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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Destiny 2 is offering a $60 ‘Legendary Collection’ all-in-one bundle for Forsaken’s launch

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We already knew that Destiny 2's Forsaken expansion is dropping on September 4th, but yesterday, Bungie announced that it's putting out a "Legendary Collection"...
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APB patches in bug fixes, balance changes, and a new gun

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It would be understandable if you felt a little cynical about the future of APB: Reloaded even after its acquisition by Little Orbit, but...
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Black Desert invites players to Saddle Up to level their horses super fast

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The star of today's Black Desert update is horses, and really, isn't that the star of Black Desert every day? Kakao is kicking off...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR is testing huge changes for the Rishi stronghold

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I know I took more than a moment to explain why I liked the new Rishi stronghold coming to Star Wars: The Old Republic...
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CCP calls NetEase EVE Online partnership a ‘new era for internet spaceships in China’

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NetEase is making bold moves this summer. First it threatened to sue battle royale clones in retaliation for PUBG Corp.'s lawsuit. Then it dropped...

Global Chat: The ‘We Don’t Play World of Warcraft’ Club

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What do you do when you don't play World of Warcraft but everyone else all around you does and won't stop talking about it...

Elder Scrolls Legends’ new studio is ‘rebuilding Legends from the ground up’

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Back in May, Bethsoft surprised Elder Scrolls Legends players with a big announcement: It was ending its partnership with Dire Wolf Digital, which was...

‘MMOPEG’ Codename Reality seeks half a million Kickstarter bucks to ‘redefine the MMO genre’

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If immersion and realism are what you crave in a new MMORPG, take a look at Codename Reality, another new game in our field...
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EverQuest II launches Return to Guk

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As it turns out, a lot of adventurers in EverQuest II's world have traveled to the ruins of Guk over the years. Sure, the...

Funcom is hiring for the ‘cooperative online shooter’ it teased earlier this year

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Remember earlier this year, when Funcom announced in its Q4 2017 financial presentation that its North Carolina branch had greenlit a "cooperative online shooter"...

Star Citizen fans raise pay-to-win objections over removal of in-game currency stockpiling cap

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Our inbox exploded last night with Star Citizen tips, and that can mean only one thing: money shenanigans. In-game money, that is, but this...
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World of Warcraft fans are not happy with the latest story developments, some try to cope through harassment

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So yesterday's latest bit of story in World of Warcraft did not, in fact, delight and amaze fans. Quite the opposite. Reactions on the...
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The Daily Grind: Is Fallout 76 an MMO?

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We all know that the definition of "MMORPG" and "MMO" have been stretched, twisted, and interpreted in vastly different ways over the years based...

The Stream Team: Shroud of the Avatar’s Shooter Jennings album release party

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Have you ever attended an album release party? You can in Shroud of the Avatar! Shooter Jennings, whose music is in game, has an...

Seed gives its first development update since January

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Hot on the heels of its pre-alpha teaser, the sandbox space colony MMO Seed is celebrating the progress that it has made in 2018...

Crowfall demonstrates the glory of its seasons

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It might not be a nice round number (or decimal point), but Crowfall's Update 5.7 promises to be one of the most significant the...

Conqueror’s Blade plans early access, promotes founder packs for beta

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You'd be forgiven for having forgotten about Conqueror's Blade, both because it's been in development for years and because it's a bit outside the...

LOTRO’s new Christmas quest is now live

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Looking to keep out of trouble in Middle-earth? Lord of the Rings Online is field-testing a brand-new Christmas quest for the next week --...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 180: Superstoked for heroic MMOs

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Justin and Bree discuss the influence of City of Heroes (Paragon Chat, SEGS, Valiance Online, Ship of Heroes, and City of Titans), plus WoW, No Man's Sky, SWGemu, Camelot Unchained, STO, CCP's new MMO, and Rend, with a mailbag entry on comments negativity.
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Final Fantasy XI plans new content for its August update

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Do you want to fight Iroha in Final Fantasy XI? Of course not, she's a perfect darling and wonderful. But fighting her is one...