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]

Legion: The Eternal War’s evil magic pits Elves against Humans

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Here's an indie MMORPG that you may not have known about before this week. Legion: The Eternal War is a small title that's been...

One Shots: A sense of place

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Why do you play MMORPGs? What keeps you questing through these ever-growing worlds? I think a lot of us might answer like Zyrusticae in...
They're big, you see.

The Daily Grind: Have you ever run unauthorized MMO modifications?

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In the earliest days of Final Fantasy XI, you couldn't alt-tab without crashing the game. Thus, the Windower program, a little add-on designed to...

Make My MMO: Albion Online hits Steam, Camelot Unchained tackles crafting (May 19, 2018)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, buy-to-play sandbox Albion Online, which launched back in 2017, formally landed on Steam, bringing its blend of PvP warfare...
This is where things get mastered.

Warframe reworks Saryn once again with its latest patch

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The most poisonous frame in Warframe had been reworked before, but Saryn needed another pass through the workshop. She has emerged even more powerful,...

The Game Archaeologist: Warhammer Online

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When it comes to notable years in the MMORPG genre's history, 2008 stands out as one of the most significant. World of Warcraft's debut...

The Daily Grind: Do you create completionist characters in MMOs?

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Despite no longer being a young buck with scads of extra time on his hands, every so often I find myself foolishly rolling up...

The Stream Team: Diving into the Death of Superman, part 1

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Superman looks pretty good for 80, doesn't he? And 80 is definitely a birthday worth celebrating. That is exactly what DCUO is doing with...
Drift-slidin' away.

Betawatch: Worlds Adrift launches early access for airships and actual airships (May 18, 2018)

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There are only a handful of games you can celebrate launching by releasing an actual airship into the sky, but Worlds Adrift is one...
That's not a doll, guy.

Final Fantasy XI promises more reunions for its 16-year anniversary

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It's been 16 years since Final Fantasy XI initially launched in Japan, which is a really long time. If the game were a person,...

EverQuest II adds more expert dungeons and fast travel options

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Next week's Seeds of Vengeance update for EverQuest II should give the population plenty to do as the game heads into the summer months....

EVE Online explains the terrors and thrills of Abyssal Deadspace

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Succeed or die trying: That's the attitude you've got to have when heading into EVE Online's new Abyssal Deadspace instances this summer. CCP explained what...

Guild Wars 2 tournament needs players to sign up and donate

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Eager to watch -- or even participate in -- the next big Guild Wars 2 tournament? Then you'll want to stay tuned to the...

The Stream Team: A rush on gold in Wild West Online

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There's gold in them thar Wild West Online hills! Massively OP's MJ has a map that will show her where she can mine some...
Ah, no.

LOTRO’s Spring Festival has returned for an encore through Memorial Day

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Spring may not have left yet, but The Lord of the Rings Online's seasonal festival already had. But now it's back! This is great...

WildStar’s residential renovation event returns

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WildStar's residential renovation event, first introduced back in summer 2017, is making a return for another short-lived run. Considering how many players feel that...
So... who's buying?

Crowfall shares its 5.6 patch notes from the future

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There will be two sorts of reactions to the idea of sharing patch notes from the future for Crowfall. One group of people will...
Pushing us away with explosions, even.

Final Fantasy XIV posts the notes for Patch 4.3, Under the Moonlight

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What new dangers await players in Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.3? New dungeons, new quests, the usual setup. You can read all about them...
Star Citizen

Star Citizen: Around the Verse covers shopping as the community debates pay-to-win

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This week's episode of Star Citizen's Around the Verse is all about shopping, and I mean the fun kind of shopping where you spend...

World of Warcraft’s 5M gold dinosaur mount is 5M gold worth of awesome

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Forget hulking wooly mammoths, swooping dragons, and motorcycle sidecars: The most desirable World of Warcraft mount yet is coming in Battle for Azeroth --...