Online vs. Offline Role Playing Games

In a world where imaginations run free, the zeal of getting into the shoes of some other special characters is always very strong. People often search for a respite from their daily routine life and nothing can beat that feeling better than a Role Playing Game, which provide all the ingredients for a person to be ‘the’ magical character and be engaged in a life full of fantasy, adventure and thrill for some time, be it online or offline.

Since the mode of playing is different, there is always something or the other unique about each type of games. Table-top games like the Dungeons and Dragons and rock-paper-lizard have always been quite popular and depend on the logic, decision-making skills, and statistical interpretations, thus engaging the people in a mind-boggling journey of reasoning. Moreover, both of these games have found its place even in a major sitcom like The Big Bang Theory, where the players often go on playing these games even for whole weekends. Live-action games also find its fair share of popularity with games like paintball, or as treasure hunts based on some theme where props and costumes are used quite liberally according to the theme and characters were chosen, sometimes even simulated arms are also allowed. The number people engaged could range from a few people to a few thousand and the duration can be of few hours or maybe days. But the biggest engagement is provided in these types of games is the online versions. Games like Warcraft, Bioshock has already made quite an impact majorly due to the ability of a player to emulate a superhuman, or visit somewhere which is a set from fantasy. And now with the introduction of 3D gaming and virtual reality, only imagination is the limit that can stop someone from playing an RPG.