Research task - a history of MMORPGs
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MMORPGs are massive multiplayer online role-playing games that allow players to create characters and adventure in virtual worlds with thousands of other players. The genre originated from single-player computer RPGs and tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. Ultima Online (1997) was one of the first successful MMORPGs. World of Warcraft (2004) became the most popular MMORPG ever due to its expansive world and engaging gameplay, peaking at 12 million subscribers. However, MMORPG subscriber numbers have recently declined with the rise of popular multiplayer shooters like Call of Duty.
Research task - a history of MMORPGs
- 1. A HISTORY OF MASSIVE MULTIPLAYER ONLINE ROLE PLAYING GAMES By Sam Hayman
- 2. What is an MMORPG ? MMORPGs are massive multiplayer video games that are in the role playing genre. In these games you can design your own character to play as, the design isn’t just how the player looks, what gender you want to be, or even what species you want to be. You can also choose your characters statistics so you can make your starting character stronger, faster, anything. In most of these games now you can give your character star signs which allow different powers and abilities. After you have created your unique character your game begins you can go on quests, roam a gigantic world seeing the sites, you could go round killing creatures and even other players. These games do not have a se aim there is no end the idea is to have fun going on quests, roaming the world, and leveling up so you can become the best, or at least better than your friends.
- 3. The Origin The origin of MMORPGs is from the popular, role playing board game genre and games such as the 1970’s hit dungeons and dragons. The dungeons & dragons game (as a roleplaying game) is a fantasy game of your imagination. It's part acting, part storytelling, part social interaction, part war game, and part dice rolling. You and your friends create characters that develop and grow with each adventure they complete. One player is the Dungeon Master (DM). The DM controls the monsters and enemies, narrates the action, referees the game, and sets up the adventure. Together, the Dungeon Master and the players make the game come alive.
- 4. The Development With the introduction of computer video games in the early 90’s game developers made video game versions of the board games. RPGs evolved in the late 90’s when computer technology improved the graphics, motion, physics, and intelligence of video games enabling you to see your character and roam a world rather than read a description of your character and story. Online multiple-player video games developed from these RPGs into so that you could roam worlds with other people playing online at the same time, this then develop into MMORPGs which to this day is still one of the most popular genre of gaming. Never Winter Nights 1991 Ultima Online 1997 World of Warcraft 2001 - present day
- 5. Platforms with MMORPGs Web based games PC online games Xbox one online (this has only been possible recently with next generation technology) PlayStation 4 online (this has only been possible recently with next generation technology) Smartphones (can be used to play augmented reality role playing games)
- 6. Themes The majority of popular MMORPGs are based on traditional fantasy themes, often occurring in an in game universe comparable to that of Dungeons & Dragons. Some employ hybrid themes that either merge or substitute fantasy elements with those of science fiction, sword and sorcery, or crime crime fiction. Still other draw thematic material from comic books, the occult and other genres. Often these elements are developed using similar tasks and scenarios involving quests, monsters, and loot.
- 7. History of games The phrase MMORPG was first used by Richard Garriott the creator of Ultima Online (1997) Ultima Online was one of the first MMORPGs to be made. The latest MMORPG is Elder Scrolls Online which was released this year (2014) Notable games in this genre would be; ○ Star Wars Old Republic ○ Elder Scrolls Online ○ World Of Warcraft ○ Lord Of The Rings Online ○ DC Universe Online ○ Runescape For a full historical list of MMORPGS go to this web address: http://worldhistoryproject.org/topics/mmorpg
- 8. The biggest, most popular MMORPG World of warcraft was published in 2004 It was developed by Blizzard Entertainment. It is only playable on PCs and Macs World of warcraft is to this day the most popular MMORPG in the world. It had many features that other MMORPGS had however it had unique setting and features that made it a hit. The number of subscriptions for W.O.W peeked in 2010 at 12 million subscribers. W.O.W has recently had a drop in subscribers and was last reported to have 7.6 million subscribers.
- 10. Drop In MMORPG Subscribers MMORPGs have recently seen a large drop in subscribing users. One major reason for the drop in MMORPG popularity is the increasing popularity of the multiplayer feature on first-person shooters such as; Call Of Duty, Battlefeild, Halo and recently Titanfall. Audiences like the first-person shooter multiplayers so much that they don’t in fact play anything other than the multiplayer. ○ Call Of Duty has had over 100 million players, that’s larger then the entire population of Germany or the United Kingdom.
- 11. My First MMORPG Game My first MMORPG was Runescape. Runescape is a fantasy themed game that was all anyone would talk about when I was in key stage 2 of primary school. Is web based, it’s worldwide and full of people in every server. Back at the start when I began playing it in 2004 the worlds weren’t very busy but I recently went online to reminisce and the servers were full you couldn’t see the ground there were so many people. Runescape is apart a part of my local culture as the game was not only big but it was create within my county (three years before world of warcraft).
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