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]

Elder Scrolls Online is not launching a swag-stuffed physical collector’s edition of Elsweyr

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One of the announcements oddly missing from the Elder Scrolls Online's Elsweyr hoopla earlier this week was one about physical swag for the collector's...
Do you really want to hurt me?

WoW Factor: No, Activision is not the reason you’re unhappy with World of Warcraft

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There's a narrative that's been making the rounds for a little while now among the World of Warcraft community, buoyed a lot by the fact...

Dauntless introduces new dire behemoth, more character customization options, and bug fixes

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The latest update to indie monster-hunting MMO Dauntless went live recently, and it brought with it a handful of new content -- including a...

Ascent: Infinite Realm introduces the flying city Inventus, shows off new combat footage

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Information continues to slowly trickle out of Bluehole Studios as it toils away on its upcoming sci-fantasy MMO Ascent: Infinite Realm, and the latest...

Bethsoft is banning more Fallout 76 exploiters and teasing its free-for-all PvP mode

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Even before Fallout 76 launched last year, the game was becoming well known for bugs of the exploitable sort. The most recent to make...

Bungie reiterates its commitment to Destiny 2 long-term as it previews short-term goals

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Since last week's revelation that Activision and Bungie were parting ways and sending Destiny home to live with its real dad - oh yeah,...

The Daily Grind: What was the most innovative MMO of 2018?

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To balance out our traditional Daily Grind on MMOs that contribute to the death of the genre, it seems only fitting to do one...

The Stream Team: Burning through City of the Sun God’s missions in Secret World Legends

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With a massive winter storm poised to wallop a chunk of the US this weekend, what better way to spend the time than soaking...

Massively Overthinking: What would you want out of a World of Warcraft 2?

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Let's pretend for a moment that the reason Blizzard appears to be dropping the ball with World of Warcraft right now is that it's...
enchantment!

Aion outlines the changes to make the Enchanting system a bit easier

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Do you like melting lots of good but unnecessary items to get your best item to have slightly better stats? If so, you are...

14-year-old golf MMO Shot Online is coming to Steam next week

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Were you bummed out last year when Webzen's gold MMO Winning Putt closed down? Don't laugh - I was surprised at how much traction...
We have your son in custody. We also have your older, fatter, balder son.

Final Fantasy XIV’s Korean community welcomes the Grandpa of Light

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Longtime players of Final Fantasy XIV may well remember Isildaure, the elderly Elezen whose granddaughter Alianne accompanies him into joining the Scions and then remains...
See? No bear.

Ashes of Creation: Apocalypse plans open beta 2 for the end of January

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Didn't get your fill of Ashes of Creation's Apocalypse battle royale last round? Here comes another beta event to cap off the month, running...

Tamriel Infinium: Examining the features (and hype!) of Elder Scrolls Online’s Season of the Dragon

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I have mixed feelings about dragons coming to Elder Scrolls Online. Originally, we knew that we would not see them because they were hibernating...

EverQuesting: Can Daybreak make it through 2019?

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Those who've been long-time followers of Massively OP's long-running EverQuesting column might have noticed a distinct lack of new year hopes and predictions articles...
Build a little dark-house in your soul.

ArtCraft outlines Crowfall’s (surprisingly short) road to alpha 6.0

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Even as a Crowfall backer, I've been occasionally confused about the game's test status, especially after it missed two of its original planned soft-launch...

Atlas just rolled back the North American servers five hours after an admin account was ‘compromised’

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In case you needed your daily reminder not to buy early access games that are still neck-deep in testing and problem children, here's your...
The Quick and the Gay

Vague Patch Notes: Representation in games matters when you don’t see why it matters

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This is a story about a boy named Michael. Follow along with me for a little bit, if you'd be so kind. Michael was born...

Gamigo is expanding ArcheAge’s team, reducing lockboxes, and evaluating the Gazillion assets

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MMOBomb has an interview up with Gamigo's top brass today that has some interesting nuggets for MMO players wondering about the current state of...

ArcheAge rolls out update 5.1 as players call ‘bait-and-switch’ over normalized mounts

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As promised, Gamigo pushed out update 5.1 for ArcheAge yesterday, complete with its hero system revamp, tweaks for pirates, the Abyssal Library do-over, and...

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