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]

Whatever happened to Requiem: Memento Mori?

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Requiem: Memento Mori isn't a name that's often on the lips of MMO gamers. In fact, we wouldn't blame you if you were staring...

Albion Online seeks to improve faction warfare and Hellgates in its next major update

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With the Brimstone and Mist update effectively in the rearview mirror of Albion Online, the question of what happens next for the game has...

Blade and Soul celebrates the Thanksgiving season with the Golden Harvest Festival

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Today is the day to give thanks in Blade and Soul with the start of the Golden Harvest Festival. As of today, players can...

Black Desert brings basilisk fights and shared character equipment on PC, Guardian Awakening on console

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This week in Black Desert sees some more events and a unique new feature for PC and the Awakening of the Guardian as well...

For Science: Gaming is good for you, actually, suggests new Oxford study

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A new University of Oxford study published this week suggests that there's a "positive relation between game play and well-being." The paper itself hasn't been...
So many colors in the rainbow.

Perfect Ten: The 10 qualities of MMO sandboxes

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What is a sandbox MMO? At first glance, it seems like a pretty easy question to answer, especially if you're going by Kickstarter projects,...
One voice or several dozen.

Curseforge will be stopping new World of Warcraft add-on updates right as Shadowlands launches

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Sometimes, two events coincide in a way that is particularly unpleasant for more or less everyone. The changeover from Curseforge to Overwolf for World of...
How dare I have to play to get things!

So Guild Wars 2’s new roadrunner mount basically looks like a chocobo

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Yesterday's The Icebrood Saga: Champions: Truce update for Guild Wars 2 came with a fun surprise in the form of the Roadrunner skin for...

Amazon’s New World demo: Fishing, Reekwater, and hands-on havoc

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It's certainly been rough seas for Amazon's upcoming New World over the past year -- especially with a significant change of development direction for...

Niantic just announced Pokemon Go Beyond, the game’s biggest content update ever

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Pokemon GO has already had an overwhelming number of events since late September, with both hits and some misses, but Niantic’s looking to close out...

The Daily Grind: How do you feel about MMO login rewards?

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When I sit down at the end of my day to get in my two hours of gaming, I always start with a ritual:...

The Stream Team: Cruising to complete EverQuest II’s Blood of Luclin

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Massively OP's MJ anticipates that the Reign of Shadows expansion will launch sometime next month, so she wants to finish the Blood of Luclin...
Construct.

RuneScape rolls out Construction Contracts with its latest update

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The time has arrived for RuneScape players to stop holing up in their houses as a means of leveling up Construction. The new Construction Contract...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 297: Beyond Light

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Hey, Bree isn't here on the podcast today! It's going to be anarchy, fridge raiding, and free love! Or it'll be Chris and Justin...

Ashes of Creation’s Steven Sharif discusses lore and some related gameplay mechanics in an interview

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Sure, we're all about the gameplay of MMORPGs, but there's always a little time for some lore as well, and that was the primary...

Whatever happened to post-apoc MMO shooter The Skies?

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Tracking the progress of post-apocalyptic MMORPG shooter The Skies has been a bit of a journey, particularly if you follow the game's tag, since...
I made this.

Dual Universe drops new voxel creation trailer, explains how it’ll protect individual creator blueprints

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Let's outline a scenario. You make a blueprint for a great ship in Dual Universe. Your acquaintance Trab asks you for the blueprint, which he...
dot horse

Elder Scrolls Online won’t directly support play on the new ARM-based Macs

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Bleeding-edge, early-adopting Mac gamers who happen to play Elder Scrolls Online definitely need to point their eyeballs at Bethsoft's latest missive to players, as...

Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Icebrood Saga: Truce

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So here we are, we’re finally entering the home stretch of the Icebrood Saga. Today sees the release of the first chapter of Champions,...

Enter to win a Neverwinter Carmine Bulette mount and ghost friendo for PC

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With the final phase of Neverwinter's Redeemed Citadel rollout live for PC players last week, PWE has kindly granted Massively OP 25 keys for...

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