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Instance dungeon. In massively multiplayer online games, an instance is a special area, typically a dungeon, that generates a new copy of the location for each group, or for a certain number of players, that enters the area. [1] Instancing, the general term for the use of this technique, [1] addresses several problems encountered by players in ...
A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, [1] either locally on the same computing system ( couch co-op ), on different computing systems via a local area network, or via a wide area network, most commonly the Internet (e.g. World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, DayZ ).
v. t. e. A massively multiplayer online role-playing game ( MMORPG) is a video game that combines aspects of a role-playing video game and a massively multiplayer online game . As in role-playing games (RPGs), the player assumes the role of a character (often in a fantasy world or science-fiction world) and takes control over many of that ...
A massively multiplayer online sports game is a title where players can compete in some of the more traditional major league sports, such as football (soccer), basketball, baseball, hockey, golf or American football. According to GameSpot.com, Baseball Mogul Online was "the world's first massively multiplayer online sports game". [16]
In video games with online gaming functionality, also called cross-compatible play, cross-platform play, crossplay, or cross-play describes the ability of players using different video game hardware to play with each other simultaneously. It is commonly applied to the ability for players using a game on a specific video game console to play ...
A typical "instance" alternates between groups of strong enemies and boss encounters with special mechanics that provide a chest of rewards upon defeat. "Raids" are similar to instances but feature "raid locks", allowing progress of a difficult raid to be tracked across multiple game sessions.
Simultaneous game. Rock–paper–scissors is an example of a simultaneous game. In game theory, a simultaneous game or static game [1] is a game where each player chooses their action without knowledge of the actions chosen by other players. [2] Simultaneous games contrast with sequential games, which are played by the players taking turns ...
Repeated game. In game theory, a repeated game (or iterated game) is an extensive form game that consists of a number of repetitions of some base game (called a stage game ). The stage game is usually one of the well-studied 2-person games. Repeated games capture the idea that a player will have to take into account the impact of their current ...