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]

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Wisdom of Nym: What might be next for Final Fantasy XIV post-Endwalker

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The launch content of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is finally here in its totality, and that means that it's time to start looking ahead...
Partying

Jagex 2020 financials outline increases in revenue, subscriptions, and microtransaction sales

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Yes, we are reporting on financial news coming out of 2020 from RuneScape and Old School RuneScape developer Jagex because said information was only...

World of Warcraft senior game designer Johnny Cash leaves Blizzard

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World of Warcraft lost another one of its big name developers this last week. Johnny Cash -- no, not that one -- announced that...

Guild Wars 2 plans a third WvW world restructuring beta on January 14, disables the Tea Time Chair

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Third time's the charm for Guild Wars 2's ongoing efforts at WvW world restructuring. ArenaNet has announced that the third beta for the feature...
Into the unknown.

Final Fantasy XIV has its story beats up through patch 7.0 planned out already

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It turns out that the Final Fantasy XIV team isn't resting in the wake of the Endwalker launch. The recent Radio Mog Station event with producer...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most expensive MMO to play at the start of 2022?

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I'm going to introduce today's Daily Grind by saying upfront I do not know what the answer to this question is. That's because there are...

MMO Week in Review: Boaty McBoatface does Tamriel

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Elder Scrolls Online appears to be joining forces with Guild Wars 2 to make 2022 the year of boats in MMOs, as the former...

Battle Bards Episode 208: Valheim

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Mighty Vikings and meek bards come together to sing the praises of the soundtrack to 2021’s smash hit Valheim! Syl does her best to...

New World is extending its Winter Convergence event thanks to ‘fantastic turnout’

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Are you among those players of New World who are enjoying the Winter Convergence event that went live last month? Are you going to...

One Shots: Meanwhile, 200 feet below the surface of the earth…

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Don't get overly attached to the thin surface of the earth; there are wonders galore waiting for you if you will only take that...
Chop chop.

The Daily Grind: Do you prefer learning or executing mechanics in MMO fights?

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When it comes to any MMO battle with mechanics more complex than, "There's a guy over there so go perform violence upon that guy,"...
Girl.

Skyforge abruptly ends French and German language support for some comms

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Apparently, French and German players of Skyforge are going to have to learn a new language if they want to get news updates for...

LOTRO Legendarium: Does LOTRO need a new dungeon finder tool?

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Welcome to a new year of the LOTRO Legendarium! With Fate of Gundabad at our backs and an unknown future ahead, it's quite the...

Lost Ark delivers a dynamo gameplay video

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With Lost Ark just a month away from launch, it's the perfect time to sit up and take notice of Amazon's MMOARPG -- if...

The Daily Grind: Do you hold a torch for an underrated MMO?

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Last week we reported that some fans are working hard to resurrect a playable version of Wizardry Online. As I wrote that piece, I...

The Stream Team: Showdown with Skorpienne in AQ3D’s Sandsea Saga

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The adventure may have spanned two different years, but Massively OP's MJ is finally finishing up AQ3D's Sandsea Saga! She’s collected all the pieces...
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Betawatch: So we’re calling it Fractured Online now, huh?

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Gosh darn it, I hate when we start calling something "whatever online" when there's no offline version to confuse it with. What's wrong with...

Open source fantasy MMO Eternal Lands releases a laundry list of client updates and features

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Eternal Lands, a fantasy-styled open source MMO that has been going strong for nearly two decades now, is still indeed operating. In fact, it's...

A look back at the MMO and gaming science topics of 2021

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It's now become a long-running tradition on Massively OP to track science stories that track with online gaming and MMOs - this is our...

Fractured Online will transfer player data over to Gamigo on February 1

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This is probably not particularly surprising news to those who are already invested in Fractured Online especially in a literal sense, but it's still...

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