Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - October 2014 | Page 40

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MMORPG

Massive Multiplayer Online RolePlaying, MMORPG, is pretty self
explanatory. Millions of players playing
a single game and running around
doing quests, battling enemies and in
some cases each other. This type of role
play is very common. However, there
are still single player role-playing video
games, but even those have an online
alternative. Two of the most iconic RPG
video game franchises are “The Elder
Scrolls” and “Final Fantasy.” Both started
as single player RPG's but each boasts
hours of interactive game play and
compelling stories for the player to get

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immersed in.
Now both of them have online games
that boast millions of users. There's one
catch though, for most of these games
you must pay a monthly subscription
to play with your friends. Though they
do give you the first month free. The
one MMORPG that arguably rules them
all is the World of Warcraft. This game
set the standard for what a successful
MMORPG should strive to be and is still
going strong. Other MMORPGs include
“Guild Wars,” “League of Legends” and
“Kingdom Hearts.”