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: Towards The Wandering Light in AQ3D’s cemetery

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Not much has happened in AQ3D's cemetery (wait, isn't that a good thing?!?). Until now. The latest update brings in Lady Phimion, who is...
boat

Betawatch: Age of Water and Bellwright enter early access

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For some reason we keep letting games enter early access, and this week saw two more hit that stage of release, with both Age...

Realm of the Mad God begins testing a sweeping ‘Rework’ overhaul

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Deca Games' Realm of the Mad God is that game you forget exists until someone reminds you about it, then you go "oh YEAH"...

MapleStory gears up for its 19th anniversary, launches MapleStory Worlds in Korea

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While MapleStory 2 has become a distant memory for many of us, the MapleStory franchise is still going strong in 2024. In fact, Nexon...

Stick and Rudder: So let’s talk about those Elite Dangerous pre-built ships

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Over the past couple of days, I've been watching and writing about the fun little tire fire that Elite: Dangerous ignited when it announced...

Star Citizen brings new race tracks and a first look at engineering to alpha 3.23’s Arena Commander

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While many of the reveals shared by Star Citizen for alpha 3.23 have been focused on the persistent universe portion of the game, the...
Forever and ever.

Into the Super-verse: Why the resurrection of 20-year-old City of Heroes is worth celebrating, even if you don’t play

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There's a certain poetry to the fact that this year, on the 20th anniversary of City of Heroes, we can all play the game...
Would you like to see something unsettling?

WoW Factor: Exit BlizzCon, for good this time?

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Back in 2021, we learned that there was not going to be a BlizzCon 2022. This did not surprise me, and I penned a...

Dune Awakening teases its movable, taxable, base-buildy but cozy player housing

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Fans of Funcom's Conan Exiles will eagerly point to the game's building as one of its strongest features, so it's no surprise that the...

LOTRO continues Update 40 testing with underground side quests and bog-guardian shrinkage

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Now that Lord of the Rings Online players have spent a half-year getting to know the alleyways and warrens of Umbar Baharbêl, the studio...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most frustrating misperception the general public has about MMORPGs?

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MOP reader Orca7 tipped us a funny piece from The Onion from last week that reminds me MMORPGs are still not regarded in the...

The Stream Team: Searching for Strahd’s story in Dungeons & Dragons Online

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Last week, Massively OP's MJ searched for the diary pages of Ireena in DDO's Ravenloft. This time, she's seeking those of Strahd himself! She...

Massively Overthinking: Is there a feature or item in MMORPGs you won’t play without?

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I was jolted into a near panic earlier this past weekend when I saw a tweet from Lord of the Rings Online in which...
It's all fine.

Embers Adrift puts a stop to its content compression plans after player feedback

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Last week saw Embers Adrift begin testing of a "content compression" adjustment that would see the MMORPG's max level lowered in order to get...
don't you have phones

World of Warcraft is retiring the Companion App as it looks forward to the Cataclysm Classic conversion

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If you're still salty about being asked this ages ago, don't worry, World of Warcraft fans. Blizzard no longer cares if you have a...

Lost Ark disqualified and punished Thaemine The First race cheaters

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File this one under "this is why we can't have nice things": Apparently, some Lost Ark players thought they'd faff around with cheating the...

Elite Dangerous provides an elaborate deep-dive on how Powerplay 2.0’s mechanics and rewards will work

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Despite the backdrop of Frontier Developments setting Elite: Dangerous players on fire with talk about cash shop ship bundles, the studio came together for...
See, not all things are the same.

As Warcraft turns 30, Blizzard has preemptively canceled BlizzCon for 2024

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Well, you can read the headline: There's no BlizzCon this year after all, in spite of the fact that this is Warcraft's 30th anniversary...

Kickstarted MMORPG-turned-TCG Genfanad gives up, will sunset April 30

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ArcheAge isn't the only MMORPG announcing a sunset this week: Kickstarter success Genfanad is apparently closing its doors too. Genfanad is a browser-based nostalgia-driven indie...

Seafaring survival MMO Age of Water hits Steam early access, addresses premium perks

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After a week-long false start, publisher Gaijin Entertainment and developer Three Whales Studio have brought Age of Water into the roiling and (arguably) crowded...

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