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Overwatch one of "The 10 Most Anticipated MMORPGs In 2016"?
nariusseldon
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http://www.killerguides.net/blog/mmorpg/new-mmos-2016
One has to ponder .. does websites really don't care about how MMO (wait .. mmoRPG) is defined, or are they really running out of games to put on even a top 10 list, so they list Overwatch anyway?
Before anyone pointed out .. yes they did say "multiplayer first-person shooter" in the description, but the list is clearly a "The 10 Most Anticipated MMORPGs In 2016", and Overwatch is one of those 10.
Well, this site listed Overwatch as MMOFPS too .. so i bet superdata is going to include it in their MMO report. The broadening continues (not by me though, i am just pointing out who is doing it).
One has to ponder .. does websites really don't care about how MMO (wait .. mmoRPG) is defined, or are they really running out of games to put on even a top 10 list, so they list Overwatch anyway?
Before anyone pointed out .. yes they did say "multiplayer first-person shooter" in the description, but the list is clearly a "The 10 Most Anticipated MMORPGs In 2016", and Overwatch is one of those 10.
Well, this site listed Overwatch as MMOFPS too .. so i bet superdata is going to include it in their MMO report. The broadening continues (not by me though, i am just pointing out who is doing it).
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Diablo used to be called a MMORPG too back in the day.
This have been a good conversation
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED
nah .. that topic does not show websites are starting to consider Overwatch as a MMORPG.
Really how?
I just play Overwatch beta .. fantastic game (even I am not much of a pvp player). Listing it as a MMORPG does not diminish my enjoyment of it .. not a bit.
Here's one with LOL as the 4th best MMORPG of all time just ahead of Dream of Mirror Online at number 5: http://www.thetoptens.com/mmorpg-games/
Keep on dredging
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED
Sure ... if Overwatch is a MMORPG, why not LoL. Thank you for pointing that out. May be i will make a topic talking about that too.
Black Ops 3: The First Call of Duty MMO: http://www.zam.com/article/54/black-ops-3-the-first-call-of-duty-mmo
2015 MMO reader's choice awards: Candy Crush Saga http://event.mmosite.com/gameprize/?action=gameinfo&cid=52&gid=431
Like I said, GIGO.
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED
So .. you are saying MMORPG = MMO now? You agree with not only broadening of MMO, but also MMORPG? I understand.
(BTW, thanks for the links anyway. I am sure they will be useful in the future.)
well .. almost every discussion here is a dead horse, sandbox, ffa pvp, harsh dead penalty, instances .. and wait .. yes .. the dead of MMOs.
But at least I am adding a new coffin to the dead horse. Overwatch has not been called, and debate as a MMO yet on its own topic. A little new is better than nothing, right?
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED
Probably because it's not a mmorpg, it's a team based shooter.
"classification of games into MMOs is not by rational reasoning" - nariusseldon
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Try a MUD today at http://www.mudconnect.com/Is it a big problem. Well no, I just stop reading such websites.
Some say the mythical mmorpg is still out there, but we all know these people have only ever seen the masked abominations.
RIP MMORPG
Massively Multipayer: 2 people. Much more than 1 person.
Online: It's played "on a line" by connecting two or more devices.
RPG: Pokemon level up and evolve
I'm personally looking forward to Marvel's new romantic comedy though: Doctor Strange.
Either you like Overwatch, or not .. and i highly doubt if anyone would feel very differently about the game if it is called a MMO, or not.