Difference between revisions of "Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game"
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== Notable MMORPGs == | == Notable MMORPGs == | ||
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* [[Everquest]] | * [[Everquest]] | ||
* [[World of Warcraft]] | * [[World of Warcraft]] | ||
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* [[Silk Road]] | * [[Silk Road]] | ||
* [[EVE]] | * [[EVE]] | ||
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| + | ==Free MMORPGS== | ||
| + | *[http://www.endless-online.com/ Endless Online] | ||
| + | *[http://flyff.gpotato.com/ Fly for Fun] | ||
| + | *[http://www.gaiaonline.com/ Gaia Online] | ||
| + | *[http://global.goonzu.com/center/default.asp Goonzu Online] | ||
| + | *[http://www.gunzonline.com/ Gunz: The Duel] | ||
| + | *[http://www.habbo.com/ Habbo] | ||
| + | *[http://www.maplesea.com/ Maple Story] | ||
| + | *[http://fate.netgame.com/ Scions of Fate] | ||
[[Category:Games]] | [[Category:Games]] | ||
Revision as of 05:40, May 21, 2007
Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs for short) are a genre of video and computer games that involve many players logging into a server that is usually owned by the company that develops or publishes the game and playing in a virtual world. This world is persistent. (It exists even you aren't playing)
MMORPGs almost always charge a monthly fee; this is necessary to maintain the expensive servers used, to hire support staff, and to develop new content. While the cost of developing a MMORPG is high the potential profit can be extraordinary as well.
History
MMORPGs evolved out or MUDs, "Multiplayer Online Dungeons", text-based multiplayer online games.
Notable MMORPGs
- Everquest
- World of Warcraft
- City of Heroes
- Ultima Online
- Anarchy Online
- Urban Dead
- Second Life
- Silk Road
- EVE