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| − | A MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role playing game) is a game in which players from all over the world take control of unique (often self-designed) avatars in an online gameworld. Games in this genre frequently take place in fantasy or sci-fi settings much like other [[Action-adventure|Action/Adventure]] games. MMORPGs, like other role-playing games, are what Simon Egenfeldt Nielsen et al. might call "process-oriented games:" instead of giving the player one, ultimate objective, the game offers a system with which the player can endlessly interact <ref name =" | + | A MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role playing game) is a game in which players from all over the world take control of unique (often self-designed) avatars in an online gameworld. Games in this genre frequently take place in fantasy or sci-fi settings much like other [[Action-adventure|Action/Adventure]] games. MMORPGs, like other role-playing games, are what Simon Egenfeldt Nielsen et al. might call "process-oriented games:" instead of giving the player one, ultimate objective, the game offers a system with which the player can endlessly interact <ref name ="1"> [Understanding Video Games] </ref>. For example, |
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===== ''Star Wars: The Old Republic'' ===== | ===== ''Star Wars: The Old Republic'' ===== | ||
| − | ''Star Wars: The Old Republic'' (or ''SWTOR''), was released in 2011 as was the fastest growing MMORPG of all time, accruing 1 million subscribers only three days after its launch mid-December <ref name =" | + | ''Star Wars: The Old Republic'' (or ''SWTOR''), was released in 2011 as was the fastest growing MMORPG of all time, accruing 1 million subscribers only three days after its launch mid-December <ref name ="2"> [http://investor.ea.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=635238 Star Wars: The Old Republic Jumps to Light Speed] </ref>. |
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Revision as of 11:34, 6 April 2014
Overview
A MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role playing game) is a game in which players from all over the world take control of unique (often self-designed) avatars in an online gameworld. Games in this genre frequently take place in fantasy or sci-fi settings much like other Action/Adventure games. MMORPGs, like other role-playing games, are what Simon Egenfeldt Nielsen et al. might call "process-oriented games:" instead of giving the player one, ultimate objective, the game offers a system with which the player can endlessly interact Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title. For example,
--quests and non-unilinear structure
--grinding
-guilds/social aspects
History
The ancestor of all MMORPGs as we know them today is the pen-and-paper role-playing game, Dungeons and Dragons
--MUDs
--Neverwinter Nights
--Ultima Online
--WoW
Prominent Examples
Neverwinter Nights
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Star Wars: The Old Republic (or SWTOR), was released in 2011 as was the fastest growing MMORPG of all time, accruing 1 million subscribers only three days after its launch mid-December Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title.
World of Warcraft
Significance and Criticism
--popularity
--social elements and pop culture significance (Felicia Day's The Guild)
--Everybody hates grinding
--Women and online gaming? (maybe?) (do I want to open this can of worms?)
