Comparison of massively multiplayer online role-playing games
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This article contains an almost full table comparison of current MMORPGs.
General information
Statistic table
No. of players | No. of players per shard | No. of servers / shards / worlds | Common peak of players | Contains Instances | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anarchy Online | 12,000[5] | ? | 3 | ? | ? |
City of Heroes and City of Villains | 160,000[5] | ? | 15 (?) | ? | ? |
Conquer Online | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
DarkSpace | ? | ? | One (?) | ? | ? |
Dark Age of Camelot | 125,000[5] | ? | 6(?) | 5,000 USA, 6,000 Europe | ? |
EVE Online | 150,000[6] | All | One (+ Test-Server) | 29,500 Live shard, 100 Test shard | ? |
EverQuest | 200,000[5] | ? | ? | ? | ? |
EverQuest 2 | 175,000[5] | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Final Fantasy XI | 500,000[5] | ? | 32[7] | ? | No |
Guild Wars | ? | All | One | ? | Entire World |
Joint Operations | ? | 150 as of 2006-11-21 | ? | ? | ? |
Knight Online | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Lineage II | 1,300,000[5] | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Maplestory | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
RuneScape | 780,000[5] | 2000 as of 2006-9-28 | 138 as of 2006-12-28 | 220,000 as of 2006-9-28 | ? |
Star Wars Galaxies | 170,000[5] | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Tibia | 67,397[5] | ? | 72 as of 2006-9-28[8] | Close to 50,000 as of 2006-9-28 [8] | ? |
World of Warcraft | 8,000,000[9] | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
Engine table
Game engine type | Source code available? | Fully customizable user interface | Windowable[10] | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Anarchy Online | 3D | No | Yes | Yes |
City of Heroes and City of Villains | 3D | No | Partial | Yes |
Conquer Online | 3D | No | Partial | Yes |
DarkSpace | 3D | ? | Yes | ? |
Dark Age of Camelot | 3D | No | Yes | ? |
Entropia Universe | 3D | No | Customizable desktop area with action/item shortcuts | ? |
EVE Online | 3D | No | Adjustable/Movable Windows & Colors, No Custom Additions | Yes |
EverQuest | 3D | No | ? | ? |
EverQuest 2 | 3D | No | Partial | Yes |
Final Fantasy XI | 3D | No | No | Forced Fullscreen[11] |
Guild Wars | 3D | No | Yes | Yes |
Joint Operations | 3D | No | Partial | ? |
Knight Online | 3D | ? | ? | ? |
Lineage II | 3D | No | ? | Yes |
Maplestory | 2D | ? | Yes | ? |
RuneScape | 3D | No | Partial | forced |
Tibia | 2D | No | Partial | ? |
Star Wars Galaxies | 3D | No | Yes | ? |
Ultima Online | 2D,3D | Some | Yes | Yes |
World of Warcraft | 3D | No | Yes | Yes |
Minimal System Requirements
CPU | RAM | Video card | HDD space | Software | Connection | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ultima Online | Intel Pentium 200 Mhz | 32 Mb | 4 Mb graphics card | 383 MB | 28k | |
World of Warcraft | Intel Pentium III 800 Mhz or AMD Athlon 800 Mhz | 256 Mb | 32 Mb 3D graphics card | 4.0 GB | DirectX 9.0c | 56k |
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See also
Notes and reference
- ^ Though it is unlikely to find a retail edition today.
- ^ a b c Can be played under *nix systems using Cedega.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Woodcock, Bruce Sterling. "MMOGCHART.COM". Retrieved 2007-01-05.
- ^ Virtual Economy Research Network: Interview with Hilmar Pétursson and Magnús Bergsson
- ^ "FINAL FANTASY XI ONLINE Server Status". Retrieved 2007-01-09.
- ^ a b http://www.tibia.com/statistics/?subtopic=serverload&period=week
- ^ "World of Warcraft® Surpasses 8 Million Subscribers Worldwide" (Press release). Blizzard Entertainment. 2007-01-11. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
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(help) - ^ Allows the game to be played in a window while running in a desktop environment.
- ^ On losing focus (e.g., if user executes Alt-Tab), the game crashes.