Questionable Questing

Imabot

Death game were families will have send money so players could pay for macro transactions to give their trapped loved ones chance of survival.

Plotvitalnpc

Kayaba's an insane fanboy visionary in this scenario, not a whore for whales.

Imabot

But he isn't owner of the license. Piranha Games won't pass on opportunity to milk that delicious VR MMO revenue and will demand to design game in such way people will...have choice to use money so archive Sense or pride and accomplishment with some totally not pay to win surprise mechanic.

Plotvitalnpc

Yeah, but he managed to sneak in a 'it kills people' feature in canon, so I assume he could sneak out the 'it demands sacrifices of shekels' feature in this.

Imabot

Or...After Death Game fiasco Micro transaction will become so hated they will be officially and legally banned forever all over the world. And so Kayaba archived his true goal why he turned his magnum opus into death trap.

Plotvitalnpc

"All I really wanted was for people to love battletech like I do, and not treat it as a reason to sell shitty lootboxes."
"People demonized battletech too, dude."

Imabot

But seriously. Battle tech VR game sounds awesome...but how to simulate complex politic of Inner Sphere that's is BT universe and make it still fit MMO gaming experience.

Imabot

There is no solid goal like reaching 100th floor to get out.

Plotvitalnpc

The goal is the establishment of player control over the inner sphere, with an RL human sitting in a throne on terra.

Imabot

So Players will be Claners during Clan Invasion? Or trying to gain influence when Inner Sphere was collapsing during chaos caused by Word of Blake Jihad?

Plotvitalnpc

Oh god, if Kayaba was actually a fan of the Dark Ages era...

Imabot

BTW while we at Giant robots. I once thought how would SAO crossover with Muv-Luv Alternative work. Defeating BETA would be key to leaving the game.

Imabot

But it can't be done with just Brute Force. Players would need to protect resources, facilities and repel BETA skirmishes so mankind can prepare for final battle. Then...well few possible endings. Few Lucky players might leave game though Alternative V Plan if they get selected ( Might be great way to create conflicts between some groups of players)

Plotvitalnpc

I know exactly 0 things about muvluv.

Imabot

Ah. Shame.

Imabot

Anyway. If Kyaba is true BT fan he would probably go for Clan Invasion Era. It's most popular and liked Era.

Imabot

Players as Clanners would fit. A smaller group with acces to more powerful but more limited resources that must be carefully bargained on how much they want to use to accomplish something. Clans would fit as Character Creation and levelling up system being replaced or combined with hierarchy were rank is given trough accomplishments and provide other benefits.

Plotvitalnpc

Dude's insane, don't put it past him to have some weirdo interests like Dark Ages or late third succession war.

Alternatively, the game could progress through the actual timeline from like...3020 to 3142, somehow.

Imabot

Also it would fit QQ mentality because Claners like to have casual sex.

Plotvitalnpc

Heh