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 on the Go: Pokemon Go’s May events look fairy good

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Pokemon Go’s finally getting back into the swing of things. While mini-events have been on offer in the past, May looks to be returning...

Wizard101’s massive spring update is live with new social grouping tools and myth ninja pigs

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Wizard101 has been in the headlines a lot in 2021, owing largely to the fact that its studio, KingsIsle, was bought out by Gamigo...

City of Heroes’ Rebirth server adds new Guardian archetype and powersets with first Issue

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Rebirth might be one of the smaller rogue servers in the City of Heroes community, particularly compared to the largest batch; according to its...

Perfect Ten: Why I’m a sucker for MMO collector’s editions

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If you've ever wondered what kind of naive sucker would plunk down a semi-thick wad of perfectly good cash on an overstuffed MMO collector's...

Crowfall’s Carnage adds more than just HungerDome, including crafting and trading updates

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"Carnage" doesn't exactly sound like like a safe and relaxing time, but we'll make allowances for Crowfall, which has rolled out its Carnage update...

Corepunk’s third Q&A talks about class quests, criminals, and more

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The questions keep rolling in for Artificial Core's Corepunk, and the devs keep answering them! In this month's third Q&A session, questions are posed...

Dreamworld co-founder’s ex-fiancee calls out Kickstarter fibs but says he’s not intentionally scamming

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A couple of weeks back, we covered the impending Kickstarter funding of Dreamworld, a game by a couple of MMORPG industry novices promising the...

WoW Classic cancels Burning Crusade raid test, leaks deluxe edition mounts

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If you were hoping to get an early dive into Karazhan with the rest of Burning Crusade Classic's testing crowd, steel yourself for minor...
Dunes!

The Daily Grind: What’s the story behind your MMO character’s name?

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When I see a character cross my path with the name "XxDoodyHeadxX," I'm not usually that curious about how such a name came about....

The Stream Team: Puzzled to death in SWTOR

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With seven combined deaths already on the Death Counter, Massively OP's Larry and MJ have only made it through part of The Shroud's lair...

Survival MMO Stars End struggles with low engagement, reaches alpha milestone

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Last fall, we noted that an intriguing-looking space survival MMO called Stars End had sort of stealth launched on Steam early access and wasn't...

Voxel MMO Elteria Adventures revamps its visual style, plans open playtesting this week

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Back in May of last year we took a peek at Elteria Adventures, a voxel-based MMO that featured floating islands, destructible environments, building features,...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 319: A sadness prison for addicts

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Justin and Bree discuss Destiny 2's tmog, Elite Dangerous Odyssey, PSO2's New Genesis, RuneScape and Albion on mobile, and Jeff Kaplan's farewell, with adventures in Guild Wars, City of Heroes, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag discussion on Blizzard's downfall and future.
Hello, peoples.

Final Fantasy XIV and XI now support more authenticator software for one-time passwords

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If you want to enable a one-time password for your Square-Enix account to access Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XI, or both? That's a good...

TERA Console opens a new dungeon and makes several dungeon adjustments in latest update

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The console version of TERA has gotten a recent update that's almost exclusively about dungeons, which is good news for those who like to...
Loack? Lode?

Fallout 76 launches its Locked & Loaded update

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Today, Fallout 76 is ready to lock things and load other things, or possibly load something and then lock it when it's been loaded? That...

EVE Online releases the second half of its industry update, asks players for footage for an anniversary video

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It's one part work and one part celebration in this EVE Online news posting. On the work side of things, the second part of...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s Judgment world boss, Dragonstorm

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Judgment is upon us, friends, in this edition of the Flameseeker Chronicles: The fourth and final chapter of Guild Wars 2's The Icebrood Saga:...

Swords of Legends Online drops a brand-new lore trailer and concept art

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Swords of Legends Online would really like your attention, and it's apparently going to keep pumping out trailers until it has it. Today, Gameforge,...

Choose My Adventure: RIFT was fun before, wasn’t it?

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My time in RIFT this past month has left me confused, frankly. Primarily because I remember genuinely enjoying this game more than I did. That’s...

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