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Mention the names Runescape and Gala in the context of online gaming and enthusiasts will immediately make the connection with Role Playing Games (RPG). The world of gaming has made remarkable strides in the past decade with regular gamers able to adopt roles as they play, allowing them to enter into a fantasy world and envelope themselves within the world of their choice. The attraction of Role Playing Games as opposed to other online games is the idea of creating your own character. This could be a character based on your own physical features and personality or one that you simply invent.

Runescape is probably the most popular among the free games on offer and is continuing to spread as others join the community. The ability to sign up free draws thousands of online gamers who then enter this fantasy world as competitors against any number of others. When a game attracts thousands of participants, this is usually a gage of how good a game is. Runescape is a game that is played continuously and allows you the option to quit and restart whenever you want. Like any online game, it can be highly addictive and is just one of many that have captured the time and attention of young people in particular.

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Gala is another online Role Playing Game that has become popular as a place for friends to gather, or as a place to make new friends. The concept of a game that includes the option to join a community for interaction is always going to add to the overall attraction. Gala is one of the simpler versions of Role Playing Games, but addictive nonetheless. Simple as it may be, Gala is a game that is still first choice for many gamers, chosen in preference to regular online games such as the community board games.

The fact that role-playing is involved is the factor that separates these games from the hundreds of others available online. People like the idea that they can wrap themselves up in a new environment, even though it may only be fantasy. The attraction is greater when the games involve real competition and that there is more to it than just playing. Winning is all part of the enjoyment for many game players and some of the role-playing versions allow for this option.

Ultimately, role-playing games are not reality, yet many people who are addicted to them have actually replaced real life with fantasy. Some have lost sight of the reality of life by becoming highly addicted to the point where it has become harmful to them. Missing school or work in order to play a role-playing game is not healthy by any means. Others have become loners who associate only with fantasy people or avatars online, having no "real" friends in the real world. Online role-playing games can be fun but there is also a danger of addiction that can be unhealthy.

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