Multiplayer online game
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A Multiplayer Online Game is a multiplayer video game which can be played via a game server over the internet, with other players around the world. Some prominent examples of this are Battlefield 2, Counter-Strike, Quake 3 , Warcraft 3, Starcraft, and Call of Duty 2.
These games differ from MMORPGs in that they do not create a persistent world, but create a playing arena for the purpose of a single game or round. In other words, they rely on a game server used only for that round, and there can be numerous servers all around the world. MMORPGs on the other hand, rely on dedicated servers, as these games must be running continuously.
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[edit] Server structure and gameplay
The existence of a wide variety and number of servers has made possible several variations on gameplay.
For example, in Battlefield 2, various servers have their own names, websites and gaming groups known as "clans." Often a list of rules will display when a player first logs on.
[edit] Browser Based MOG
BMOG or Browser based multiplayer online games are also sometimes simply referred to as MOG multiplayer online game, which can lead to confusion, to those unfamiliar with the term. BMOG's are different from Massive Multiplayer Online games in that they do not have a large gathering of thousands of players. They also differ from the normal MOG in that they are not video games, nor are they always run on dedicated servers. Browser MOG's often have less than a hundred registered players, with rounds or ages of an indifinitive duration. Most BMOG domains or MOG domains are run with collocated hosting or reseller hosts and that is often the reason what keeps the costs of running such a game to a minimum.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- MMORPG.com Overview site on MMORPGs.
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