OverviewOnline Role Playing Games, Or Sometimes Refereed To AsComputer Role Playing Games, Are A Wide Range Of Gamesthat Requires The Player To Build A Hero Or Acharacter Based On His Preferences And Fancy. Theseare Types Of Games Where One Interacts With Otherplayers In The Virtual World (usually In Groups).As The Game Advances, The Players Character Should Beable To Acquire Experience As He Or She Will Beneeding This In Order To Succeed With Other Rounds Orquests. The Character Must Be Able To Become Morepowerful And Should Be Able To Obtain New And Advancedabilities.Electronic Role Playing Games Is A Broad Genre Underthe Video Games Category. These Were The Earlybeginnings Of Inline Role Playing Games. These Gameswere Originally From Dungeons And Dragons, Atraditional Role Playing Game Which Had Been The Basisfor Advance Online Role Playing Games Nowadays. Thegame Mechanics And The Settings Of The Games Wereformatted From This Game.Interactions In Online Role Playing Games Are Done Inthe Virtual World Using The Internet. These May Bedone Individually (single Player Games) Or With Agroup Of Friends Or Team Mates (multiplayer Games).Computer Role Playing Games Offer Almost Identicalfeatures With Online Role Playing Games.AvatarOnline Role Playing Games Revolves On Making Orbuilding Your Own Character. These Characters Are Alsocalled Avatars. More Often, Players Find It Fun Andput Effort In Choosing Their Avatars. There Aredifferent Abilities That Your Avatar Can Excel On.However, The Abilities And Powers Of The Charactersdepend On The Progression Of The Game.The Characters Represent The Skills And Abilities Ofthe Player Himself. It Shows How He Or She Decide Orcontrol The Game Outcomes. A Status Screen Displaysthe Attributes Of The Player And His Character. Ituses Numerical Values Instead Of Meters, Bars, Andother Simple Abstract Graphical Representation Thatthe Usual Video Games Utilize.Fantasy SettingA Fictional And High Fantasy Setting Is Anotherfeature Of Online Role Playing Games (and Other RPGsin General). These Settings Come From Science Fictionor Space Opera Themes. However, Some Online RPGs Alsoutilize Historical Settings And Backgrounds.Exceptions To These Trends Are Online Role Playinggames Such As Bloodlines ("gothic Punk), Arcanum(steam Punk), Darklands (a Combination Of MedievalGerman Legend And History), Fallout(post-apocalyptic), And Mount And Blade (MedievalEurope With No Magic Or Fantasy).QuestsTeam Members Or A Group Of Characters (usually Calleda Party) Join Forces To Complete Their Missions(usually Called "quest"). However, A Single Player Mayalso Do This By Himself With The Help Of Otherplayers. These Quests Are Usually Fantasy Fictioninspired. But Classical Mythology And Science Fictionsare Also Used As Basis For The Missions.These Missions Comprise Different Adventures Along Theway. Some Challenges Are Defeating The Evil Boss,rescuing A Princess, Or Clearing A Dungeon Ofmonsters. Some Games Require The Character To Talk Toa Non Player Character (NPC) To Know And Receive Hisor Her Mission Or Quest.Fetch Quest, Locational Puzzles (such As Openinglocked Doors By Means Of A Hidden Lever Or A Key), Orengaging In Dialogues Are Some Of The Requirements Toproceed To The Next Level Or Challenge.Majority Of The Online Role Playing Games Are Playedas A Linear Narrative. Meaning, One Plays The Game Ina Predetermined Sequence. They Just Have To Complywith The Requirements For The Next Level To Completethe Entire Mission.
