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 Stream Team: A hodge podge of AQ3D adventures

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Massively OP's MJ might have worked through the current story offerings of AQ3D, but that doesn't mean she has run out of things to...

Destiny’s Sword offers up a new PvP demo, blames its radio silence on the pandemic

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Do you recall Destiny's Sword? It's a tactical MMO that plays like X-Com but has a metagame where players have to also consider their...

Snag a Conqueror’s Blade year-one anniversary gift pack key from My.Games and MOP

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Dang, time flies: Conqueror's Blade is officially one year into its soft launch this week, and My.Games is havin' a party. "Global publisher MY.GAMES and...

Black Desert staff help throw a wedding for stuck-at-home players

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Turns out Guild Wars 2 wasn't the only MMORPG to host an honest to goodness player wedding this week. Kakao Games let us know...
Some elves have no eyes any more. Be sensitive.

WoW Factor: Behind blue (elf) eyes (in World of Warcraft)

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Players were very excited when blue eye options were datamined out for Blood Elves in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, then less happy when it was...

Elite Dangerous’ Odyssey expansion won’t include base building or VR compatibility at launch

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Earlier this week, Frontier summoned cheers with the announcement that next year's Elite Dangerous expansion is called Odyssey and will indeed include content that...

Old School RuneScape’s vampire patch triggers a rollback, Jagex supports Black Lives Matter

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Here's the good news for Old School RuneScape fans: The 2007-era MMO just unleashed its Darkmeyer update on the world, which "introduces the Sins...
Darkness!

Final Fantasy XIV cancels its North American fan festival for 2020 over COVID-19, delays patch 5.3

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One of the later events scheduled for this year has still been claimed by the global pandemic; Final Fantasy XIV's fan festival scheduled for...

The Daily Grind: What was the last ‘new’ thing you learned about an MMO you’ve played a long time?

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So I've been playing SWG Legends about two years now, and yet I'm constantly learning things that are completely new to me. For example,...

The Stream Team: Bring on Neverwinter’s Barrow Lords!

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There are a host of Barrow Lords in Neverwinter, and Massively OPs MJ is ready to meet and greet them. But it won't be...

Massively Overthinking: Deleting pieces of MMOs to save them

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Two ideas floated across my virtual desk in recent weeks, neither directly relating to MMORPGs, but they put the nugget of an idea in...

Ultima Online revamps event gamemaster tools ahead of its big secret announcement later this year

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It sounds as if even 23-year-old Ultima Online is benefiting from the continuing stay-at-home state of many players, as the game's latest newsletter declares...

Black Desert recaps the Heidel Ball announcements in a Twitter thread

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You're a busy person. You've got things to do, monsters to slay, countless upgrades to chase, and nodes to war over. You missed Black...

Albion Online adds arena improvements, more solo randomized dungeons, and zerg changes

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A new patch for the Queen update of Albion Online is live, and it's basically providing a few adjustments to make life a little...
How am I supposed to remember you if you won't let me forget?

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen talks encounter design, NPC Dispositions, and player zone camping

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The most recent developer roundtable steam from the Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen devs covers a lot of pretty big topics, including the game's...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Matt Firor addresses Greymoor launch issues

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Elder Scrolls Online game director Matt Firor has posted a lengthy and detailed explanation of some of the rough spots encountered during last week's...

Ashes of Creation puts up a spectacular 4K video of raw gameplay footage

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With Ashes of Creation's pre-alpha ticking along and the NDA partially lifted, we're starting to hear more and more about this upcoming MMO. It's...

Marvel Heroes would’ve been seven years old today if Gazillion hadn’t imploded

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It may not have been a traditional MMORPG, but it's safe to say that Marvel Heroes was a pet favorite here among the Massively...
Impending.

Naoki Yoshida dismisses Final Fantasy XVI directorship rumors

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The rumors have flown around about Naoki Yoshida being attached to Final Fantasy XVI as the game's director. In fact, the rumors have been flying...
Burnsauce.

Storyboard: Making fights matter in MMOs (and in roleplay)

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You know what's fascinating about the original Guild Wars release, later redubbed as Guild Wars: Prophecies? The Prince Rurik fight works. Yes, these are spoilers for a...

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