The word massive was added to games to indicate that the game had more than a small limited number of players. So at any one time GUILD WARS is only limited by the size and speed of thier servers and not to 24 players at any one time.
Sorry about the role-play error...my english skills are not the best. Perhaps by certain definitons ALL games are role playing... While in GUILD WARS I play the role and develope my toon by leveling a questing.... if I do not want to role play I can go to the PvP arenas.
This topic is so funny.... bunch of people complaining so that they can get a game removed from a website that is free to them. If the admins of MMORPG.com say it's a RPG then why would you waste so much time trying to prove your point to a bunch of people that really don't care and just want to paly games, have fun, and interact with others.
OH thats right it's because you are right......
I guess griefer's don't just live in the game ............
Originally posted by SONOFAGUNN Massive GUILD WARS is ..... The word massive was added to games to indicate that the game had more than a small limited number of players. So at any one time GUILD WARS is only limited by the size and speed of thier servers and not to 24 players at any one time. Sorry about the role-play error...my english skills are not the best. Perhaps by certain definitons ALL games are role playing... While in GUILD WARS I play the role and develope my toon by leveling a questing.... if I do not want to role play I can go to the PvP arenas. This topic is so funny.... bunch of people complaining so that they can get a game removed from a website that is free to them. If the admins of MMORPG.com say it's a RPG then why would you waste so much time trying to prove your point to a bunch of people that really don't care and just want to paly games, have fun, and interact with others. OH thats right it's because you are right......
I guess griefer's don't just live in the game ............
Have fun, game good.....
I don't think it has to be a large number of players really, just as long as it is only hosted by the people that sold you the product it can be labeled as MMORPG. Look at AC1 and AC2. I think that is proof that you can be only a few and still be called a MMORPG. LOL....hehe
Why exactly this game has been at the center of this dilemma is because of how it was made. It is CERTIANLY an MMORPG, but there are major differences. The biggest one of course is the fact that GW wasnt built for kids and crybabies.
So, sorry to point this out, but the reason people on this site dont like GW is because you cant just play and play and play to the point of hilarity so you can be stronger than someone else FINALLY an RPG that doesnt cater to the unemployed and grade school children! So if you don't have a life, a wife or perhaps some children, or perhaps an important job that doesnt require serious meat-flipping skills, the Guild Wars just isnt for you. Play Everquest or WoW because no matter how terrible your social life is here in the RL, or how long you plan to live in your parents basement, youll never be able to beat someone whos a better player in GW. EVER.
If youre a grownup, though, it may be a good fit for you.
-F ---------------------------------------- BEST GMAE EVAR www.kingdomofloathing.com
Role... well yeah my toons all allow me to take on the role of a terrorist or counter terrorist of many skins each.
playing, I play it all the time
Im not saying anything bad about the game Im sure its awsome. The thing is its now a mmorpg game its more like Diablo. Diablo isn't a mmorpg. Massive means a lot more then 24 people more like 100's all sharing the same virtual world at once at any time. If it is by some means classified as a mmorpg game then I guess Counter Strike will also be considered a mmorpg because you play with mulitple people online and role play either a terrorist or counter terrorist and you play it online.
"I'm sorry but your mmo has been diagnosed with EA and only has X number of days to live."
Massive does not mean multiple you can have a "massive treetrunk", there is no set rule as to how many in game characters the game has to cater for to be classed as "massive".
To be fair Guildwars needs a catagory of its own but from the existing catagory the catagory it fits in best is mmorpg.
As for the role playing aspect how can you say this game is not roleplaying, are you realy a Necromancer helping tidus to save Ascalon from the char ? or is this just roleplaying.
Originally posted by Gabs Actually I don't currently play any MMORPGs. The genre has failed me, partly due to elements of games just like Guild Wars being embraced and stamped as "MMORPGs". WoW borders on not being an MMORPG also in my opinion. In fact niether Guild Wars nor WoW allow any actual "role playing" beyond pretending to be something. They are merely huge static deathmatch arenas linked to smaller arenas, just like a HL server browser connecting to servers. And I did a search for "Guild Wars" on the first page of the forum, that is sufficient, but the fact remains that it is still on the list.
Actually if you want to get that picky and say that then i could say that technically no video game rpg is an rpg. you cant write your characters personality, backround and description from scratch and choose exactly how he or she looks like. Everything isnt done in character. You dont have full controll over your surroundings within logical reason. What i'm trying to say is that if you want to sit here and say that WoW and Guild wars isnt an mmorpg then i can technically tell you that crpg's are not rpg's and the only TRUE rpg's are table top pencil and paper dice rpg's like dungeons and dragons. But i'm not cuase its not worth the effort or the trouble and its not even worth saying in the first place. Too much effort for nothing.
