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Role Playing Games – And The Fan Base Grows
Role Playing Games – And The Fan Base Grows
Role Playing Games
Players or participants of Role Laying Games assume
the role of different fictional characters, more
popularly known as avatars, and try to make these
characters victorious with each challenge it faces.
These avatars can be customized and built according to
the preferences of the player. They may determine
where their character may excel. However, as the game
progresses, the character may built up more strength
and powers or otherwise.
Online role playing games also have guidelines and a
formal system of rules and mechanics that needs to be
met. Working around these rules, participants can
shape the outcome and direction of their games.
Background
It was in the mid 1970s when it all started. Online
role playing games was developed from its traditional
counterparts (computer role playing games and video
games). In this year, the earliest multi user games
started to appear. In 1980, Rogue, a very famous
dungeon crawler was released. It was quite different
back then because monsters, items, and settings were
represented by letters. Form then, development of a
new genre of similar clones.
One of the most influential games among all online
role playing games is Dungeons and Dragons. It has a
big effect in the development of online RPGs. The
success of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest console
games divided the genre of role playing games into
two: the console role playing games and the computer
role playing games. Cultural differences are the
reason behind this classification. Game consoles are
produced primarily for personal computers in Japan and
role playing games in the Western World.
When it was introduced, Online Role Playing Games
began as single player games. However the arrival of
the internet and the virtual world made developments
in online role playing games. After that, players from
all over the world began to enjoy the games in this
genre. They were able to participate in multiplayer
games with players from all parts of the globe.
These games have grown to be an online gamer sensation
that RPG companies discover ways to make it better.
These improvements led multiplayer gaming into
massively multiplayer online role playing games
(MMORPGs) that continued to make online gaming more
popular each year.
Challenges
These games are centered on stories which are more
often than not, adventure and fictional in type. There
are also centered on fantasy and mythological genres.
Players have to reach a certain goal or complete a
mission in order to advance further into the game.
These missions and challenges are often called
“quests”.
Some of these involve chasing off dragons, fighting
evil wizards and masters, and saving damsels in
distress. The outcomes of these games are dependent on
the characters strengths, characteristic, and skills.
Little More About the Avatars
As stated, players have the power to customize their
characters according to their preferences. However,
the improvement of there characters are highly
dependent on the course of the game. Enhancing their
character’s skills, attributes, equipment, and special
abilities are important so as to achieve the goal of
the game.
Improvements and achievements are often given as
rewards for accomplishing their quests and overcoming
obstacles. In short, these rewards have to be earned.
Multiplayer Modes
Among the online role playing games, Diablo was the
first to come up with multiplayer options. Multiplayer
modes became popularity during the mid1990s. Then
after, they became massively multiplayer online role
playing games (MMORPGs) because of its popularity.
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Playing Online Games Pro-Style
Playing Online Games Pro-Style
Even if you don’t know what you’re doing…
One of the most intimidating parts of getting started with online gaming is getting over the fear of screwing things up for other players. It’s one thing to play a game and make mistakes at home, but it’s an entirely different thing to play a game and make mistakes that can cause failure in the game plays of others. But there’s no reason to let this fear stop you or another gaming newbie from having fun. This article will give you the in’s and out’s of online gaming so that you can start with the confidence you need to continue on.
The first step anyone new to online gaming should take is to first, learn how to play offline. You can read the game’s manual and save yourself from seeing the infamous acronym, “RTFM” scroll across your screen. Know what that acronym stands for? It stands for “Read The Fu**ing Manual” and its spewed by serious gamers to vulnerable newbies who interrupt a game with questions like, “What is this place?” or “What am I supposed to do?”
You could search the web for game related discussion groups, FAQ’s, and walkthroughs. And you could learn more from game specific Usenet newsgroups. In other words, you could do your “homework.” Some of the kind of information you want to learn includes how to play, how to create characters, how to gather equipment, and how to implement some smart strategies. Trust us when we say your gaming comrades will appreciate it!
In addition to reading how to play an online game, you can familiarize yourself with the game’s interface. Just as you searched the net for a game’s textual instruction, you can additionally search the net for a game’s screenshot (or series of screenshots). Having a graphical representation (.gif or .jpg image) of a game on your screen gives you a chance to memorize where all the game’s controls are. Knowing where everything is on a game before you play will speed things up not only for yourself, but also for everyone else. No one wants to wait for you to search for an inventory panel or message screen in a game when the location of these items is obvious to everyone else.
Once you start with a game, don’t let the pressure of staying in the game prevent you from doing the unthinkable: dying. A character dying in a game is inevitable at certain points, and unless you willingly let go of a lose-lose situation, you’ll run the risk of holding the game up for everyone else. It’s like a game of chess. If it’s checkmate – it’s checkmate. Call it a day and start anew. Whatever you do, don’t hang around waiting for some magical fairy to come to your rescue. Please let your character die with dignity.
On the same token, you don’t want to take dying personally. Remember that online gaming is still just a game. A character that dies in a game is not representative of your character as a person. Turn a death into learning experience. At the very least, you’ll learn your way around an online game by learning all the things that you aren’t supposed to do!
