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over a two-day period five teams of top management of one operator/carrier play a "wargame" against each other, under extremely realistic conditions, with one operator an incumbent fixed and mobile network operator, another a new entrant mobile operator, a third a fixed-line/internet operator, etc. Each team is measured by outperforming their rivals by market expectations of that type of player. Thus each player has drastically different goals, but within the simulation, any one team can win. Also to ensure maximum intensity, only one team can win. Telecoms senior executives who have taken the
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revenue over the development of their virtual economy, as they most likely have a higher priority to the games viability via adequate funding. Games with an enormous player base, and consequently much higher sales and subscription income, can take more drastic actions more often and in much larger volumes. This account banning could also serve as an economic gain for these large games, since it is highly likely that, due to demand, these 'gold farming' accounts will be recreated with freshly bought copies of the game.
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is an example of an MMO turn-based strategy game. Hundreds of players share the same playing field of conquest. In a "mega" game, each turn fleets are built and launched to expand one's personal empire. Turns are usually time-based, with a "tick" schedule usually daily. All orders are processed,
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since the game must work on company servers. There is some debate if a high head-count is a requirement to be an MMOG. Some say that it is the size of the game world and its capability to support many players that should matter. For example, despite technology and content constraints, most MMOGs can
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measuring the value of the virtual property in the then-largest MMOG, EverQuest, to result in a per-capita GDP of 2,266 dollars which would have placed the virtual world of EverQuest as the 77th wealthiest nation, on par with
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similar to a "third place". Therefore, MMOs have the capacity and the ability to serve as a community that effectively socializes users just like a coffee shop or pub, but conveniently in the comfort of their home.
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848:Despite the genre's focus on multiplayer gaming,
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2287:. GameAxis Unwired. pp. 27–31
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2509:"Millions Spent on Casual Gaming"
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3267:Kart racing
3211:Virtual pet
3042:Walking sim
3017:Escape room
2916:Beat 'em up
2855:Bullet hell
2715:Online game
2665:Virtual tax
2525:‹ The
2114:27 November
2088:27 November
1923:Online game
1908:Game engine
1746:Adobe Flash
1713:SmallWorlds
1696:Club Caribe
1685:Club Caribe
1657:Second Life
1486:Race or Die
1449:MMOR means
1388:War Thunder
1341:Simulations
1224:thin client
1214:, known as
1120:allows all
807:Meridian 59
748:Air Warrior
691:smartphones
591:Programming
544:Development
519:soundtracks
359:Mobile game
342:Online game
282:Video games
3834:Categories
3757:Open world
3668:Production
3589:Nonviolent
3272:Sim racing
3239:Government
3174:Simulation
2865:Twin-stick
2799:Platformer
2317:6 November
1939:References
1679:Snow Crash
1510:Trackmania
1480:Drift City
1462:Kart Rider
1423:basketball
1328:UltraCorps
1320:See also:
1285:See also:
1257:See also:
1204:See also:
1186:Game types
1142:middleware
1133:Eve Online
1117:PlanetSide
1040:Eve Online
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842:EVE Online
825:Underlight
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330:Audio game
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167:March 2009
137:newspapers
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3543:Christian
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3419:Artillery
3152:Roguelike
3130:Soulslike
3009:Adventure
2845:Light gun
2479:28 August
2024:28 August
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1842:In 2010,
1803:Vindictus
1758:Growtopia
1691:EverQuest
1676:'s novel
1670:Metaverse
1563:adventure
1086:Half-Life
1036:CCP Games
903:MMORPGs.
881:Xbox Live
876:Dreamcast
831:EverQuest
776:in 1991.
556:Developer
418:Adventure
291:Platforms
217:verifying
72:talk page
3795:Minigame
3747:Masocore
3693:Fan game
3563:Licensed
3488:Non-game
3359:Strategy
3229:Business
2928:Fighting
2887:Survival
2872:Tactical
2703:See also
2653:Concepts
2527:template
2489:cite web
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2383:16 March
2361:16 March
2291:15 March
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2240:16 March
2148:16 March
2062:30 March
1897:See also
1874:Spending
1788:Research
1719:Furcadia
1427:baseball
1406:Jumpgate
1228:BBMMORPG
1155:Wireplay
1147:BigWorld
764:GemStone
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608:Graphics
562:Designer
551:Producer
455:Strategy
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3604:Serious
3537:Bishōjo
3454:Fitness
3426:Wargame
3284:Vehicle
3257:Fishing
3196:Farming
3096:Sokoban
2960:Stealth
2946:Pac-Man
2822:Shooter
2710:Esports
2632:History
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2192:23 June
2170:23 June
1971:17 July
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1585:Neopets
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3297:Combat
3262:Racing
3249:Sports
3206:Social
3191:Dating
3142:MMORPG
3082:Puzzle
2790:Action
2616:MMORTS
2611:MMORPG
2606:MMOFPS
2546:Curlie
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1111:Tribes
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