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]

Camelot Unchained details new resource node features, terrain updates, and the Viking home island

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The year is closing out for Camelot Unchained is closing out with the promise of progress on the RvR sandbox. The month of December's...

Neowiz will transfer service and development of Bless Unleashed PC over to Valofe on January 26

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It appears that publisher and developer Neowiz is going to be passing the Bless Unleashed PC torch. The studio announced on the game's Steam...
Weedle whee.

Zenith unveils its launch cover art and a song from its soundtrack

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Sometimes, it's the little things that can feel more important than normal when you're an indie MMO developer. That appears to be the general...
Defying logic...

The Daily Grind: What was the most painful MMO sunset of 2021?

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We saw multiple smaller MMORPGs close down in 2021, and in fact in the new year we'll be recapping all of them. But in...

The Stream Team: Preparing for Warframe’s The New War

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Starting Warframe's The New War is a big deal, and Massively OP's MJ knows she must get ready for it. Once she begins, she...
Colorful!

Genshin Impact prepares its next version update for January 5

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It's almost time for the next major update for Genshin Impact, but you're going to have to wait a little longer. Specifically, you're going...

MassivelyOP’s 2021 Golden Yachties: Best worst transmedia synergy

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MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our pick for best worst transmedia synergy. (If you’re wondering what the heck a Golden Yachtie is,...

Harry Potter MMO ‘almost happened’ before EA scrapped it

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There's a whole raft of "could've been" MMORPG projects that litter the past couple of decades, titles that went through some development but ultimately...

The Stream Team: A Vulcan visit to Q’s Winter Wonderland in Star Trek Online

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With gummy fishing, squatter gingerbread men, and rampaging snowmen, there's little logical about Q's Winter Wonderland in Star Trek Online. However, Massively OP's MJ...
But this is totally going to work out, yeah.

Embers Adrift discusses the MMORPG’s vision, announces a new trailer and gameplay preview for January

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Embers Adrift, formerly the sandbox MMORPG Saga of Lucimia, is basically being forced to reintroduce itself following the departure of the game's founders earlier...

Massively on the Go: How Niantic evades handling stalking and harassment in Pokemon Go and other ARGs

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This article is part one of a four-piece series on safety in Pokemon Go as well as other Niantic games. You can read all...

Star Citizen fans complain about Luminalia ‘gift advertisements’, ship pricing, and Legatus pack price hike

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CIG has found ways to get money out of the backers of Star Citizen enough times that it's earned the dubious honor of being...
Ongoing.

Wisdom of Nym: Thoughts on the first wing of Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker’s Pandæmonium

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All right, I realize this is the sort of thing that's going to bother very few people, but it bothers me that Final Fantasy...

Star Wars Galaxies Legends is holding its annual memorial for Carrie Fisher today

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While Life Day celebrations in the Star Wars Galaxies Legends rogue server are continuing to roll forward, today is also another anniversary: the passing...

Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: MMO with the Stormiest Future

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Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards! Today's award is for the MMO (or Studio) with the Stormiest Future, which was awarded to Camelot...

LGBTQIA New World player is temporarily banned from the game due to a ‘homophobic mass report’

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We've got another report of players behaving poorly and abusing an otherwise benign system to malicious effect. Isacoh, a LGBTQIA streamer of games including...
Sirs.

Final Fantasy XIV prepares Heavensturn for January 5

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It's almost time for a new year to arrive in Final Fantasy XIV (also, the real world) once again. The key difference is that...

Ashes of Creation is getting a visual upgrade by way of Unreal Engine 5 integration

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Unreal Engine 5 is more than just a fancy way to advertise the newest Matrix movie; it's also meant to power the creation of...

The Daily Grind: Would you pay to group in an MMORPG?

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MMO blogger Belghast tweeted something just before the holiday that grabbed my attention. Apparently, at least on his New World server, players are demanding...

MMO Week in Review: Daybreak’s Magic (The Gathering), PWE’s new owner

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The week before Christmas certainly didn't slow down in MMO land: PWE and Cryptic got bought out by Embracer and slotted under Gearbox along...

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