Instance dungeon

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In ''[[MMORPG]]''s, an '''instance dungeon''' is a special area, typically a [[Dungeon (games)|dungeon]], that generates a new copy, or instance, for each group that enters the area. This ensures that there will never be competition ([[kill stealing]], [[spawn camping]]) over resources such as [[mob (computer gaming)|mobs]] within the instance and that [[player character]]s experience minimum [[lag]]. Instance dungeons may contain stronger than usual mobs and sought-after equipment.

Games that have been known to use instancing include ''[[The Realm Online]]'', ''[[EverQuest]]'', ''[[Anarchy Online]]'', ''[[City of Heroes]]'', ''[[Everquest2]]'', ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', ''[[Dark Age of Camelot]]'' and ''[[Guild Wars]]''. This last one uses instancing extensively to help make the product free of monthly fees.

One game known for not using instance dungeons is [[EVE Online]]. Because of the vast amount of space available in the EVE universe, missions for players are created in real space, which any other player could in theory travel to. This allows multiple players to perform the same mission at the same time (in the same manner as an instanced dungeon) but also allows other players to view or participate in the mission, if they discover the location, or if invited to assist by the player who was initially given the mission.

And Ultima Online.

Several games use instancing to scale the [[mob (computer gaming)|mobs]] to the player's level, the average level of a group, and/or the number of players present.

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[[Category:Computer and video game gameplay]]
[[Category:Massively multiplayer online role-playing games]]
[[Category:Competitive computer and video gaming]]

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