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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Destiny’s Sword rolls out its official site with a mission statement

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We took a look at Destiny's Sword at this year's PAX East and found it to be an interesting project in the early stages of...
This plan sure worked!

WoW Factor: Why Legion 2 wouldn’t win back the World of Warcraft crowd

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Let's talk about fan expectations and naked fanservice for a bit. In fact, let's start with the Power Nine from Magic: the Gathering, and...
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Enter the Scarlet Conservatory in Blade & Soul’s Scarlet Tears update, coming May 15

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Blade & Soul has announced that its next major update, Scarlet Tears, will be going live on May 15th, bringing with it a new...

Inside Star Citizen discusses the 3.5 flight model, collecting feedback, and the Banu Defender

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The weekly Star Citizen development video is out once again, and this time it's all about that flight model, which is something that the...
It only became real very recently.

World of Warcraft Classic will allow up to 50 characters, regardless of your existing character count

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Imagine for a moment that you have 50 max-level characters in World of Warcraft right now. However, you also need to have 50 alts in World of...
Who is this guy, man?

BioWare swears it’s still working on Anthem following key staff departures

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Yesterday we reported on the unsettling news that multiple senior developers and producers were no longer attached to Anthem, including lead producer Michael Gamble,...
It's in the right spirit.

The Daily Grind: When’s the ideal daily reset for an MMORPG?

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Ready your timezone clocks, folks: MOP Black Desert columnist Carlo proposed this topic for the Daily Grind today. "I'm in Chicago right now, so I'm...

Star Wars MMOs pay tribute to the life of Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew

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Star Wars fans are in mourning tonight as the original actor behind everyone's favorite walking carpet Chewbacca, Peter Mayhew, is now one with the...

The Stream Team: Finishing LOTRO’s anniversary missions

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With 12 years of anniversary missions in LOTRO, Massively OP's MJ was unable to complete them all last week. Thanks to the slimmed down,...

Massively Overthinking: Super wrong snap judgments of MMORPGs

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The year was 2004, and the month was May. My guild was growing increasingly frustrated with Star Wars Galaxies' slow development pace, so we...

Activision-Blizzard Q1 2019: Revenue has dropped by nearly a quarter since last quarter

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It's now pretty clear that Activision-Blizzard's days of limitless growth and endless record-setting are over, at least for now, as the company's now-released financials...

Indie MMORPG Oath has successfully funded on Kickstarter at nearly twice its original ask

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Oath has been a bit of an anomaly on the Kickstarter scene this spring: Ten days into its campaign, it had raised only $6000,...

Tales of Wind is a bizarre and adorable MMORPG sandbox for your phone

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Tales of Wind hit our radar back in February thanks chiefly to this image of a giant adorable cat-bunny-thing. I want one. It's a...
Squirrel?!

Grab a RIFT flame squirrel pet from Gamigo and MOP in honor of the game’s first battle pass

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RIFT players are in the midst of the game's very first battle pass, which offers special daily quests and 30 levels of rewards to...

Final Fantasy XIV is giving away Heavensward for free until June 27

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If you've been dabbling in Final Fantasy XIV but have been vacillating on whether you want to shell out for the expansions just yet,...

Elder Scrolls Online’s latest free trial event has begun as fifth anniversary celebrations continue

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If you've somehow never managed to try The Elder Scrolls Online in the last five years, first of all, what are you playing that's...
So, bye.

Vague Patch Notes: MMOs are not the same as your single-player games with servers

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Recently, I've been trying to get into Bloodborne. This isn't a result of my disliking the Souls franchise as a whole, just that it's never...

Grab a MU Legend Gates of Glory item pack key from Webzen and Massively OP!

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MU Legend is celebrating a big update this week with the release of Gates of Glory. "The new content update introduces the Black Phantom class,...

Star Wars Galaxies Legends is running multiple live events and double everything this weekend for May the Fourth

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Yesterday we covered some of the MMO industry's goings-on for this weekend's Star Wars-themed May the Fourth Be With You festivities, characterizing the fun...

Dual Universe begins a drastic overhaul of container storage, inventories, and item weight

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There's something about space trucking that I adore a whole lot, personally. The logistics of managing weight and fuel load, planning of the route,...

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