should i create an online text-based rpg first before i create an online graphical game like runescape?
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making a graphical rpg will take a LONG time, we are talking years if you are doing it all by yourself. Start with a text-based rpg, then, if you really have a lot of spare time, try something like realmcrafter to help you make a graphical one.
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flash is 'flashy' (haha, i know....) but i do web design for a living and the basics of a site should sit on css/javascript and php/perl if you can run server-side processing.  learn that stuff first (it's a lot), then move on to playing with graphics
469757
Can you use Flash? You can make very nice looking games with that. Plus you have whole lot of tutorials on making games in that.
1001961
Learn to write XHTML code, administer a database, some CGI (server-side code) and a scripting language. Alternatives include picking up some of the turn-key forum software available, but you will still need to know a little HTML. You could also hire a coder and a data-base guy but this would take alot of resources.
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Howdy, I used to play runescape quite a bit, I'de be more than glad to give you a hand.\n\nFirstly, Your question is a very common one.  It may be more efficient if you try using the Yahoo Answers! Search Feature the next time around. http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result;_ylt=AuPVyS.ockXNN0wKxJB1D5Ppy6IX?p=who+plays+runescape\n\nI used to be fairly wealthy as I was a merchant-type character, though my combat was around 80.. I gave all my items away, and my character remains idle.\n\nThis is my opinion of the RuneScape Community\n=======================\nRuneScape isn't the sort of game where the community will be dieing to help you.  Demographics have shown at earlier times that RuneScape is mostly pre-teen males.  According to my knowledge, it is still that way now.\n\nThink of it this way... Children, playing a game, on the internet...  It's a cocktail for disaster.  The community is arrogant, rude, and self-centered.  The chances of you finding altruistic/selfless people to help you in this game are slim to none.  People will insult you, ignore you, make fun of you, scam you, lie to you, all with litter remorse.  Why?  It's the internet, and they are mean kids.  They don't care.\n\nFriendships in this game often are very materialistic-based and do not last long on most occasions.\n\nAlso RuneScape is not 'intellectually' challenging, infact, the game is agonizingly simple.  There are 20 year olds (zezima) which have dropped out of high school to play runescape full time.  All for what?  A username with high stats on it? \n=======================\n\nIn the mean time, I can give you a link which will provide a handful of helpful tutorials to help you out.  This GameFAQs link should cover your beginner-to-advanced trade skills and combat skills.  (trade skills are how you make money in RuneScape).\n\nTrade skills, such as clafting, smithing, mining, fletching, etc. are the ways you can make money in RuneScape.  At the end of the day, items and money aren't the main part of runescape, ANYONE can easily die and lose everything.  Your main goal of upkeep is your character's skills (be it fighting or trade).\n\nhttp://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/online/game/562728.html
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Howdy, I used to play runescape quite a bit, I'de be more than glad to give you a hand.\n\nIn my own opinion, RuneScape is not 'intellectually' challenging -- Just time-consuming. \n\nYour best bet it to work in one trade skill and specialize, just to make money, then "play the market". Buy low, sell high. You could end up buying and item for 100k, selling for 110k, and making 10k profit.\n\nIn the mean time, I can give you a link which will provide a handful of helpful tutorials to help you out.  This GameFAQs link should cover your beginner-to-advanced trade skills and combat skills.  (trade skills are how you make money in RuneScape).\n\nTrade skills, such as clafting, smithing, mining, fletching, etc. are the ways you can make money in RuneScape.  At the end of the day, items and money aren't the main part of runescape, ANYONE can easily die and lose everything.  Your main goal of upkeep is your character's skills (be it fighting or trade).\n\nhttp://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/online/game/562728.html
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RPG Maker XP\nhttp://www.enterbrain.co.jp/tkool/RPG_XP/eng/\n\nyou may need to mask or save as gif image,\n\ntry other editing software\nhttp://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/categories/graphics_and_photo/\n\n:)
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You are really limiting your scope with that question. In short, there is really no such game because the industry hasn't advanced that far yet. You can find some really great RPG browser based games with ok graphics, but nothing like Runescape.\n\nI have included one such site for finding browser based RPG games below. This site includes some of the best games you can find on the Internet right now for RPG. Yes, some are horrible too. \n\nOn a side note, there is a game called Knight Online which is not browser based and is a MMORPG totally free and highly addictive. It has team play, clans, parties etc. I will include the link in case you are interested in that (it is not browser based and you have to download... but it is along the lines of Runescape)\n\nHope this helps.
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That depends on what you like. You can get the awesome graphics of World of Warcraft, there are some online games based on the Neverwinter Nights engines. Or, you can find text based games, which usually have deeper storylines and universes (like the Iron Realms). These are fantasy, but you can also find Science fiction, as in EVE Online.\nSo, as I said, it depends on what you like.oh, of course, and your budget.
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well for one thing you might like to try out a mmorpg if you love earning points mmorpg standes for massivly multiplayer role playing game try out the folowing for free:www,runescape.com, www.mapleglobal.com www.graal.com
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well I would say that the main requirement is creativity, its the ability to come up with ideas, personally I wouldn't have thought of something like it.  The other requirements are knowledge of a server side language ie PHP, ASP, JSP, etc...  You will also need some knowledge of Database management and the last one is knowledge of HTML and CSS and javascript to make the site look good and be functional.  \n\nWith all that being said I wouldnt waste time on trying to develop something like Digg since there are many projects like it Shout it, newsvine, etc... Instead use the creativity and try to come up with something new, fresh, that has some real world use.
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You can create your own games using Adobe(R) Flash (formerly Macromedia(R) Flash) software. If you don't know anything about programming Flash software, you can use these simple arcade-style games from this link and use'em on your site:\n\nhttp://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex12/index.html\n\nThe site gives you the instructions you need to make your own online games.
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That really depends on how complex your game is and whether the game is 3d or 2d.  If you want to get down to the nitty gritty then you are looking at C++, Java, etc.  However, any more these days there are development frameworks that jumpstart the process.  For example, the Unreal Engine 3 is a whole game development platform which was used for building Gears of War (XBOX 360) I'm sure will likely be a PC title too.  These frameworks can be expensive, but some of the more basic ones can even be free.
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The code varies by game. It really depends on the Engine that it is run on. In effect games are just a bunch of linked files. each one has to be coded, but the coding varies, because there are tons of scripting languages.
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there are two websites i know that you can promote your charmed rpg game .. the first on is http://pro-softwares.com/ which is a rpg game directory and the other website is http://www.johnmall.com  which is a dota guide website ..  i think having a 200 rpg game testers is ok ..
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well runescape is tons of fun for..ever...i would help you but i sort of outgrew (stopped playing) it a while ago.\n\nwww.runescape.com\n\njust look at the guide or start playing and ask a high level person for help.
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it depends on wat u like to du........but if u want my advice, go for playing or making games............games are everyones favorite, and if u lose, no1 cares