MMORPG
Arts & Entertainment abbreviation · Video Game
| Stands for | Massively multiplayer online role-playing game |
|---|---|
| Categories | Arts & Entertainment |
MMORPG stands for Massively multiplayer online role-playing game, a video game abbreviation.
Role-playing game played online in a persistent shared world with large numbers of players who quest, trade, form guilds and raid together. World of Warcraft is the most famous example.
Example: After ten years he still logs into his favorite MMORPG every evening.
Usage notes
Richard Garriott, creator of Ultima Online, is credited with coining the term in the 1990s. World of Warcraft (2004) peaked at about 12 million subscribers in 2010. Pronounced letter by letter, "M-M-O-R-P-G".