Above all else, ensure that your computer has what it takes to maintain the current pace of an online game. Don’t try to play an online game with a slow computer or slow Internet connection. In fact, if you’re still using dial up, find another hobby. A slow processor and connection will ensure instant death because other players aren’t going to politely wait for their own defeat. They’re going to squash you like a bug.
Hunt around for a computer that was built for online gaming and get a DSL or ISDN Internet connection. You’ll need a fast processor, a high quality graphics card, and a sound machine to match.
By following these simple suggestions, you will have passed the “newbie” test and earned respect as a serious gamer much more quickly than if you stumbled your way through what others pride as “the ultimate hobby.”
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Going Broke Playing Games
Going Broke Playing Games
You Don’t Have To And Here’s How
If you haven’t looked at the cost of new computer or video games and gaming systems as a whole recently, you might be in for a shock. Today’s games and gaming systems can run from a meager all the way to a whopping four hundred dollars or more. To a loving mother of a game obsessed teenager, the costs can be astronomical and nothing short of frightening. Fortunately the cost of buying quality computer or video games (including the systems that they run on) can be significantly reduced once you know what to do and where to look.
One alternative to funding a gaming pursuit with a second mortgage is to “go old.” By “going old,” we mean buying last month’s or year’s games and game systems. If you could admit the one truth that we all know, but never readily face, you could literally save hundreds of dollars in an instant. This truth is that unless you’re a millionaire, none of us can afford to buy the latest toy on the market. The ugly fact behind that truth is that within a relatively short amount of time (say, 60-90 days?), that latest toy will be replaced with a new and improved system, which consequently, grants access to what was wanted in the first place – at half the price! So go old and have a little patience. Within about three to four months, you will have made a tremendous saving.
When it comes to computer gaming, you could also come out better by upgrading games rather then an entire computer. It can take anywhere from a year or more for a gaming company to release a new version and chances are, the upgrade doesn’t require new hardware – it just requires a new payment. Remember, the gaming industry can’t really keep up with the computer industry either (no one can), so there’s no reason to panic or worry. Concentrate on keeping your game current rather than your system. Only in rare instances, such as if your computer is archaic to begin with, will you need to upgrade your hardware. Shop wisely and you can catch a new soundcard, joystick, or graphics card on sale. But if you have a high gigahertz processor and Direct X 9 installed, you’ll do fine for quite a while.
Here’s a whopper of an idea and one that probably won’t take as much of an effort to convince younglings to do as you might think. But to curb the costs of gaming, perhaps a group of families could pitch in and share the finances together. Depending on the number in a group, the cost of a new gaming system – and 5 or 6 of the most popular games – could diminish to 20% or more of their original costs.
And since gaming consoles are getting smaller and smaller, there’s no reason why a group of families couldn’t band together and trade gaming space within their homes every week or two. This way the kids in the neighborhood can enjoy one or two of the new systems on the market that they could never otherwise afford, and they can enjoy them without their parents having to shoulder the burden of funding them alone.
Seeing that kids generally play games together anyway, a group effort of this sort satisfies game cravings at a significantly reduced cost and it keeps everyone happy.
Playing to win – how to find the best gaming laptop
Playing to win – how to find the best gaming laptop
Finding the best gaming laptop can be very frustrating at times. In fact, finding the best of any computer related products can be frustrating because the technology field is so fast paced.
One thing is for sure that whatever is top of the line today most assuredly will not be in the top in a couple of months.
As I said, the pace of technology is simply astounding. And it can also get pretty frustrating if you just bought what you thought was the king of gaming notebooks, only to have a new king appear on the market a few weeks later.
This is why it may be better to consider looking for certain qualities in a gaming computer, rather than a specific brand or model.
Models get switched out every so often.
Brands get hyped by the reporters and computer magazines one issue, only to have their reputations bashed in the next.
Instead, what I recommend is to hunt for consistent quality across the board instead of just a flash in the pixilated pan.
No matter what brand or model your considering, the best gaming laptop must first and foremost come with Intel Centrino mobile technology.
First off, these new chipsets make sure that your notebook doesn’t burn through its battery after only a few rounds of Doom III. And secondly, this mobile technology maximizes the graphic output, making images and movement appear smooth and crisp, not choppy and blurred.
Of course, to really appreciate these high-grade visuals, you need a large, potentially wide screen display. In the area of 14 or 15 inches, with wide angles and crystal clear imaging.
The extra display size may make your laptop a bit more unwieldy, but you’re there to play the computer, not lug it around.
Finally, to maximize your web gaming, you should get a laptop with the finest in wireless technology, such as Bluetooth and Wi Fi connectivity. These will add the mobile to your mobile gaming, allowing you to challenge the competition in San Diego, California and San Juan, Costa Rica.
Now when your comparing prices and models, it goes with out saying that you should maximize your hard drive space, games and graphics need alot of space. Also remember to maximize RAM memory, and processor speed as well. For all of these components are literally the backbone of any computer system, let alone the best gaming laptop.