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This article contains an almost full table comparison of current MMORPGs.


General information

Creator Genre Client sale method Client purchase price Monthly fee
Lowest possible - largest possible
Release date(s) Platform Still updated regularly?
Anarchy Online Funcom Science-fiction Retail sale or Download ? ? June 27, 2001 Microsoft Windows Yes
City of Heroes and City of Villains Cryptic Studios Superhero comic book genre Download Non-free US$19.99 (for download) Non-free US$11.95 (10 months) - $14.99 2004 Microsoft Windows Yes
Conquer Online TQ Digital Fantasy Retail sale or Download Free Free November 14, 2005 Microsoft Windows Yes
DarkSpace PaleStar Science Fiction Download Free Non-free Free w/limited access / US$ $9.99/month full access. 2001 Microsoft Windows Yes
Dark Age of Camelot Mythic Entertainment Fantasy Retail sale or Download Free Non-free US$ $14.95 per month. October 10, 2001 Microsoft Windows Yes
Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach Turbine Fantasy Retail sale or Download Non-free US$29.95 (for download) Non-free US$ $14.95 per month. 2006 Microsoft Windows Yes
Entropia Universe MindArk Science-fiction Download Free Free January 30, 2003 Microsoft Windows Yes
EVE Online CCP Games Space simulation FTP Download Free Non-free US$10.95/10.95 (on 12 months base)

- $14.95/€14.95

United States United Kingdom May 6, 2003
Europe May 23, 2003
Microsoft Windows Yes
EverQuest Sony Online Entertainment Fantasy Retail sale ? Non-free US$14.99 per month March 16, 1999 Microsoft Windows Yes
EverQuest 2 Sony Online Entertainment Fantasy Retail sale Non-freeUS$19.99 Non-freeUS$14.95
Small discounts for 3/6/12 month advance
November 8, 2004 Microsoft Windows Yes
Final Fantasy XI Square Enix Fantasy Retail sale Non-freeUS$19.99 Non-freeUS$12.95 - $27.95 May 16, 2002 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 Yes
Flyff Aeonsoft Fantasy Download Free Free August, 2004 Microsoft Windows Yes
Guild Wars ArenaNet Fantasy Retail sale or Download Non-free US$49.99 (for retail sale) Free April 28, 2005 Microsoft Windows Yes
Joint Operations Novalogic FPS Retail sale Non-free US$19.99 (for retail sale) Free June 15, 2004 Microsoft Windows Yes
Knight Online MGame Corporation and Noah System Fantasy Download Free Free 2004 Microsoft Windows Yes
Lineage II NCsoft Fantasy Retail sale or Download Free Non-freeUS$14.99 (2 months) South Korea October 1, 2003
United States April 28, 2004
Microsoft Windows Yes
MapleStory Wizet Fantasy Download Free Free South Korea May 2002
Japan November 2003
China December 2004
Taiwan July 4, 2005
Thailand August 29, 2005
(Global) May 11, 2005
(SEA) June 23, 2005
Europe July 27, 2006 (Closed Beta)
Microsoft Windows Yes
Minions Of Mirth Prairie Games Fantasy Download Free - $29.95 Free December 2005 Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X Yes
RuneScape JAGeX Fantasy Browser Based Free Free January 3, 2001 Operating System Independent (Web-Based Java Applet) Yes
Tibia CipSoft Fantasy Download Free Free 1997 Microsoft Windows, Linux Yes
Toontown Online The Walt Disney Company Classic Cartoons Retail sale or Download Free Non-free£6.99 (monthly) - £59.99 2003 Microsoft Windows Yes
Star Wars Galaxies Sony Online Entertainment Science-fiction, Star Wars Retail sale ? ? June 26, 2003 Microsoft Windows Yes
World Of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment Fantasy Retail sale or download Non-freeUS$19.99. Free download Non-freeUS$12.99 (6 month) - $14.99 (single month) From November 12, 2004 to August 1, 2006 in different countries, see article for more details. Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X Yes

