There are many strategy MMOs out there that exist as well as RTS MMOs. The question is, how to tell the difference?

RTS

RTS MMOs involve Real-Time Strategy tactics. You are creating a strategy that will enable your character or your kingdom to survive against other enemy forces. This applies in a "Real-Time" setting where there is a time limit set on how who attacks first, who defends second, and how long it takes to fight and then retreat. So you have to...

I play a number of games that will automatically run you to a quest location with a quick click of a link in the quest log. This feature seems quite divisive on some of the MMO forums I read.

Those in favor of this auto-walk feature point out that it is great if you don't have the time or patience to hunt down quest items/monsters/NPCs, and it gives you an opportunity while you're playing to get up and do something else quickly, like get laundry out of the dryer or make a sandwich....

Hello! I am Mia, aka NightCandy. I am a 40-year-old woman who loves massively multiplayer and other sorts of online games. I am willing to try almost anything once. I plan on writing about my adventures in game hopping, whatever MMO news I want to comment on, and things I love and hate in the world of gaming.

The following is a slightly modified version of something I posted as a note on Facebook. I removed a reference to a game that I occasionally play on an emulated server because...