Massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game
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Massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game (MMORTS) mixes the genres of
sci-fi or fantasy
universe and are distinguished from single or small-scale multiplayer RTSes by the number of players and common use of a persistent world, generally hosted by the game's publisher, which continues to evolve even when the player is offline.
Economics
Many MMORTSs feature living economies. Virtual items and currency have to be gained through play and have definite value for players.[2] Such a virtual economy can be analyzed (using data logged by the game) and has value in economic research; more significantly, these "virtual" economies can affect the economies of the real world.
Such games that feature these economies may also allow commodity trading and simulated stock markets.
See also
- List of massively multiplayer online games
- List of free massively multiplayer online games
- List of massively multiplayer online real-time strategy games
- Server emulator
- Virtual goods
- Digital currency
- Virtual economy
- Virtual world
References
- ISBN 9780321918628. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ISBN 9781607092858. Retrieved February 11, 2014.