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]

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WoW Factor: Content rollouts and relevance in WoW Classic and live

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Part of me was tempted to write this column chiefly about the rather baffling idea that Blizzard was surprised by the number of people...
Nothing really changes.

Red Dead Online teases new roles as watchdog group questions Rockstar’s tax history

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Red Dead Online has been a bit of a non-entity this year, contrary to our hopes anyway. The MMO-ish version of Red Dead Redemption...

Camelot Unchained’s 57th newsletter discusses how features are kept in and cut from MMOs

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Camelot Unchained's 57th newsletter dropped this week, providing a run-down of what City State Entertainment has been up to the last month for those...

Cyberespionage MMO Spycursion plans a hackable media system with blackmailable journalists

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Earlier this spring, I was disappointed by the failed Kickstarter for Spycursion. Defun Games had put up an MMO intended to support a "living...

Portal Knights is transforming into a full-fledged MMORPG as the original patches on PC and the Switch

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Like a blocky caterpillar spinning a chrysalis around it, Portal Knights is preparing to transform itself from a mere co-op sandbox to something far...

The Daily Grind: What should Daybreak do with the EverQuest IP?

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Recently, EverQuest Lead Producer Holly Longdale spoke to the rumors and general silence revolving about the continuation of the franchise, saying that Daybreak is...

The Stream Team: Securing a summer ship in Star Trek Online

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Summer may mean sandy beaches (and Risa!) for many, but in Star Trek Online it also means a new ship! The celebrations this season...

Massively Overthinking: Thoughts and predictions on Guild Wars 2’s next big thing

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Last week, Guild Wars 2 put an end to the whining about info droughts by promising a big reveal of living story season 5...

Dark Age of Camelot celebrates summer, adds item search tool

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It's not a cruel summer for Dark Age of Camelot -- but it is a competitive one. Those looking for a relaxing holiday experience...
Beta fish.

Grab an Astellia Online CBT2 key and play for a chance to win a shiny new Razer laptop

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If you need a little extra incentive to take part in the second closed beta for Astellia, how does the offer of a new...

Destiny 2 delays its Shadowkeep expansion and F2P New Light into October

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Excited over the Solstice of Heroes event in Destiny 2? Hope so, and you'd better get comfy, because Destiny 2's big expansion - and...

Pirates of the Burning Sea’s new operators promise new content and more with new hires

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Last year, Pirates of the Burning Sea made headlines when it lost its publisher support and primary coder. It was on the brink of...

Star Wars: The Old Republic offers a peek at how the Mercenary class is changing in Onslaught

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We all know that things are due to shift in Star Wars: The Old Republic, especially in the face of several class adjustments. But...
My God, it's full of nonsense.

Vague Patch Notes: Just stop pre-ordering video games

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Look, you've probably heard this before, but it bears repeating now: Don't pre-order that game. Pre-ordering games is a bad idea. And this week,...
Listen up.

WildStar composer Jeff Kurtenacker asks fans for their soundtrack questions

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While WildStar may be gone, its memory still looms large in the minds of many fans, especially when it comes to the game's iconic...
So many colors in the rainbow.

Perfect Ten: Why people create alts in MMOs

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I have alts in Final Fantasy XIV. This is absurd for two reasons. First, the statement makes it clear that I have alternate characters...

Legends of Aria’s new bard and vitality regen system sounds an awful lot like Star Wars Galaxies’

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Let me just put it out there: Bards are the best class archetype in all of RPGs, let alone just MMOs, which is why...

Neverwinter’s Uprising raid is ‘some of the most challenging’ ever added to the game

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If you're a raider, Neverwinter's upcoming Tower of the Mad Mage is going to be your jam. It's the 10-man trial launching with Uprising...

Skyforge announces Ignition expansion and Firestarter class for September

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Skyforge is preparing its big summer update, and it's on fire. No, really, the expansion is called Ignition, and it'll be out in September...
Who could have seen this coming.

The Daily Grind: Is crafting fundamental to a proper MMORPG?

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There was always something that bothered me about City of Heroes, and it took until the point that the game actually introduced its crafting...

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