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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Here’s Torchlight III’s headstart pre-launch is going to work in October

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Hot on the heels of its launch announcement yesterday, Torchlight III's Echtra Games and PWE posted another state of the game piece meant for...

The Daily Grind: Why didn’t RIFT do better?

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Want to make me sad? All you need to do is remind me that RIFT is stagnating in the hands of Gamigo, which hasn't...

The Stream Team: Avenging dragons in Guild Wars 2

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Have you heard of Guild Wars 2-sday? Well now you have! Massively OP's MJ has decided that it's the perfect day to continue her...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 290: African expedition

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Justin and Bree discuss Ultima Online New Legacy, Phantasy Star Online 2's New Genesis, LOTRO's new class, WoW and BlizzConline, The Wagadu Chronicles, and Secret World Legends, with adventures in WoW, Guild Wars, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on representation in MMOs and favorite jumping puzzles.

Shroud of the Avatar adds Lord British’s castle, details food updates, player dungeon creature spawners, and even bigger player towns

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The latest newsletter from Shroud of the Avatar has a lot of ground to cover this time around in terms of content being added...

Diablo IV devs discuss ‘major changes’ for the game’s skill and talent systems

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Hey, remember how Blizzard is still work on Diablo IV? Yeah, one or two other major things in 2020 may have made that slip...
LOUD NOISES

City of Heroes: Homecoming previews Page 6 content, preps for Halloween, and shares the cost of operations

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We've got a whole lot of news pouring out of the Homecoming rogue servers for City of Heroes, so let's dive right in. First...

Phantasy Star Online 2’s episode 5 launches tomorrow with new hero class, level cap bump, and raids

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Tomorrow's patch day for Phantasy Star Online 2, SEGA announced today, complete with new trailer and pics too. Episode 5 begins tomorrow, meaning that...

PSA: Migrate your Closers account by December or lose it all

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The account migration for Closers Online is now live, an event which follows August's announcement that Krafton was dissolving En Masse Entertainment and transferring...

Leaderboard: To which WoW expansion era will you send your Shadowlands alts first?

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One of the more intriguing things about World of Warcraft Shadowlands, at least for me, is the game's new leveling system. While brand-new accounts...

Global Chat: Why is LOTRO charging for its fall update?

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Roger over at Contains Moderate Peril recently ducked into the upcoming DLC for Lord of the Rings Online to see what it contained and...
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World of Warcraft is wiping Shadowlands characters and pulls back its release candidate of the pre-patch

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Well, this is slightly less than heartening for World of Warcraft players. There's less than a month until the stated launch date for Shadowlands, but...

2015 sci-fantasy MMORPG Skyforge is launching on the Nintendo Switch this fall

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Here's a fun Tuesday morning surprise: Skyforge of all games is coming to the Nintendo Switch. My.Games made the announcement this morning, promising a...

Cryptic partners with Gameheads charity, Star Trek Online buffs up the Year of the Klingon

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MMO developer Cryptic Studios announced this week that it's partnering with Gameheads, an NPO that's dedicated to helping disadvantaged youth in California's Bay Area...

The Daily Grind: What MMO has the best login screen?

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You might think this is a trivial thing, but I heartily disagree, and all I have to do is point to a login screen...

The Stream Team: Delving Elder Scrolls Online’s Skyrim and finding lost treasures

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In Elder Scrolls Online, you can delve into dungeons, or you can delve into delves. ESO's current Western Skyrim event has three options, and...
We hunted ourselves.

Fractured AMA covers questions about fast travel, PvP, pricing, and testing plans

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Dynamight Studios' CEO Jacopo Gallelli decided to open an AMA for Fractured, and curious players responded with a wide swath of questions about the...

MMO Business Roundup: FarmVille’s sunset, Netmarble’s acquisitions, Intrepid hiring, WoW esports, PUBG India

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Welcome back to another roundup of gaming industry news relevant to MMOs and MMO adjacent-titles. PUBG India: Earlier this month, we covered how PUBG Corp....

Legends of Aria provides a sneak peek at the Necrothium mines and heirloom items

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The previews for Legends of Aria's upcoming Outlands release are continuing to roll on with another peek at the game's world and the new...

The Wagadu Chronicles outlines its newly achieved navigation stretch goal, looks to Swala sub-lineages next

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There's 32 days left to the Kickstarter campaign of The Wagadu Chronicles, but the project has already hit its first stretch goal. As detailed...

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