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]

Atlas signals an incoming official server wipe along with a major milestone update

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Hope you didn't get too comfortable in Atlas' early access, because these pirates are getting ready to swab the decks clean. And by that...

Into the Super-verse: Taking a closer look at City of Heroes’ Paragon Chat

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Welcome to Massively OP's brand-new column covering superhero MMORPGs -- past, present, and future! One might even say it's a continuation of our past...

MMO Business Roundup: Fortnite’s lockbox lawsuit, Riot’s diversity boss, Take-Two’s stock, Acti-Blizz’s investor warning

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Business business business! What's on the weekend agenda? Oh heck, let's just throw Fortnite, lockboxes, and a lawsuit in one sentence. It's like catnip. Fortnite's...
Kapwing!

The Daily Grind: Which MMO battles did you survive by the skin of your teeth?

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There's nothing more exhilarating than emerging victorious from a fight that you thought you would lose. The other day I was mindlessly going through...
Betacular.

Betawatch: The Elder Scrolls Blades gets a closed beta before early access

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It always seemed like things along the way to launch could head down the route of early access or beta testing. But no, it seems The...

Battle Bards Episode 139: Return to LOTRO

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It has been a good long while since the Battle Bards walked the road that led them from the Shire to Mordor, but now...

Dungeon Fighter Online posts its first major update of 2019

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Color me surprised that this one suddenly blipped on the radar. Dungeon Fighter Online has kicked out a pretty sizeable update: the first act...
Get some.

Final Fantasy XI starts bonus item campaigns on March 11

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Who likes getting extra stuff? Most Final Fantasy XI players, let's be real. So the good news for the game's upcoming campaigns starting on March...
Those are not prongs.

Shroud of the Avatar has improved its quality of life and offers pronged weapons with release 63

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The latest patch for Shroud of the Avatar is all about prongs. Well, partly about prongs, anyhow; the new three-pronged one-handed spears are out with...

Neverwinter dev diaries detail Paladin and Cleric changes coming with Undermountain

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As Neverwinter gears up for the release of Undermountain, more and more information continues to trickle out about the huge changes that it will...
None of my salesmen has ever sold a car.

Population Zero begins first founder alpha today with building mechanics trailer

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Happy alpha day for Population Zero! The crafting-centric survival MMO is launching its first alpha event today, specifically testing the faction-change quest system, mutation...

Blizzard posts update on WoW Classic, implies it’s still launching this summer

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Earlier this week, in discussing other positions we'd like to hire extra writers for later this year, we fell on the topic of World...

The Stream Team: Rift-wrangling for RIFT’s 8th birthday

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You get a birthday... and you get a birthday... and RIFT gets a birthday! Today marks Telaria's eighth year, and Massively OP's MJ is...
It's not quite so much of a model after all.

Camelot Unchained now boasts a record 5100 bots and humans in a single battle

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Camelot Unchained's City State Entertainment has posted its monthly newsletter today, and it's big news indeed: The studio's just hit 5100 ARCs (autonomous remote...

Chronicles of Elyria’s latest community letter promises production update, title transfers, and more

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Chronicles of Elyria's February newsletter rolled out last night to fans and backers, and it's primarily focused on goings-on in the community, but there are...

Elite Dangerous has shifted the ‘majority’ of its live team to what sounds like a massive 2020 expansion

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Last August, Frontier intimidated that it was shaking up how content in Elite Dangerous would be formatted in 2019, including a "major milestone" for...

Massively Overthinking: Reconsidering the all-in-one MMO

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One of the forever-arguments MMORPG players seem to enjoy having is the one about niche MMOs. There are quite a lot of gamers out...

Daybreak is rearranging and hopefully salvaging Player Studio, its player designer program

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It looks as if Daybreak has fresh plans for Player Studio, the nifty system that allowed players to create and submit in-game content for...
Whoops.

WoW Factor: Why people are mad at Battle for Azeroth, part two: The Heart of Azeroth

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We're continuing on in our tour of why people are upset about the current World of Warcraft expansion, and I think it's important to note...

EverQuest II’s GU109 Mischief and Mayhem launches March 16 in time for EverQuest’s 20th birthday

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GU109 is coming to EverQuest II! Dubbed Mischief and Mayhem, the update is promising everything from dungeon content to crafting. The dungeon is really...

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