CHAPTER 1 A SECOND LIFE Trekking across a dense forest Trekking you guide your orc to the meeting place You are preparing for battle Your fellow guild members have already arrived Trolls undead elves and goblins have all gathered You know that many of these people live in different parts of the United States Modern consoles such as the PlayStation 4 enable gamers to play online
Some are even from other countries But here in the game you are all together Lifting your sword you join your team and launch into battle For decades the only way to compete with other gamers was to have friends visit But today most video games have at least some online pieces Personal computers PCs modern game consoles and mobile devices all connect to the Internet Playing online creates a community Often players can chat with each other while playing When games go online it's good for developers as well They can fix bugs or problems in the game They can
Crowds gather to watch a video game tournament also add expansions which extend the game with new maps missions and other features The Internet makes great things possible for players and developers alike