Solving problems in Virtual Role Playing Games

Solving problems in Virtual Role Playing Games

Virtual Role Playing Games have become popular since the launch of Ultima Online and Tibia. Both games started in 1997. The life inside a Virtual Role Playing Games is good training to enhance your abilities to solve problems that are not usually faced in daily life. Each day, millions of players play World of Warcraft, one of the most famous Virtual Role Playing Games. People inside the game can choose the character which best matches their personality or preference.

Teenagers enjoy playing these games because there are some difficulties in real life that can be overcome easily in virtual games. According to the American Medical Association, “up to ninety percent of American youth play video games”, "Video Games: Are They Really a Source of Addiction?" Psychcentral. Kristi A. Dename, n.d. Web. 12 March. 2009. Of those teens and young adults, it is speculated that up to fifteen percent may be addicted. Players sometimes think that their status in virtual life is more important than in real life. This happens because some people try to replace real life socialization with virtual life socialization.

            There are many challenges in Role Playing Games. For example, in the online game Tibia, you face many types of creatures like minotaurs, demons, dragons, witches, orcs and many other enemies. There are many missions that grant access to new areas inside the game and rare items that can only be obtained by solving these missions. By solving these missions players can obtain a good reputation in the game. That means your socialization inside the game increases.

Tibia is an easy and nice game that anyone can play and have fun moments as you do in real life. You can learn many interesting things just by talking with NPCs (Non-Playable Characters who are controlled virtually by the game system and assist you all the time). When you play Tibia, you can talk with one of these NPCs and try to say key words in the personal chats with him or her. At this point, you can learn essential information that helps you to train your abilities and increase your knowledge about any specific problem during your adventure.

Ultima Online is a game very similar to Tibia, because Tibia was based on the Ultima Online model. You must get currency to buy items and improve you character. In both games, Tibia and Ultima Online, you increase your skills in order to improve the character’s abilities and face stronger and more difficult challenges.

 Key words can enable more information and this is very important in Role Playing Games because you need to search for information in order to solve challenges and problems. As in real life people try to persuade others in order to discover secrets or get something. You can also ask an older player about information that you need to know.

In conclusion, Virtual Online Role Playing Games can be a very interesting and smart game style. People can have many good moments and fun when playing this genre of game. They can feel gratification just by experiencing the life inside the game world structure with their family and friends. Skills learned in RPG can be transferred to the real world. However it is good to remember that a virtual life can never replace real life.  

                                                                                                            Bruno Kamino Yamamoto