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]

The Stream Team: Sending 2018 off with a Seasons Greedings bang in DC Universe Online

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Villainy does not take a break for the holidays! Oh no, dastardly deeds continue unabated -- or even increase! Massively OP's MJ won't stand...
It's Lord of the Rings. There's your elevator pitch.

LOTRO Legendarium: Eight tips for leveling up in Lord of the Rings Online

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Typically around this time of the year, I'll offer up my wish list of features and changes that I'd like to see happen in...

Leaderboard: What’s the best classic MMORPG still running at the end of 2018?

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Longtime MOP readers know that many our writers have a fondness for old MMORPGs, either because that's how we got into the hobby and...

Uncharted Waters Online sails into Steam’s port

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Age of Sail sandbox Uncharted Waters Online cast its lines, lowered the plank, and boarded Steam this month in an effort to stay noticed,...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG studio had the best communication in 2018?

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This past fall, Star Citizen's Chris Roberts raised more than a few eyebrows when he claimed that "no other game shares as much information...
Tasty!

Crowfall’s latest stream is all about the art of cooking

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Sure, fighting in large-scale PvP is fun, but have you considered focusing on cooking instead? The latest Crowfall livestream was all about the art...
cat, i'm a kitty cat, and i dance dance dance and i dance dance dance

Final Fantasy XI prepares for the new year with a new version update and a promotional campaign

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The new year approaches for Final Fantasy XI, and with it approaches another monthly update for the game. This is the first in what...

Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Schlag meme of the year

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Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards conclude today with our blooper award for Schlag meme of the year. This is one of my favorite awards of the year. As our our regulars surely know, Schlag Sweetleaf is our resident comment section Master of the Meme, who crafts everything from weird to gross to hilarious gifs for big stories. He's amazing. Giving him his own award every year is the least we can do!

Ashes of Creation plans Apocalypse launch in February, delays castle siege testing

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A few days ago, Intrepid Studios bummed some fans out by announcing that Ashes of Creation's Apocalypse mode was going offline until mid-January, when...

One Shots: Dance like the moon is watching

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As we digest all of those Christmas hams and cookies while replacing our bloodstream with eggnog, it's a good time of the year to...
Strawberry fields forever.

The Daily Grind: Do you have any MMO regrets from 2018?

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We talk a lot about how we feel about the year that's past and our resolutions for the next year, but we don't tend...

The Stream Team: Wakfu’s Kwismas event

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Christmas Day may be over, but Kwismas is still in full swing! Wafu's holiday event runs until 4:00 a.m. EST on January 8th, 2019,...

Atlas developers apologize for ‘stormy start,’ promise rapid improvements

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With the kind of buggy and chaotic launch that Atlas displayed over the past week, it was inevitable that the studio finally came out...

Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Weirdest MMO cross promotion

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Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for weirdest MMO cross promotion. And the winner is...
Going nowhere, going nowhere.

The Daily Grind: What was your greatest MMO gaming accomplishment in 2018?

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It is always good to pause and take stock of the year-that-was before you turn a corner into a fresh calendar. We've had 12...

The Stream Team: Enjoying Neverwinter’s Winter Festival of Simril

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It's past December 25th? Well, Christmas is not over, not as long as there are celebrations to attend! So says Massively OP's MJ as...
It's a garden, that's like flowers.

Final Fantasy XIV shows off fan-designed furnishings in patch 4.5

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The Final Fantasy XIV community was asked to provide some new furnishings for the game back during the appropriately named furniture design contest. Now...
Nothing else has worked.

WoW Factor: The zones that changed the most from Classic, Kalimdor edition

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Yeah, so Kalimdor has changed a bit in World of Warcraft. I'm going to be honest and say that I've never actually liked Kalimdor very much...

Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Most times back from the dead

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Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for most times back from the dead. And the winner is...

The Stream Team: A snowball’s chance in ArcheAge

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What is one way to get Massively OP's MJ into an ArcheAge PvP arena? Make it a snowball fight! She just has to see...

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