MMORPG Genre
The amount of online games available to web users these days is quite vast. But as a game developer, whether you are in the MMORPG, Arcade or even Simulation space – which niche or background do you go with as your game?
By this I mean; a medieval world? Such as Evony Free Forever. Or perhaps a Dogs of the Sea setting which throws the gamer into a world on the high seas of boats, sword fights and buried treasure.
Or do you go with a modern setting? It’s hard to tell what todays gamers like; and to determine this we need to seek out which are the demographics of our gamers -
* Young, school based gamers?
* Internet cafe crowd, playing free MMORPG online games and MMORTS titles (Maybe teens?)
* Workplace based gamers (Certainly 21 years plus)
Now of those, you would see the majority of gamers would come from the 21 years and under group. While there are plenty of older gamers, slightly more would come from the younger group and they would have more time on their hands.
Do older backgroups such as Knights, Pirates and Cowboys appeal to them? Maybe.
If you take the latest example of Evony; you’ll see they have captured multiple markets – getting kids, older players and even females into their gaming world.
Result – huge success and massive growth.
So which gaming genre and backdrop will you pick for the next online browser game?
Among the great number of MMORPG I prefer those with intuitive navigation, a comprehensive user interface, and a unique graphical player guide!!! Hope this game will meet my requirements!