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]

Star Citizen is putting an awful lot of effort into creating an epic space bar experience

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If you're quite over joking about space caves and how the economy team is using ships' popularity to decide how to price them, Star...
It's actually fine.

Wisdom of Nym: Why you should be cautious speculating on Final Fantasy XIV’s expansion balance

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Whew. All right. So we've gotten the media tour information for the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion, and that means that people have gotten to...
Nothing else has worked.

WoW Factor: Does World of Warcraft have a plan?

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One of the recurring jokes I use in this column's comment section is the statement that it'd just be sad to think that fans...

The Stream Team: SWTOR sabotage on Dantooine

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With the SWTOR event ending Monday, Massively OP's Larry and MJ have no time to waste if they want to finish the Dantooine portion...

No Man’s Sky players raised so much money for a gratitude billboard that they’re giving extra to charity

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It doesn't seem like all that long ago that No Man's Sky was in the headlines for all the bad reasons: toxicity, hacking, meltdowns,...

Here’s how Crowfall is rewriting its hunger and food system to be more fun

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Hi my name is Bree, and I like to cook in video games and not in real life. The most recent Crowfall dev blog...

Ship of Heroes says it plans ‘to top the City of Heroes character creator’

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This week, Heroic Games' Casey McGeever hit the Ship of Heroes forums to discuss some of the content already in the game - and...

The Daily Grind: What was the best MMO-ish reveal or announcement of E3?

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Another E3 has rolled in and rolled out, and it wasn't the worst E3 we've seen in recent years at all. In fact, insofar...
Oops?

A recent World of Warcraft player survey apparently confirms an incoming level squish

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The nature of World of Warcraft's expansion releases and design philosophy means that every expansion adds another stack of levels on top of the...

Massively Overthinking: The one about MMO superfans, zealots, and insidious tribalism

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We recently received two pieces of mail from longtime MOP readers and commenters that worked together perfectly to form a unified topic. Alex emailed...

MapleStory’s new Pathfinder class headlines the game’s summer update

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Firing arrows, let's be honest, is pretty boring. If you're going to shoot pointy sticks at things, you need to do it with style...
Breaking rocks in the hot sun.

RuneScape reveals Big Game Hunting, details Completionist Cape and weapon diversity changes

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Step over Turok; there are some new dinosaur hunters in town -- or at least there will be when RuneScape's upcoming Land Out of...

APB Reloaded’s new battle royale mode is now online after a week’s delay

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Last week, APB Reloaded was gearing up for a new patch, the biggest the game had seen since Little Orbit took over last year....
but your acronym

Guild Wars 2 reverses decision on raid craft mats, kicks off new mystery event

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ArenaNet has updated Guild Wars 2 players on two points of contention relating most recent patch. For starters, the new update apparently reversed a...

Crowfall devs discuss solving MMO multiway warfare imbalance, reacquisition of EU publishing from Travian

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ArtCraft Creative Director J. Todd Coleman and Design Director Thomas Blair are back on YouTube answering Crowfall questions from high-end backers and players this...

Blade & Soul explores the Blade Master and Kung Fu Master’s upcoming third specs

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When Blade & Soul's Empyrean Shadows update arrives on June 19th, Blade Masters and Kung Fu Masters will become even more, er, masterful with...
The other side.

Wisdom of Nym: Examining the shocker last line from Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers’ trailer

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Oh dang. I had expected to learn some new things about Shadowbringers this week, maybe the lyrics to the theme song (what I hear doesn't appear...

Destiny 2 won’t be exclusive to Steam: Bungie reveals new details about the game’s future

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Following Bungie's bombshell E3 announcement that Destiny 2 will be departing Blizzard's Battle.net client for the greener pastures of Steam -- and going free-to-play...
She has ideas.

Star Trek Online considers ‘the account as the player’

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There's a hot phrase bouncing around the Star Trek Online community these days, and that is "the account as the player." This comes from...
Going nowhere, going nowhere.

World of Warcraft shows off the new mounts and pets of Rise of Azshara

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Yes, we still do not have an actual date for World of Warcraft's next major content update, so if you're waiting for Rise of Azshara...

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