GDC09: Marvel getting involved in Gazillion's MMO with art and writers

If it follows the same idea of meet and work with the real heroes I think i'd rather play this.

i would quit WOW if there was a decent marvel universe mmo

I don't think there's enough superheroes in that picture. Needs at least 30,000 more.
Lazy artists

I can't see an MMO based on Marvel or DC being any good. People who play in those universes would want to BE Spiderman or Wolverine or whoever. But that won't be the case. They will be their own superhero.
Only way I can see it having a remote chance is:
- If they were to promise to start featuring heroes from the game in comics themselves. Either camo appearances or a full blown series for top hero at the end of every year or something. But then that only benefits the hardcore, the casual player won't care about that cause he knows he won't ever play enough.
- Allow GMs to control actual heros or villains from Marvels Universe. The key here is allowing players to interact with actual heroes from the series. Not dumb AI or static heroes standing on the corner while innocents are being beat down one block away waiting for Captain Nobody to save them. This will make players feel more immersed int he universe. Then of course you would run into problems if the GMs don't "act" out the characters well, purists to the comics will complain.

Don't get me wrong, i will more than likely try it. I love MMOs. But I see it as an uphill battle to place players in a world with thousands (had to increase this estimate after that pic) of established, bad-ass superheroes. And they are, well, nobody.

Where's that image from? I'd love to see a high res version.

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