MMORPG map making

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Jun 21 2014, 9:12 pm

Poll: How should I set up the map (Please read below first)

All cities in one building(castle) 26% (7)
All building of one city on map 65% (17)
No cities 7% (2)

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I'm stuck on my RPG development. I don't know if I want to make the map in a Teridal style(BYOND game), where the cities are in one building or if I want to make the cities outside of the buildings (Basic style eg: Secret of Mana, Harvest Moon) .
Aug 4 2014, 12:08 pm
Depends on the type of game and atmosphere. I feel like the one tile town works great for NES-style turn-based RPGs that purposefully evoke an old-school feeling, but seem silly, lazy, and out of place in more "modern" games. Like, it feels perfect in NEStalgia, because they're going for that Dragon Warrior type of world and atmosphere, but if World of Warcraft switched to that style people would be asking Blizzard why all of their designers simultaneously developed heroin habits.
Aug 9 2014, 3:06 am
I don't mind the one-tile city thing, but it's definitely more immersive if you can create the city right there on the map.