Statistic table

No. of players No. of players per shard No. of servers / shards / worlds Common peak of players Contains Instances
Anarchy Online 12,000 ? 3 ? ?
City of Heroes and City of Villains 160,000 ? 15 (?) ? ?
Conquer Online ? ? ? ? ?
DarkSpace ? ? One (?) ? ?
Dark Age of Camelot 125,000 ? 6(?) 5,000 USA, 6,000 Europe ?
EVE Online 150,000 All One (+ Test-Server) 29,500 Live shard, 100 Test shard ?
EverQuest 200,000 ? ? ? ?
EverQuest 2 175,000 ? ? ? ?
Final Fantasy XI 500,000 ? 32 ? No
Guild Wars ? All One ? Entire World
Joint Operations ? 150 as of 2006-11-21 ? ? ?
Knight Online ? ? ? ? ?
Lineage II 1,300,000 ? ? ? ?
Maplestory ? ? ? ? ?
RuneScape 780,000 2000 as of 2006-9-28 138 as of 2006-12-28 220,000 as of 2006-9-28 ?
Star Wars Galaxies 170,000 ? ? ? ?
Tibia 67,397 ? 72 as of 2006-9-28 Close to 50,000 as of 2006-9-28 ?
World of Warcraft 8,000,000 ? ? ? Yes

Engine table

Game engine type Source code available? Fully customizable user interface Windowable
Anarchy Online 3D No Yes Yes
City of Heroes and City of Villains 3D No Partial Yes
Conquer Online 3D No Partial Yes
DarkSpace 3D ? Yes ?
Dark Age of Camelot 3D No Yes ?
Entropia Universe 3D No Customizable desktop area with action/item shortcuts ?
EVE Online 3D No Adjustable/Movable Windows & Colors, No Custom Additions Yes
EverQuest 3D No ? ?
EverQuest 2 3D No Partial Yes
Final Fantasy XI 3D No No Forced Fullscreen
Guild Wars 3D No Yes Yes
Joint Operations 3D No Partial ?
Knight Online 3D ? ? ?
Lineage II 3D No ? Yes
Maplestory 2D ? Yes ?
RuneScape 3D No Partial forced
Tibia 2D No Partial ?
Star Wars Galaxies 3D No Yes ?
Ultima Online 2D,3D Some Yes Yes
World of Warcraft 3D No Yes Yes

Minimal System Requirements

CPU RAM Video card HDD space Software Connection
Ultima Online Intel Pentium 200 Mhz 32 Mb 4 Mb graphics card 383 MB 28k
World of Warcraft Intel Pentium III 800 Mhz or AMD Athlon 800 Mhz 256 Mb 32 Mb 3D graphics card 4.0 GB DirectX 9.0c 56k
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See also

Notes and reference

  1. Though it is unlikely to find a retail edition today.
  2. ^ Can be played under *nix systems using Cedega.
  3. There is a "premium account" available with more additions to the game and gameplay for the players. This is a one time fee.
  4. ^ There is a "premium account" available with more additions to the game and gameplay for the players. This is a monthly fee, and premium account is lost when the funds runs out.
  5. ^ Woodcock, Bruce Sterling. "MMOGCHART.COM". Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  6. Virtual Economy Research Network: Interview with Hilmar Pétursson and Magnús Bergsson
  7. "FINAL FANTASY XI ONLINE Server Status". Retrieved 2007-01-09.
  8. ^ http://www.tibia.com/statistics/?subtopic=serverload&period=week
  9. "World of Warcraft® Surpasses 8 Million Subscribers Worldwide" (Press release). Blizzard Entertainment. 2007-01-11. Retrieved 2007-01-18. {{cite press release}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. Allows the game to be played in a window while running in a desktop environment.
  11. On losing focus (e.g., if user executes Alt-Tab), the game crashes.
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