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]

This could be darker.

The Division 2 reveals its post-launch plans as it gears up for open beta

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Although Ubisoft's upcoming MMO shooter The Division 2 isn't set to launch for another week and change, the studio is already setting its sights...

The Stream Team: Happy seventh birthday, Wakfu!

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Wakfu would be celebrating its seventh birthday tomorrow -- if there were a tomorrow! Well, a February 29th tomorrow that is. (No, the world...

The Survivalist: When survival sandboxes are more MMO than actual MMORPGs

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Ever since Life is Feudal announced at the end of last month its dedication to developing a deep roleplay-focused server, I haven't been able...
Uh...huh.

Blizzard Roundup: NetEase on Diablo Immortal’s launch, plus news on HOTS, Hearthstone, and Overwatch

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MMO Culture has an interesting translated bit from the NetEase conference call last week that homes in on Diablo Immortal, the game that was...

Reverse Engineering: Predicting Fortnite’s earthquakes… with science!

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It looks like things are literally shaking up in Fortnite. We are currently tracking a series of changes coming to the game leading up...
kaboom

Final Fantasy XIV’s data center migration is happening in April

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One of the big changes coming to Final Fantasy XIV along with the next expansion isn't really a matter of game mechanics; it's a change...
Skeleton bows.

Old School RuneScape implements a rollback due to a surfeit of Twisted Bows

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Players of the oldest school variety of RuneScape will be losing a stretch of time today. The game's most recent update added a spawn point...
Leaf it up.

Nexon’s $9B sale draws interest from Amazon, EA, and Comcast

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Amazon presents Nexon? It could happen. Nexon's massive $9 billion sale of controlling interest in the company continues to attract major players. VentureBeat is reporting...

Funcom previews Anarchy Online’s fresh start server on latest stream

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It's called "Rubi-Ka 2019." That's the official designation of Anarchy Online's fresh start server coming our way in the near future. The announcement of...
Yo.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO subgenres need better names?

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There are an awful lot of games falling under the broad header of "not quite an MMORPG but still multiplayer shooter with strong influences...

MMOs you’ve never heard of: Hades’ Star, Cabal Mobile, Redstone, and Curse of Aros

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Welcome back to another roundup of weirdo little MMOs and online games you've never heard of but probably should hear of! That's why we're...
The nightlife.

Revelation Online offers a special login event for its second anniversary

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Players who are truly dedicated to getting rewards in Revelation Online will soon have a fancy title to allude to that fact. The game's anniversary...
Sure, this is above the ground, but you get the general idea, right?

Riders of Icarus patches in a new dungeon and related content

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You know who's a total jerk in Riders of Icarus? Hadakhan, probably. The guy has a whole underground labyrinth! How many underground labyrinths do you...

Warframe just launched episode one of The Wolf of Saturn Six – on ALL the platforms

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You know that annoying thing where MMOs get a content update on PC, but then the console launch is like a month later, but...
A straight line.

Lineage II Classic releases the patch notes for the Saviors update

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It's time for Lineage II Classic players to be saviors because... well, the Savior update has arrived. And everyone with a character over level 20...
Let bygones be bygones.

Latest World of Warcraft PvP balance adjustment targets Restoration Druids

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Some more PvP tuning adjustments have been made in World of Warcraft, but this time around, it's a laser-guided nerf targeting the Druid class....

The Stream Team: Eyes on the holocron prize of SWTOR’s evil jumping puzzle

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Thanks to whatever bugs and bad luck plagued them, Massively OP's Larry and MJ got through SWTOR's jumping puzzle only to be denied the...

Grab an Aura Kingdom gift bundle in honor of the game’s 50th update

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Gamigo is has dropped a big update for anime MMORPG Aura Kingdom this week, complete with new dungeons and quests. If you're thinking, hey didn't...

Neverwinter previews upcoming boon system revamp

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In case you haven't heard, big changes are coming to Neverwinter with its Undermountain expansion, which is slated to go live sometime this spring,...

Guild Wars 2 Game Director Mike Z promises ArenaNet is ‘still committed’ to Guild Wars 2 with ‘long-term plans’

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In the wake of the massive ArenaNet layoffs that we've been covering since last week, Guild Wars 2 players have been - let's be...

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