Massively multi-player online role-playing game

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A massively multi-player online role-playing game or MMPORPG for short is a large-scale online computer game in which thousands (up to hundred-thousands) players control a virtual character over a long period of time.

Examples of MMORPGs are Ultima Online, Second World and World of Warcraft.