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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EVE Online revises its online harassment policy, loses another staffer

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CCP Games says it's updated EVE Online's policies governing harassment. The changes came after the player-elected Council of Stellar Management called for a session...
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Champions Online is hosting a streamed costume contest today

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It's kind of difficult to miss that it's the ninth anniversary of Champions Online, because the game has been celebrating it pretty much non-stop....

You can safely ignore those weird Lord of the Rings Online subscription messages

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If you got a cryptic letter from Lord of the Rings Online payment processing company Xsolla in the last day, you can safely ignore...
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RIFT Prime is preparing for the Storm Legion expansion

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RIFT's progression server is about ready to go where this MMO has only gone once before: into Storm Legion. On October 3rd, the subscription-only Prime...
Finding a handful of daunts.

Dauntless celebrates first birthday with The Middleman and matchmaking update

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It's been a year now since Phoenix Labs's Monster-Hunter-inspired MMO Dauntless first commenced its closed beta testing. Now, as the game chugs along through...

Amazon is apparently batch-sending fresh New World alpha invites

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It looks as if a new round of alpha invites are going to some folks signed up for Amazon's New World. Our tipster says he...

Interview: Bless Online on early access, pay-to-win, and its western refuge on Steam

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Last night's bombshell that Bless Online is closing down its final Korean servers, leaving the game's Steam version in the west as the only...

PSA: No, Gina Bruno is not leaving Elder Scrolls Online or Bethsoft

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Last night, Elder Scrolls Online Community Manager Gina Bruno's Twitter account began blurting out a series of awful tweets that usually means only one...

MapleStory 2 opens up character name reservations, announces registration event ahead of October 10th launch

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The folks at Nexon are gearing up for the imminent launch of MapleStory 2, the sequel to the studio's popular free-to-play sidescrolling, platforming beat-'em-up...

The Daily Grind: How fast do you consume patch content in MMOs?

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I do the exact same stupid trick every time there's a patch for Final Fantasy XIV. I play the heck out of it in...

Bless Online’s last remaining Korean servers are shutting down

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Bad news for players of Bless Online in Korea: Neowiz announced today that the game is shutting down in that region as its last...

The Stream Team: Be a pirate in AQ3D for Talk like a Pirate day

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Ahoy! Why settle for just talking like a pirate on Talk Like a Pirate day when you can be a pirate? Massively OP's MJ...

Dofus’s 2.48 update will implement Kolossium Leagues and overhaul pet system

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Big additions are coming to Ankama's tactical-combat MMO Dofus in its upcoming 2.48 update, which will introduce Kolossium PvP Leagues and revamp the game's...

Part one of Villagers & Heroes’ Wrath of the Black Thrush expansion is live

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Will Wrath of the Black Thrush eventually become Villagers & Heroes' very own WOTLK? I dunno about that, but I do know it's live, as...

World of Warcraft guild Method nets world-first Mythic Uldir clear, Blizzard introduces $75 mount-and-subscription bundle

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Just over one week after Blizzard opened the gates to World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth's mythic Uldir raid, the raid has been cleared...
It's a boss, and it is deadly.

Final Fantasy XIV offers a UI guide and opens up its roleplaying server

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It wasn't a feature of the game's most recent patch, but Final Fantasy XIV did something almost inconceivable yesterday: It opened up Balmung for...

Hyperspace Beacon: What will we see on SWTOR’s ‘ancient Jedi world’?

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Producer Keith Kanneg wrote, "[T]he next phase of the SWTOR storyline will kick off with a bang on the ancient Jedi world." Let's look at the clues that let us know exactly which Jedi world that is, why I am excited to see that world, and what we will likely see on that planet. I don't think I have to mention it at this point, but I will: Possible spoilers ahead, but only if I am right.

The Stream Team: Flirting with SWTOR Iokath cliffhangers

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Massively OP's Larry and MJ saw how much you viewers loved SWTOR cliffhangers, so they ended on another one last time (it had nothing...

Neverwinter is completely overhauling its entire crafting system

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It's shaping up to be a big week for crafting across the MMO space, and Neverwinter is getting in on the action. PWE has...

Black Desert Online’s latest patch reworks Node War system, kicks off Beerfest event

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This week's Black Desert Online patch introduces changes to the game's Node War system, marks the beginning of the three-week Beerfest in-game event, and...

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