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Originally Posted by Vidar
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You have completely missed the point. MUDs and EQ arent the same type of game. a MUD is a MUD. Eq is a.....? MMO is the only term we have for the type of game EQ is. People incorrectly use the term to classify eq. If you ask anyone what type of game EQ or WoW is they will say MMO. Regardless of how it SHOULD be used it IS used to classify games. Therefore using MMO to refer to a MUD is not right. It may be correct but its not right. And i dont give a flying rats ass if you want to call a MUD an MMO as long as we have a different term for EQ UO WoW etc.
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You're looking at this the wrong way. Let's try another example.
Apples, oranges, and pears, are all fruits. Apples are not oranges, and oranges are not pears, and pears are not apples, but they are still all fruit.
EQ is a graphical RPG, MUDs are text RPGs. Planetside is a FPS. They are all still MMOs. MMO is not a specific genre. FPS is a genre. RPG is a genre.