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]

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Betawatch: Ashes of Creation tests battle royale, Occupy White Walls hands out beta keys

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So... all right. Ashes of Creation has a secondary side battle royale mode that's going to be entitled Ashes of Creation: Apocalypse and is...

BlizzCon 2018: Diablo fans go into full-fledged meltdown mode over Immortal

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It's hard to imagine a more perfect storm of nerdrage than the one that Blizzard concocted at BlizzCon this Friday. Sorely neglected Diablo fans...

The Stream Team: Bootiful decorations in Black Desert Online

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Halloween activities are fun, but part of the magic of the holiday is the decorations! And Black Desert Online does decorations well. Massively OP's...

BlizzCon 2018: World of Warcraft details Tides of Vengeance and Rise of Azshara

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Blizzard just wrapped up its World of Warcraft What's Next panel, and believe it or not, it wasn't a total dud. While we already knew...

Bless Online’s Ruins of Shaqqara update will increase level cap to 50, add new dungeon and new zones

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It's only been a little over a week since Bless Online's rocky official launch from Early Access, but the game's next major update is...
Going nowhere, going nowhere.

BlizzCon 2018: World of Warcraft – What’s Next liveblog

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So what is next for World of Warcraft? Based on the current reception of the game's expansion, my personal prediction is another few months...
Somebody pull.

BlizzCon 2018: World of Warcraft reveals the classes for Kul Tirans and Zandalari Trolls

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Yes, it looks like this got turned on a little earlier than World of Warcraft had expected. We'll probably hear more about this in...

BlizzCon 2018: Diablo Immortal is a ‘mobile massively multiplayer online action–role-playing game’

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Hey, Diablo III. Happy Switch launch day. Happy Diablo Immortal day! (So much for that animated series rumor?) As announced during the BlizzCon opening ceremony,...
I can stop any time I want.

BlizzCon 2018: World of Warcraft gets a new charity pet and a new cinematic

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The opening ceremonies are over, and we didn't get a whole lot of news about World of Warcraft just yet, but we did get...

BlizzCon 2018: World of Warcraft Classic is releasing next summer

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We all knew that World of Warcraft Classic -- the legacy server that will take players back to the vanilla version of the MMO...
This went over great.

BlizzCon 2018: Opening ceremonies liveblog

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It's that time again, dear readers, a time of listening to staff members from Blizzard talk about the company on stage at the newest annual BlizzCon! And because everyone seems to enjoy it when we liveblog these ceremonies every year, it seems like we might as well do that again.
Everyone wants to feel like a hero. Sometimes there's not a hero moment.

BlizzCon 2018: Get yourself ready with BlizzCon Bingo

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Yes, it's time for another BlizzCon, and as always that means a lot of panels, a lot of nonsense, and... well, let's face it,...

Elite Dangerous is getting a fleshed-out MMO guild system in Beyond Chapter Four

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Frontier is continuing to pump out livestreams highlighting the details of Elite Dangerous' Beyond Chapter Four. Yesterday, the stream's focus was on squadrons, essentially...
Such meaning.

Vague Patch Notes: The meaning of ‘meaningful’ in MMORPGs

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Ironically, the term "meaningful" has a long history of not meaning much of anything with MMOs. Back in 2015 I did a Perfect Ten about...
This is very rewarding.

MapleStory 2 tweaks Chaos Raid weapon triggers and bans a ‘huge’ number of bots

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MapleStory 2 isn't resting on its laurels since its big launch last month - Nexon is continuing work tweaking the game to suit the...

Star Citizen on underground bunker design, looking ahead to alpha 3.4, and closing in on $200M

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This week's Star Citizen Around the Verse continues the post-CitizenCon catch-up, this time featuring the underground bunker on Hurston, including the layout, design, and...

Ultima Online’s Raph Koster muses on the appeal of MMO experiences

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A little weary of killing and nothing else in MMORPGs? You're not alone because Star Wars Galaxies and Ultima Online creator Raph Koster pines...

Camelot Unchained’s October newsletter delves into the development of the game’s magic system

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October is now behind us, and that means it's time for City State Entertainment's monthly Camelot Unchained newsletter, in which the devs recap the...

Original LOTRO and DDO creator Turbine Entertainment changes its name to WB Games Boston

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As the Fourth Age begins, Turbine Entertainment retreats into the east where it will continue to be diminished. The studio that formerly brought us...
Nah.

The Daily Grind: Do you even have any expectations left for BlizzCon?

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So. Today's the first day of BlizzCon. Normally, we take the opportunity to ask our community about their expectations and predictions for BlizzCon. But,...

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