How would it be if CA went MMORPG?

[MooCowMan]

But what if the shooter is mainly focused around the online play? Idunno, the term mmofps just seems so loose.

I think any massive online only game is considered an MMO.

 

[Kingdrake]

I think any massive online only game is considered an MMO.

I used to think the same as you, but I realized I was wrong one day. I read about MMOFPS somewhere (probably Game Informer, I don't remember), and it turns out the games such as Combat Arms (meaning round based games) are not MMO's.

What makes an MMO an MMO is a persistent world, the opposite of round based. Check out this Wiki article that is exactly right.

"MMOFPS is an online gaming genre which features a persistent world and a large number of simultaneous players in a first-person shooter fashion.[12][13] These games provide large-scale, sometimes team-based combat. The addition of persistence in the game world means that these games add elements typically found in RPGs, such as experience points.[citation needed] However, MMOFPS games emphasize player skill more than player statistics, as no number of in-game bonuses will compensate for a player's inability to aim and think tactically.[14]

Wiki List of MMOFPS Games
10SIX (now known as Project Visitor)
World War II Online
Neocron
PlanetSide

Upcoming
Global Agenda
MAG: Massive Action Game
Huxley

I believe games such as Combat Arms are referred to as Online FPS or Online Shooters. The genre of MMOFPS is different.

 

[MooCowMan]

I've always been told and thought that any massive online only first person shooter is called an MMOFPS. I don't care.. lol I'll just call it by it's name.. not its genre.

 

[Kingdrake]

Have you seen an MMOFPS though? I mean, they look amazing.

Check out some Huxley footage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHQQIx81rTI

I'd love to play it. : )

 

[SpIkE_JoNzE]

so, some kind of MMOFPS game would be like Metal Slug 0 ??¿?¿?¿?¿?'¡'