Due to the nature of an MMORPG, an internet connection is an obvious necessity to play. As the acronym suggests, these games were created to be played by thousands of players, at the same time, on the same server. That means that at any given time a player has the chance to interact with any number of thousands of different players.
MMORPG Servers
MMORPG server sizes ranges from a few hundred players, to over 60,000 players logged in and playing at the same time. In fact, the MMORPG Eve Online, because it only has one server, broke the 60,000 player mark in June of 2010. Eve Online is the only mainstream MMO to use this single server architecture; other games, such as the immensely successful World of Warcraft, spread players over a large number of servers.
The Massive Appeal of MMORPGs
Players find these games appealing because they offer a sense of satisfaction often not found in other types of games. In MMORPGs, for example, players often spend hundreds or thousands of hours forming their characters and then living out those character’s fantasy lives. They can then share this experience with other players, often friends, who also play.
