Online Role Playing Games

I've recently gotten over my fear of PvP and jumped head-first into playing battlegrounds.  The first thing I can tell the world is this:  every battleground is different, and you're going to be very confused when you play each one for the first time.  This short guide contains only the things I wish someone had told me before I played Warsong Gulch.

Playing in PvP battlegrounds leads to serious rewards.  You get XP very quickly if you play right - it's very easy to go up two levels per day.  But as good as the XP is, the gear is even better.  As you play battlegrounds and gain levels, you'll get access to armor and weapons that are far more powerful than the drops gained in dungeons and on the field.  This article will help new players, especially Horde players, get started on their first PvP gear upgrades.

Here are the basic things every player should know before they enter a World of Warcraft battleground.  This guide teaches my top five tips for battlegrounds in general, including how to report problem players, how to be a more-effective healer, and how to avoid the single biggest mistake in any PvP match.

Do you want to compare online RPGs against each other? We've compiled a list of 25 games with plenty of information to help you decide which games you want to try. Each game has a screen shot, retail game prices, subscription costs per month, the target audience and more.

Not every game is playable for every computer system.  Some are more intense than others, so, some of them require a faster computer with better abilities, while others don't.  

Here is a full explanation of the system requirements for each game we cover; as new games are added to OnlineRPGs.net, this page will be updated.  In addition to system requirements we also cover what parts of the world has access to the game, and when it was released in each area.

The Old Republic of democracy is only a memory – now one evil Senator has raised himself up as an Emperor using his mastery of the Force, and he is crushing all who oppose his new order as it falls on the home worlds.  Lord Vader's black, cybernetic fist is tightening around life everywhere, seeking out the last of the Jedi – the greatest remaining hope of freedom.  

Another magic-and-monsters game, FFXI is based on the series that brought RPGs out of obscurity.  Single-player Final Fantasy games for consoles were known for graphics and music that stun, addictive and flexible character build options, and stories that stay with you for decades.  Final Fantasy XI (also called Final Fantasy Online) imports the vast and well-established universe developed over dozens of games before and since, allowing players to take part in the same styles of adventuring found in other FF titles.  

World of Warcraft is a 3D game that runs in real time, in a fantasy setting.  Based on older games of the Warcraft series, characters exist amid an ancient conflict between the civilized Alliance and the unruly Horde.

In EVE, your character takes control of a deep space ship and becomes part of a scattered people in the distant future. Each character is the descendent of space explorers who were stranded away from Earth after settling a distant world. Now five great empires are all that you know, and you survive however you can in the cruel trade corridors and borderlands.

If you like RPGs and want all the features, but prefer anime styles and less hardcore game-play style, Dofus will amaze you.  Choose from 12 different character classes and explore a huge, immersive chibi world of corny action, cheesy special features, and mystical powers.