a game made like a Rockstar game (like APB: Reloaded); I'm talking about any subject matter being turned into an MMO by Rockstar Games.

So I know I want to see a Rockstar MMO, but what about you? Should it stick to what it knows best (amazing single-player games) or join the BioWares of the world and make an MMO once and for all?

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Reader Comments (47)

I'd play a MMO by Rockstar-up until the point where most of the staff quits due to being overworked and underpaid for months at a time.

@JohnFordColey +1 :D

@JohnFordColey
So, day 1 of pre-production then? ;)
I'd go so far as to say any game by Rockstar. And yes, I have made a point of avoiding anything touched by that company, ever.

Absolutely. They would make a great sandbox.

No thanks... I find their type of game so apaling that I feel the need to wash myself just looking at the above screenshot ;)

LOL John! Nice one! BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

I would def def def loooooove to play a red dead redemption-like mmorpg. Great thing about Rockstar, is no matter how much action their games have, they ALWAYS have tons of RP elements and tons of story and lore!

Think of it....

"REDEMPTION ONLINE: Your Story In The WILD WEST!"

Can we say YUM?

S!

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Not sure how I feel about rockstar doing an MMO, but I never thought of a western mmo. Are there any out there, because that seems like an excellent idea?

Rockstar is a predominantly console-based developer with a history of shoddy PC porting. Would I try an MMO developed by them? Absolutely. Would I have high hopes for it? Probably not.

@applesaus This is my feeling also. They have never shown a dedication to the PC and have a history of games with very bad ports to the PC. I wouldn't expect them to do it either, they stick with consoles, can't handle developing for the PC.

I love rockstar games. I wold def play.

Sure ^__^

No, because the stories are never interesting to me enough to not shoot some poor random soul after ten minutes and stop playing the game.

That's how RDR went. I got through the whole farm part, but when she dropped me off in town, I shot the first person I saw, had a stand off with authorities, and quit.

Sometimes I feel like the only person who can't play a Rockstar game. It's not that I like to run over pedestrians in GTA, I just think all the games are boring. Best one yet is L.A. Noire.

no.

@Arkanaloth never been a RockStar fan. Didn't care for GTA much at all.

If done better than APB then sure. The cities can not be cut into tiny pieces and then have just a few people in them and long loading times from one area to the next like in APB.

If it was Red Dead Redemption Online I would be there in a flash, others not so much. Come on someone make a full on wild west mmo (without any post apocalyptic overtones) and you will be onto a winner.

The only R* game I would consider playing in an MMO fashion would be something like RDR. Overall, I enjoyed the game and felt immersed in the world and era. For an MMO, they would need to focus more attention on the ranching and other activities, and and create a good player-based economy that took bartering into account. If done right, I think it could be quite fun.

However, RDR is the only R* game I was able to get into, and have never enjoyed the GTA games. Ironically, I absolutely love the Saints Row games, most likely due to the ridiculous humor.

Yes, Yes, Yes
Can you imagine if Rockstar made SWTOR?
The $150 preorder statue would have Vader swinging and Luke's hand off in the corner.

Shoddy console ports??
Rockstar started with the PC and still shows us plenty of love. GTA IV on PC smokes the console version.

@HiroProtagonist7

For me, my favorite devs are 1) Rockstar, 2) Bethesda, 3) Crytek

What, no MMO devs? I'm currently playing Vanguard and Darkfall. I can't call Sony and Adventurine favorite devs and all of my old favorite MMO devs are abandoning me with shrinking games and item shops.

What no Bioware? Nope, Mass Effect, Dragon Age don't turn my crank. Don't care for stop-motion strategy where you set it up and watch, pause, reset, watch. Not enough player control for me and it takes more than a choose your own adventure interface to tell a story. Zork was better at it IMHO.

I'm a R* fan though GTA4 and LA Noire were disappointments. An RDR MMO would be great if it were a sandbox, letting the player play all the roles of the characters in the game. From gunslinger to barber to farmer.

Beyond that, bottomline: I'll only play an MMO if I enjoy it. Dev, studio, pub, completely irrelevant.

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