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Is perma-death in MMO games a good idea? Poll

Discussion in 'MMORPG' started by Supernatural, Dec 25, 2011.

Is perma-death a good idea?

  1. Absolutely

    3 vote(s)
    7.9%
  2. No way!

    7 vote(s)
    18.4%
  3. Maybe... if it was done right.

    28 vote(s)
    73.7%
  1. Supernatural

    Supernatural LiveStreamer Ogre Veteran

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    Is perma-death in MMO games a good idea?

    In mine opinion it depends of the actual game, it really needs to be thought trough really good if they want everything to run out fine :)

    What do you think?
     
  2. Kingsfield

    Kingsfield Taken a Room in the Pit The Pit

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    I often really like te idea, prevents newbies from being overpowered by hardcore gamers. But i choose the third option because it is soooo damn frustrating when you lose all your progress!
     
  3. Webber

    Webber Ogre King Ogre Veteran

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    I voted maybe. Perma death would be cool if there were no way for cheap deaths.
     
  4. Noche

    Noche Don't feed the troll! Ogre Veteran

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    I'm not really a fan. It's really awful when all that hard work goes down the drain.
     
  5. Thedarkboy

    Thedarkboy Anime Geek Ogre Veteran

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    I voted for maybe.. I think that it depends on what game it is and game modes.
     
  6. MMOWiz

    MMOWiz Ogre Extraordinaire Ogre Veteran

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    maybe, who wants to spend on a game to leave permanently?
     
  7. Suruza

    Suruza Big Bad Ogre The Pit

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    Perma-death should be a feature reserved for a subscription-only server separate from the primary servers of a game. Only hardcore gamers would be able to fully appreciate such a feature, so I think they should be the only ones who are allowed to enjoy it.
     
  8. Joker

    Joker Ogre Hall of Fame Ogre Veteran

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    No way. Leaving a game forever over dying would suck.
     
  9. Aaddron

    Aaddron Moderator Staff Member GameOgre Moderator

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    I think perma-death is a niche feature that's nice to have as long as it's optional.
     
  10. GameOgreVideos

    GameOgreVideos Game Ogre YouTube Channel GameOgre Developer

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    What he said :)
     
  11. Drama

    Drama Clubbed with The Big Club

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    It honestly depends how it is implemented.

    A massive MMORPG such as WoW or RS? No ridiculous.

    Some people have proposed stat resets for rs upon death as well. That is too much. Saying RS has about 50k-75k hours of gameplay to FULLY max out.
     
  12. Supernatural

    Supernatural LiveStreamer Ogre Veteran

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  13. nheL03

    nheL03 Brute

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    Agree, and its depend on what kind of game also
     
  14. Crownknight

    Crownknight Ogre Hall of Fame Royal Ogre

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    A game should have perma death only if players want that feature.
     
  15. InvisibleMan

    InvisibleMan Ogre Newling

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    Definitely! Although I will say that you need to make sure that the player's character can't die due to the player losing his internet connection.
     
  16. Joker

    Joker Ogre Hall of Fame Ogre Veteran

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    No way. There are too many variable such as lag that can cost you for nothing.
     
  17. m0nkeysensei

    m0nkeysensei MMORPGer

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    Realm of the mad gods does permadeath right. The more time you have to put into getting a character up to a level where it is fun the less I actually want a permadeath system. With RotMG you can get from lvl 1 to max in an hour if you understand the game yet you can also die at any point during that time and have to start over. It's simplicity in leveling is what makes RotMG an acceptable if not enjoyable permadeath system.
     
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    wigburld BamBam

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    Origins of Malu is a new sci-fi MMO, powered by BigWorld Indie, that features perma-death.
     
  19. Shade_Koopa

    Shade_Koopa MMORPG Addict The Pit

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    Perma-Death can very annoying or very fun. Thought, i don't think i've seen a game that has this system quite down yet.
     
  20. elyono58

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    Depends how you do it..if you do it like in Realm of the mad god it can very good. In realm of the mad god when you die thats pretty much when you unlock the next class and / or gain fame & such
     

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