Pokemon MMO (Better than the others)

Maguspk · 10-09-2008, 11:15 PM

So you know how everybody would really love a Pokemon MMO well I was joking in my office the other day and I jokingly went and looked around trying to find a good example of how crappy they are and actually found one that seemed extremely well done with lots of promise. I've since downloaded it and have been playing for about an hour now. It's surprisingly well done with only a few issues which are due to it still being in development.

The game is here and you can download it.

The details for the update due in Mid-October are here.

Also, I had trouble registering on their forums (didn't get my emails until like 20 minutes ago when I registered yesterday). But the registration for the game is done through the client and is quick and easy.

Post your starter and your in game names if you're going to fool around. I'm near the start just grinding on wilds (trainer battles don't give exp for now).

edit: Screenshots of the UI can be found here.

Not Kuno · 10-09-2008, 11:44 PM

Oh looks cool. I love Johto so being able to start there sounds awesome.

Hiroko · 10-10-2008, 10:06 AM

Meh, this one is okay but it seems really, really buggy compared to what you get play-wise. Also is there no other way to constantly move? I hate this slow moving of your character across the map like a slug or something lol.

Cletis · 10-10-2008, 10:25 AM

downloading it now. valkurm hasnt been kind to me the last few days

ChooChooTrain · 10-10-2008, 10:45 AM

badass.

Maguspk · 10-10-2008, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Hiroko

Meh, this one is okay but it seems really, really buggy compared to what you get play-wise. Also is there no other way to constantly move? I hate this slow moving of your character across the map like a slug or something lol.

The battling is not buggy at all the only thing that is awkward is the movement which should be fixed in the Beta 5 coming (see OP). It's really shaping up well in my opinion, especially when you keep in mind what's there now on the servers is really just for testing purposes of basic functions while the majority of the storyline gameplay itself will be added with the next update (read: All of Johto).

But yeah, in short the movement sucks and is slow and choppy but it's only for the Beta 4.

Akiyama · 10-10-2008, 10:53 AM

Yeah. I remember seeing this and passing on it because at the time, the battling was pretty shitty. I'll give it a look sometime.

Hiroko · 10-10-2008, 11:20 AM

Its really no better than the Pokemon World flash game to be honest lol.

Maguspk · 10-10-2008, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Hiroko

Its really no better than the Pokemon World flash game to be honest lol.

Right, after saying that you lose any credibility you had. You obviously haven't played the two.

Hiroko · 10-10-2008, 03:09 PM

Umm yeah...

No working sound?
Limited to only 4 areas of gameplay currently.
Half of the Pokemon moves learned don't work such as Smokescreen for Charmander, etc.
Character movement is choppy as hell, not fluid in movement at all.
Only items that can be purchased are Pokeballs.
And a billion other issues with it.

Its pretty much a 90% rehash of Pokemon World minus the flashy interface which doesen't even have the smallest things needed like a map integrated. Or anything else for that matter.

As I said, its no better than the offline single player flash game that was on Newgrounds awhile back.

Maguspk · 10-10-2008, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hiroko

Umm yeah...

No working sound?
Limited to only 4 areas of gameplay currently.
Half of the Pokemon moves learned don't work such as Smokescreen for Charmander, etc.
Character movement is choppy as hell, not fluid in movement at all.
Only items that can be purchased are Pokeballs.
And a billion other issues with it.

Its pretty much a 90% rehash of Pokemon World minus the flashy interface which doesen't even have the smallest things needed like a map integrated. Or anything else for that matter.

As I said, its no better than the offline single player flash game that was on Newgrounds awhile back.

First, the offline single player flash you're referring to pales in comparison to the one developed by the people who are working on PokeGlobal currently.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pokemon: Online Revolution

PGR v0.8.2 features:
- Choice of Kanto/Johto/Hoenn/Sinnoh
- All 493 Pokemon
- Full Battle Engine
- Pokemon Centre + Pokemart
- Pokedex, Pokegear
- Quests
- Hidden Locations
- Music

This is already available, this is just an example of what they've got. They already have a working copy of the game done they are just working on getting it into a stable format for online play with multiple users.

Second, the issues you mentioned aren't issues; you're complaining about a lack of material for the most part when the point is, the bones are there and the meat is going to be added this month. Complaints like "Only items that can be purchased are pokeballs" or "Limit of only 4 areas currently" are moot.

