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]

Star Citizen: Procedural layout tools, alpha 3.4.2, and a sweet Stanton system planetary map

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Star Citizen's Around the Verse this week is helmed by CIG's Sean Tracy and Eric Kieron Davis and has a lot more meat to...

MapleStory 2’s Skybound part 2 launches as Nexon bans exploiters and shuffles the classic team

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MapleStory 2 got another big content infusion this week in the form of the second part of its Skybound expansion. "The update introduces the Fortress...

Latest Black Desert Online class adds Archer Rabam skills, kicks off Moonlit Memory event

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The latest patch for Black Desert Online has gone live, bringing with it the powerful Rabam skills for the Archer class, a new event,...

Ashes of Creation Apocalypse is holding an open beta this weekend – here’s how to play

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If you missed out on Ashes of Creation Apocalypse while it was live back in December, you're getting another crack at it this weekend....

The Daily Grind: What’s the most expensive MMO to play at the start of 2019?

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2018 was an odd year for MMO monetization. Oh sure, we saw Star Citizen offer things like $27,000 ship packages, but obviously most people...

Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2019

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With nearly all of our end-of-2018 content finally and blissfully behind us - seriously, I always breathe a huge sigh of relief when it's...

More MMOs you’ve never heard of: PlaneShift, Stendhal, Ashen Empires, Zezenia, and Project Diaspora

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Think you've seen it all and played it all in regards to MMORPGs? There's always a lot of smaller and lesser-known games out there,...

Rumored Perfect World console remaster combat footage leaks

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It's not uncommon these days for classic (or cult classic) games to receive remakes and remasters some years after their initial release, and rumor...
But it worked all of the time before!

Activision is transferring Destiny publishing rights back to Bungie

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Still more big changes are afoot at Activision: Bungie just announced that Activision is transferring publishing rights for Destiny back to Bungie. "We have enjoyed...

What Destiny 2 could’ve learned about community puzzle gating… from Star Wars Galaxies

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Say you're the developer of an online shooter, but you really want to add something that challenges the players in a world where they...
Blade and Soul, thoughts are all like butterflies, yeah.

Blade & Soul outlines how to earn its Cutting Edge cosmetics for the three-year anniversary

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To celebrate the third year of Blade & Soul in the west, players are getting the chance to getting some far futuristic-looking costumes and weapons....
Powerful!

Crowfall details upcoming changes to campaign scoring in latest Q&A video

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Last month, Crowfall kicked off the first of its test campaigns, allowing players to play for keeps, as it were, in a game mode...
I node what I node.

Ashes of Creation’s new community head is already fielding player questions

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Ashes of Creation's new community marketing lead Margaret Krohn is already on Reddit answering player questions on a range of topics from payment plans...

Red Dead Online’s beta expands with battle royale mode Gun Rush as Rockstar eyes griefing fixes

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We've known since at least November that Red Dead Online, the in-beta multiplayer component of Red Dead Redemption 2, was due for a battle...
i am very intelligent

Vague Patch Notes: The fads and the curious (and why Overwatch’s star is fading)

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So it's beginning to look a lot like the Overwatch fad has faded. It was a crazy couple of years there, but the fact that...
Everyone wants to feel like a hero. Sometimes there's not a hero moment.

Excelsior! Bereft Blizzard boasts big boost with stupendous Stan Lee stand-in wandering World of Warcraft!

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Greetings, heroes of Azeroth! Many MMO and other multiplayer titles mourned the much-missed and many-storied media mogul Stan Lee when he passed away in...

Tamriel Infinium: What teaser swag tells us about Elder Scrolls Online’s next chapter

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I try to be as authentic as I can be. I believe it makes me more trustworthy as a reporter and reviewer. When a...
Well, that sounds fun.

Anthem shows off the gameplay of its speedy Javelin, the Interceptor

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Each of Anthem's four Javelins is meant to support a different playstyle, and the Interceptor is for those who feel the need... the need for references to...
For a given definition of drift.

Epic and Improbable pledge $25M to rescue MMO studios affected by Unity’s SpatialOS license suspension

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We've continued updating this post at the end as more events unfold, including Unity's rebuttal and Unreal's intervention. The original post from 9:55 a.m....

Blizzard’s Mike Morhaime will leave planned advisory role in April

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Back in October, Blizzard announced that Mike Morhaime was stepping down as president of the company after 27 years working there. While World of...

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