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]

The 22-year-old Meridian 59 heads to Steam

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One of the MMORPG genre's longest-running titles is finally making the jump to Steam in the hopes of picking up a new generation of...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever had an MMORPG-related dream?

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A real dream, not just a dream to top the raid leaderboard. MOP reader CamelotCrusade submitted today's whimsical Daily Grind topic. "The other night I...
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MMO Week in Review: Only you can prevent forest fires (August 5, 2018)

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Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review! Proving...

EVE Evolved: A furious supercapital war is raging in EVE Online

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This year kicked off with a bang for EVE Online as rumblings emerged of impending war on a scale that the gaming world had...

The MOP Up: PlanetSide 2 throws a summer rager (August 5, 2018)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
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Player-designed document combines Dungeons & Dragons with Destiny

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Want to play some Destiny or Destiny 2 material sitting around a table with friends? Then you will want to check out the D&Destiny...

Make My MMO: Star Citizen, Camelot, Codename Reality, and EverFeud (August 5, 2018)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, Star Citizen did some just Star Citizen things as fans raised a pay-to-win stink over CIG's lifting of the...
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Albion Online’s shift away from mobile was a matter of market forces

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If you remember a lot of the early marketing for Albion Online, it focused quite heavily on how the game was going to feature...

One Shots: Motion sickness

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Our headlining picture today comes with a request for some help, so we're calling all Warframe players to give their aid! "So I finally decided...
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The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite bragging rights reward in an MMO?

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The title I display most often in Final Fantasy XIV is "Sidestepper." It's not a flashy title, but it's a bragging rights reward because...

Bless Online’s latest community video goes into depth on the Assassin update

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Things might be looking up... well, less down for the beleaguered Bless Online, as Neowiz says that both server consolidation and bug fixes are...

Chronicles of Elyria gets players to shape the world through a plague

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Chronicles of Elyria's biggest community event yet looks to change the very face of this developing MMO -- but there's a good chance that...

Bare shoulders mark a spreading World of Warcraft protest

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If Blizzard was looking to manipulate the World of Warcraft community into caring about this MMO prior to the expansion launch later this month,...
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Star Citizen’s Chris Roberts downplays currency stockpiling controversy: ‘You win by having fun’

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Pay-to-win? What's that? That's just your silly imagination getting worked up over nothing. This seems to be the company line concerning RSI's Star Citizen and...

Dungeons and Dragons Online announces Sharn: City of Towers expansion and Tiefling race

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At GenCon this weekend, Standing Stone Game announced a special surprise for Dungeons and Dragons Online fans: a brand-new expansion. Sharn: City of Towers is coming...
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The Daily Grind: Which MMOs are the best for occasional play?

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As a longtime fan of MMOs, I struggle with one serious factor when it comes to playing them: time. It's not just finding time...
Like a boss.

Betawatch: Camelot Unchained reaches the green fields of beta (August 3, 2018)

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Someone break out the "It's Happening" image, because Camelot Unchained has entered its beta testing at long last! Yes, ti may have been delayed...

The Stream Team: Back to the beginning in AdventureQuest 3D

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With the brand-new (and totally awesome) introduction now launched and new beginning area content, Massively OP's MJ might as well start AQ3D all over...

CCP clarifies NetEase’s EVE Online China publishing, plans 2019 launch of EVE Project Galaxy mobile game

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Earlier this week, we covered CCP Games' newly announced partnership with Chinese mega-publisher NetEase, which is taking over EVE Online in China and taking...
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Skyforge is about to kick off its big summer event

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When you think about summer fun, does your mind turn to racetracks? No, probably not; unless they're neck-deep in water, most people would prefer...

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