Massively Multiplayer: Gaming In The New Millennium

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What's your guess?

I actually have two: My first one is Bill Gates or another major Microsoft figure dying; the other is the Sapphire flopping big-time, or as DocBrown put it:

Gonna call it right now: the Sapphire becomes the WiiU of TTL, and Sony loses out on the formatting wars for a second time


Aside from that, 2007 is going to be...interesting, to say the least. The anime update has been teased, as has the aftermath of the Islamabad terrorist attacks and the events at North Carolina State.

And more optimistically, the hype builds for Necromancy and other great games I can't help but be impatient for.
 
I see Segapple winning this generation with the Xbox2 in two and Nintendo falling hard with both problem from the PS3 and the Wii U : Aka the higher price of them all with nothing really new (Comparate to the ITwin) like the WII U . Ironically, the Xbox 2 will be the one withe highest support from the third developper .

Like the Wii U, nintendo will only have themselves here .
 
HOLY CRAP!!!
Meaty and eventful update...ok, where to start?
Necrocracy sounds epic AF! Please tell me the Undead President of the World was actually Zombie Abe Lincoln! I mean his speech was a pretty clear paraphrase of the Gettysburg Address, so it would fit.

My prediction for the forthcoming drama is either the XBox 2 has the OTL 360's failure problems at a much higher rate, leading to people dropping it like a hot potato....or the Nintendo Sapphire (feels weird for me to say that since I'm calling SEGA's BluRay console the Sapphire in my TL) might be TTL's Saturn: great specs but it's a royal pain to program for.

Looks like Apple is scooping not only the Switch's JoyCons, but the PS4-Vita connectivity as well! What are the official names for those things anyway? "iTwin Controllers"? "Apple Motion Controls"? "iCons"?
Will the iPhone 2 have the iPlay controls built in? Unify everything into one device?

According to the Xbox 2's launch post, about 4% of them will actually get the rrod and take about 3-5 years to happen. Considering how small that is in comparison to otl's 54% failure rate, Microsoft might be less inclined to fix the problem.
 
Great update! ITTL’s B&W sounds interesting. RIP OTL’s Starters and Arceus but ITTL’s starters are unique and sound pretty awesome.
Also very ominous, I have a bad feeling about this... Could Nintendo fall? Hope not.
Apple seems to be in the strongest situation atm but could they screw up with the iTwin?
TBH it could really be any of them - though Nintendo is looking more likely.
Can’t wait for the next update, you guys are really keeping us on our toes!
 
Well it wouldn't be exactly surprising if Nintendo-Sony screw up this generation given that, in hindsight, the Wii was a pretty serious stagnation on Nintendo's part and the PS3 was by far the weakest of Sony's consoles. But I'm also sort of expecting that it will turn out there is an even bigger bug than the RROD in the Xbox 2 or it will turn out Steve Jobs isn't as smart as he thinks he is, at least with regards to making games consoles...

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Well it wouldn't be exactly surprising if Nintendo-Sony screw up this generation given that, in hindsight, the Wii was a pretty serious stagnation on Nintendo's part and the PS3 was by far the weakest of Sony's consoles. But I'm also sort of expecting that it will turn out there is an even bigger bug than the RROD in the Xbox 2 or it will turn out Steve Jobs isn't as smart as he thinks he is, at least with regards to making games consoles...

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As far as apple goes, I can see the iPhone being compatible with ipod play games being the breaking point for what considered oversaturation of the ipod line.
 
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*A game trailer begins with decrepit looking city-dwellers making their way through a cyberpunk-styled city. They look terrified, as gunshots ring out and people scream in terror. Some policemen are beating down a few of the city dwellers who couldn't get away, but something is different about them... the policemen begin to rip the city dwellers literally apart, and upon closer inspection, we can see that the policemen are zombies. One of them stops tearing apart his victim to look right into the camera, and a grim but authoritative voice begins to give a speech, forming the narration for the trailer as more action plays out on screen.*

Four score and seven years ago, the Great Plague swept across the world..

*Scenes of chaos and apocalypse play out as the continents of the world are shown being overtaken by blackness. The lights begin to go out everywhere.*

And it is called the Great Plague because it brought forth a great change for mankind.

*The lights gradually begin to come back on as many among the billions of dead are seen rising from their graves to re-assume the dominant position on the planet.*

A change that wrenched control of this world away from the living...

*The survivors of the apocalypse are seen emerging from their shelters, only to be overrun by the new zombie race.*

And gave it to its rightful owners... those without life, those without a need to reproduce or to consume.

*Other undead beings, including skeletons, vampires, and even ghosts, are seen inhabiting the new cities of the dead. Those who still live are either killed and eaten or become the slaves in a new world order.*

We are the dead, and we survive because we feed only when we choose to.

*A few human survivors are shown eking out a living, under the constant watch of their undead masters.*

We do not breed. We are above the base instincts of the living.

*A man and a woman are seen holding each other passionately in a small, cramped room, kissing intensely. It's implied that they are the main characters of the game, as we also see them picking up guns and killing zombies, while also helping and protecting younger and weaker humans.*

This world has been transformed, and it is because the old order has died and we have risen to take its place!

