Ok, after recently debating with another forum user over the subject..we decided to not continue the discussion for the sake of ruining the topic. So I decided to create a topic about it..I'm wondering what everyone else thinks.

 

 

 

MMORPG = Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game.

 

 

 

CORPG =Cooperative Online RPG.

 

 

 

The creators prefer to call it a CORPG, although I think it is an MMORPG. It has all of the qualities of an MMORPG, the only difference being that an explorable map (Wilderness outside of towns/outposts/mission areas) is private, unless you invite a party.

 

 

 

For differences..there are 3 distinct ones I will list here:

 

 

 

1. Private maps (explained above)

 

 

 

2. It is a series..with each 'Expansion' Being a standalone game..meaning you don't need the original. A true expansion is coming soon though.

 

 

 

3. This is one I decided to list. Everytime you enter a map, the game accesses the internet and downloads any updates contained in the map..or, for a first time, downloads all of the map's contents.

 

 

 

I say, it is an MMO. It requires online play, in specified areas, it has multiple users at once. In private maps, you can invite other players via the internet..but it is required to play. There is no true 'Single Player'.

 

 

 

So..is it an MMORPG or not?

 

 

 

Rules -

 

 

 

1. This is a debate. Your posts and opinions will most likely be challenged.

 

2. Please, no 'WoW ownz GW!1!1' Sort of stuff..I used WoW as an example, no offence to the fans.

M - Massive, yes it is.

 

M - Multiplayer, Just because you can use NPC's to help level with you, you still interact with other players in battles etc

 

O - Online, yes it is. Just with no monthly fee.

 

RPG - I guess you could Role play if you felt like it.

 

 

 

So it does tick the boxes for MMORPG. I haven't played it before so I don't know alot about it.

M - Massive, yes it is.

 

M - Multiplayer, Just because you can use NPC's to help level with you, you still interact with other players in battles etc

 

O - Online, yes it is. Just with no monthly fee.

 

RPG - I guess you could Role play if you felt like it.

 

 

 

So it does tick the boxes for MMORPG. I haven't played it before so I don't know alot about it.

 

 

 

i think the massively in mmorpg more refers to the amount of players in one place at one time as opposed to the size of the map.

 

 

 

It may be multiplayer.. but it isnt massively multiplayer like WoW.

CORPG. I've got the game, played it a month, and just didn't like the fact that only the towns and cities were the only places you could meet new people.

ive got the game its an MMORPG and a fun one at that

I say it's just an MMO. it has multiple users online at once, even if the only place that's public is towns/outposts.

There are no conflicts in being both. The game fits both of those descriptions to me, though I'll admit it's the first time I've heard CORPG, most MMORPGs seem to be CORPGs aswell, and AFAIK the cities in GW are MMORPG in nature with loads of people being able to chat with each other etc.

I like to view it as more of a CORPG. To me the entire instanced feeling just cuts off the 'massive' feel of it all. The towns are pretty much glorified chat rooms (can't do much but trade/buy/sell stuff).

I see it as a CORPG. If there were no Instanced areas, it would be an MMORPG, but then again, that would ruin the game.

 

 

 

In case anyone cares, I've plated GW for two years.

I see it as a CORPG. If there were no Instanced areas, it would be an MMORPG, but then again, that would ruin the game.

 

 

 

In case anyone cares, I've plated GW for two years.

 

 

 

Wouldn't that view make WoW a CORPG? Which I find hard to accept.

 

 

 

I like to view it as more of a CORPG. To me the entire instanced feeling just cuts off the 'massive' feel of it all. The towns are pretty much glorified chat rooms (can't do much but trade/buy/sell stuff).

 

 

 

Point taken.

Oh wait, nvm

erm..MMCORPG?

Who cares which it is, it's a damn good game. :P It's an unusual style, yeah, but it's fun. Then again, I like soloing and working alone anyways, so the instanced-ness of it is a good thing to me. It might not be to other people, of course.

I view it as an MMCORPG. I played it for a year before coming back to RS...

 

 

 

My Elementalist/Dervish Survivor OWNED!!!

 

 

 

But RuneScape is more comfortable to me, even though I might sometimes take a sneak back to Ascalon Arena to own with my twink...

I view it as an MMCORPG. I played it for a year before coming back to RS...

 

 

 

My Elementalist/Dervish Survivor OWNED!!!

 

 

 

But RuneScape is more comfortable to me, even though I might sometimes take a sneak back to Ascalon Arena to own with my twink...

 

 

 

That sounds like a feat. How'd you get survivor on an Elementalist? My ele died so much I made a W/R in hopes of staying alive better.

I view it as an MMCORPG. I played it for a year before coming back to RS...

 

 

 

My Elementalist/Dervish Survivor OWNED!!!

 

 

 

But RuneScape is more comfortable to me, even though I might sometimes take a sneak back to Ascalon Arena to own with my twink...

 

 

 

That sounds like a feat. How'd you get survivor on an Elementalist? My ele died so much I made a W/R in hopes of staying alive better.

 

 

 

My Ele didn't have the title Survivor, he had skills like Stoneflesh Aura, Armor of Earth, and Mystic Regeneration to make him somewhat invincible. I can meet you online one time maybe.

guild wars is a MMORPG. i have all 3 games *guild wars, factions, nightfall.* and i love the game. to me rs comes in 2nd to GW.