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]

EVE Online is adding a frigate bay to every battleship in the game

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The cardinal rule of EVE Online is to not fly what you can't afford to lose. That said, bad things just happen and suddenly...
When it comes.

WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – The Burning Crusade

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So it seems pretty likely at this point that we are going to keep going through the various World of Warcraft expansions with Classic servers...
Commence the jiggling.

Blue Protocol is going to be free-to-play on launch

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Those of you eagerly following news about the upcoming cel-shaded Blue Protocol may be happy to know that the game now has a planned business...
Zero, zero, zero, Ted Danson.

Interview: Population Zero devs on the May Steam launch, buy-to-play, and PvP philosophy

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Survival MMORPG Population Zero is officially launching on Steam in early May, Enplex Games announced today. As part of the reveal, the studio's also...

Peek at Guild Wars 2’s notes for next week’s balance patch to see whether you’ve been buffed or nerfed

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Is it a proper balance patch if anyone walks away from the list of changes completely happy? ArenaNet is putting that question to the...

Minecraft MMORPG Hegemony has been delayed from its weekend launch

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We've been covering indie Minecraft MMORPG Hegemony all week, and if you were as intrigued by it as we were, you know it was...
THE BACK OF MY HAND!

The Daily Grind: Which MMO consumables are the most completely useless?

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It's very obvious why Final Fantasy XIV has items like Antidotes. These medicines are consistently present across the series, so they need to be in...

The Stream Team: This little halfling went to market in Dungeons and Dragons Online

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After exploring all of DDO's Cerulean Hills, Massively OP's MJ is ready to move on to more adventure. So where are she and her...
Yip?

Massively Overthinking: How essential are hardcore gamers to an MMO’s health?

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Last week, there was a positively eyebrow-raising thread on the Guild Wars 2 subreddit that tied neatly into the overall MMORPG meta discussion many...
Past something, sure.

Past Fate starts its open alpha on February 24 following Kickstarter cancelation

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At long last, Past Fate is entering its open alpha testing on February 24th. "How is this possible?" you ask, before clarifying that the...
Oh, hello there!

Netmarble’s Q4 2019 were up YOY as the company raked in $1.6B for the year and pushes west

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I'm gonna say a weird thing about Netmarble: It has the cleanest, most non-misleading investor report of any of the ones I've poked through...
Stabbers do.

Blade & Soul patches in the third specialization for the Assassin along with Lyn Assassins

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Yes, you can now make a Lyn Assassin in Blade & Soul. If you have a burning need to do an in-game version of that...
We built a very good house or something.

Bless Mobile is built from the ground up as a different game from the original Bless

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If Bless Unleashed fails when it launches, we'll still have Bless Mobile, which is also claiming to be using the original Bless graphical assets but have nothing to...
Agony and sorrow.

Crowfall takes a closer look at character race disciplines

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Racial passives in MMOs are a bit of a dying system, but Crowfall is bringing them back with racial disciplines, which were the subject...
Phun phor the phamily.

Vague Patch Notes: Phantasy Star Online 2 might be in a better place than you think

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A couple years back (this being the definition where "a couple" means "I can't remember precisely how many"), I was talking with a friend...

New World details its semi-instanced player housing system

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Amazon knows the best way to make me set aside my worries about New World: a dev blog on player housing. Will it work?...

The Soapbox: Why does it feel like I don’t have time for an MMO when I really do?

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This guest Soapbox was commissioned through MassivelyOP's Patreon program and is authored by Steve "Sray" Blouin, a name our longtime commenters will surely recognize...

The Elder Scrolls Online tours the new Unhallowed Grave dungeon

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Why would anyone want to walk around in a burial tomb anyway? Well, you're either searching for treasure or you're going to stop some...

Guild Wars 2 eyes new achievement track for onboarding newbies

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ArenaNet appears to be continuing its attempts to make Guild Wars 2 palatable to new players - both in terms of content in the...

Funcom is rolling out a launcher for all its games, including Conan Exiles and Secret World Legends

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It's no secret that Norwegian games developer Funcom has been upping its profile in the online gaming world, building on its long-running base of...

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