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]

Guild Wars 2 players built an unofficial addon manager and unofficial upgrade to DX12

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If you're the sort of person who uses unofficial addons in Guild Wars 2 such as ArcDPS or the radial mount menu addon, then...

VR MMO Zenith opens up its Steam page and shares some gameplay in a new trailer

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The in-development VR MMO Zenith is slowly striding forward to its upcoming alpha release, and while developer Ramen VR still is mum about a...

The Daily Grind: Are any MMORPGs ever truly ‘ready’ for launch when they launch?

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A few weeks back, I was proofing one of Tyler's Not So Massively columns, when he said this: "In general it was a very polished...

Massively Uplifting: MMOs from LOTRO to ESO bring comfort, healing, camaraderie, and charity

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Summer may be ending, but good deeds and uplifting stories aren't! Throughout August we've been surrounded by stories of kindness, generosity, and goodness within...

Crowfall plans guild alliance features, mounts, and mass production crafting features

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As the beta test of Crowfall continues to roll on, the folks at ArtCraft Entertainment are keen to add what it considers to be...

Legends of Aria is opening a new area and adding pet abilities and necromancy in Point Release 11

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Point Release 11 of Legends of Aria is on the horizon and with it comes a variety of new features, the largest of which...

The Stream Team: Laboring through Elder Scrolls Online’s PvP event

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Massively OP's MJ may not participate in PvP much in Elder Scrolls Online, but when an event happens, she's there! She's not about to...
Money dollars.

Jukebox Heroes: Six great ArcheAge tunes

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ArcheAge is well-known for being one of the more beautiful MMO game worlds out there, but does its music stack up in comparison? The...
Alas and alack.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s second season of crafting PvP

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Let's call this side of Ishgard Restoration what it is, yes? This is Final Fantasy XIV giving people another form of PvP in competitive...

World of Warcraft polls players about the game’s next free sparklepony

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Citing a "spirit of unity" with World of Warcraft players through a difficult year, Blizzard announced on the site that it is going to...

TERA’s console version gets a new (old) publisher

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Just because En Masse Entertainment is out of the picture doesn't mean that TERA's going anywhere. In fact, plans are moving forward to transfer...

The Daily Grind: What real-world critter do you wish were in more MMOs?

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The other day, my family was having a discussion about why more of the animals they've seen on TV zoo shows are never represented...
Yoink.

MMO Week in Review: A Heist, a security breach, and a whole New World

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The week before Labor Day is always a weird one between conventions and bonus events, and this week was no different in spite of...

The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online’s Stonethorn DLC arrives on consoles

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Good news for the patient and long-suffering Elder Scrolls Online console players: The game's latest DLC and patch have finally arrived following the PC...

Star Citizen sheds some light on how it sheds some lights in-game

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You can spend all the time in the world creating neat locations for your internet spaceship sandbox, but none of that work will matter...

The Game Archaeologist: Mirrorworld

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In this column, we have previously journeyed to lands where you saw not with your eyes, but with your imagination. I speak, of course,...

One Shots: Bow before Zuul!

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We've all certainly met plenty of kings, queens, and other rulers in MMOs, and as a greater community, we've come to one unified opinion...
Let's set up shop.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO is best for playing alone (not just solo)?

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No, I didn't mean "solo." I meant alone. Because there's a difference. There are many games I play where I have friends, established groups of...

Battle Bards Episode 176: Orchestral RuneScape

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In 2018, RuneScape put out an official orchestral album to highlight some of the best of its remastered and re-recorded soundtrack. From delicate tunes...
Rawr.

Black Desert is adding a tier 10 pegasus mount, new Red Battlefield map, and new world boss

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A post made to the Pearl Abyss' Black Desert Global Lab is offering up some enticing new pieces of content for Black Desert players,...

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