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]

No, Funcom is not losing the Conan IP, but it did just invest in a Portuguese studio

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Earlier this week, Marvel's website released a post positively crowing about the "return" of Conan to the ubiquitous superhero label. "Gather 'round, followers of...
Mirror match!

Star Trek Online prepares for new featured episodes in Mirror of Discovery

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The Mirror Universe is exactly like the main universe in Star Trek Online, except it's all evil. You might think that would provide a fairly...

Rangers of Oblivion brings monster-hunting action to mobile devices

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The kill-and-craft subgenre of action-RPG pioneered by Capcom's Monster Hunter series has achieved great popularity as of late, thanks in large part to Monster...

Lord of the Rings Online introduces new raid in Update 23.2, going live today

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Today, Lord of the Rings Online is deploying its latest patch, Update 23.2, which is expected to go live by around noon Eastern time....

The Daily Grind: Should ArenaNet be working on Guild Wars 3?

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Despite being a fairly healthy live MMO with plenty of good buzz, a strong following, and a steady (if slow) rollout of content patches...

Richard Bartle reveals the secrets and history of MUDs

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If you know even a little bit about the history of the MMORPG genre, you'll be aware that these games didn't start with World...
If you can't stand up, you can't do war.

EVE Online releases its December 2018 economic report

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Forget space adventures, who'd like to look at some spreadsheets? Yes, it's time for the monthly official EVE Online economic report, breaking down all of...
everybody everybody

Trove patches up gem expertise quests in Crystal Combat on PC today and celebrates Renewas

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Trove is due for a wee update today to fix some of the more unfortunate chunks of December's Crystal Combat content release. Gamigo says...

Seize the spoils of war in The Elder Scrolls Online’s Midsummer Madness PvP event

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The drums of war are sounding in The Elder Scrolls Online as the game gears up for its Midsummer Madness PvP event. From Thursday,...

Black Desert is launching a battle royale mode called Shadow Arena as part of a year focused on systems clarity

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Pearl Abyss spent 2018 busy busy busy with its projects, among them Black Desert. To sum all that up and tease the future, Executive...

Closers Online’s fearsome foes add another to their number with Nitocris Rises

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It's typical to be excited when a new class or playable character is added to an MMO, but what about when a big boss...

Star Trek Online introduces account-based progression for its 9th anniversary

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Stuck at the max level without anything meaningful to do in the notoriously slow-to-update Star Trek Online? Cryptic is introducing a whole new account-wide...
Jump around?

TERA releases the Valkyrie class on console, opens the Demon’s Wheel dungeon

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Not content to wait around to ferry the fallen to Valhalla, the Valkyrie has arrived in TERA's console version today. bringing players a new,...
Super, good call.

Ashes of Creation introduces new community manager, promising better communication

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The whole Ashes of Creation issue with the game's website and forums involved no small number of people pointing out that Intrepid Studios is...

The best Massively OP MMO community polls of 2018

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Polls are a quantitative sort of magic that we don’t often get from our other articles - at least when they aren’t being brigaded...
But how bad are we talking, here?

Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.5, A Requiem for Heroes, is live today

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The conclusion of Final Fantasy XIV's expansion story starts today with the launch of patch 4.5, A Requiem for Heroes. Players can log in...

Superhero MMO Ship of Heroes shows off group combat and shopping

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Ship of Heroes just keeps on churning out the content videos! This week's entry in Heroic Games' long list of previews (26 videos and...

Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s All or Nothing

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One amazing trailer and a day of hype later, Guild Wars 2’s All or Nothing will be live this afternoon for us to play....

Craig Zinkievich’s Aliens shooter is looking more and more like an MMOFPS after all

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A couple of years ago, several key devs who once built MMOs for Cryptic - Craig Zinkievich, Shannon Posniewski, and Matt Highison - announced...

Shroud of the Avatar offers free respecs, answers community queries

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While Shroud of the Avatar isn't the most hardcore of MMOs out there, it certainly is a challenging beast to wrangle without the full...

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