mmorpg

Dota 2

Developer(s) Valve Corporation
Publisher(s) Valve Corporation
Producer(s) Erik Johnson
Designer(s) IceFrog
Writer(s)
  • Marc Laidlaw
  • Ted Kosmatka
  • Kris Katz
Composer(s)
  • Jason Hayes
  • Tim Larkin
Engine Source 2
Platform(s)
  • Microsoft Windows
  • OS X
  • Linux
Release Microsoft Windows
  • WW: July 9, 2013
OS XLinux
  • WW: July 18, 2013
Genre(s) Multiplayer online battle arena

 

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Guild Wars 2

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Developer(s) ArenaNet
Publisher(s) NCSOFT
Director(s) Mike O'Brien
Designer(s) Colin Johanson
Eric Flannum
Programmer(s) James Boer
Artist(s) Daniel Dociu
Kekai Kotaki
Writer(s) Ree Soesbee
Jeff Grubb
Bobby Stein
Composer(s) Jeremy Soule
Series Guild Wars
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, OS X
Release August 28, 2012[1]
Genre(s) MMORPG
Mode(s) Multiplayer

 

Eschewing the tactical approach and virtually unlimited options for character builds of its predecessor, with Guild Wars 2 ArenaNet opted for a more streamlined, traditional MMORPG route, focusing on action, open world events, social interaction and simplified, fast-paced combat. Being simpler and more user-friendly than the original Guild Wars, which was aimed at a niche market, the sequel drew in larger crowds, but at the same time the new approach alienated a huge portion of the old player base. Still, Guild Wars 2 has enough original content to satisfy both casual and hardcore players alike, with a vast world to be explored, multiple instances and different PvP modes. Guild Wars 2 presented the concept of a "living story", which comprises of several moderately large content updates during a year, although a single full-scale expansion (Heart of Thorns, 2015) has been released so far, introducing an entire new character class and further options for fleshing out the existing ones.

 

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World of Warcraft

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Developer   Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher   Blizzard Entertainment
Designers   Rob Pardo, Jeff Kaplan, Tom Chilton
Composers  
  • Jason Hayes
  • Tracy W. Bush
  • Derek Duke
  • Glenn Stafford
Series   Warcraft
Platforms   Microsoft Windows, macOS
Release  
  • AUS / NA: November 23, 2004
  • EU: February 11, 2005[2]
Genre   Massively multiplayer online role-playing
Mode   Multiplayer

 

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Guild Wars

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Original Guild Wars logo
Genres MMORPG
Developers ArenaNet
Publishers NCSOFT
Platforms Microsoft Windows, OS X
Platform of origin Microsoft Windows
First release Guild Wars
April 26, 2005
Latest release Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns
October 23, 2015

 

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