MMOGs are NOT Cute! (12/09)

**Woody** · 12-09-2004

A good number of you PMed and emailed me when the Hello Kitty MMOG was announced. Enough in fact that I refused to do a comic about it at the time. But, you guys know me... I couldn't leave it alone forever.

Typhoon Games, makers of Hello Kitty Online World, annouced their game and proclaimed that what would differentiate it from other MMO's would be its "loving and friendly gaming environment" which, they believe, runs in direct contrast to the other RPGs in the market. They're convinced that the game will "promote friendship and amicable communication among players". ~ Gamer's Hell - [ more info ]

There is one flaw in that assertion though: Conflict is innevitable in a massively multiplayer environment. In other words, it's not always going to be cookies and cake. Players are going to have tiffs over resources, plots of land, names, failed missions, etc. Dispute is inherent to the MMO system.

And, that's where Today's Comic comes in. Knowing that player discord is innescapable, I can just see the cute little character graphics uttering the most foul articulations of gamer angst you can imagine. And the mental image I get from that dances across my brain, sprinkling little, pink flowers of irony.

Try as they might... Hello Kitty Online World will not be the fluffy-bunny, cutesy-safehaven from the dark brooding evil that is MMOG commonality. The troll infestation on their own boards should be evidence enough of that.

GearheadX · 12-09-2004

Am I a bad person for having read that declaration and laughing so hard that I started to cry?

**Woody** · 12-09-2004

Depends! Which declaration?

Omega Rechara · 12-09-2004

i couldn't help but laugh when i saw this comic. the overall message was just too good. great way to start the day (or end it in my case after having played wow for far too long tonight).

Jaarx · 12-09-2004

*Ding ding ding*

Genius! We have a genius over here!

(Not sarcasm)

Eleriel · 12-09-2004

I went to their forum... and the first topic I saw was:
"PvP please"
Pages < 1 2 3 >

... Aaaaaugh.
"this will not end well".

Daken · 12-09-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Omega Rechara:

i couldn't help but laugh when i saw this comic. the overall message was just too good. great way to start the day (or end it in my case after having played wow for far too long tonight).

I second that... Great commic would actually be funny to see they're community fall apart right in front of them :twisted:

Syraxen · 12-09-2004

oh dear oh dear, a hello kitty mmo, oh dear, I dont even know what to think

Is this going to be like how nightclubs try and fill up with girls so that they attract lots men in as well?

Arnaud_FR · 12-09-2004

Yep I think they may be able to show us how to attract sick people in this as the forum isn't even moderated....

Soulcollector · 12-09-2004

somehow... I find it... most interesting to have PvP in a Hello Kitty MMO
just think about it, it would somehow break apart totally from the cute and cuddely world that they have built up... it would have to be the most brutal combat system ever, imagine that all fights end with some form of Mortal Kombat fatality... those sickenly cute things rips each other apart and blood just gush out
I can hear their pathetic cries of mercy right now

well well... one can only dream

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Woody Owner/Artist GU Admin Join Date: Sep 2003 Fwang: 9,782"	MMOGs are NOT Cute! (12/09) A good number of you PMed and emailed me when the Hello Kitty MMOG was announced. Enough in fact that I refused to do a comic about it at the time. But, you guys know me... I couldn't leave it alone forever. Typhoon Games, makers of Hello Kitty Online World, annouced their game and proclaimed that what would differentiate it from other MMO's would be its "loving and friendly gaming environment" which, they believe, runs in direct contrast to the other RPGs in the market. They're convinced that the game will "promote friendship and amicable communication among players". ~ Gamer's Hell - [ more info ] There is one flaw in that assertion though: Conflict is innevitable in a massively multiplayer environment. In other words, it's not always going to be cookies and cake. Players are going to have tiffs over resources, plots of land, names, failed missions, etc. Dispute is inherent to the MMO system. And, that's where Today's Comic comes in. Knowing that player discord is innescapable, I can just see the cute little character graphics uttering the most foul articulations of gamer angst you can imagine. And the mental image I get from that dances across my brain, sprinkling little, pink flowers of irony. Try as they might... Hello Kitty Online World will not be the fluffy-bunny, cutesy-safehaven from the dark brooding evil that is MMOG commonality. The troll infestation on their own boards should be evidence enough of that.

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GearheadX Join Date: Nov 2004 Fwang: 59" Location: Somewhere In Florida	Am I a bad person for having read that declaration and laughing so hard that I started to cry?
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Omega Rechara Join Date: Sep 2004 Fwang: 9"	i couldn't help but laugh when i saw this comic. the overall message was just too good. great way to start the day (or end it in my case after having played wow for far too long tonight).
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Jaarx The Arx with a Ja Join Date: Jul 2004 Fwang: 591" Location: "Independent" Taiwan	Ding ding ding Genius! We have a genius over here! (Not sarcasm)
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Eleriel Reckless Angel Join Date: Nov 2004 Fwang: 129" Location: stockholm	I went to their forum... and the first topic I saw was: "PvP please" Pages < 1 2 3 > ... Aaaaaugh. "this will not end well".
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Syraxen Join Date: Jul 2004 Fwang: 68" Location: UK	oh dear oh dear, a hello kitty mmo, oh dear, I dont even know what to think Is this going to be like how nightclubs try and fill up with girls so that they attract lots men in as well?
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Arnaud_FR Join Date: Dec 2004 Fwang: 7" Location: South West of France	Yep I think they may be able to show us how to attract sick people in this as the forum isn't even moderated....

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Soulcollector Join Date: Dec 2003 Fwang: 396" Location: Sweden	somehow... I find it... most interesting to have PvP in a Hello Kitty MMO just think about it, it would somehow break apart totally from the cute and cuddely world that they have built up... it would have to be the most brutal combat system ever, imagine that all fights end with some form of Mortal Kombat fatality... those sickenly cute things rips each other apart and blood just gush out I can hear their pathetic cries of mercy right now well well... one can only dream
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