MMORPG

MMORPGs are massively multiplayer online roleplaying games, our core focus here on Massively OP. MMORPGs are traditionally differentiated from mere multiplayer games by their persistent worlds, massive playerbases and/or servers, customizable character development, and always-online status. [Follow the MMORPG category’s RSS feed]

Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis marks three years with Halpha’s Super Origin Festival

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Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is kicking off a celebration of its third anniversary this week with a big event that has a...

Pax Dei testing wrestles with stability and bugs, Abyss testing adds refinements and dragon attacks

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It's been a busy time for the developing sandbox MMORPGs of Pax Dei and Abyss, as both games entered into their respective alphas this...
Hopefully this leads to better things.

The Wagadu Chronicles has released its Dungeons & Dragons 5E-compatible tabletop rulebook

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You may or may not feel that The Wagadu Chronicles as it currently exists in its playable state is delivering on its premise. We're...

Perfect Ten: Great MMO April Fools’ Day pranks from back in the day

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There are two types of people on April 1st: those who are annoyed and indifferent to the tomfoolery going on all around them, and...

Community-led Infantry Online, SOE’s 25-year-old shooter, marches its way onto Steam

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It's quite likely that we have several veterans of Infantry Online in our Massively OP audience. After all, this was a Sony Online Entertainment...

Vitae Aeternum: So just what is New World’s big June announcement?

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For the past few months, Amazon Games has repeated the same mantra in regards to New World's future: Wait for the announcement in June....

Pirate101 launches new story, gear, and deco in today’s Through Death’s Door update

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KingsIsle is continuing to make good on its plan to revitalize Pirate101 this week with its new story-driven update, dubbed Through Death's Door. "Through Death’s...

Albion Online has kicked off early headstart for its new European server – no more wipes

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There was a bit of a hiccup in getting it off the ground this morning, but it's here now: Albion Online's Albion Europe server...

Elite Dangerous plans to sell ship bundles – including its upcoming new ship – in the cash shop

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A new announcement from Elite: Dangerous has lit a tinderbox among its playerbase, as Frontier Developments has confirmed that it plans to start selling...

Black Desert makes life skill benefits account-wide in today’s PC update

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In case you haven't noticed, Pearl Abyss is on a massive campaign this quarter to improve the public's perception of Black Desert with one...

The Daily Grind: Transform an MMO into a better game by changing one letter in its title

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Last week, all productivity in the MOP office ground to a halt when we started playing a game to change an MMO's title into...

The Stream Team: A whole new World 3 in Guild Wars 2’s SAB

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It's a whole new world 3 in Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box. OK, maybe a whole new world is a slight exaggeration (how...

Runes of Magic drops its high-level Shadows over the Altar update this week

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At 15 years old, Runes of Magic has to keep working hard to retain player interest and challenge those who think that they've seen...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 466: Elder Scrolls Offline

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Justin and Bree discuss PlanetSide 2's new developer, Elder Scrolls Online's rollback situation, the revival of Life is Feudal, and the resurrection of Legends of Aria Classic, with adventures in LOTRO, ESO, and World of Warcraft, plus mailbag topics on Palia, Blade and Soul, Dragons Dogma Online, and MMOs that would work offline.

RuneScape’s latest quest has players tracking down an undead dragon

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You know how it's a bad idea to plunge into a dangerous animal's lair? That rule clearly doesn't apply to a massively powerful undead...

Dark Age of Camelot invites MMO gamers to its 11th Caledonia leveling catch-up event

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Sharpen your pitchforks, dust off your billy clubs, and restock your quiver -- Dark Age of Camelot is calling you into action once more...

Global MapleStory resolves to ‘follow its own direction’ away from Korean version parity

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Western fans of MapleStory have some understandable concerns about the future of their favorite cutesy MMO following news from the Korean version, specifically Nexon's...

Choose My Adventure: Elder Scrolls Online makes a play to be my second home MMO

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When it comes to MMORPG games, most of the time I hold just one home title -- an MMO that I stay subscribed to...

Neverwinter’s 28th module, Adventures in Wildspace, lifts off on PC and console today

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I can't tell you how relieved I am to see Neverwinter get back on the tracks of its traditional cadence, and that's exactly what's...

EVE Online’s Equinox expansion brings planetary mining and territory features to nullsec June 11

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Tuesday, June 11th, is promising to be "the first step towards a radical re-invigoration of nullsec space" in EVE Online thanks to the launch...

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