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]

City of Heroes: New servers, Discord drama, and Homecoming gets $6900 in donations in 20 minutes

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Just in case you didn't think City of Heroes had enough community rogue servers, here comes another one. The Homecoming team - that's the team...

Occupy White Walls sets off a Cambrian Explosion, adding new assets, artworks, and features

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Bizarre indie art-museum-creator Occupy White Walls has released its latest major update, Cambrian Explosion, which introduces two new vendors, camera enhancements, new artworks to...

The Daily Grind: Do you actually feel as if you’re part of your fave MMO’s community?

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Last month, when news of the City of Heroes mess hit, the Massively OP writers and readers had multiple discussions about community - you...

Massively Uplifting: Destigmatizing mental health in games, celebrating loved ones in LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and Elite

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Spring started splendidly this year. While all may not come up roses in the world at large, plenty of good deeds and uplifting stories...

MMO Blood Rites makes its way to Western shores (again)

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If your MMORPG diet is hankering for another free-to-play import set in a fantasy setting, then you're in luck: Blood Rites has arrived in...
In a big outer land, land stays with you, and also your guild.

Albion’s mid-season patch includes three new Outland regions as devs focus on performance

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A mid-season patch is on the way for Albion Online and it's including new regions of land in the Outlands, giving players a new avenue...

ReWorld divides into two games, shows off in-development biomes

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It's time to check back in with ReWorld Online, the customizable MMORPG that players such as yourself will be able to fashion into a...

Legends of Aria details the upcoming Allegiance system revamp in its latest dev blog

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As development on Citadel Studios' upcoming sandbox MMORPG Legends of Aria chugs steadily along, the devs are continuously tweaking and revamping the game's systems,...

Camelot Unchained opens doors (or creates them, anyway) and previews new animations in latest update

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Camelot Unchained's first weekly update for the month is here, and it's got all the latest news on what the City State Entertainment team...

Warframe previews new horde mode, Nightwave Series 2 changes, and a Railjack sneak peek

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Warframe has kicked out yet another developer livestream recently, and as per usual it is extremely beefy; we've gotten a look at some Gas...
Red means dead.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood in review – leveling content

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One of the things that I really do love about Final Fantasy XIV, from relaunch to now, is that it is indisputably a game that...
So very real.

Chronicles of Elyria delays ducal land selection due to technical issues

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If you were looking forward to selecting your duchy in Chronicles of Elyria today, we have bad news for you, as the development staff has...

Fight or Kite: The case for dueling in Guild Wars 2

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Let me tell you all about one of the most obvious holes in the Guild Wars 2 PvP armor. No, it's not the infrequent balance...

Star Citizens, check your hangars – the recent $0 CCU purge wiped out some valuable chassis

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Heads-up if you're a Star Citizen backer: Last week's update to the Cross Chassis Upgrade system has apparently gone awry. That's the system that...
Fair's fair.

Disney says Dis-nay to acquiring a controlling interest in Nexon

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It made sense when we heard the rumor that Disney was interested in acquiring Nexon; the South Korean company has a large number of...

Star Wars: The Old Republic hints at the Empire’s attempts at Dantooine subterfuge

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Things in Star Wars: The Old Republic-land are getting a little more feisty recently. First there's the Onslaught expansion due in September, which Larry...

City of Heroes’ Homecoming rogue servers will offer character transfers after all

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The business of saving City of Heroes has now stretched on three weeks since our first article, but it hasn't slowed down a bit. Over...

Fallen Earth is back online after nearly a week of downtime

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Standard patch updates for MMOs generally take a day or two at most to apply, but the folks at Fallen Earth appeared to have...

MMO Week in Review: Blizzard’s freezing financials

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Yikes, Blizzard didn't have a great week: Its first quarter financials dropped, and they were brutal indeed, revealing that Blizzard's small stable of games...

Gamevil’s new mobile MMO Talion will launch May 28

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Mobile gamers will soon have another option for getting their on-the-go MMO fix, as Gamevil will be launching its newest title Talion on the...

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