Mmorpg

Social games like World of Warcraft, Elder Scrolls Online, and any other MMO or MMO-lite you can think of are all about the people you play and the story you are a part of together.

World of Warcraft will have its 20th anniversary this year, meaning that the game is only one year off from being able to drink in the United States (and has been able to in Europe for a few years now) and this interests me.

A forever game is one in where players make tangible progress, find new experiences, and face new challenges all without ever actually finishing the game.

Why do we still play games like World of Warcraft?

There are so many MMORPGs on the market compared to even just a few years ago, and yet sometimes you have to wonder how often the "massively multiplayer" element actually comes into play.

I've been thinking more and more about the question -- "Is Diablo 4 an MMO?" -- since I currently play World of Warcraft, am pretty heavily invested in Diablo 3, was into Diablo Immortal for a couple of months there, and was just utterly charmed by the open beta for Diablo 4.

Look, I love World of Warcraft, and I've been playing it for years.

Lord of the Rings Online may have launched in 2007, but it's still going strong.

With the release of Endwalker last month I've been playing a lot of Final Fantasy XIV, and one of the activities I've devoted more time to is group content -- not only the FFXIV version of World of Warcraft dungeons called "duties," but also the raid equivalents that are available in 8-player or 24-player varieties.

The rumors about the death of the MMORPG genre have been greatly exaggerated.