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]

Brighter Shores zeroes in on improving quality-of-life across its recent and upcoming patches

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Brighter Shores players asked for it, and boy howdy are they getting it: The early access indie MMORPG has deployed a wide swath of...

MMORPG vet Rich Vogel says the games industry is recovering more slowly than he expected

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Rich Vogel may not have a huge profile with MMO players, but he probably should: He's been involved with the business end of MMORPGs...
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End-of-Year Eleven: The healthiest live MMORPGs going into 2025

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One of the biggest factors when choosing a potential MMO to enjoy is how "healthy" it is. In other words, is the online game...

DC Universe Online’s new leadership teases new content format and event system in 2025

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We don't know whether anyone but us has noticed this, but Daybreak is having one hell of a week with content or announcements for...
Not cool!

Throne & Liberty heralds the Call of the Spear on December 5 with a flashy new cinematic trailer

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We're in the final month of 2024, so it's pretty easy for us to say that Throne & Liberty is a shoo-in for the...

Final Fantasy XIV community institutes new world first rules after players use add-ons to cheat (again)

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For players who claim to have the highest levels of skill in Final Fantasy XIV, it's extremely fascinating that members of this facet of...

Lord of the Rings Online opens up Mines of Moria on the 64-bit progression servers

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For Lord of the Rings Online players on the Mordor and Angmar servers, it's 2008 all over again. That's because SSG is unlocking the...

Classic EverQuest’s 31st expansion, The Outer Brood, is live – and so is a brand-new EverQuest book

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As promised, EverQuest's 31st expansion officially launched last night, unleashing The Outer Brood on classic EQ players in its 25th year of existence. The...
Reborn as the... uh... team we are talking about.

The Daily Grind: How would you have gamed differently in 2024?

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Our MOP interns brought me my morning coffee and the dire news that this is, indeed, the last month of the year. For lo!...

The Stream Team: Making Mr. Quiggles in Guild Wars 2

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When finished with the Janthir Wilds story to date in Guild Wars 2, what's the next best thing to do? Make a huggable stuffed...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 496: Go ahead Corepunk, make our day

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Justin and Bree discuss Corepunk's early access, Ubisoft's cozy MMO, and Throne and Liberty's spear, with adventures in WoW Retail and Classic, SWTOR, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on MMOs we bounce off of and the allure of lifetime subs.

‘We own our shortcomings’: Old School RuneScape solicits support feedback from players

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"Your experience in Old School RuneScape matters deeply to us, and we know that includes getting quality support when it’s needed. We own our...

Fallout 76 just launched its ‘most demanding content’ ever with the Gleaming Depths raid

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Remember earlier this fall when Bethsoft surprised everyone by announcing raids for Fallout 76? Well, you can fight over whether these four-person content runs...

Torchlight Infinite dev just launched Go Go Muffin, a ‘cozy fantasy MMO’ for mobile

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Do you know the muffin MMO? Well, you're about to. Torchlight Infinite developer XD Games is calling its new F2P mobile game Go Go...

DC Universe Online kicks off its Christmas event, Season’s Greedings

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If you're a superhero MMORPG fan, you're getting no fewer than two big holiday events this week, and the first is upon us now...

Choose My Adventure: Starting life as a Jem’Hadar in Star Trek Online

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So, first thing's first: I wasn't really able to spend excessive time in Star Trek Online this weekend. It was not just a holiday...

Black Desert teases the arrival of firearms for PC and mobile, adds extra turkey time on console

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There are a lot of unique ways to attack foes in Black Desert, from otter pirates to giant bladed hula hoops to pipe smoke...
zorch? I didn't say zorch.

EVE Online adds new corp ship insurance features and readies in-game spaceship sizzle reels

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You would think that getting an all-new internet spaceship in EVE Online would be a momentous occasion, but most of the time it's just...

Elder Scrolls Online is giving away class style packs for its anniversary – but there’s a catch

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As Elder Scrolls Online pushes into the final month of its year-long 10th anniversary celebration, it has one more promo for players... or at...

Star Trek Online rings in the holidays with the return of Q’s Winter Wonderland

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It's Christmastime in the final frontier yet again! That's because Star Trek Online has reopened the Q's Winter Wonderland event zone with returning events...