Just a small heads up: Wurm online is opening new world on 12/12/12, and with it come nice improvements like multi-story buildings and visible armor. New world will be completely cut-off from other worlds, so no veteran players with high skills and heavy pockets will NOT settle there. Fresh start for everyone. More info on it here: http://wurmonline.tumblr.com/post/36...et-to-12-12-12
Also, I have seen something strange on the weekend. There was this game on kickstarter, Greed Monger, which claims to be the death of theme park MMOs. That in the beginning there will be nothing in the world, and everything will be player-crafted. That people will be able to claim their piece of land and build on it.
And here's where the weird part starts - you won't be able to choose this piece of land. When you buy it you will receive random parcel from the pool of predefined ones. Unless you buy from other players. Towns will have their predetermined locations and will belong to players. There will be finished castles at the game's start, and apparently you will require crafting stations located there. You won't be able to build outside your own piece of land
Am I the only one who finds it more theme-park-ish than sandbox-ish?