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<p>autorect incorrect fix fix</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;MMO&#039;&#039;&#039; means Massively Multiplayer Online.&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot;&gt;[https://twitter.com/RichardGarriott/status/1681738698038099971 @RichardGarriott], Twitter, Jul 19, 2023&lt;/ref&gt; [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen|&#039;&#039;Star Citizen&#039;&#039;]] is an MMO, while [[StarCitizen:Squadron 42|&#039;&#039;Squadron 42&#039;&#039;]] isn&#039;t.<br /> <br /> The term MMO was coined at [[StarCitizen:Origin Systems]] by Richard Gariott&#039;s team trying to differentiate &#039;&#039;Ultima Online&#039;&#039; from MUD’s and other dial up service multiplayer games.&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;<br /> <br /> Foremost, was the concept of “massive”, meaning that truly thousands or more players could simultaneously connect and interact with each other live in the game world. &lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;<br /> <br /> As &#039;&#039;Ultima Online&#039;&#039; had significantly more success than Electronic Access had projected, they still had to “[[StarCitizen:shard]]” the world.&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;<br /> <br /> While &#039;&#039;Ultima Online&#039;&#039; was mostly a single flat world, Origin Systems did not intend to imply that the massive number of players in an MMO could not also have smaller [[StarCitizen:Instancing|instanced]] spaces, rather / mostly that all players in a shard can see and interact with each other.&lt;ref name=&quot;:0&quot; /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[StarCitizen:Shard]]<br /> * [[StarCitizen:Player count]]<br /> * [[StarCitizen:Server meshing]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> [[Category:Abbreviations]]</div>

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