MMO… No, it isn’t a mispelling of something a cow says, although if you like the sounds a cow makes, you need to play some Diablo II. (ohhh, and it’s the TOP choice in the acronym finder!)
Sorry, I digress. I do have the habit of getting off topic quite easily. At some point I’ll share how a blog can help you organize your ideas, but for now it’s time to look at MMO’s!
Massive Multiplayer Online games. The name is really self explanitory. At least you would think so. However, most people tend to consider only a game like World of Warcraft, Age of Conan, or Everquest II fits this description.
One group of friends I virtually hang out with have often discussed this phrase. Let’s break it down:
Massive: large in scale, amount, or degree
Multiplayer: More than one person playing at a time (My definition)
Online: connected by computer to one or more other computers or networks, as through a commercial electronic information service or the Internet.
Soooooo, we have many people, playing a game at the same time on a computer network. More games than just WoW, EQ, or AoC fall into the MMO category. I’m going to take a few posts and explore this more. This is really quite fascinating and I think you might find it eye-opening as well!
