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]

EVE Evolved: EVE Online’s comms blackout will lead to absolute anarchy

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All hell is about to break loose in EVE Online for the territorial alliances waging wars in the depths of space following some the...

Take a tour of a chunk of World of Warcraft remade in Unreal Engine 4

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There are a lot of landscapes in World of Warcraft that players can't readily forget. The cliffs, valleys, and scrubland of Durotar. The surreal...
Who could have seen this coming.

Vague Patch Notes: Why live MMOs struggle to onboard new players

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There are, at the time I write this, two basic approaches for getting new players up to speed in existing MMOs. Both of them...

MMO Starbase will let players rent, build, and design their own apartments and space stations

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Starbase has been killing it with videos ever since its May announcement. Finnish dev Frozenbyte characterizes the game as a "massively multiplayer online game...

Dual Universe kicks off Alpha 2 test and goes zero-g gliding

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Industry and fluffy clouds are all the rage in Dual Universe, as the upcoming sci-fi sandbox kicked off its Alpha 2 test today. Test...

Black Desert addresses community requests as PC releases Altar of Blood and Xbox One adds Ninjas

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In the wake of Black Desert's Heidel Ball event last month, Pearl Abyss has dropped a set of player-submitted suggestions with dev answers to...

After suggesting it’d save Player Studio, Daybreak has quietly shuttered it for EverQuest instead

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Back in March, Daybreak appointed a new Producer for its long-running Player Studio program - that's the system that allowed players to create and...
Uh.

The Daily Grind: Do you still have any faith left in Secret World Legends?

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We slip on from the second anniversary of Secret World Legends and the game sure as heck looks pretty abandoned from this side of...

The Stream Team: We’re gonna rob a bank in City of Heroes Homecoming

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You asked for it, and so now you have to live with it! Massively OP's crew are getting together for more City of Heroes:...
OH GOOD

Check out this fan-made version of Final Fantasy XI… for the GameBoy

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If you're really tired of waiting for the mobile version of Final Fantasy XI, perhaps you're willing to go a bit more low-tech with...

Battle Bards Episode 148: Composer spotlight on Inon Zur

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On a special theme episode of Battle Bards, acclaimed composer Inon Zur is given the spotlight, especially for his contributions to several MMORPG soundtracks...

Hi-Rez Studios announces the launch of UK-based Red Beard Games

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It looks like Hi-Rez Studios is making sure the plural in its name is relevant. The company announced the launch of Red Beard Games...
Texty!

Tracing the lineage of the modern MMORPG

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Do you ever wonder where the MMORPG was born? If you said, "The internet, duh," you're technically correct but also a huge smartass. But...

Wurm Online resets the Elevation map and introduces a new launcher

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The plans to reset a server for Wurm Online have come to fruition. The Elevation map has been revamped and reset, granting everyone a...

MMO Burnout: Sinking boats (and sleeping with the fishes) in World of Warships

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As they crept along at a mere 15 knots, the commander kept a close eye on the horizon. He signaled to turn the craft,...
It's fine, everything is fine, this is fine.

Perfect Ten: Reasons why I quit your MMORPG

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We have all been there with subscription MMORPGs, where we go to unsubscribe and after a mild guilt trip, the cancellation screen asks us...

Grab a Bless Unleashed CBT4 key and test the game on Xbox One this weekend

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Neowiz is plotting yet another big test for Bless Unleashed, the Bless Online spiritual successor destined for Xbox One only later this year. As...
Noice.

Albion Online’s Percival update is live with new solo random dungeons and customization perks

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It's patch day for Albion Online, as the big summer update, dubbed Percival, has been unleashed on the live servers. Sandbox Interactive notes it's...

Star Citizen’s monthly report covers AI updates for 3.6, the 890 Jump, and epic sunsets

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A new month, a new report from RSI and Star Citizen! As one would expect, it's nearly all hands on deck as the game...

That new Lord of the Rings MMORPG is still happening, now with Amazon’s New World team on board

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Hey remember last September when Athlon Games - owned by Leyou Technologies, which also owns Warframe studio Digital Extremes - announced that it was...

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