Riot Games should make an MMO? PLEASE?

Neurose·Jul 21, 2018·24 votes·11,790 views

I know Riot mostly has to focus around balancing League of Legends and the new content that has to come with it, but it's one of the biggest gaming companies and I'm sure they could have another team manage a brand new game, which would be an MMORPG.

I think this would give the game a way bigger fanbase, as opposed to its current almost non-existent fanbase (fanbase and playerbase are two different things), because most players don't care too much about the lore or the world- this is because almost none of League's lore is represented in-game. This way, we could explore it in-depth.

You'd get to choose between Ionia, Zaun, Piltover, Demacia and Noxus as starting areas and each would have unique classes, with Bilgewater, Targon and the Shadow Isles being optional factions you can join later on. Each would have their own storylines.

Some lategame dungeons being portals to the Void, where the bosses are Cho'Gath and the like. Some of the in-lore characters could be NPC's, with Aurelion maybe even popping up, who knows?

The amount of customization and character creation all the different factions would offer, especially also in terms of abilities, would be amazing. I think this could quite literally be the greatest MMORPG of all time, honestly? The amount of genuinely good content seems endless with League's universe, honestly. From sailing to cooking to forging to just looking for artifacts, there's more than enough potential in Runeterra for something great. I think everyone'd love to explore it.

Plus, wouldn't you love exploring Piltover and then making the descent to Zaun?! EDIT: Think of all the PVP options as well with the Demacia/Noxus factions and Ionia/Noxus, all of that stuff with the warring factions. Plus Riot's Alternate Universes could be events to sell outfits, like a Star Guardian event for SG outfits!!!

Think about it. It'd be godly.

43 Comments

Bob the ToastrJul 21, 20189 votes

But Riot's just a sMaLL pOOr iNDie cOMpAnY

Messenger ValonJul 21, 20186 votes

DUDE. You have no idea how long I have thought of this idea and desperately wanted it. I would play the ever living shit out of a League MMO. I've always thought the lore was just PERFECT for the genre (especially since the actual League of Legends game doesn't really explore the sincerity of the lore, which is partially sad considering how the lore team has put their hearts and souls into it). I would love to create my own character and play through an epic story.

Perhaps I'd chose Noxus. I want to be at the top, so I have to go through hell and high water and then some just to have a shot. Only to be backstabbed. But will I press onward?

Or maybe I'd chose Ionia. I am gifted magically but I have to push the boundaries of peace. Will I join the Brotherhood? Maybe Irelia's resistance? Or will I betray Ionia altogether, and be a spy for Noxus?

It's AMAZING. The possibilities are endless. And the settings are perfect.

The only thing I'd want is for it to be primarily story-based. Not "grind fest for cool hats". I'd want multiple (and I mean multiple) starting stories for each faction, as well as a variety different endings for each of those stories. And I'd love if starting stories for factions would have options that would make a story interwoven with another, creating even more diversity. Or even a genuine choose your own story, where each player's story can be vastly different for a vast universe such as League.

I'd 1000000000% want a League MMO. So you can kindly take my upvote. And I wish I could upvote this a 1000 times. Because I love this idea and I can't wait for it to happen.

KnightFalllJul 22, 20182 votes

RIOT get on this!

NetorareJul 21, 20186 votes

Riot can't even fix their own game and u want them to make and MMORPG and there is only 1 MMORPG that succeeded and that is WoW.

AyzevJul 21, 20183 votes

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there is only 1 MMORPG that succeeded and that is WoW.

I'm pretty sure being successful doesn't require being number 1.

ScytailJul 21, 20182 votes

I dunno man FFXIV has been doing quite well since the re-release.

WilkisJul 21, 20181 votes

Yeah it really is a great game. Especially the part when you have to pay after some time playing if you want to continue :). Before saying shit like WoW is the only1 that suceeded you should definitely at least google or find some information about other games. I bet you can't name 10 MMORPG's without googling it :)

MythPuppyJul 21, 20184 votes

As long as yordles were a playable race, i'd be SOLD on this!

Beacon AcademyJul 21, 20184 votes

Every MMO is the same these days.

You start the game and are forced to go on a main questline for a story the makers force you to play.

The days of MMOs letting players do what they want with small side quests sprinkled everywhere for universe interpretation is over.

AyzevJul 21, 20182 votes

It doesn't have to be that way though. Most companies just can't be bothered to put in more effort than they need to make a quick buck. There's nothing holding them back but themselves.

SugeMinPikkJul 21, 20181 votes

Cost is definitely also a factor. Creating a game with the scope of WoW would be a huge gamble

WilkisJul 21, 20181 votes

I'm not really sure if it's mmo, but don't forget Lineage2. That's one of the old but gold games which has a lot of players nowadays, but was released in 2003 i think. I think you should definitely give it a try.

SugeMinPikkJul 21, 20181 votes

Vanilla WoW server hype

redniwediSJul 21, 20182 votes

No thanks. MMO games based on worlds that are already built almost always suck.

Now a classic styled RPG with a linear story? I'd take that.

leokongenJul 23, 20181 votes

You do know the Warcraft in World of Warcraft was a thing before the MMO, right?...

redniwediSJul 23, 20181 votes

Some might say that my words stand as is.

I won't do that, and I'll just point out that I said almost. There's always an exception to the rule.

