Many in MMO circles look down on what they consider to be the second-class citizens of online gaming: browser-based MMOs. In fact, just about every time that we post a news article about a browser MMO here on Massively, it's inevitable that someone will pish-posh the game on the general principle that "all browser MMOs suck."
Yet that attitude overlooks one of the key demographics of browser MMO players: us. It's not uncommon for many of us to be stuck with a non-gaming computer for a good chunk of time, i.e. at "school" and "work" and "in the Batcave." While we may not talk about it in mixed company out of fear of being ostracized, I believe many of us have an on-the-side MMO that feeds our addiction when we're away from our main gaming rig.
Whether it be on Facebook, a browser or even on a mobile device, what MMO do you visit on the sly when you can't access the real thing? Have you spent time doodling around in City of Eternals, RuneScape or even Pocket Legends when your boss isn't looking? Who's your MMO mistress?
Reader Comments (23)
Posted: Jun 8th 2010 7:09PM (Unverified) said
Actually massively.com is my browser-based MMO mistress.
When I CAN play a game, I'm playing a game.
When I'm at work, I read news sites like this, and post on comment threads like this one. :-)
It even has PvP (poster vs. poster) action sometimes!
When I CAN play a game, I'm playing a game.
When I'm at work, I read news sites like this, and post on comment threads like this one. :-)
It even has PvP (poster vs. poster) action sometimes!
Posted: Jun 9th 2010 12:22AM MewmewGrrl said
Once and a while I play TibiaME on my Cell Phone, since it's one of the few MMO type games that actually works on my cheap phone :D
Posted: Jun 9th 2010 6:08AM (Unverified) said
Can you really consider Free Realms or Earth Eternal "browser games" when they only use the browser to launch a platform specific client? A true browser game would run in a browser regardless of the OS.







