Potential Benefits: Problem Solving

When a player is in the virtual world, they are part of a community of virtual people who have tasks and jobs, friends and enemies, money and goals. With all of these qualities, it’s possible for the producers of an MMOG to create thought-provoking situations that fit into the plot of the game.

Strategies to battle are something that is often discussed. Typically, there needs to be a balance between casters (players who fight from a distance) tanks (players who fight up close), and healers (players who can heal people whey they get hurt in battle). There are also abilities that other characters have that complicate things further.

In World of Warcraft, a druid is a fairly balanced character, which is capable of being either a caster, a tank or a healer. It can only be one of these at one time, so a druid should be aware of what is needed in the group and adapt to fit that need.

Strategy based decisions exist for every type of player, so there are plenty of choices to be made in battle. One of the biggest problems that players may face is communication. There are many different ways to play an MMOG, and different players have different motivations for playing. Having to discuss how a group will play in battle is an opportunity for players to explain their own approach and learn more from the way other people solve problems.