What is the point of this thread anyways Gabs? Who the heck cares if its an MMORPG...JUST PLAY IT OR DONT PLAY IT!!!
Guess im just annoyed that you started yet ANOTHER thread on this, which has already been made 2 or 3 times that ive seen. Are you so obsessed that Guild Wars is NOT an MMORPG that you had to make another thread? Are you trying to suggest that MMORPG.com take it off their site because its NOT an MMORPG?
Do you want to know my reaction when i see these threads now...probably no but i'll tell you anyway, i point and laugh so Gabs 'HAHAHAHA!'
If you people are so bothered about this game being on this site, 'bastidizing' the genre and defiling the very core of MMORPG community then complain to the admins or the people who run the site. Not to the people on the boards because now very few people actually care anymore.
I've had a long day and i'm tired so i'll leave you with one last 'HAHAHAHA'. Follow your heart take action and strike down those infidels who dared to put Guild Wars on here! God help them. God help all of us.
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Massive GUILD WARS is .....
The word massive was added to games to indicate that the game had more than a small limited number of players. So at any one time GUILD WARS is only limited by the size and speed of thier servers and not to 24 players at any one time.
Sorry about the role-play error...my english skills are not the best. Perhaps by certain definitons ALL games are role playing... While in GUILD WARS I play the role and develope my toon by leveling a questing.... if I do not want to role play I can go to the PvP arenas.
This topic is so funny.... bunch of people complaining so that they can get a game removed from a website that is free to them. If the admins of MMORPG.com say it's a RPG then why would you waste so much time trying to prove your point to a bunch of people that really don't care and just want to paly games, have fun, and interact with others.
OH thats right it's because you are right......
I guess griefer's don't just live in the game ............
Have fun, game good.....
Witty saying to amuse you goes here.
So, sorry to point this out, but the reason people on this site dont like GW is because you cant just play and play and play to the point of hilarity so you can be stronger than someone else FINALLY an RPG that doesnt cater to the unemployed and grade school children! So if you don't have a life, a wife or perhaps some children, or perhaps an important job that doesnt require serious meat-flipping skills, the Guild Wars just isnt for you. Play Everquest or WoW because no matter how terrible your social life is here in the RL, or how long you plan to live in your parents basement, youll never be able to beat someone whos a better player in GW. EVER.
If youre a grownup, though, it may be a good fit for you.
-F
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BEST GMAE EVAR
www.kingdomofloathing.com
MMORPG
M = Massive
M = Multi-player
O = Online
R = Role
P = Playing
G = Game
Well Counter Strike is certainly massive
and it is multi-player
online...yep have to be online to play
Role... well yeah my toons all allow me to take on the role of a terrorist or counter terrorist of many skins each.
playing, I play it all the time
Im not saying anything bad about the game Im sure its awsome. The thing is its now a mmorpg game its more like Diablo. Diablo isn't a mmorpg. Massive means a lot more then 24 people more like 100's all sharing the same virtual world at once at any time. If it is by some means classified as a mmorpg game then I guess Counter Strike will also be considered a mmorpg because you play with mulitple people online and role play either a terrorist or counter terrorist and you play it online.
"I'm sorry but your mmo has been diagnosed with EA and only has X number of days to live."
Massive does not mean multiple you can have a "massive treetrunk", there is no set rule as to how many in game characters the game has to cater for to be classed as "massive".
To be fair Guildwars needs a catagory of its own but from the existing catagory the catagory it fits in best is mmorpg.
As for the role playing aspect how can you say this game is not roleplaying, are you realy a Necromancer helping tidus to save Ascalon from the char ? or is this just roleplaying.
What is the point of this thread anyways Gabs? Who the heck cares if its an MMORPG...JUST PLAY IT OR DONT PLAY IT!!!
Guess im just annoyed that you started yet ANOTHER thread on this, which has already been made 2 or 3 times that ive seen. Are you so obsessed that Guild Wars is NOT an MMORPG that you had to make another thread? Are you trying to suggest that MMORPG.com take it off their site because its NOT an MMORPG?
Do you want to know my reaction when i see these threads now...probably no but i'll tell you anyway, i point and laugh so Gabs 'HAHAHAHA!'
If you people are so bothered about this game being on this site, 'bastidizing' the genre and defiling the very core of MMORPG community then complain to the admins or the people who run the site. Not to the people on the boards because now very few people actually care anymore.
I've had a long day and i'm tired so i'll leave you with one last 'HAHAHAHA'. Follow your heart take action and strike down those infidels who dared to put Guild Wars on here! God help them. God help all of us.