Bad ideas in gaming

[Reigan]

A good idea would be a reality TV version of "Tomb of Horrors", a great way to get rid of celebrity wannabes and Z list stars.

 

[Remathilis]

Hanna Montana: the MMORPG

You have no soul.

I'll argue that RPT was actually a worse idea than Stone. For one thing the diversity of allowing players the choice of both mineral and vegetable PCs precludes many campaign concepts such as the ever-popular "Defend your quarry from invasion by humans filming an episode of Doctor Who".

Furthermore, being part of the larger GURPS system, players of RPT have access to rules for portraying animal PCs as well, and eventually someone is going to insist on being allowed to play a beetle in a stones campaign. While vegetable PCs cause some milieu issues, animal PCs are simply unbalanced mechanically versus mineral and vegetable PCs. The abilities of animals to move around and communicate makes them mechanically superior to their mineral and vegetable counterparts and is in no way balanced by their near-constant need for nourishment.

I... I can't tell if your serious or not...

 

[Storminator]

It's a little disturbing that this thread is so much better than the "best game of all time" thread.

PS

 

[Raven Crowking]

Some more nominations for worst rpg of all time:


* Dora the Explorer RPG (Dungeon Explorer Edition; the Columbian Druglord Edition is actually kinda fun)
* Digestive Tract Adventures MMORG
* RCFG
* Potters Crossover: The World of Beatrix Potter/Harry Potter/Colonel Potter RGP.
* Donner Party LARP
* Vasectomy & Kidney Stone LARP


RC

 

[coyote6]

I... I can't tell if your serious or not...

Of course he's not serious.

Everyone knows the real problem with GURPS Rocks, Plants, Trees was that it was released before GURPS Atoms and even (can you believe it?!?!) before GURPS Subatomic Particles, which now means those bedrock books will now be hamstrung by previous decisions in order to avoid incompatibilities. Madness! How can you build a proper rock if you don't know how to build silicon atoms?!?!!!1!eleven!??

 

[coyote6]

* Digestive Tract Adventures MMORG

Now that's a dungeon crawl!

 

[Umbran]

... play a beetle in a stones campaign....

OUCH! Dude, you need to be beaten with Styx.

 

[Ambrus]

Donner Party LARP

Ooh! Beat me to it!

...it's kind of creepy that we both thought of that though.

 

[Alt F4]

I... I can't tell if your serious or not...

I get that a lot on messageboards. I think it's because of my accent.

Oh, and Coyote6 has a very valid point. Although I do see a lot of power creep in Atoms. To take the most egregious example, look at the rules for splitting atoms versus the rules for splitting rocks. Massive power up for atomic characters there.

 

[Andor]

American Idol the LARP
Uno the CCG
Synnibar the MMORPG

Furry: The Scritching.

"We will meet in the hour of scampering." - Ambassador Kosh, Babylon 5