Why do online games gain their popularity?

If you ask me what to do to kill time and have fun, I will tell you online games are the best choice. In the past few years, online games came to our life and became popular at an amazing speed. They have become one of the hot entertainment ways and many online game companies earn great amount of money. Why are they so fascinating? The answer is online games appeal people with their charming background stories, good way of communication and the need for teamwork.

Every online game has possessed its own appealing background story. Story is an effective way to draw people’s attention and interest. Once people are drawn in the story, they desire to become one character of it. And then , they become fans of the game. In the story of World of the Warcraft, the writer tells us the history of the “world” , how races in the “world” fights against the demons from another “world” and conflicts among these races since life appeared. Moreover, there are a number of heroes in different eras in this epical story. Young people love this kind of story related to heroes. They are involved and try their best to play well, in order to pursue the heroes they like. This is one of the reasons why World of Warcraft has 15million players in the world.

As people depend more on the Internet, online games become the best way to communicate with friends while killing time with fun. And even, it offer us opportunities to know new friends on the Internet. I play online games with my good friends. In the games, we talk, have match, help each other out and face difficulties together. We are connected even it is raining heavily outside. Online games have an advantage that facebook does not have,which is that they don’t leave your hands and minds stop when chatting. Also, people gain more conversation topics about the game.

Nowadays, players who love teamwork tend to choose games that need teamwork, which is the very characteristic of online games. Playing alone is out of date. Enjoying the game in a group can give us an incredible feeling. It is like we are having discussion in the class. People need fun of teamwork. And online games just satisfy our requirement. In World of Warcraft, if we want a successful raid, everybody in the team should take their responsibilities. Some players have to protect the team from the monsters, while others attack the enemies or heal their teammates. Works can’t be done individually. Many players love this game rule: no teamwork, no gain.
Above all, online games successfully provide people with what they want. As a result, they deserve to gain popularity and continue developing fast.