- The MMORPG market has shown continuous growth despite the bearish conditions and market sentiment over the years.
- MMORPG appears to be the best solution in fulfilling players’ increasing demand for a Metaverse.
- MetaCene is MixMarvel’s latest tryout in the field and takes an MMORPG-OpenWorld-Metaverse transition in realizing a Metaverse future.
MMORPGs, also known as massively multiplayer online role-playing games, are a game genre that combines MMO and RPG. They are distinguished from single-player or small multi-player online RPGs by the number of players able to interact together, as well as the game's persistent world, which continues to exist and evolve even when the player is offline and away from the game.
Despite recent unfavorable market conditions and sentiment, statistics show that MMORPGs are expanding their presence and that the MMORPG market has been continuously growing over the years. In fact, after the outbreak of COVID, MMORPGs acquired even greater popularity since people were trapped by lockdowns and resorted to games to trifle away their idle hours at home.
As the increasing penetration of the internet continues to boost the growth of MMORPG gaming worldwide, as well as gaming technology advances to support developers in successfully keeping gamers engaged in role-playing games, the MMORPG market is expected to grow even larger with an estimated CAGR of 10.5% by 2027.
Apart from its promising market performance, MMORPG also appears to be the best solution for blockchain game developers to address players’ growing need for a Metaverse. According to a recent survey conducted by Newzoo, gamers are increasingly interested in a virtual world without actual gaming, where they may casually enjoy a virtual economy, currency, trade environment, and real-time scenarios instead.
The findings show that 50% of Gen Z, 37% of Millennials, and 28% of Gen X players are already hanging out in-game worlds without actively participating in gameplay. Meanwhile, 70% of Gen Z players, 63% of Millennials, and 53% of Gen X players have also expressed their willingness to spend time in the virtual environments without actually playing the game content. For these players and beyond, MMORPGs, characterized by their intrinsic complexity and rounded storylines, are ideally suited for delivering such a Metaverse-like experience in the foreseeable future.
On the other hand, MMOs feature not only a variety types of gameplay but also a focus on social attributes, which is beneficial to the realization of the Metaverse as well because it encourages social interactions between players, creates a large virtual society, and makes it possible for mass players to enjoy an unconventional gaming experience that combines exciting gameplay with an abundance of social scenarios.
MixMarvel is highly sensitive to industry trends and future potentials. Its consultancies are always aligned with the actual client needs and compliant with predicted user interests. It established itself as a pioneer in MMO blockchain gaming with the release of the first real-time multiplayer blockchain game, HyperSnakes, in 2019. Now, MixMarvel has identified the huge potential of MMORPGs, has focused its efforts in this sector, and is expected to achieve more in 2023.
MetaCene is a next-generation blockchain MMORPG homeland for mass players, as well as MixMarvel’s latest foray into the field. As the incubator of the game, MixMarvel shares many same views with MetaCene. Both parties believe that MMORPGs are the best track to actualize Metaverse.
For one thing, the MMO and Metaverse concepts are homologous — both are about building a virtual society but have different tracks for implementation. While MMO from its origin (Ultima Online) is a virtual world and the gameplays were designed to give players more incentives for gathering, Metaverse points to every complimentary non-gameplay content in an MMO world.
For another, compared to other genres, RPG is best fitted for the realization of Metaverse. For example, SLG is 2D and thus cannot support the 3D requirement of the Metaverse; FPS lacks MMO servers and therefore cannot enable large-scale gaming. RPG, on the contrary, weaves immersive storytelling, vivid environment, and interactive exploration into a virtual world for players to fully embrace a Metaverse future.
MetaCene proposes a novel approach to bringing Metaverse to life through an MMORPG-OpenWorld-Metaverse transition. First, the MMORPG evolves into an open world, with innovative gameplay driving the former and UGC & assets assisting the latter. By providing open-world maps, MetaCene distinguishes itself from ordinary MMORPGs that simply cover open-world content/gameplay. And by adding MOD in lands, MetaCene also enables UGC to improve related gameplay and reinforce players’ sense of liberty within the game.
The open world of MetaCene will then morph into a legit Metaverse when the land system exerts its influence on a broader scale. With player-created MOD, the MetaCene lands can carry gaming (private land) and non-gaming (World Island) content generated by the players, enabling an infinite extension that no other games can compete with. Players can choose to simply focus on gaming, or host concerts, branding events, and expos on the World Island, both of which will contribute to a Metaverse with commercial attributes and real-world interoperability.
MMORPGs are on the rise and are bringing the Metaverse to life in conceivable ways. With a clear vision for the future as well as ample experience from the past, MixMarvel is bullish about blockchain MMORPGs and is determined to climb up the ladder of success, beginning with MetaCene.
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