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]

The Daily Grind: Have you ever gotten married online in a game?

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As we continue with our next round of "Never Have I Ever," I'll throw this one out to you: Never have I ever gotten...
And a real universe.

Betawatch: Dual Universe targets August for a subscription beta

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Here comes the beta for Dual Universe! And you'll need to pay for it if you don't buy an alpha-access pack before then; there...
Wonderful!

DC Universe Online covers the new plan for its open-world Themyscira

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When the next major episode for DC Universe Online arrives in August, it's bringing along an open-world exploration of Themyscira. That means the episode...
Let's set up shop.

Amazon’s New World delays again – this time to spring 2021

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We weren't alone here in calling Amazon Game Studios' original launch window of spring 2020 for New World "foolhardy" and "premature." And we're guessing...
Infractured

Fractured starts its next alpha test on July 16 with talents and player cities

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The third test for the second alpha of the singular Fractured is kicking off on July 16th, a date that really could be working...
I'll take 'bad looks' for $800, Alex.

Revelation Online adds an elaborate in-game wedding – but not for same-sex couples

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You know, the great part about MMO weddings is that they let you establish your commitment to someone else in a fantasy setting with...

LOTRO’s Weatherstock XII concert series is this weekend – here’s how and where to join in

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OK, Lord of the Rings Online fans. If you can pull yourselves away from the biggest MMO wedding ever, then it's about to be...

Second Life developer Linden Lab has been acquired by an investment group

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Fun trivia fact: The AOL blog that eventually became Massively actually started life as a Second Life blog back when Second Life was huge....

The Elder Scrolls Online provides a 360° peek at one of Stonethorn’s new dungeons

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With The Elder Scrolls Online unveiling its next DLC, Stonethorn, it was only a matter of time before the train of previews for what's...
KITTY! AGAIN!

Vague Patch Notes: Don’t alter MMO systems for people who never liked them to begin with

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Here's a concept that just would not leave my mind thanks to World of Warcraft, but it's not a bad thing. But in order...

Albion Online’s next big update adds a massive explorable transportation system

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When Rise of Avalon launches for Albion Online later this summer, it's adding a new system that turns ol' Doc Brown's mantra on its...

World of Warcraft Shadowlands: Free gender changes, flying requirements, and six-month sub mount

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With World of Warcraft: Shadowlands' beta set for next week, it's starting to feel like there's some actual hype building behind this next expansion....

The Daily Grind: Do you pine for a lost era of a specific MMO?

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A few weeks back, I saw a Reddit thread from a fellow MMO gamer who missed a specific version of Guild Wars 2. "Players...

The Stream Team: The Legend of Two-Toed Tobias in Dungeons & Dragons Online

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What is that ghostly wailing deep in the Weeping Cove in DDO? Massively OP's MJ is about to find out! Legend has it that...

Massively Overthinking: How much should MMOs cost in 2020?

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MOP reader Castagere recently wrote to us with a nod to the growing sentiment across the gaming industry that might indicate a shift in...

Elder Scrolls Online announces Stonethorn, its next DLC, includes two-person mounts in tow

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During its livestream this afternoon, ZeniMax Online Studios busted out with something you probably weren't expecting for The Elder Scrolls Online today, though you...

Crowfall discusses adjustments to keeps and forts in the July developer Q&A

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While Crowfall is inching that much closer to a fully announced beta, its current build needs some tweaking. That's the gist of what was...

Enter to win a Star Trek Online Federation Fleet Admiral Faction or Elite Starter pack in honor of House Divided’s launch

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With Star Trek Online's House Divided update now out in the wild on PC (and earning kudos from our own writer), PWE has kindly...

The Stream Team: Celebrating 5 years of Trove

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Today, Trove turns five years old! And Massively OP's MJ knows that five-year-olds get the best birthdays. There's the Sunfest celebration, a bonfire, and...
You put the gun on the robot and make it do a shoot.

Perpetuum’s community-run servers introduce the game’s newest robot class, the Destroyer

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It's been more than two years since the Perpetuum community took over the operation of the science fiction game, and in that time the...

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