*Gameplay footage is now shown, the game is a first-person shooter where the player patrols both the cities and the wastes, killing the undead and collecting loot and experience points to become stronger.*

We keep the humans alive only to show our superiority!

*Another cutscene is shown, depicting a zombie tearing a bone from a human body and using it to finish off its owner. The protagonist crouches behind a corner, watching as a ghoul tears an old man apart, before emerging and blowing the head off the ghoul.*

Life is the enemy!

*A brief conversation is shown between a group of humans in the undercity, taking up their weapons on a mission to free a human held captive by a gang of vampires, who are shown living a decadent existence as they feed on captive humans.*

And we have inherited the earth.

*More gameplay footage is shown, depicting the game's conversation tree and power-up systems, showing a game that's somewhat of a hybrid between Knights Of The Old Republic and Fallout 3. It's halfway between an RPG and a shooter, and combines the action of a first-person Resident Evil styled game with the character interactions and customization of a Bioware RPG classic.*

We dead have not died in vain... we have died to become something greater than we ever were when we were afflicted with the curse of life!

*A horde of zombie shock troops are shown raiding a border town, inflicting great death with a combination of gunfire and flesh-tearing as humans flee in terror.*

The world is ours, and the living shall know true fear...

*A rapid-fire cutscene montage is shown, depicting the protagonist on a series of missions and concluding with him and his female companion descending into a terrifying underground tunnel filled not only with zombies and ghouls, but some of the most fearsome beasts imaginable, implied to be twisted cross-hybrids of the living and the dead, living creatures grafted with dead flesh to become walking torture chambers of pure nightmarish agony. One of these creatures, a massive beast the size of a school bus, skitters toward the protagonist at incredible speed, tanking everything fired at it before filling the entire screen with a horrifying screech.*

In a world of the dead, by the dead...

*The speaker is now revealed to be the president of the world, standing in the chamber of Congress. It's another zombie, wearing a suit and tie, and he looks up at the camera as he finishes his speech.*

And for the dead.

*The game's logo is shown.*

NECROCRACY

I like idea of having easter eggs on each level that show the twisted pop culture of the global zombie socity. For instants we have new stands that display comics with undead parodys of super heros. Also we have tv that play traliers for zombie Like a twisted zombie verison of disney movies. I also like the idea of a level in a zombie staduim where you fight a zombie football star as the boss or a level set during a zombie comic convection where you shoot a bunch of zombie cosplayers
 
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I can see the reason behind your signature now.


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*A game trailer begins with decrepit looking city-dwellers making their way through a cyberpunk-styled city. They look terrified, as gunshots ring out and people scream in terror. Some policemen are beating down a few of the city dwellers who couldn't get away, but something is different about them... the policemen begin to rip the city dwellers literally apart, and upon closer inspection, we can see that the policemen are zombies. One of them stops tearing apart his victim to look right into the camera, and a grim but authoritative voice begins to give a speech, forming the narration for the trailer as more action plays out on screen.*

Four score and seven years ago, the Great Plague swept across the world..

*Scenes of chaos and apocalypse play out as the continents of the world are shown being overtaken by blackness. The lights begin to go out everywhere.*

And it is called the Great Plague because it brought forth a great change for mankind.

*The lights gradually begin to come back on as many among the billions of dead are seen rising from their graves to re-assume the dominant position on the planet.*

A change that wrenched control of this world away from the living...

*The survivors of the apocalypse are seen emerging from their shelters, only to be overrun by the new zombie race.*

And gave it to its rightful owners... those without life, those without a need to reproduce or to consume.

*Other undead beings, including skeletons, vampires, and even ghosts, are seen inhabiting the new cities of the dead. Those who still live are either killed and eaten or become the slaves in a new world order.*

We are the dead, and we survive because we feed only when we choose to.

*A few human survivors are shown eking out a living, under the constant watch of their undead masters.*

We do not breed. We are above the base instincts of the living.

*A man and a woman are seen holding each other passionately in a small, cramped room, kissing intensely. It's implied that they are the main characters of the game, as we also see them picking up guns and killing zombies, while also helping and protecting younger and weaker humans.*

This world has been transformed, and it is because the old order has died and we have risen to take its place!

*Gameplay footage is now shown, the game is a first-person shooter where the player patrols both the cities and the wastes, killing the undead and collecting loot and experience points to become stronger.*

We keep the humans alive only to show our superiority!

*Another cutscene is shown, depicting a zombie tearing a bone from a human body and using it to finish off its owner. The protagonist crouches behind a corner, watching as a ghoul tears an old man apart, before emerging and blowing the head off the ghoul.*

Life is the enemy!

*A brief conversation is shown between a group of humans in the undercity, taking up their weapons on a mission to free a human held captive by a gang of vampires, who are shown living a decadent existence as they feed on captive humans.*

And we have inherited the earth.

*More gameplay footage is shown, depicting the game's conversation tree and power-up systems, showing a game that's somewhat of a hybrid between Knights Of The Old Republic and Fallout 3. It's halfway between an RPG and a shooter, and combines the action of a first-person Resident Evil styled game with the character interactions and customization of a Bioware RPG classic.*

We dead have not died in vain... we have died to become something greater than we ever were when we were afflicted with the curse of life!

