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Revision as of 20:02, May 4, 2008
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 Multi-User Dungeons (MUDs), which are text-based multiplayer online games.
Commercial MMORPGs
(This list is incomplete.)
- Everquest
- World of Warcraft
- Warhammer online
- Final Fantasy XI
- Dark Age of Camelot
- City of Heros
- Ultima Online
- Anarchy Online
- Urban Dead
- Second Life
- EVE Online
- Guild Wars pay once, no monthly fees.
- Middle Earth Online
- Phantasy Star Online
- Phantasy Star Universe
- Industry Player massive multi-player online business simulation game that focuses on the "carbon footprint" of businesses and the in-game effects of man-made global warming.
- ToonTown Disney's cartoon theme MMORPG.
- Lineage II
- DarkSpace sci-fi outer-space MMORPG.
- Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach
- City of Villains
- Asheron's Call
- The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
- Soul of the Ultimate Nation fantasy theme MMORPG developed by Korean company.
- Lunia: Record of Lunia war
- Dark Ages MMORPG based on Celtic mythology and horror writings of H. P. Lovecraft.
- The Matrix Online
- Myst Online: Uru Live
- Face of Mankind sci-fi MMORPG
- 9 Dragons Korean company developed MMORPG
- AWplanet
- Neocron world's first cyber-punk theme MMORPG.
- Cronous: The Shadow of Conspiracy
- Fung Wan Online MMORPG developed by Hong Kong company.
- Horizons: Empire of Istaria
- Magical Land chinese MMORPG
- Rise: The Vieneo Province
- Ragnarok Online 2D anime theme MMORPG
- Roma Victor historically authentic MMORPG based on the Roman Empire; pay once, no monthly fee.
- Club Penguin MMORPG for children.
- Navy Field naval combat MMORPG set during World War II.
Free MMORPGS
(This list is incomplete.)
- Endless Online 2D anime style MMORPG.
- Fly for Fun
- Gaia Online
- Goonzu Online
- Gunz: The Duel
- Habbo
- Maple Story
- Scions of Fate
- Mu Online
- OZ online life simulator.
- Anarchy Online Free Version has in-game advertisements.
- Xiah asian martial arts MMORPG.
- RAN Online school campus based MMORPG.
- O2Jam musical MMORPG.
- Tibia 2D fantasy theme MMORPG
- Kal Online 3D oriental fantasy MMORPG
- Furcadia animal world theme MMORPG
- The Legend of Ares 3D medieval fantasy MMORPG.
- Shot Online massive multiplayer online golf game.
- Trickster Online
- Corum Online 3D fantasy theme MMORG
- Silkroad 3d fantasy theme MMORPG
- Oil Empire
- Space Cowboy Online
- Perfect World chinese MMORPG based on mythologies, cost 30 million dollars to develop.
- RuneScape
- Knight Online
- Dofus 2D anime theme MMORPG.
- The Empire of Martial Heroes
- Dark & Light
- GalaXseeds cartoon theme MMORPG for preteens.
- DarkSwords