If you'd played Pokemon Online the other popular online pokemon game you'd realize it's miles away from what PokeGlobal is projecting. Pokemon Online has glaring issues not aethestic issues like PokeGlobal. Want examples? Your pokemon are randomly replaced by wild pokemon upon logging in extremely often, evolution is bugged and replacing old moves is bugged.

Pokemon World Online has lots of users but it's developer base is pathetically weak, PokeGlobal is without a doubt miles ahead of them. It's a pointless argument though when you aren't going to read the documentation out there and weigh the two sides realistically.

Kaslo · 10-10-2008, 07:28 PM

Battle System is Buggy for Mac >.>

Maguspk · 10-10-2008, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaslo

Battle System is Buggy for Mac >.>

Update your Java installation

DragonCloud64 · 10-10-2008, 08:09 PM

Looks nice, I think ill check it out

Kaslo · 10-10-2008, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maguspk

Update your Java installation

Nope still buggy

Maguspk · 10-11-2008, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaslo

Nope still buggy

Well it's a Java application so it's not because you're running a mac there is something wrong with your Java installation. I'd say uninstall and reinstall fresh. If you could be more specific on how it's buggy I might be able to suggest a solution.

Teppo · 10-11-2008, 06:49 AM

I wanna see a 3-D Pokemon MMO <,< run around and do battles in almost real time. Ingame clock; literally take time to get to places; the whole works :3

Oh well, one can dream.

Hiroko · 10-11-2008, 09:34 AM

Would be really interesting if it was a first party title. Styled along the lines of something like Ragnarok 2.

Guyverarmor · 10-11-2008, 10:07 AM

I downloaded it. Granted only has limited areas, I like the way it is set up and way battle system works... I hope they put alot more into it

Kaslo · 10-11-2008, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maguspk

Well it's a Java application so it's not because you're running a mac there is something wrong with your Java installation. I'd say uninstall and reinstall fresh. If you could be more specific on how it's buggy I might be able to suggest a solution.

It's probably because I'm not running leopard and thus can't get the latest java upgrade

Phla · 10-11-2008, 02:27 PM

started playing yesterday, seems pretty decent from the start, and it can only get better from here. only things i don't like is the lack of items / lack of battle animations / kind of slow movement, but they're fixing these next update i believe right?

Maguspk · 10-11-2008, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Phla

started playing yesterday, seems pretty decent from the start, and it can only get better from here. only things i don't like is the lack of items / lack of battle animations / kind of slow movement, but they're fixing these next update i believe right?

Yup all of those should be fixed apparently.

A 3D Pokemon MMO would be so perfect, the universe is practically begging to be an MMO. You basically carry around 6 Pokemon at a time, and just like in the games have access to a PC in various important locations in order to change your team. Types would still be extant and they'd be everywhere in gameplay. During fights against a Legendary Zapdos you'll want everybody in your Guild/Linkshell to be using something like a Rock Type to provide maximum benefits of offensive/defensive capabilities. All the in game functions such as Move Tutoring and Trading Pokemon would also remain intact.

Gathering Resources such as Berries/Stones/Fossils/Items(loot from more sentient type Pokemon) these could then be crafted in addition to used without being crafted.

Note: The above would utilize various Pokemon techniques such as burning down a tree or moving a boulder with Strength to get to areas you needed to.

Terrain Navigation: Fly/Surf would both be used. You'd be able to use Fly outside battle with pokemon large enough to ride on such as a fully evolved Pidgey (Pidgeot). You'd also be able to navigate across water using a large enough Pokemon who knows Surf, after a certain level.

Leveling Up: Pokemon would have individual levels while the trainer would have a more general level based on his quests completed and badges collected/trainers beaten. This would allow people to choose a variety of ways of playing the game. You could choose PvE (gyms/wild pokemon) or PvP (other trainers) as your main sources of experience gain.

PvP: Very obviously, it'd be trainer versus trainer battles including but not limited to 2v2 and perhaps more, such as 3v3.

PvE Legendary (Rare types): You'd be able to fight wild monsters alone and more powerful pokemon such as Legendaries and very rare types like Dragons with larger groups of people as a source of experience and loot. Also, these Pokemon would be catchable but would be very difficult to beat and requires large scale cooperation so that they were more like trophies than a necessary item in end-game.

