During a study break, I read this article through the Prophet of the Good News, Tycho.

It’s about a newly announced Firefly MMO. While it is only in the initial planning stages, the idea - simply through the brand attached to it - is elicit rivers of salivation from most science fiction geeks. In truth, this is the type of MMO that I have only dreamed of. I’ve always thought of how amazing - but likely unfeasible - it would be to establish an MMO around the Firefly universe, although - in my mind - I was unable to resolve certain pitfalls the concept might have. Issues such as maintaining a ship’s crew or unique ships in general made it difficult to envision how the MMO could be properly developed.

Whether these developers have even begun to think about this, or if they are merely attaching a popular brand to the upcoming Multiverse service, remains to be seen.

Nevertheless, if and when this title is finally released, I think I may end up finally being drawn in by the allure of an MMO. This will be a sad time, as my resistance to their shiny promise of gaming has remained strong for so long.

Oh well.

I cannot truly resist the idea of finally building and crewing a ship of my own, and blasting out into the stars. It fills me with warm thoughts.