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: Legends of Aria launches on Steam!

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If you've been waiting for Legends of Aria to open up on Steam, today is your day! And Massively OP's MJ is celebrating the...

US Federal Trade Commission outlines the agenda for a lootbox-related workshop on August 7

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Conversations, studies, and outright rancor over video game lockbox practices have caught the notice of several world governments as readers of MOP already know,...
Someone wanted this, maybe.

TERA Classic shows off its gameplay in new trailers

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Despite the name, TERA Classic is not an intentionally backwards-looking server ruleset; instead, it's a completely separate mobile game by Kakao game that does...

Lord of the Rings Online patches in swamp monsters, Captain changes, and scion difficulty

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The pretty, fairy tale-like quality of Lord of the Rings Online's Vale of Anduin is being infested by a sinister streak, thanks to Tuesday's...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 232: Girl Dwarves rock our world

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW, LOTRO, DDO, Guild Wars 2, Star Trek Online, Skyforge, City of Heroes, SWG Legends, and Marvel Heroes.

Lineage 2 Korea announces the arrival of the Death Knight on August 14

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The Korean version of Lineage II is seeing an update on August 14th, and it is properly good and spooky. Or extremely edgelord. Really,...

Star Trek Online’s Arena of Sompek returns on August 8 with some major adjustments

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Yes, your Star Trek Online character is going to face some combat trials in a deadly arena somewhere in space, but it's a kinder,...
A bunny must jump.

Square-Enix Q1 2019 financials: Final Fantasy XIV helps drive revenue spike

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One brings shadow, one brings the light, but Shadowbringers itself brings great financial results. The results for the first quarter of the financial year...

Choose My Adventure: I may have fallen out of love with City of Heroes

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I have to admit something, to everyone reading this and to myself. I’m not sure I missed City of Heroes as much as I...
But we're evil.

DC Universe Online drops on the Nintendo Switch today with GU96

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It's about to be a good day for MMO players who've always wanted to play superheroes on their Nintendo handheld, as DC Universe Online's...
Look better.

Check out the updated Worgen and Goblin models from World of Warcraft’s 8.2.5 test server

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It's high time for the Worgen and Goblins to get some face lifts in World of Warcraft, and that's one of the big updates...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Chairs and other oddities in Guild Wars 2’s cash shop

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I love MMO cosmetics, and Guild Wars 2 has a great selection, from armor skins and outfits to gliders to minipets to mount skins....

World of Warcraft Classic will let you reserve your name on August 12

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From the time of this story's publishing, you have precisely six days to come up with your most clever and pun-loaded moniker. That's when...

Legends of Aria hits Steam early access today with the PvP patch, a sale, and a free month of sub for loyalists

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Legends of Aria's big day has arrived - or will when the gates open today around 3 p.m. EDT. A few weeks ago, Citadel Studios...

Nexon’s PC and mobile consolidation ends up with employee layoffs after all

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It looks as if rumored efforts to merge PC and mobile divisions weren't just rumors, and according to Gamasutra, the company has closed two...

DDO starts testing permadeath server, LOTRO’s Stout Axe Dwarves will be included in fall expansion

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With the debut of Dungeons and Dragons Online's 90-day permadeath server heading our way on August 16th, it is fairly imperative that Standing Stone...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG boasts the most outrageously oversized weapons?

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Last week, an old friend of my family (who happens to be an amazing photographer) uploaded a fab shot of a statue of a...

The Stream Team: Summer Shai-tseeing in Black Desert

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Massively OP's MJ has attended Black Desert Online's summer festival many times, but her new Shai hasn't! And who seems more perfect for playing...

Massively Uplifting: Good deeds by the Paladins, Warframe, and AdventureQuest 3D communities

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Here we go again with the "games are evil" nonsense, right? We've had that agenda pushed in our faces before, and Massively Uplifting is...

RuneScape kicks off four weeks of skill-boosting bonuses with the Summer Escape

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I make no secret of the fact that I dislike summer. Any season that makes me feel sweaty and gross simply for existing in...

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