Difference between revisions of "Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game"

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MMORPGs are a step above [[Multiplayer Online Dungeons]] (MUDs), which are text-based multiplayer online games.
 
MMORPGs are a step above [[Multiplayer Online Dungeons]] (MUDs), which are text-based multiplayer online games.
  
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== Popular Commercial MMORPGs ==
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== Commercial MMORPGs ==
 
* [[Everquest]]  
 
* [[Everquest]]  
 
* [[World of Warcraft]]
 
* [[World of Warcraft]]

Revision as of 03:21, May 30, 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 ongoing. (It exists even if you aren't playing)

Most MMORPGs charge a monthly fee. Costs associated with running a MMORPG are for the servers used, for support staff, and for developers to create new content. The cost of developing and running a MMORPG can be high, but with ongoing monthly charges for players, the potential profit can be extraordinary as well.

History

MMORPGs are a step above Multiplayer Online Dungeons (MUDs), which are text-based multiplayer online games.

Commercial MMORPGs

Free MMORPGS