Bronze7MainJul 21, 20182 votes

good idea but with this kind of bugs and unbalance ... nah pls no mmo.

AyzevJul 21, 20181 votes

League really isn't any more unbalanced than most other games, and that's actually rather impressive, considering the sheer number of different things there are to balance. And the bugs come from the game being originally made by amateurs, not professionals. It's the very foundations of the game's programming that one would need to change to get rid of the spaghetti, which just means recreating the game from scratch.

WolfeurJul 21, 20182 votes

MMOs are a dying genre. Only those who already have a huge fanbase work, and the others barely survive.

I'd honestly rather have a coop Sandbox-RPG.

Moons of JupiterJul 21, 20183 votes

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MMOs are a dying genre. Only those who already have a huge fanbase work, and the others barely survive.

I'd honestly rather have a coop Sandbox-RPG.

It's still a perfectly good/viable genre. They just made too much money for a bit. Companies started building them for quick profit and over-saturating the market with them. Pay to Win became standard. Players lost faith in all of these overhyped, underdeveloped MMOs that existed for the purpose of making fast cash, then being run to the ground. They ended up moving on rather than trying to trust greedy companies with all the time investment mmos take.

I could get into a good mmo, but I havent found a really captivating one in a literal decade.

Would definitely play the fuck out of an RPG/single player game based in the star guardian universe though.

RyzeTheSmurfMageJul 21, 20181 votes

You should be able to chose Shurima as well since it is getting rebuilded by Azir

hhaavviikkJul 21, 20181 votes

so you want them to release an MMORPG so it can fail? hundreds of companies tried, they all failed because people already got an MMORPG to play, it's called WoW

AyzevJul 21, 20181 votes

I don't think companies would keep making more if their chances of succeeding really were only one in hundreds.

hhaavviikkJul 21, 20181 votes

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I don't think companies would keep making more if their chances of succeeding really were only one in hundreds.

you'd think so and yet companies kept releasing MMORPG after MMORPG after MMORPG with them failing time and time again, and look what we get now, YOU GET BATTLE ROYALE MODE, YOU GET BATTLE ROYALE MODE, EVERYONE GETS A BATTLE ROYALE MODE, all companies do is following the latest popular shit in hopes of striking gold, they're a follower not a leader, but following the big popular doesn't mean you will also get big and popular

AyzevJul 21, 20181 votes

You don't need it to get big and popular. If the profit it brings is greater than its costs, it's successful. Success isn't getting the best results ever, it's getting good results.

WilkisJul 21, 20181 votes

Ayzev, I really like your ideas man. It's like you're reading my minds :D.

AdochyJul 21, 20181 votes

If they can make walking into Damacia as epic as the gates of Stormwind, I'm in.

Seer of MindJul 21, 20181 votes

"Small indie company" Nuff' said.

PowerSlave993Jul 21, 20181 votes

They will make it once League falls to the ground ;) Listen to my words!

Also since they can't (they can actually but don't want) fix their game, why should they even bother with this?

WilkisJul 21, 20181 votes

They won't make it because league would fall. There are plenty of other ideas so chances they will make smth because 1 of millions players told them so.... i don't think so.

ChimeraQJul 21, 20181 votes

No...noo

MistaRedJul 21, 20181 votes

I like this idea as long as they don't make one similar to all of the recent flunks over the years. All I know is they need to do something new because they are losing a lot of players.

Stoner SlayerJul 21, 20181 votes

I'm still waiting for the league fighting game

ThistleminJul 21, 20181 votes

My only complaint with MMOs is that it is a lot of fun to try out all of the different races, but it sucks having to grind the repetitive hours and quests it takes to level and gear them all up. It would be nice to do it once and unlock other kits at a lower level but not lvl 1.

The benefit of Runescape is you. have one character you're improving all of the time. Mage, Archer, Warrior. In most MMOs, if you want to switch, welcome to the start of the game again. Its tedious.

Alternatively if you got one character to max level it could unlock like a 3x or 5x permanent leveling boost for all subsequent characters to shorten the time investment to build up new toons you want to try.

WilkisJul 21, 20181 votes

Imagine LOL yordles as dwarf race. If they could gather blueprints and make items. That would be so cool. And. Yeah. A lot of money :D.

FurriesAreHotJul 21, 20181 votes

Riot is NOT one of the biggest gaming companies. They only have around 1000 people employed IIRC. Do you know what it takes to make an MMO?

WilkisJul 21, 20181 votes

Just think. Why would Riot games need to make smth new ? They weren't making any new games for years because they don't need it. Their profit from league is high enough because there are plenty of idiots that have 200-300 or all skins. Imagine the amount of money they receive.

SalvationAfroOct 23, 20181 votes

They are a billion dollar company, i'm sure they could figure it out.

SugeMinPikkJul 21, 20181 votes

I thought we were over the whole, "make everything into an MMO" craze like.. 4 years ago..

CaveslothJul 21, 20181 votes

I'd love to see what a company that ruined the worlds most popular MOBA on purpose would do with an MMO, it'd be hilarious.

KervvyJul 26, 20181 votes

Well I guess you're in luck [slayer-jinx-wink]

http://prntscr.com/kbh674

MistaRedJul 29, 20181 votes

Oh OH! And what if you could play the league of legends moba within the MMO AS the character you created against other created characters on the MMO! Please RIOT!