*A horde of zombie shock troops are shown raiding a border town, inflicting great death with a combination of gunfire and flesh-tearing as humans flee in terror.*

The world is ours, and the living shall know true fear...

*A rapid-fire cutscene montage is shown, depicting the protagonist on a series of missions and concluding with him and his female companion descending into a terrifying underground tunnel filled not only with zombies and ghouls, but some of the most fearsome beasts imaginable, implied to be twisted cross-hybrids of the living and the dead, living creatures grafted with dead flesh to become walking torture chambers of pure nightmarish agony. One of these creatures, a massive beast the size of a school bus, skitters toward the protagonist at incredible speed, tanking everything fired at it before filling the entire screen with a horrifying screech.*

In a world of the dead, by the dead...

*The speaker is now revealed to be the president of the world, standing in the chamber of Congress. It's another zombie, wearing a suit and tie, and he looks up at the camera as he finishes his speech.*

And for the dead.

*The game's logo is shown.*

NECROCRACY

I like idea of having easter eggs on each level that show the twisted pop culture of the global zombie socity. For instants we have new stands that display comics with undead parodys of super heros. Also we have tv that play traliers for zombie Like a twisted zombie verison of disney movies. I also like the idea of a level in a zombie staduim where you fight a zombie football star as the boss or a level set during a zombie comic convection where you shoot a bunch of zombie cosplayers

Is this canon, or is this just a suggested idea. If it does not have the approval of the writers, I'd take it down. If it is canon, nice job.
 
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I can see the reason behind your signature now.

Actually, lithium-ion battery fires do happen, and it's not utterly inconceivable that some manufacturing error, combined with a poor design, could result in an Apple iTwin that explodes randomly. I was thinking what technical screwup could cause an entire video game console to not just fail in the market but destroy a company, and that would do it.
 
Actually, lithium-ion battery fires do happen, and it's not utterly inconceivable that some manufacturing error, combined with a poor design, could result in an Apple iTwin that explodes randomly. I was thinking what technical screwup could cause an entire video game console to not just fail in the market but destroy a company, and that would do it.

...And there’s the reason! Now it both makes sense!
 
...And there’s the reason! Now it both makes sense!
I personally disagree. I still think it may be either Nintendo or Xbox, leaning towards Nintendo. This TL was never stated as a Nintendo-wank or anything. Just different, but similar to OTL. Sega still leaves the console business, the Great Recession will still happen, Justice League still becomes a movie, just at different times and for different reasons. That said, around this time OTL, Sony released a console that was less popular than Xbox, and Nintendo slid into 3rd place, which was further cemented with the WiiU, so the Sapphire could and probably will be the WiiU or PS3 of TTL.
 
I personally disagree. I still think it may be either Nintendo or Xbox, leaning towards Nintendo. This TL was never stated as a Nintendo-wank or anything. Just different, but similar to OTL. Sega still leaves the console business, the Great Recession will still happen, Justice League still becomes a movie, just at different times and for different reasons. That said, around this time OTL, Sony released a console that was less popular than Xbox, and Nintendo slid into 3rd place, which was further cemented with the WiiU, so the Sapphire could and probably will be the WiiU or PS3 of TTL.
True...the whole "unexpected but devastating fall" line was written from an ITTL perspective...so what seems catastrophic to them might not be that bad by our standards.
 
Okay, this is borderline conspiracy theory level stuff, but I have a hunch that the "unexpected but devastating fall" is not because of console related stuff.

I think we're going to have a repeat of what happened near the end of Player Two Start and someone is going to die.
 
Okay, this is borderline conspiracy theory level stuff, but I have a hunch that the "unexpected but devastating fall" is not because of console related stuff.

I think we're going to have a repeat of what happened near the end of Player Two Start and someone is going to die.

Really? That would make sense. The death of Shigeru Miyamoto did impact Nintendo ITTL. But, this raises a lot of questions:

  • Who'll die? From what I can tell, Bill Gates, Reggie Fils-Aime, and the other heads aren't suffering any medical problems that can logically lead to death. And Steve Job's tumor was removed, so he's most likely not going to have that problem.
  • How will they die? As I said, there doesn't seem to be any medical problems on the top heads of the gaming industry. We could pull a Shigeru Miyamoto and kill him off via accident, but that seems cheap at a writing point of view and makes their death seem unjustified.
  • What effect will this have on the gaming industry itself? This is kind of based on the first question, but I think this should also be considered. How will this affect the gaming industry? Will they actually improve from this loss or will it almost kill them off?
All in all, it's an interesting idea in concept. However, I find myself doubting that this will be done again.
 
Really? That would make sense. The death of Shigeru Miyamoto did impact Nintendo ITTL. But, this raises a lot of questions:

  • Who'll die?
  • How will they die?
  • What effect will this have on the gaming industry itself?
And now I come out and say what I was afraid to say due to it possibly being a stretch: I think it's going to be Steve Jobs.

I find it a wee too convenient that he went into full remission after getting the tumor removed.
 
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