Extra Blog: MW3 vs DnD

Modern Warfare 3 was released on November 8^th, 2011 and the Online Massive Multiplayer can be compared to the multi user dungeons based game, Dungeons and Dragons, talked about in class. The online play allows for a number of people depending on what match type a person is playing to join a team and try and defeat another team. The game types differ from team death match to headquarters. As a user enters the battlefield you are put on a team and with that team you all have one unifying goal: to win. In multi user dungeons, like Dungeons and Dragons, one player creates a map for the rest of his team. The team travels through different environments and kill monsters based upon a player authoring the game.  The Modern Warfare 3 maps were created by a game designer who came up with the idea of the outline for the maps. The only difference between Dungeons and Dragons and Modern Warfare 3 is that in MW3 the maps were given life on a videogame platform.

                As gamers move forward in the battle in both Dungeons and Dragons and Modern Warfare 3 the way the team plays is an important role. The online play in MW3 on the Xbox 360 and PS3 platform allow players to talk through a microphone which enables them to remain in contact with their team. The way Dungeons and Dragons  is set up the group of team members are all talking with one another on how to defeat the next enemy. Having the ability in both games to have contact with your team is a huge part of your success because knowing how to beat an opponent or where the next opponent may lie is an integral part of each game.

                As an online game comes to a close a small similarity is seen between Dungeons and Dragons and MW3. The length of dungeon and dragons is basically based upon the players playing the game unlike in MW3 where the game length is based upon a score being reached. As players in Dungeons and Dragons continue their fight they enter new worlds and environments, killing off new creatures and monsters, based upon the author of the game. Once a game stops in online play in MW3 the player takes a short interval break and starts up on his or her next journey on a different map fighting new opponents. The two games might be completely different on a technological basis but, they both come from the same idea.