JamieSI Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/10594/interplay-could-develop-fallout-6-if-bethesda-refuses-to-allow-fallout-mmo-release Interplay says that it could end up developing Fallout 6 if Bethesda prevents it from releasing Fallout Online, as the sale of the IP will be terminated if it isn't allowed to continue with development. If this is the outcome from the ongoing legal battles, Bethesda will only be allowed to develop one more Fallout says Interplay. Would you like to see Interplay return to the series, or would you rather Bethesda continue with future sequels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihilisaurus Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 I want obsidian to run the show, TBH. They showed they can do a proper Fallout with depth and story in New Vegas. Interplay hasn't done a proper fallout since FO2 (tactics, good or not, doesn't qualify as it doesn't give you much freedom, there is one outcome for each mission and a few ways to reach it). As for Beth... Well FO3 is good but it misses the whole 200 years between the nuclear apocalypse and the game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnidentifiedFlyingTard Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 (edited) This is interesting. Edited January 21, 2011 by UnidentifiedFlyingTard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted1744345User Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 I would want whichever company that does a better job to develop the next Fallout game. I'm really hoping that an MMO would get finished, but is at least in-depth as New Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyMilla Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 It's an interesting article for sure, but I think Interplay' reasoning is pretty twisted. From what I read, the situation is: a) They sold the rights to the Fallout franchise on the condition that they would retain the right to develop an MMO within a certain period of time. If they did not develop a Fallout based MMO within that period, their development rights would be forfeit.b) Bethesda claims that they did not start the actual development process and for this reason they lost their right to develop a Fallout MMO. There is a lawsuit to settle this issue.c) Now Interplay says that by claiming that Interplay failed to live up to their obligation under the contract Bethesda is obstructing their efforts to develop the MMO, and for this reason, if Bethesda succeeds, this will invalidate the contract about the sale of the franchise. An interesting rationale indeed. It seems to me that Interplay is grasping at straws. And to answer the OP's question: From what I saw of the Fallout series so far, I prefer Bethesda's approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quetzlsacatanango Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Interplay as we remember it from the orignal fallouts doesn't exist anymore, and I agree with LadyMilla.Beth bought the IP, case closed. As part of the deal, they licensed the IP back to Interplay, with a time limit set on development, which has nothing to do with the transfer of ownership (IANAL, YMMV, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatalmasterpiece Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Hope we never see a Fallout MMO... running around a radiated wasteland with shouts popping every second "LFG Vault 21 pls" or "WTS BoS Power Armor 10k pst plz" would just... well I don't need to go on... I have to agree that Bethesda did a better job. New Vegas was alright but Obsidian didn't really create the feeling and autmosphere that Fallout 3 did in the DC Wasteland. It actually felt like my character was struggling to survive on a journey, while Vegas just kind of felt like a romp through a messed up sandbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobusan33 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 While there are many objections I have to an MMO in general, my main objection would be the dilution of the story depth for an individual. Once anything becomes MMO is invariably suffers the two downfalls; Evercrack's gotta collect it all equipment hunting/quest tick sheet and World of Warcraft's let's all get together and roll play, cause a quest shared with others is better! The interplay between people may be captivating for some people, but I don't really wanna play with others it ruins my quick escapes and complicates things needlessly. I sincerely hope the fallout of all of this is: if an MMO does emerge Bethesda or Obsidian or both can make independently or concurrently more stand alone RPGs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMA Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 First, did someone release Fallout 4 while I was working on FNV? I think they mean that Beth could still have F4, but since they have not even started on that, if Interplay is serious then they will not even allow that. As for the legal issues it is simple:1) There was a contract that gave the Intellectual Property (IP) to Bethesda for money and the right to make the Fallout MMO.2) Bethesda is interfering with the process of making the MMO3) If Bethesda does not win that suit, then they will have invalidated the conditions of the sale (#1) 4) If Bethesda is found in breach of contract then the IP will return to Interplay So basically, Interplay just told Bethesda to back off once and for all. Bethesda has been losing the legal encounters lately and it is very likely that they will do just that. They will take another month and announce they are dropping the suit (unless they really have a few aces up their sleeve - because so far they have nothing). As for Obsidian handing it. I think that it should be a team effort. Let Obsidian make the toolset (NWN2 toolset was the best) and handle the storyline, dialogue, and quest design. Bethesda should handles the actual implementation as their management and teams are much better. From a technical standpoint FNV is terrible compared to F3 (most of the assets and engine were already done), but is much better in the RPG (but even here all the quest bugs hurt it considerably). So teaming up they could actually make something to set the bar for years to come. It will not happen, but it would be the best we could hope for. Could Interplay do a better job? No one can know. We would have to take a look at their current abilities and that is not possible. While I do not like MMOs myself, if there were ever one that I would be interested in working on, or playing, it would be a Fallout MMO. I agree about the usual MMO crap (bubbles, hacking safe zones, etc.) being a major obstacle to getting an actual Fallout experience. I expect something more along the lines of Fallout Tactics, rather than F1/F2. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimsishere Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 If Bethesda were to team up with Interplay (not likely) The MMO were to be a joint operation, it would probably be one of the best games? (MMO, of course!) This is the ideal roles of the companies. Bethesda: Engine and Graphics, etc.Obsidian: Storyline and sketches.Interplay: Hosting the MMORPG on some servers!Now your talkin! But that is very unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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