WoW was the first mmo that I ever played, after playing it for some time and having it consume what I thought was too much of my free time I decided to quit. The laptop that I have at the moment cannot support the new Warhammer mmo coming out so I decided that my mmo career was over unless one released on the 360.
While this is not new news, Funcom has previously announced that they will make a version on their Age of Conan mmo in the 360. Personally I am a bit skeptical about an mmo on a console but don't think that Funcom would put in the time or that Microsoft would agree to it if the game was not going to be good. They have already said that the console version will most likely release about 12 months after the PC version which comes out in May (the 20th i believe). This extra time is what they gave themselves in order to change the game to make it console friendly,
MTV Multiplayer on Xbox 360, But Controller Remains Biggest Obstacle , small article about the game for little more info.
The game looks good for the computer so I did some more research, but because they havent yet put all their effort into the 360 version most sites only talk about the PC version of the game. So began to think about the game and make my own assumptions about what they will do with the game, yet some things I'm not sure about.
First off, they have said that they will be modifying the UI for the console, I have planned on buying a mouse and keyboard for the 360 if I played this game, not really sure how an mmo would play with a controller. Do you think it will be keyboard/mouse compatible or that they will change it to make it controller only? I dont see why they would make it controller only but they again you never know.
And second, do you think Funcom will allow console players to be on the same servers as PC players? And if they do allow them to be on the same servers do you think people will be able to play characters from their PC accounts on the 360? My thinking on this is that they will allow players on PCs and consoles to mix because I honestly dont believe that enough 360 players will buy the game to give a high enough population.
And finally, will you consider buying the game. I like mmos but for some reason the thought of one being on a console is a bit weird. I always knew this was coming and that the mmo market was just to large for the consoles to not recognize, but still am hesitant about this game. I realize that it will be some time before we will have enough info on the game to make a decision, but as it is right know, knowing what the PC version is going to bring, would you play this game on the 360?