The types more relevant to our topic are the “point-and-click” (referencing mouse use rather than console controller) and “hack-and-slash” (focusing on real-time combat) styles, which include the Diablo franchise. ARPG (action roleplaying game) - These games are more focused on real-time combat.

There is a slew of subgenres applied to MMOs, but there are only so many hours of the day here! MMORPG (massively-multiplayer online roleplaying game) - In this context, we’re using MMO to refer to games where thousands or even millions of players get together online to play a roleplay-style game.But how much do we understand them? What is the proper use of our gamer lexicon? MMORPG, ARPG, Isometric, open-world… these are things we hear all the time in gaming. What terms are we using here, and how do we mean them? But that leads me to ponder: As RPGs move more toward the open-world model, what differentiates them from MMORPGs? And (perhaps the more significant question), should there be more separation or uniqueness between the two? Let’s start with a question - what is the first word that comes to mind when you think of those beautiful Diablo 4 demos from BlizzCon 2019 and clips from BlizzConline? For me, it’s open-world (yes, I know that’s technically two words).

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