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: Happy 14th birthday, Dungeons & Dragons Online!

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It's crazy to think about, but DDO turns 14 years old today! That's quite a run, and Massively OP's MJ is ready to dive...
Critters.

Betawatch: Temtem plans for this year and the next

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You can be glib and accuse Temtem of basically being a slight variant of Pokémon, but you cannot accuse the developers of lacking ambition. Not only...

Blizzard has now bowed out of GDC 2020 over coronavirus fears

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At this point, it might be easier to just write a post on the companies that are going to attend this year's Game Developer...

The Elder Scrolls Online outlines work to improve server stability in future updates

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Now that Update 25 of The Elder Scrolls Online is out the door, the seemingly perpetual work on making the game more optimized from...
Fair fights.

CCP Games just canceled April’s EVE Fanfest over coronavirus concerns

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Yesterday, we wrote about ongoing discussions in the EVE Online community about the safety and wisdom in attending EVE Fanfest, then set to run...
Just absolute galaxy brain

WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – Wrath of the Lich King

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The downside to a project like this one, where I'm going through each of World of Warcraft's expansions one by one, is that it...

Funcom Q4 2019: DUNE takes priority, Conan Exiles confirms paid expansion, Tencent buyout continues

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It's been an interesting financial period for Funcom, what with the Tencent buyout and investors pushing for accelerated production on the DUNE survivalbox. The...

Hands-on with Dragon Raja: First impressions of Tecent’s new mobile MMORPG

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I enjoy mobile MMOs. It's a hit-or-miss kind of genre: Some are great, others are terrible. I personally love the adventure of finding those good...
Please come back.

WoW Classic offers another guide to starting out as the WoW Token rolls out to China’s version

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You there! Do you know about starting out new in WoW Classic? Probably yes, if you had an interest in it, but Blizzard has still...

PAX East 2020: Hands-on with Cryptic’s Magic Legends

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I’ll be honest, Magic: The Gathering is one realm of geekdom that I’ve never really gotten into. I know a bit about it, but...

EverQuest’s 21st birthday includes agent system, level 85 boosts

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Over at Daybreak's Darkpaw Games, the EverQuest team is taking the MMO out to a bar for its first legal drink. After that? Expect...

The Daily Grind: Is there an MMORPG you’ve never played and probably never will?

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A while back, a few MassivelyOP staff were chit-chatting about alting in MMOs, specifically in Star Trek Online. During the discussion, it occurred to...

The Stream Team: Tombstone tipping in a Neverwinter cemetery

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Massively OP's MJ has an interesting night planned in Neverwinter, including (but not limited to) dragon hunting, undead bashing, and tombstone tipping!? Yes, her...

Massively Overthinking: What one piece of knowledge would you like to impart to new MMO gamers?

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A while back, I was reading on a non-MMO subreddit some comments from some younger people that made my head spin: They were informing...
Good children.

Riders of Icarus releases its newest patch, Call of the Wild

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The latest patch for Riders of Icarus is out now, allowing players to experience the Call of the Wild! No, this does not mean that...
Federation shoots.

Star Trek Online starts off another event campaign with a return to the Battle at the Binary Stars

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The anniversary event for Star Trek Online has just about wrapped up, but starting on March 5th, a new year-long event campaign is kicking off...
No, you're thinking of a guy with two knives.

Check out footage of Blade & Soul’s upcoming Unreal Engine 4 client from the Korean server

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It's a well-known fact that Blade & Soul is getting an engine upgrade to Unreal Engine 4. How much will that actually do for the...

EVE Online tours offices as fans debate potential coronavirus impact on Fanfest

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MMO players will recall that all throughout 2019, EVE Online studio CCP Games changed up its usual Fanfest in Reykjavik, Iceland, opting instead to...

PSA: Black Desert is zero dollars on PC right now, go get some

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Free MMOs! Getcher free MMOs here! Yes, Black Desert goes on sale for PC quite a bit - everyone knows it's the cash shop...

MMO Business Roundup: Valve is shopping around Dota 2’s top tourney

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Time for another quick roundup of a bunch of MMO-adjacent businessy stories that were drowning in our busy Thursday newsroom! The International: Valve is raising...

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