*Mind begins to wander*
What if... There was a Fedi-like MMO?
Could that work? I just want to ponder the mechanics of how something like that could be implemented.
Each "instance" would be its own geographic area.
It'd be an absolute mess as far as balance and stability goes... but the idea fascinates me.
Part of me wants to prototype a FediMUD, just to see if it could be done.
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I was actually thinking of something similar, where instead of "real time federation" you can "visit in other instances" using in game portals(that connect servers), that way servers can opt in/out from specific federation to allow balancing(and mods/plugins)
@RustyStriker That awakened a memory I hadn't thought of in a long time.
What you proposed kind of reminds me of the concept behind Furcadia. Now, I haven't spent any real time with it, so I can't speak authoritatively about it, but iirc, in game, it's set up the way you outlined, but it's all hosted on one server.
Something like Furcadia could totally work with a federated setup.