Massively multiplayer online game. A massively multiplayer online game (also called MMO and MMOG ) is a multiplayer video game which is capable of supporting large numbers of players simultaneously.
By necessity, they are played on the Internet . Many games have at least one persistent world , however others just have large numbers of players competing at once in one form or another without any lasting effect to the world at all. Monde virtuel. List of massively multiplayer online role-playing games. Business models[edit] MMORPGs today use a wide range of business models, from completely free of charge (no strings attached) or advertise funded to various kinds of payment plans.
This list uses the following terms. Free-to-play (F2P) means that there might be a cost to purchase the software but there is no subscription charge or added payments needed to access game content.Pay-to-play means that players must pay, usually by monthly subscription, in order to play the game.Freemium means that the majority of game content is available for free but players can pay for extra content or added perks. List of notable MMORPGs[edit] Welcome to Gaia. World of Warcraft.