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]

Star Wars The Old Republic kicks off its tenth anniversary and adds several other events in latest patch

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Just yesterday we noted that the month of December was going to be full of events for Star Wars: The Old Republic, and sure...

Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: Best MMO Business Model

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Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards! Today's award is for the Best MMO Business Model of 2021, which was awarded jointly to World...
This is going great.

Court denies the California DFEH intervention in the Activision-Blizzard EEOC settlement

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You know that things are not going great for a company when multiple state and federal agencies are all descending on you for various...
Crowfell.

Crowfall’s 7.400 update brings the Mine Overseer’s Tower and winter holiday event

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Rumors about its future notwithstanding, Crowfall is pushing onward with content updates and events this week. The 7.400 update is now live, with tweaks...

Lord of the Rings Online releases new instance, Anor unlock this week

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Even though Lord of the Rings Online's Tuesday update is slipping to Wednesday thanks to a bug that SSG is hammering out in the...

Nightingale is all about choices, challenges, and consequences, Inflexion CEO says

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We're calling dibs on creating a character named "Florence" for Inflexion Games' newly announced Nightingale. But even if we don't get that, we're still...

The Daily Grind: What was the best new zone added to an MMO in 2021?

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As a SWG Legends player, I was thrilled to see the launch of Bespin to a Star Wars Galaxies rogue server this year. Not...
MERRY ANYTHING

Champions Online starts the first week of its holiday-themed winter event

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Crime doesn't sleep during the holidays, but it apparently can get into some Christmastime garb in Champions Online. The winter event has come back...

Vindictus brings its newest katana-wielding hero Dan-Ah to the action MMO

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if you thought that the action combat MMO Vindictus was somehow lesser because it didn't feature a holy powered lady slicing things up with...

Old School RuneScape adds a Grand Exchange tax and item sink system, proposes death pile changes to Ultimate Ironman

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The winds of change are continuing to blow over Old School RuneScape, which shouldn't be a surprise since that's just how MMORPGs roll. Specifically,...

Wurm Online shows off new stone decorative items

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Stone. In decor terms, it can say a lot of things, like "This place is firm and sturdy," or "This place is rustic and...
Creeping up.

Final Fantasy XI adds more Voracious Resurgence in its December version update

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Ready to amble around with some Yagudo for a bit in Final Fantasy XI? That's going to be important for your enjoyment in the game's...
Oh, right, I hate this.

PSA: Apex Legends celebrates SWTOR’s 10th anniversary with a free giveaway

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A delayed expansion announcement is probably not how Star Wars: The Old Republic wanted to be celebrating its 10th anniversary, but these things happen....
Lot of oh no, but maybe that's to be expected.

Book of Travels adds new skills, a list of achievements, and quality-of-life tweaks in latest updates

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This past Thursday brought some new content to the unique walkabout multiplayer title Book of Travels. A couple of updates, actually. The larger of...

Albion Online’s first update to Lands Awakened touches on War Gloves and

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Lands Awakened isn't even three weeks old yet, but Albion Online is already prepped for its first big update to the update. Patch 1...

EVE Online brings its Winter Nexus holiday events back for another year

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Space is already cold, but the chill of winter is being felt across EVE Online regardless thanks to the return of the Winter Nexus...
Teamwork.

Wisdom of Nym: Combat design and balance in Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker

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I really want to talk about the story of Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker. I really want to talk about it. But the expansion has...

Black Desert unveils a new region for PC, dates class reboots for PC and console, and announces the Eclipse class for mobile

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This past weekend saw the Calpheon Ball event for Black Desert arrive to fans of the MMORPG, and as usual the presentation was full...

Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: Biggest MMO Blunder

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Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards! Today's award is for the Biggest MMO Blunder of 2021, which was awarded to Standing Stone's Lord...

Aion gets into the winter holiday spirit with seasonal events and opens up the murderous Shugo Game event

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Some days you want to get into the Christmas seasonal spirit, other days you want to get into a game where failure could mean...

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