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]

Massively OP Podcast Episode 361: A disturbance in the Force

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Justin and Larry discuss SWTOR's Legacy of the Sith, Palia's business model, LOTRO's Rangers and Ruins, DDO's new producer, and FFXIV's 2022 roadmap, with adventures in SWTOR, LOTRO, Conan Exiles, and Elder Scrolls Online, plus mailbag topics on getting back into MMOs and favorite NPCs.
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World of Warcraft: Eternity’s End is live today

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Well, let's see how Shadowlands is going to wrap up, huh? World of Warcraft is receiving its second and final major patch for the...

Albion Online issues a hotfix to address Season 14 reward distribution problems

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While players of Albion Online might be champing at the bit for the start of Season 15, there's still the matter of getting rewarded...
I'm your new loathed grind!

World of Warcraft designers talk storytelling in Shadowlands without saying much

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Are you wondering why it is that a random baker from Stormwind can casually walk through a portal to the afterlife and sell bread...

EVE Online begins testing a new tutorial portion that promises to better teach mining and provide a story

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Orbit rock, shoot laser, hoover up stuff. It's easy to assume that mining in EVE Online goes no deeper than that, especially if players...

Fallen Earth Classic has formally returned to Steam

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The wonderfully odd revival of Fallen Earth that started last fall took another step to show that it is here to stay. The post-apocalyptic...

Destiny 2’s The Witch Queen expansion and Season of the Risen are live today

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Here we go, folks: Elder Scrolls Skyrim carved out its place in history on 11/11/11, and now Destiny 2's The Witch Queen will follow...

Choose My Adventure: Exploring VR MMO Zenith with my hands

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Zenith is a bit interesting in terms of being a game for exploration. On the one hand, there are methods and means where I...

Bethsoft is sunsetting its launcher, migrating libraries – including Fallout 76 – to Steam

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Hopefully you weren't too attached to the Bethesda.net game launcher, as it's sunsetting in early April and Bethsoft is asking players to migrate their...
What you gonna Wagadu?

The Wagadu Chronicles has kicked off its alpha-1 phase today

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As promised, The Wagadu Chronicles begins what Twin Drums is calling alpha-1 as of today. "The first closed Alpha-1 will last a week from today...
Try again.

Final Fantasy XIV once again has a free trial open for non-players

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So for a little while there Final Fantasy XIV was so popular that it needed to kind of scale back on how many people...

Hyperspace is a new MMORPG sandbox that sounds neat except for the blockchain play-to-earn parts

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There's a new MMO on the horizon quite literally: It's called Hyperspace, and it's the first game from Scottish game studio Carbon Based Lifeforms....

Project Gorgon acknowledges development delays as key dev contends with a ‘rare form of cancer’

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Fans of the upcoming indie MMORPG Project Gorgon were given incredibly disheartening news this week as it was revealed that one of the lead...

The Daily Grind: Would you play an Avatar: The Last Airbender MMO?

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A few weeks back, there was a rumor circulating on entertainment websites and Reddit about a supposed Avatar: The Last Airbender MMORPG. According to...

Wakfu begins beta testing next update and hands out a boost for its tenth anniversary

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There's a new update coming to the turn-based MMO Wakfu, but first the content needs to go through its public testing paces. That's where...

Profane talks up armor skins, Portinus culture, and a new island creation tool

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Regular readers by now know that the developing PvP MMO Profane really does love to kick out Twitter threads, and the past three weeks...

MapleStory will update to a 64-bit client with its March 16 patch

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"64 bits of mega power!" Those of a certain age will remember boasts of this sort from ye olde console dayes. Nowadays, a game...

Trove holds contests to mark ‘twosday’, prepares for a class changing update on February 23

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Tomorrow is Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022, or 2/22/22 for those who want to sound like an automatic laser rifle. This "twosday" date is apparently...
Dolls!

Final Fantasy XI kicks off its annual doll festival on February 25

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Dolls! They're small, they're cute, they're a recurring festival for Final Fantasy XI. This year, the doll festival is kicking off on February 25th,...

Mobile MMO A3 Still Alive is adding a dungeon that awards cryptocurrency next month

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In a move that publisher Netmarble calls "a prolonged and future-oriented area of investment" that will "provide extensive value to players via digital ownership...

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