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]

Daybreak’s MMO Extra Life teams combine to raise over $150K for children’s hospitals

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We would venture to say that a story to restore a little faith in humanity is probably necessary for a lot of folks right...

MMO Hype Train: Brighter Shores is a totally chill RuneScape clone

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Former RuneScape creator Andrew Gower admits that he never planned to make another MMORPG -- at least until enough fans convinced him to give...

The Crew Motorfest launches season 5 with the Made in Japan Volume 2 and Chase Squad playlists

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The Crew franchise has been through a bizarre year, from provoking a whole game preservation movement after the callous sunsetting of a beloved MMO...

Lord of the Rings Online releases its 10th expansion, Legacy of Morgoth, this afternoon

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Fasten your cloak and pack a fresh batch of lembas bread, for Lord of the Rings Online is calling all of its high-level adventurers...

The Daily Grind: When’s the last time you felt MMO class envy?

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If there's an underlying social engine that fuels competition in MMOs, perhaps it's envy. We're faced with the fact that -- no matter what...

Brighter Shores officially launches into early access today, hoping to court RuneScape players

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It's early access launch day for Fen Research's MMORPG Brighter Shores, a game so new to our radar that it wasn't even a known...

The Stream Team: Pushed Against the Wall in Guild Wars 2

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Two titans -- it can't be that bad, can it? Uh, yes. With double trouble in Guild Wars 2, Massively OP's MJ has to...

Path of Exile 2 shares 30 minutes of gameplay footage from this year’s Tokyo Game Show

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How will Path of Exile 2 players salve themselves knowing that the OARPG's early access is being delayed into December thanks to demons in...
You know the song.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 492: Grouping is the new soloing

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Justin and Bree discuss Path of Exile 2, Elder Scrolls Online, Albion Online, Elite Dangerous, New World, and Embers Adrift, with adventures in World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2, plus a mailbag discussion on MMO dungeon pacing.

Black Desert Mobile unleashes the Kurenai class today, dates its Calpheon Ball for December 15

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Black Desert Mobile has got a whole lot of news pouring out of it today. Whether it's the newly released patch that introduces a...

Corepunk’s alpha is offline until tomorrow for a new update and wipe

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If you're one of the lucky early buyers who got in to Corepunk before preorder sales were halted, then you've been expecting this: Artificial...
No, really. Batman was an Outsider.

DC Universe Online introduces its new Outsider Ops with Katana to incentivize new challenges for players

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It's gotta be rough being part of the Outsiders in DC Universe Online, especially if you're Katana. Nobody takes you seriously after your one...

Elder Scrolls Online tackles a lengthy list of bugs that have plagued its latest update

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Update 44's arrival to Elder Scrolls Online was meant to rock the PvP meta, but what it has done instead is introduce a bunch...

Vitae Aeternum: How to fix New World Aeternum’s endgame with chase items and solo play

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We're back with the second part of the Vitae Aeternum column's series on improving New World: Aeternum's endgame, with a special eye towards long...

Pax Dei’s Proving Grounds update is set to launch today after a multi-hour delay to fix a building bug

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It's time to prove yourself to the grounds! ...wait, that doesn't make sense. What..? Oh, wait! Pax Dei is building grounds to prove yourself...

Lost Ark’s Ignite chest exploiter fix didn’t quite go to plan, so it’s extending some of the bans

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The temporary banwave in Amazon's Lost Ark has become more of a lingering ban tsunami as the studio is actually extending bans for players...

Monsters & Memories expands its team, aims for one last test this year

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It's generally positive news from the Monsters & Memories team in the latest development update. The studio reports that it's added two new team...

New World releases an accolades trailer as Scot Lane says the team is ‘hard at work’

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Just ahead of the weekend, Amazon Games posted a memo to New World players - and before you get too excited, no it's not...

The Daily Grind: Do you have an MMO mantra or philosophy?

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With Dune Awakening on the way, I've had the Litany against fear in my head - you know, "I must not fear. Fear is...

The Stream Team: The Lord of Fear in Elder Scrolls Online’s Witches Festival

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When games have been around a while, it seems there are fewer and fewer new things to experience during holiday festivals. And that's why...