God, they need to just fucking do this. I hate Nintendo everytime I think about this.

Beckwin · 10-12-2008, 12:38 AM

magus, I don't see anything in what you wrote about wiggling a wiimote. don't get mad at nintendo when you don't even account for waggling

10-09-2008, 11:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Maguspk Rukenshin Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 5,009	Pokemon MMO (Better than the others) So you know how everybody would really love a Pokemon MMO well I was joking in my office the other day and I jokingly went and looked around trying to find a good example of how crappy they are and actually found one that seemed extremely well done with lots of promise. I've since downloaded it and have been playing for about an hour now. It's surprisingly well done with only a few issues which are due to it still being in development. The game is here and you can download it. The details for the update due in Mid-October are here. Also, I had trouble registering on their forums (didn't get my emails until like 20 minutes ago when I registered yesterday). But the registration for the game is done through the client and is quick and easy. Post your starter and your in game names if you're going to fool around. I'm near the start just grinding on wilds (trainer battles don't give exp for now). edit: Screenshots of the UI can be found here.

10-09-2008, 11:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Not Kuno The God Damn Kuno Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 8,374	Oh looks cool. I love Johto so being able to start there sounds awesome. __________________ I can't tell you who I am. But I sure as hell can tell you who I'm not.

10-10-2008, 10:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
Hiroko Sea Torques Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: ROAM Posts: 698	Meh, this one is okay but it seems really, really buggy compared to what you get play-wise. Also is there no other way to constantly move? I hate this slow moving of your character across the map like a slug or something lol. __________________

10-10-2008, 10:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
Cletis Relic Weapons Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ohio Posts: 319	downloading it now. valkurm hasnt been kind to me the last few days __________________ blog 75rdm -.- 75mnk^^ 75nin :O 75brd @_@ 75sam(O.o)/

10-10-2008, 10:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
ChooChooTrain Hydra Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 117	badass. __________________

10-10-2008, 10:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
Akiyama Cake Master Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The cake-making moon. Posts: 7,146	Yeah. I remember seeing this and passing on it because at the time, the battling was pretty shitty. I'll give it a look sometime. __________________

10-10-2008, 11:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
Hiroko Sea Torques Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: ROAM Posts: 698	Its really no better than the Pokemon World flash game to be honest lol. __________________

10-10-2008, 03:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
Hiroko Sea Torques Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: ROAM Posts: 698	Umm yeah... No working sound? Limited to only 4 areas of gameplay currently. Half of the Pokemon moves learned don't work such as Smokescreen for Charmander, etc. Character movement is choppy as hell, not fluid in movement at all. Only items that can be purchased are Pokeballs. And a billion other issues with it. Its pretty much a 90% rehash of Pokemon World minus the flashy interface which doesen't even have the smallest things needed like a map integrated. Or anything else for that matter. As I said, its no better than the offline single player flash game that was on Newgrounds awhile back. __________________

10-10-2008, 07:28 PM	#12 (permalink)
Kaslo Sea Torques Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 840	Battle System is Buggy for Mac >.> __________________

10-10-2008, 08:09 PM	#14 (permalink)
DragonCloud64 Relic Weapons Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Internets Posts: 399	Looks nice, I think ill check it out __________________

10-11-2008, 06:49 AM	#17 (permalink)
Teppo Melee Summoner Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 42	I wanna see a 3-D Pokemon MMO <,< run around and do battles in almost real time. Ingame clock; literally take time to get to places; the whole works :3 Oh well, one can dream.

10-11-2008, 09:34 AM	#18 (permalink)
Hiroko Sea Torques Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: ROAM Posts: 698	Would be really interesting if it was a first party title. Styled along the lines of something like Ragnarok 2. __________________

10-11-2008, 02:27 PM	#21 (permalink)
Phla Relic Weapons Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Paramus, NJ Posts: 314	started playing yesterday, seems pretty decent from the start, and it can only get better from here. only things i don't like is the lack of items / lack of battle animations / kind of slow movement, but they're fixing these next update i believe right?

10-12-2008, 12:38 AM	#23 (permalink)
Beckwin Nidhogg Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,768	magus, I don't see anything in what you wrote about wiggling a wiimote. don't get mad at nintendo when you don't even account for waggling __________________

10-12-2008, 02:13 AM	#24 (permalink)
Maguspk Rukenshin Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 5,009