Quote Originally Posted by ApolloGenX View Post
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive...e-playing_game

As in all RPGs, players assume the role of a character (often in a fantasy world or science-fiction world) and take control over many of that character's actions

Educate yourself- and stop making me feel old =-)

Back in the day there used to be people that would take over the actions of some NPCs for special event quests. They were NPCs, even though they were human controlled, because they weren't "players".

exactly my point. but again when it comes to the specific term of MMORPG. again... it is referring to the role you play. like as in damage, healer or tank.



i've been playing since a long time in MMORPG's. i remember early graphical MUDs like Habitat. and early MMORPG's like Meridian 59, The Realm Online, Ultima Online, EverQest and Runescape. so yeah... i promise i am quite familiar with the term 'role play' and it's many uses.