Explainer: Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail and debunking gaming’s most misunderstood genre
Massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) like Destiny, World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV get a bad rap. Let’s clear up some burning questions.
When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg attempted to explain the metaverse during the 2021 rebrand of Facebook to Meta, there was one group of gamers that fully understood what he was talking about.
They were the players of multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), one of the most prolific yet misunderstood genres of gaming. These games are micro digital universes, bundled with their own economies, cultural movements, languages, rules, and policing mechanisms. Some of the more popular global games in this genre include World of Warcraft, Destiny 2, Final Fantasy XIV, Elder Scrolls Online, and Fallout 76.
They are a mysterious group of very social games. I've seen MMORPGs create more tension in relationships than just about any other genre. Inversely, they've also galvanized friendships and generated memorable experiences you really can't find elsewhere in gaming.
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