Huxley Game, Massively Multiplayer Online First Person Shooter Game, MMOFPS

AesoSpadez · 19-07-2008, 01:17 AM

Greetings, all. First time poster here, 2 year lurker.

I used the search function on all of the forums to look for any reference of this, but couldn't find any.

Has anyone else noticed how many ideas huxley shares with a previously released free mod for any source engine based game called Dystopia? Three classes, two sides, similar weapons, similar upgrades and other things. Nearly everything I've seen of the content in this game mirrors Dystopia, which had an official release over 2 years ago.

Thermal vision? Yes. Stealth? Yes. Spider grenades? Yes. Grenade Launcher? Yes. Some of these ideas are found all over FPS'es but there's a lot of really creative ideas that it seems have been borrowed.

Now I'm not accusing Huxley of "stealing" ideas (if there is such a thing), I'm just noticing how completely similar these two games are.

Dystopia. A Cyberpunk Game for the Source Engine.

Once again, I apologize if this connection has been noted before, but I couldn't find it.

eclipsedmind · 19-07-2008, 05:28 AM

Woah-ho, You are so right! The similarities are amazing, except for the moon falls into a gazzilion pieces and they a implementing cyber warfare etc.But the source engine, time for Garry's mod time.

Decent_xVICIOUSx · 19-07-2008, 05:22 PM

Huxley is better nuff said

AesoSpadez · 19-07-2008, 08:55 PM

First off, what game is "better" is purely a matter of opinion. Multiplayer games cannot be inherently better or worse than each other, assuming the gameplay mechanics are in working order. It all comes down to the other players, hence the word multiplayer.

Secondly, I'm not trying to claim Dystopia is better. Hell, it's not even an MMO so I couldn't effectively compare the two. I'm just giving the community something to ponder and, if they own a source-engine based game, a completely FREE game to play while waiting for huxley.

Just because it's my first post doesn't mean that I'm any less a fan of huxley, I came over from huxleynexus back in the day so I've been following this game for a while. Please don't come in my thread baiting trolls and claiming your opinions are absolute.

Grind · 20-07-2008, 10:59 AM

Haven't played it, but they do both seem to fit the cyberpunk universe type of thing (our soon to be future displayed as a different world filled with harsh realities etc.).

And as you said, many fast pace FPS share very common types of guns. The upgrades (I saw stuff like leg boosters for dystopia) are also a similar idea. Huxley has said they're going to have something like 100 different abilities like sprint, thermal vision etc. but we have yet to see more than a handful, so hopefully they'll be more for release.

It's true many games have many similarities, especially FPS. That's why when an FPS comes out with a truly new idea or a new way to give the game a different feel, it's a pretty big deal in the gaming world. It's probably pretty hard to come up with an original idea that would work on a massive scale and appeal to a large audience, so companies tend to throw in things they now will work.

And at the same time, there are so many games out there (popular and not so popular) so even if you sat yourself in a room and took no information from outside resources, in an attempt to create a really original game, you would probably have a bunch of things in common with games already out there, just by chance and by people generally realizing what would be fun and what wouldn't.

So sure, Huxley could have borrowed things directly from dystopia, and from 100 other games at the same time (I'm sure they had plenty of influences). Or, though I think it would be unlikely, it could all just be coincidence.

Murvel · 22-07-2008, 05:56 AM

Dystopia schmystopia.

Nah, just kidding, I just wanted to give you a huge welcome here AesoSpadez, you lurker.

Verruna · 29-07-2008, 11:14 PM

Really? i played dystopia once, and uninstalled after that, soooo boring -- haven't seen a single similarity between the two yet

AesoSpadez · 02-08-2008, 09:32 AM

Arguing whether or not dystopia is fun is a whole can of worms I'll quietly sidestep in this thread and just say that I disagree.

In all of the content released by webzen so far, all I can see is similarities. Upgrades, weapons, classes, it all seems the same.

