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Ian Morbius
Robby Altair Corporation
#1 - 2014-05-07 22:51:04 UTC
Oculus VR CEO sees potential for an MMO with "a billion people" in virtual reality

"Do you want to build a platform that has a billion users on it, or only 10, 20, or 50 million?"
Oculus VR CEO Brendan Iribe

So,... the first milestone is 10,000,000 users?

Must be nice to having a CEO grounded in reality. It is nice, but not every company is that lucky.
Webvan
All Kill No Skill
#2 - 2014-05-07 23:48:41 UTC
Yeah... this is pretty much a completely bogus claim. They call about everything an mmo these days. By the time the server tech and internet backbone is capable of such a thing, for a true mmo, OR will be long outdated and replaced by some other technology and/or company leading the way. Decades out. This is just marketing bs, far from technically achievable anytime soon.

I'm in it for the money

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F12
Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#3 - 2014-05-07 23:59:19 UTC  |  Edited by: Doc Fury
Mebbee when when it's more like this:

..and less like this:

☼

There's a million angry citizens looking down their tubes..at me.
Jonthrei Scytale
Okami Syndicate
#4 - 2014-05-08 00:06:17 UTC
Steve Jobs 2.0
Bischopt
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2014-05-08 00:10:29 UTC
Eve Online is proof that the better an MMO is, the fewer players it has.

So an MMO with a billion players is going to be something bad. Free-to-play, easy, friendly and super accessible (that's the hottest word in the gaming industry btw). That's just something we're not ready for. You buy furniture for your virtual house with virtual currency that you buy with real currency while inviting your friends over and... I'd rather just shoot people in space.
Commissar Kate
Kesukka
#6 - 2014-05-08 00:18:09 UTC
Doc Fury wrote:
Mebbee when when it's more like this:

..and less like this:


Full capsuleer style or GTFO. Lol

-k8

My Fanclub
Webvan
All Kill No Skill
#7 - 2014-05-08 00:37:30 UTC
Doc Fury wrote:
Mebbee when when it's more like this:

Yeah, retina projection and nerve stimulation. Even then, currently just a log-in server couldn't handle such a load let alone the network layer of the typical mmo game server code. And the more players you add to an area, the greater the server and bandwidth usage goes up - 'exponentially'. Then you get stuck with limitations to the code vs. performance. So technically, most server code can handle say 64k players (UDP/IP), but at a cost of being very... sloshy. Like, you would see other players running backwards in game, running in circles, flying through the air etc. So then you need to divide server worlds, just to handle the code vs. language limitations vs. the server hardware vs. network infrastructure. So theoretically there could be a game with 1B players, but it would be spread out to different servers, even different regional locations most likely, all rather independent. If there were even 1B people interested in such a thing...

Id say, currently the only real solution to a large scale mmo (or mmo like) would be through altered reality play. Such as like with Ingress. That's a recent Google game, and they will most likely integrate it into some version of Google Glass most likely. More practical application under the current limitations.

I'm in it for the money

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F12
Sibyyl
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2014-05-08 01:31:54 UTC
*take off my Oculus VR*

I know kung fu.

O_O

Joffy Aulx-Gao for CSM. Fix links and OGB. Ban stabs from plexes. Fulfill karmic justice.
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#9 - 2014-05-08 01:47:30 UTC
Sibyyl wrote:
*take off my Oculus VR*

I know kung fu.

O_O


*take off my Oculus VR*

Show me.

Cool

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Graygor
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2014-05-08 01:53:29 UTC
*take off my Oculus VR*

I prefer spaceshps.

*puts my Oculus VR back on*

Smile

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DaReaper
Net 7
Cannon.Fodder
#11 - 2014-05-08 02:17:16 UTC
Bischopt wrote:
Eve Online is proof that the better an MMO is, the fewer players it has.

So an MMO with a billion players is going to be something bad. Free-to-play, easy, friendly and super accessible (that's the hottest word in the gaming industry btw). That's just something we're not ready for. You buy furniture for your virtual house with virtual currency that you buy with real currency while inviting your friends over and... I'd rather just shoot people in space.



sounds like another game that is being hyped there.

OMG Comet Mining idea!!! Comet Mining!

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jason hill
Red vs Blue Flight Academy
#12 - 2014-05-08 19:00:32 UTC  |  Edited by: jason hill
tbh im really up for this VR thing weather its occullus or any other product ..... I was around back in the early days when it fell on its arse and was really gutted ...but this time round ive really got my fingers crossed for it


and cant wait to squander a couple of hundred quid on a really good joystick Bear
Commissar Kate
Kesukka
#13 - 2014-05-08 19:10:10 UTC
jason hill wrote:
and cant wait to squander a couple of hundred quid on a really good joystick Bear


http://www.thrustmaster.com/products/hotas-warthog


You just need to buy separate rudder pedals for it though.

-k8

My Fanclub
Mizhir
Devara Biotech
#14 - 2014-05-08 19:16:54 UTC
There is already a MMO with over 7 billion people with an even more realistic world than Occulus Rift will ever deliver.

All you need to do is to close FB and go out and talk with people.

❤️️💛💚💙💜
jason hill
Red vs Blue Flight Academy
#15 - 2014-05-08 19:20:15 UTC
Commissar Kate wrote:
jason hill wrote:
and cant wait to squander a couple of hundred quid on a really good joystick Bear


http://www.thrustmaster.com/products/hotas-warthog


You just need to buy separate rudder pedals for it though.




an extra coupla quid ....I don't mind !Bear
jason hill
Red vs Blue Flight Academy
#16 - 2014-05-08 19:23:16 UTC
Mizhir wrote:
There is already a MMO with over 7 billion people with an even more realistic world than Occulus Rift will ever deliver.

All you need to do is to close FB and go out and talk with people.



pot calling kettle black here ? were both playing the same game mate I just want an added dimension to my eve experience after playing since the bloody year dot ....and no I don't do in your face book ...never have ...never will
Mizhir
Devara Biotech
#17 - 2014-05-08 19:33:28 UTC
jason hill wrote:
Mizhir wrote:
There is already a MMO with over 7 billion people with an even more realistic world than Occulus Rift will ever deliver.

All you need to do is to close FB and go out and talk with people.



pot calling kettle black here ? were both playing the same game mate I just want an added dimension to my eve experience after playing since the bloody year dot ....and no I don't do in your face book ...never have ...never will


heh. It was just the first thing that crossed my mind when FB bought Occulus and then the plans for the MMO got announced.

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jason hill
Red vs Blue Flight Academy
#18 - 2014-05-08 19:51:46 UTC  |  Edited by: jason hill
I did put in my post that others are developing their own VR product ...and after reading that occuliss is going to be completely independent of facebook ... then yeah im up for that ...but the sony one`s look a little bit more aesthetic to the eye ...so I will wait till they are both on the market ...then decide


but yes ..I am going to get one ...... the wife`s just shrugged her shoulders everytime I mention it mumbling under her breath "good job we don't have any fkn kids" Bear


and yes ...im a selfish bastard ....and I don't fkn care Twisted



mind you having said that ...she doesn't see me moaning when goes out and buys a new fkn horse !