By Emma Boyle
FPS, RPG, MMO – the gaming world is filled with acronyms. Though they’re supposed to be convenient, for the uninitiated they can simply end up more confusing. In this article we’re touching on the genre that already creates enough confusion without any acronymic obfuscation – MMOs, or Massively Multiplayer Online games.
If you haven’t heard the phrase MMO or MMORPG, you’ll almost certainly have heard of one of the games that fall into this category.
MMOs are huge worlds where you can essentially live another life and given the sheer number of games and the amount of money they bring in, we think it’s safe to say this is an appealing proposition for many gamers.
Of course, a fun second life isn’t the same for everyone. Perhaps you want to play an elven mage in a high fantasy world; if all that Game of Thrones stuff isn’t for you perhaps your own space ship to explore galaxies far away would suit.
Once you’ve found your world do you want to have complete freedom over what you do next, or would you like a detailed story to engage with? Is playing alongside your friends to defeat monsters and villains the idea …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming