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]

New World releases an accolades trailer as Scot Lane says the team is ‘hard at work’

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Just ahead of the weekend, Amazon Games posted a memo to New World players - and before you get too excited, no it's not...

The Daily Grind: Do you have an MMO mantra or philosophy?

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With Dune Awakening on the way, I've had the Litany against fear in my head - you know, "I must not fear. Fear is...

The Stream Team: The Lord of Fear in Elder Scrolls Online’s Witches Festival

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When games have been around a while, it seems there are fewer and fewer new things to experience during holiday festivals. And that's why...
dessert

Eterspire adds wealth hats, golden capes, and a new quest while reducing its load on your mobile device

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We know that it's getting colder for a lot of people this month into next, but we feel that we should point out that...

Vindictus confirms progression refinement and new raid for November, next new hero in January

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The next three months in the action MMO Vindictus have been officially mapped out by Nexon. Well, at least two of the three months....

RuneScape adds a new Slayer monster, Old School RuneScape preps a classic quest relaunch

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Comparatively speaking, news from the worlds of RuneScape and Old School RuneScape is a little shorter this week. Still, there are things in both...

Crafting MMORPG Haven and Hearth officially launches on Steam with its World 16 reset

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Last month we reported on the next major step forward for the crafting-focused MMORPG Haven and Hearth - a 16th world reset and launch...

Myth of Empires confirms Season 3’s launch November 8, teases Persia DLC’s spider caves

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It's all about the future for Myth of Empires in both the near and long-term, as the MMO survival sandbox is readying to begin...

The revived Jade Dynasty World plans Chinese open beta for next month

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Step with us into the official MOP Timeline Cruiser for a brief recap of Jade Dynasty. This Chinese-themed MMO took its last breath in 2018...
We have fun here (I don't)

Wisdom of Nym: The key takeaways from Final Fantasy XIV’s Crossroads live letter

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I haven't exactly been shy about mentioning that 2024 has been a terrible year for me, but then I look at the trailer for...
Yeah, that'll do it.

Vitae Aeternum: How to fix New World Aeternum’s endgame with rewards and content relevance

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New World is currently enjoying an influx of new players following the Aeternum update, but historically New World's struggle has not been attracting players...

Star Citizen sees sales dip by a significant margin for the month of October

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It's long been suggested, both by simple observation and direct developer reports that Star Citizen needs to keep the backer cash flowing in order...

Lord of the Rings Online offers a final video preview of this week’s Legacy of Morgoth

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It's launch week for Lord of the Rings Online's latest expansion, which means it's your last opportunity to study up on what's coming in...

Ashes of Creation’s alpha two is underway as players tried to murder their own game director

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The time has come at long, long, long last for ravenous fans of Ashes of Creation as the PvP MMORPG officially kicked off weekend...

Riot Games promises that it’s still ‘working hard’ on the Riot MMORPG

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Back in March, Riot Games decided that its in-development and unnamed MMORPG would need to reset its design direction and go radio silent for...

MMO Week in Review: Ascendancy, Horizons, and U44

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It was a surprisingly big patch week for the MMORPG genre: Elder Scrolls Online pushed out Update 44, Elite Dangerous launched its Ascendancy patch,...

The MOP Up: Torchlight Infinite invites you to step into a painting

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Torchlight Infinite's sixth season, The Frozen Canvas, arrived with a new character and a mechanic centered around painting and canvases: "As these paintings are...

The Stream Team: Helping a new Dark Knight learn in Final Fantasy XIV

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The Dark Knight rises... but only to a few feet in height. Yes, MOP's Chris is joining with one of his friends in Final...

The studio behind Kickstarted MMO Past Fate releases a co-op survival side project called Tuonela

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Generally, when a development studio elects to release a second side project while still working on a primary game, especially a Kickstarted MMO, that...

One Shots: A sticky situation, indeed

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While I am a general fan of honey, the fact that this is a dessert guarded by hundreds of bees does turn my attention...