The majority of popular MMORPGs are based on traditional fantasy themes, often occurring in an in-game universe comparable to that of Dungeons & Dragons. These include several common features: persistent game environment, some form of progression, social interaction within the game, in-game culture, system architecture, membership in a group, and character customization. Īlthough modern MMORPGs sometimes differ dramatically from their antecedents, many of them share some basic characteristics.
Star Wars: The Old Republic, released in 2011, became the world's 'Fastest-Growing MMO Ever' after gaining 1 million subscribers within the first three days of its launch. World of Warcraft, a popular MMORPG, has more than 10 million subscribers as of February 2012. In 2008, Western consumer spending on subscription MMOGs grew to $1.4 billion. Worldwide revenues for MMORPGs exceeded half a billion dollars in 2005, and Western revenues exceeded US$1 billion in 2006. MMORPGs are distinguished from single-player or small multi-player online RPGs by the number of players, and by the game's persistent world (usually hosted by the game's publisher), which continues to exist and evolve while the player is offline and away from the game. Massively multiplayer online role-playing game ( MMORPG) ( MUH'-mor- PUH -guh) is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world.Īs in all RPGs, players assume the role of a character (often in a fantasy world) and take control over many of that character's actions.
0 kommentar(er)
