RuneLite 1.7.17
Well, I have to say that RuneLite has certainly opened up a can of worms for me! I was massively addicted to Old School RuneScape, but this client has managed to drag me back in after I thought I was ...
MMORPG Games
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
It is crazy to think that World of Warcraft has been around for around 16 years at this point! It is one of the staples of gaming and World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is the eighth expansion pack to be ...
EverQuest II
Before World of Warcraft, there was EverQuest. Then, after that in the same year in which WoW was released (2004), came EverQuest II, the follow-up to one of the most successful early MMORPGs and a ...
Temtem
I heard a rumor that every time someone compares Temtem to Pokémon that an angel gets its wings! Seriously, it is impossible and I mean impossible to talk about Temtem without comparing it to ...
Astellia
DDespite being a free-to-play game in Korea, Astellia is going to be a fully-fledged “buy to play” kind of game. One of the most interesting things for most people is that the guys behind the game ...
Legends of Aria
Legends of Aria is still in the early-access phase of things, yet already there is a great deal to admire about this charming MMORPG. Where it truly shines is in the creativity department and the ...
EverQuest
EverQuest really is one of the most groundbreaking games of all time. You would have to say that the MMO genre as it is now would not be what it is without EverQuest taking off as it did. While the ...
Pagan Online
Pagan Online is a new action RPG (think Diablo or Lost Ark Online) that has (as I write this) just gone into early access. The game is being put out by Wargaming.net so you can play it over there or ...
Anthem
Many people were very excited for Anthem. Brought to us from storytelling masters Bioware, the downloadable game Anthem was going to be EA’s answer to Destiny. Bioware making a game like this was ...
ATLAS
ATLAS is a massively multiplayer online game developed and published by Grapeshot Games and Instinct Games. The game is an improved version of ARK: Survival Evolved, which was developed by the same ...
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MMORPG games are the titles in which we play and control fictitious characters who have adventures and with time grow in power – this is the RPG – role-playing games part of the acronym. We also live in a world where we play with many other players online – MMO – massively multiplayer online. The most known game of this genre is World of Warcraft.
The Features of an MMORPG
It has a storyline and a plot. There are missions to complete called quests, enemies to beat. We can also acquire, buy and sell items, gain experience points and level up our character.
There’s an economy mechanism base on the exchange trade between the players and NPCs (non-playable characters controlled by the game).
An ability to join a guild or a society of players.
Game Masters who watch over the world and the players and sometimes organize special events.
Game administrators who take care of all the technical aspects.
The Beginnings of MMORPG Games
The First MMORPG was created in 1978 by Richard Bartle and Roy Mercer. It was a text game. The first graphic MMORPG adventure was Neverwinter Nights from 1991, which was created by Cathryn Mataga and Don Daglow.
With the growing popularity of the Internet, the genre flourished. The first MMORPG which had a worldwide reach was Meridian 59 from 1996. Another title was a milestone in the genre was Ultima Online which popularised it. The hit of all time was World of Warcraft which has been immensely popular since 2004 until this day.
