"Star Trek Online" is the working title of an 'MMORPG' set in the "Star Trek" science fiction universe, in development by Cryptic Studios, original developers of the superhero MMORPG "City of Heroes".
'MMORPG' (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) is a genre of computer role-playing games (CRPGs) in which a large number of players interact with one another in a virtual world. The term was coined by Richard Garriott, creator of "Ultima Online", credited with popularizing the genre in 1997.MMORPGs are distinguished from single-player or small multi-player CRPGs by the number of players and by the game's 'persistent' world, continuing to exist/evolve while the player is away from the game...
