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: Aw rats! It’s a Neverwinter Lunar New Year event

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It's rare that Massively OP's MJ finds an event she doesn't like -- especially one that grants pets! And Neverwinter's Feast of Lanterns festival...

Massively Overthinking: The undeath of the MMORPG genre

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Last week, there was a provocative thread on the MMORPG subreddit that subverted the tired idea that the genre is "dead." It's not, u/Selphea...

Aion NA’s Return to Katalam update has launched with a massive 2000-person battleground

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Aion's North American branch is open for business with yesterday's launch of Return of Katalam, already live in Europe since last fall. As we've...

Hop a treasure ship in TERA’s Crescent Sea update, coming to PC in February

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En Masse just dropped a bunch of info on Crescent Sea, the next big update launching for the flagship PC version of TERA. It...

Harvesting and crafting will soon grant experience in Crowfall

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February - and Crowfall's big overhaul - are inching closer, and ArtCraft has been teasing some of the big changes it's making with the...

Guild Wars 2 collabs with the Ad Council’s Seize the Awkward suicide prevention campaign

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Here's some warm fuzzies we don't want to postpone to our monthly Massively Uplifting column: Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet is using its annual...

Enter to win a Neverwinter Pack of the Yeth Hound for PC courtesy of PWE and MOP!

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With the launch of Neverwinter's Infernal Descent update now live for PC players, PWE has kindly granted Massively OP 25 Pack of the Yeth Hound...

DC Universe Online’s next release swoops into the Birds of Prey comic series

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Daybreak - sorry, Dimensional Ink - has just announced DC Universe Online's next big thing: The content drop is called Birds of Prey, and...

The Stream Team: Starting the adventures in Temtem’s early access build

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Now that the early bumps of early access have (hopefully) died down somewhat, it's time for MassivelyOP's Chris to hop in to the world...

Magic Legends deep-dives the mechanics and style of the Geomancer class

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Still grumpy about the downscaling of Magic Legends into more of a multiplayer game than the MMO originally announced? Yeah, we are too. But...
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WoW Factor: What if Shadowlands is also real bad?

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At this point, we're all kind of settling in for the long winter's nap and also the spring's nap and at least most of...

Interview: Barunson on the state of Astellia Online as it launches on Steam today

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Astellia Online was big news throughout 2019, as Barunson sought to bring the South Korean MMORPG westward but with careful attention paid to so-called...

Hardcore MMORPG Astaria hits Steam early access today [Update: Nope, delayed again]

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So here's a funny coincidence: Astaria is launching today on Steam! And Astellia is also launching today on Steam! This couldn't go wrong at...
I'll never get over you getting over me.

The Daily Grind: So how do you feel about Torchlight Frontiers becoming Torchlight III?

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I have to be honest: The change in Torchlight Frontiers has me pretty disappointed. It's not like I'm a huge fan of the prior...

Player-run MMORPG Neocron has patched in new housing and visual updates

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I'm not going to lie, hearing about triple the experience points being disabled in the most recent patch notes for the cyberpunk MMO Neocron...

The Sorceress is now live in Black Desert Mobile

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Live in Black Desert Mobile today is yet another class players on PC are plenty familiar with: The Sorceress. "The Sorceress is a unique mix...

Upcoming MMORPG Corepunk highlights its world and races in new artwork

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Back in December, we got a peek at a new Unity MMORPG from Dutch studio Artificial Core called Corepunk. Even newly announced, it got...

Brawler bunnies and portly Popori punchers arrive in TERA console’s Fists of Justice update

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It's time to enter the ring with nothing but your fists and an adorable cat face. Or bunny face. Or ferret or dog or...

The Stream Team: Where are those AQ3D werewolves?!

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When Massively OP's MJ attempted to help the werewolves out in AQ3D, the world refused to cooperate. Now that the bug has been squashed,...

Desert Oasis: Hands-on with Black Desert’s new Guardian awakening

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Wow, that was fast. Kakao and Pearl Abyss just released the Guardian last week, and we're already gearing up for awakening her. Just take...

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