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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]

DC Universe Online and Skyforge detail their Valentine’s Day seasonal events

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Whether you're a god-like being in DC Universe Online or an actual god in Skyforge, there's a way for you to celebrate the season...
Sure, that makes sense.

Failing to down Drakkar in Guild Wars 2 turns on free-for-all open PvP in the zone

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All right, so it's a little bit harder to beat Drakkar at this point in Guild Wars 2. That's fine. You kind of expect to...
Mounting problems, if you will? Probably not.

Guild Wars 2 will begin its first public Swiss tourney PvP test tomorrow

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Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet has been murmuring the words "Swiss tournaments" for months now, all the way back to Mike Z's big post...

Find your soulmate in Secret World Legends and Anarchy Online

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It's love amid Lovecraftian terror and alien worlds, if Funcom has anything to say about it. Both Secret World Legends and Anarchy Online have...

Desert Oasis: Finding the plot in Black Desert’s story

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In our preview of Black Desert's new Guardian class, one of the more surprising conversations to come out of the comments was the opinion...

Dungeons and Dragons Online upgrades to 64-bit client, adds Alchemist class

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Heady times have arrived for Dungeons and Dragons Online, as it joins its sister game LOTRO today in upgrading to a 64-bit client. Standing Stone...
Wow, positive.

Perfect Ten: MMOs I’m optimistic about in 2020

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I didn't actually plan to make this an annual feature or anything; I thought of it last year as a fun list, and then...

Lord of the Rings Online activates Riders of Rohan, hands out cloaks and armor

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Lord of the Rings Online players are about to ride for ruin (in a good way), thanks to today's unlock of Riders of Rohan...
Leashes? We don't need no stinkin'... oh, never mind.

Bless Unleashed launches on March 12, founder pack purchases are live

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We can no longer make jokes about Bless Unleashed not having a proper launch date, it seems, because the game's official launch has been announced...

NCsoft Q4 2019: It was a rough quarter for MMORPGs, especially Guild Wars 2

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NCsoft corporate had a solid financial quarter for the last three months of 2019, with increases in revenue quarter over quarter and year over...
when yo crush read yo note that say lemme smash

The Daily Grind: Which MMO puts on the best Valentine’s Day?

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Valentine's Day tends to be one of the stranger holidays for MMO developers to try to shoehorn into their game worlds. It can be...

The Stream Team: MOP’s 5th birthday party, evening edition

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When you are celebrating Massively OP's 5th birthday, you can't just limit it to one party. No you need at least two! MJ is...
Fan favoritism

Star Trek Online: Legacy is launching on March 3 for console players

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It's been a decade for players of going on a trek across the stars online in... uh... Star Trek Online. It delivers what it promises....

Blade and Soul takes a closer look at the upcoming Way of the Phantom Assassin specialization

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While by no means the deep dive that one might want for a new class spec, Blade and Soul has at least offered a...

Mad World shows off its upcoming pet system

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Going through the mad world of Mad World need not be done alone. In a recent developer diary, players got a first look at...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 259: Once upon a Phantasy Star

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Justin and Bree discuss Blizzard, PSO2, WoW Classic, Camelot, the site's 5th anniversary, adventures in STO and SWGL, and mailbag topics on Daybreak, the podcast, and gaming ambassadors.

The Stream Team: MOP’s 5th birthday party, afternoon edition

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Happy birthday Mo! Today marks the 5th year that Massively OP has been news-ing, opinion-ing, and streaming right here at our very own overpowered...

TERA’s Crescent Sea is live on PC with Elin Valkyries and the new treasure ship dungeon

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It's patch day for TERA's PC crowd today, as Crescent Sea officially goes live, bringing the playable Elin Valkyrie to the game world along...
Bring out your something.

Albion Online now counts 350K monthly active players, plans major alliance changes

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We just got some fun numbers on Albion Online, buried in a forum post: Sandbox Interactive says that its massive Queen update in January...

MMO Business Roundup: Kakao’s controlling stake in XLGAMES, Steam’s new record, Xbox’s games-as-a-service

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Welcome back to another roundup of MMO (and MMO-adjacent) industry news! Kakao Games: Kakao has snapped up a controlling stake in XLGAMES, having acquired 53%...

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