19-07-2008, 01:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
AesoSpadez Training Grounds Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4	Huxley = Dystopia? Greetings, all. First time poster here, 2 year lurker. I used the search function on all of the forums to look for any reference of this, but couldn't find any. Has anyone else noticed how many ideas huxley shares with a previously released free mod for any source engine based game called Dystopia? Three classes, two sides, similar weapons, similar upgrades and other things. Nearly everything I've seen of the content in this game mirrors Dystopia, which had an official release over 2 years ago. Thermal vision? Yes. Stealth? Yes. Spider grenades? Yes. Grenade Launcher? Yes. Some of these ideas are found all over FPS'es but there's a lot of really creative ideas that it seems have been borrowed. Now I'm not accusing Huxley of "stealing" ideas (if there is such a thing), I'm just noticing how completely similar these two games are. Dystopia. A Cyberpunk Game for the Source Engine. Once again, I apologize if this connection has been noted before, but I couldn't find it.

19-07-2008, 05:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
eclipsedmind Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wouldn't you like to know... Posts: 432 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 73^rd	Re: Huxley = Dystopia? Woah-ho, You are so right! The similarities are amazing, except for the moon falls into a gazzilion pieces and they a implementing cyber warfare etc.But the source engine, time for Garry's mod time. __________________ I put the laughter into manslaughter.

19-07-2008, 05:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
Decent_xVICIOUSx I BRING THA PAIN Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 529	Re: Huxley = Dystopia? Huxley is better nuff said

19-07-2008, 08:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
AesoSpadez Training Grounds Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4	Re: Huxley = Dystopia? First off, what game is "better" is purely a matter of opinion. Multiplayer games cannot be inherently better or worse than each other, assuming the gameplay mechanics are in working order. It all comes down to the other players, hence the word multiplayer. Secondly, I'm not trying to claim Dystopia is better. Hell, it's not even an MMO so I couldn't effectively compare the two. I'm just giving the community something to ponder and, if they own a source-engine based game, a completely FREE game to play while waiting for huxley. Just because it's my first post doesn't mean that I'm any less a fan of huxley, I came over from huxleynexus back in the day so I've been following this game for a while. Please don't come in my thread baiting trolls and claiming your opinions are absolute.

20-07-2008, 10:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
Grind Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 790	Re: Huxley = Dystopia? Haven't played it, but they do both seem to fit the cyberpunk universe type of thing (our soon to be future displayed as a different world filled with harsh realities etc.). And as you said, many fast pace FPS share very common types of guns. The upgrades (I saw stuff like leg boosters for dystopia) are also a similar idea. Huxley has said they're going to have something like 100 different abilities like sprint, thermal vision etc. but we have yet to see more than a handful, so hopefully they'll be more for release. It's true many games have many similarities, especially FPS. That's why when an FPS comes out with a truly new idea or a new way to give the game a different feel, it's a pretty big deal in the gaming world. It's probably pretty hard to come up with an original idea that would work on a massive scale and appeal to a large audience, so companies tend to throw in things they now will work. And at the same time, there are so many games out there (popular and not so popular) so even if you sat yourself in a room and took no information from outside resources, in an attempt to create a really original game, you would probably have a bunch of things in common with games already out there, just by chance and by people generally realizing what would be fun and what wouldn't. So sure, Huxley could have borrowed things directly from dystopia, and from 100 other games at the same time (I'm sure they had plenty of influences). Or, though I think it would be unlikely, it could all just be coincidence. __________________ It's not UT, it's not Quake, it's not WoW, it's not Planetside, It's not CoD, it's not BF...It's Huxley

22-07-2008, 05:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
Murvel Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 524	Re: Huxley = Dystopia? Dystopia schmystopia. Nah, just kidding, I just wanted to give you a huge welcome here AesoSpadez, you lurker.

29-07-2008, 11:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
Verruna Training Grounds Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 17	Re: Huxley = Dystopia? Really? i played dystopia once, and uninstalled after that, soooo boring -- haven't seen a single similarity between the two yet

02-08-2008, 09:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
AesoSpadez Training Grounds Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4	Re: Huxley = Dystopia? Arguing whether or not dystopia is fun is a whole can of worms I'll quietly sidestep in this thread and just say that I disagree. In all of the content released by webzen so far, all I can see is similarities. Upgrades, weapons, classes, it all seems the same.

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