Difference between revisions of "Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game"
(→Popular Commercial MMORPGs) |
(→Free MMORPGS) |
||
Line 67: | Line 67: | ||
*[http://www.martialheroes.com/main.php The Empire of Martial Heroes] | *[http://www.martialheroes.com/main.php The Empire of Martial Heroes] | ||
*[http://www.darkandlight.com/en/ Dark & Light] | *[http://www.darkandlight.com/en/ Dark & Light] | ||
+ | *[http://www.galaxseeds.com/ GalaXseeds] cartoon theme MMORPG for preteens. | ||
[[Category:Games]] | [[Category:Games]] |
Revision as of 07:24, May 29, 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.
Popular Commercial MMORPGs
- Everquest
- World of Warcraft
- 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.
- 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
Free MMORPGS
- 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.