No matter whether one takes as a night elf with friends in a battle against orcs, operates as a member of a special forces behind enemy lines, or just want to play during the lunch break just Tetris, the possibilities of online games are varied and they become more popular. During the past there was only a few games for an online mode, there are some years games that can only be played online. To play online you need these days not even the PC since console manufacturers like Sony and Microsoft have their own online games networks.

In the client-based Online Games, there are two technical options, both in addition to the game is a client instaled software. Peer-to-peer is mostly in part responsible for strategy, sports and action games where only a small number of players used. Here, the players are directly related, or the client connects to a network. For games in which a large number of users simultaneously online, you will log in directly to a server and play there. Probably the most popular online role-playing game, World of Warcraft. It has about 12 million players on the respective servers of the game often played at the same time several thousand people.
World of Warcraft and some other online games cost money, you pay a monthly fee to play. The networks of the console manufacturer, you pay a monthly or annual fee for network usage, however, you can play any game designed for the network. Runes of Magic and Lord of the Rings Online are the most widely used free client-based online games. They are financed, how many browser games also, through advertising and the sale of virtual items. These players can then unlock such as new areas or gain an advantage.

Browser games can be played without any major installations in most Internet browsers. These are often used for games in between, such as Pacman or Tetris. There are now but also quite complex and graphically appealing Browers games, which can, in principle, as the client-based to be played. The Battlestar Galactica Online Game is an example of a browser role-playing game, Stronghold Kingdoms for a strategy game. Browser games are usually free. 


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