Wizard101 is a unique hybrid MMORPG.

It utilizes a blend of all 3 traditional business models. You can pay for a subscription, buy individual parts of the game, or play the introduction indefinitely for free. It also makes use of a fairly unique card-based combat system.

Title: Wizard101
Status: Released
Graphics: 3D
Genre: MMORPG
Developer: KingsIsle Entertainment
Publisher: KingsIsle Entertainment
Playerbase: Medium
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The game utilizes a segregated world with a surplus of different worlds to explore, each with their own unique aesthetic look and feel.

There are various types of dungeons available, and a functional PvP arena.

Wizard101 is one of the most unique MMOs I’ve played. From its turn-based combat system, to its individual world-based zones. This is a game that I feel as though everyone needs to try at least once, but given its target demographic, I fear it might not be for everyone.

Final Fantasy XIV is a pay-to-play MMORPG.

It utilizes a tab-target combat system and what is arguably one of the deepest class systems in the genre, providing players the ability to level every single class on one individual character. This removes the necessity for creating alternate characters, and allows for the entire focus on one character.

Title: Final Fantasy XIV
Status: Released
Graphics: 3D
Genre: MMORPG
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Playerbase: Very High
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The game utilizes a completely open world, albeit with segregated zones separating areas from one another via small loading screen.

There are more dungeons and more raids to do than in almost any other MMO I’ve seen. There is no open-world PvP but there are PvP game-modes to participate in.

Final Fantasy XIV is by far one of, if not the greatest MMORPG I’ve ever played. As of 2021, it is also the most populated MMO on the entire market, averaging millions of active players per month. It features a deep, complex narrative, tab-target combat, a surplus of classes to choose from, and is pretty much the apex of the genre at this point.