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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WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – Cataclysm

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In my mind, Cataclysm still feels kind of recent. I don't know exactly why. It came out closer to World of Warcraft's launch than the present...
Oh boy oh boy.

Chronicles of Elyria just dropped a new mood and gameplay video

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Chronicles of Elyria has a new preview up for watchers of the Kickstarted, in-development MMO. Last last night, Soulbound Studios posted up its latest...
You guys are still here?

Destiny 2 staff told to work remotely to keep season on track (and the novel coronavirus at bay)

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As the coronavirus has now passed 100,000 cases worldwide, more than just gaming conventions are angling to make sure they aren't among the list...

LOTRO’s future includes River-Hobbits, Mission feature, and a new type of server

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The folks over at MMO Central have posted a couple of interviews with Standing Stone Games that sheds some additional light on Lord of...
That's Trek for you.

Cryptic is killing off cross-game chat in Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online

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One of the best features of Cryptic's MMOs over the years was the fact that players could communicate cross-game in a unique multi-server global...

The Daily Grind: What MMO quality-of-life update had the biggest impact on your gameplay?

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Quality-of-life updates in MMOs don't usually get all that much attention from the most plugged-in gamers, but the truth is, they can have an...

The Stream Team: Ready for DDO’s Redfang

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If descending into a pit of traps and spiders in the Marketplace sounds like a great time, DDO has the place for you! And...
spooky, kinda

Massively Overthinking: How could MMOs combat endgame rushing?

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Rushers, content locusts, world-firsters: Whatever you want to call them, these folks are both a boon and a bane for MMORPGs. They buy the...

Turn-based tactical MMO Atlantica Online is arriving to Steam March 26

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While Atlantica Online, the tactics-minded turn-based MMORPG from Valofe and Nexon, has been around for a fair while globally, it hasn't made any inroads...

Star Trek Online shows off the Section 31 battlecruiser in a livestream

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If you love seeing those T6 ships in Star Trek Online in action, then the latest episode of Ten Forward Weekly is right up...

PlanetSide 2’s Escalation is really truly launching, this time on March 11

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Back in February, Daybreak and Rogue Planet Games were talking up PlanetSide 2's Escalation update, at one point meant to launch February 19th, then...

SpatialOS developer Improbable reports $81 million in operating losses

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Improbable, the London-based startup that's responsible for creating SpatialOS, has released its accounts to Companies House, and the news is not good. The company...

Kickstarted cyberpunk MMO Zenith’s pre-alpha is now slated for March 21

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Last fall, Zenith came out of nowhere to raise over a quarter of a million dollars on Kickstarter. Its tiny team - the three-person...
Fair fights.

Vague Patch Notes: Why PvP is a cheap way to fill out a game’s content compared to PvE

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It feels like about four years ago when I laid down the first in a semi-regular series of columns I see as "useful notes"...
That's quite the moustache, my friend.

Bless Unleashed is hard at work fixing bugs and errors

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As Bless Unleashed moves into the choppy waters of launch from the more placid seas of beta and headstart, it needs to address a number...

Blue Protocol’s Japanese closed beta has been delayed nearly a month over coronavirus

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We've previously noted how some MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles, from EVE Echoes to Path of Exile, had seen delays and setbacks thanks to the...

Black Desert’s anniversary event, world boss, new zone, and 10.6 million characters

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A very happy birthday to Black Desert, which is celebrating its fourth anniversary here in the west. The popular fantasy sandbox put out an...
Ominous!

The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you enjoy that aren’t worth starting new in 2020?

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Anyone who knows me also knows that I really love City of Heroes. It's a great game and for a long time it was a...

The Stream Team: Onderon hunting (datacron) party in SWTOR

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Do Massively OP's Larry and MJ know how to party or what? With that little smidgen of story done, the two are forming another...
Very mature.

Test your World of Warcraft geography knowledge with this player-made quiz

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Do you know Azeroth? I mean, do you really know Azeroth? As in you can pick out the Timeless Isle or the Ruins of...

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