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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Guild Wars 2’s attribute-selectable gear balancing patch – and a new chair – are live today

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Guild Wars 2's latest balancing update is live today, with a promised overhaul of attribute-selectable gear - that is, gear for which you can...

New MMO Starbase pretty much sounds like EverQuest Next in space plus robots

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Finnish developer Frozenbyte just dropped a brand-new MMO on the Steam store: It's called Starbase, and it's set to launch into early access "later...

Warframe of Mind: Should Digital Extremes ditch RNG in endgame loot drops?

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Here's a question for you: Should a game that eschewed random loot boxes at the request of players use RNG loot drops for rare...

The Mad God’s hammer Volendrung sows chaos in The Elder Scrolls Online’s Alliance War

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Madness and mayhem has been unleashed upon The Elder Scrolls Online's Alliance War with the arrival of the relic weapon Volendrung, whose immensely destructive...

Choose My Adventure: The Agent, the Eagle, and the Sith in Star Wars The Old Republic

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Things have come to a head in my Star Wars: The Old Republic adventure, and it all wrapped in rather neat fashion for the...

Revelation Online’s Heaven and Earth expansion is live with companions and new endgame content

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Heaven and Earth are colliding today, but not into each other - just into Revelation Online. "This update includes high-level content and new features for...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Why Guild Wars 2 has my favorite flying mounts

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When Guild Wars 2 announced that the central mechanic of its Path of Fire expansion was going to be mounts, a lot of people...

City of Heroes: Community harassment ramps up as Homecoming counts 91,000 players

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What should have been a fun Memorial Day weekend in Paragon City turned into nightmares for some members of the City of Heroes rogue...

World of Warcraft: Classic dragon griefing, Argus redux, and BFA end boss

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Fun fact: Did you know that Blizzard had originally been considering Argus -- the late Legion content update -- as its own full-fledged expansion?...

The Invasion begins with EVE Online’s latest expansion

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Abyssal Deadspace was not enough to hold the Triglavians, which means dire things for New Eden. But more importantly, it means new content for...

Ship of Heroes’ latest video demos leveling, buffing, combat, and fire powerset animations

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Over the holiday weekend, Heroic Games dropped a fresh video for Ship of Heroes hopefuls, this one covering fundamental mechanics: leveling, buffing, and character...

Wild West Online rebrands as New Frontier, now with steampunk and alien monsters

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You know what they say: When a horse is beaten to death, that's just a good opportunity to reanimate it as a steampunk monstrosity. The...
YOU KNEW IT WOULD COME BACK

The Daily Grind: Is the esports bubble about to burst?

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Last week, Kotaku put up a compelling piece about the online gaming industry's obsession with esports - specifically, how the esports bubble is about...
Familiar horizons.

Skyforge introduces the programs unfolding on the surface of Terra

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As players explore Terra in Skyforge, there is more to be done than anyone can realistically do. The forces of Aelion also have only a...
Why do they both have different ears, though.

Wakfu says ‘no more’ to enchantment bad luck

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Wakfu has been listening to its community following the addition of enchanting to the game, and what it's heard may seem like common sense...

Villagers & Heroes devs preview more of A Tale of Earth and Sea’s features

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If I may be so bold, I'd like to nominate Villagers & Heroes: A Tale of Earth and Sea as one of the finest...
Toss me a cure, will you?

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers in benchmark and letter form

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One of the nice things about the rules around the Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers media tour is that seeing the big job change video means...
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Latest Legends of Aria experimental server patch introduces Colossal mini-bosses

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A new patch has hit the Legends of Aria experimental server, bringing with it a brand-new type of PvE encounter in the form of...

Aion: Legions of War promises to pump up PvP while also delivering co-op action

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Aion: Legions of War, the mobile spin-off of NCsoft's high-flying MMO, has been a busy bee since its release earlier this year. NCsoft recently...

The Daily Grind: What made you leave the last MMO you quit?

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The last few years, I think I've had a healthier relationship with MMOs, chiefly because I've pressured myself less into playing things I knew...

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