One of the draws to MMORPG (massively multiplayer role playing games) is the ability for players to be whoever they desire. This has both cons and pros.
Pros:
- Socially awkward players are able to befriend other people online more successfully as they can be anyone they want to.
- It allows image conscious players to have confidence.
- It can be fun! Who doesn’t want to pretend they have magic powers or a ripped body?
- Increases teamwork and leadership skills as players must work together to progress.
- Helps to develop strategising skills and communication skills to help pull off plans.
Cons:
- It can be difficult to get to know people for real as sometimes they will be their character and sometimes they will be themself.
- This can lead to dangerous real life situations when people decide to meet up in person. That 20 year old girl may turn out to be a 40 year old man.
- Meeting people while in character may lead to anxiety when meeting in real life in case one doesn’t fulfil expectations.
- Pressure to perform online as the character and to fulfil the characters duty. This can lead to pressure from guilds to play often to help with team quests.
- Excessive playing has shown to sometimes distance players from reality as the fantasy is so much better than real life.
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