Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, also referred to by the acronym MMORPG. These are massively multiplayer online role-playing games.
This type of game can only be played on the Internet. It features a persistent universe that is accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Another distinctive feature of MMORPGs is that they accommodate and enable interaction between a large number of players simultaneously, who can play as a team or compete against each other and exchange items.
The social relationships formed within these games can become particularly strong. Players organise themselves into «guilds» and virtual trade can become very important. In addition to completing quests and following the main storyline of the game (PvE), it is usually possible to battle other real players (PvP).
Given the number of subscribers, the gaming community may seem huge (sometimes reaching several million subscribers), but players will generally only interact with those who are both on the same server (a few thousand) and who play at the same times in the same areas of the game world, which represents a much smaller number (a few hundred at most).
It should be noted that the social aspect of this type of game means that players cannot leave at any time, due to the interdependence of players within groups.
