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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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...

TERA’s 2018 console roadmap includes new classes, new endgame dungeons, and plenty of balancing and events

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If you're still reeling from yesterday's revelation that TERA is merging its console servers from 22 down to seven, then you can cheer yourself...
You all play nice now, or something.

Albion Online’s Merlyn update is live with faction warfare and crafter tweak – here’s the new trailer!

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Albion Online's enriched its sandbox self with another big update today, this one the long-awaited Merlyn patch. As we've been covering, the most interesting...

Why I Play: Trove’s Geode changed me from a visitor to a player

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Trove's Geode expansion has been a game-changer - and I mean it in more ways than one. The latest update/expansion to the colorful voxel-based game...
This has less dramatic impact than hoped.

The second part of War of Thorns is live now for World of Warcraft

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It's time to set a really big tree on fire with this week's update to World of Warcraft's pre-patch War of Thorns. Last week...

PvP-centric sub MMO/MOBA hybrid EverFeud has launched its $105K Kickstarter

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As we foretold yesterday, the PvP-focused MOBA/MMO hybrid EverFeud has officially launched its Kickstarter today. Developer PSB Entertainment has described the title as a hyper-competitive...
Wings.

NCsoft is working on an Aion-related ‘next-generation’ MMORPG

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No matter what your feelings may be toward NCsoft, it is great to see that the developer and publisher continues to greenlight MMORPGs instead...

World of Warcraft hotfixes leveling to make it easier

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No, Blizzard hasn't figured out just yet how it broke leveling with Patch 8.0, but at least the studio is taking steps to institute...

Camelot Unchained’s beta is indeed launching today at noon

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It's happpppeeennning! City State Entertainment's Mark Jacobs told us last night that the beta one for his RvR MMORPG Camelot Unchained's will indeed begin today...

Shroud of the Avatar works on global visual improvements, throws Shooter Jennings album release party

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No, your eyesight hasn't just gotten way better than last week; it is just that Shroud of the Avatar is starting to look a...

Monster Hunter World: 8.3M sold, PC performance drag, and Steam data

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Capcom has reason to cheer: Monster Hunter World crushed it on PS4. The Japanese publisher's latest revenue report shows that the game sold 8.3...
Let's do this together! Team-building!

Dauntless previous expansion weaponry, plans to roll out expansion chunks as they’re ready

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If you like the way Blizzard rolls out WoW expansions - in chunks - then you're going to appreciate Dauntless for much the same...

The Stream Team: Another day of Defiance 2050

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As you watched last time, Massively OP's MJ did something a little different for the Defiance 2050 beta: She made an assassin. Sure, she...

Zeal is an upcoming MMOARPG with PvP, PvE, 15 classes, and no grinding

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Here comes a new one to the MassivelyOP pages! It's an MMO called Zeal, which developer Lycanic Studios bills as "an indie action RPG...

Allods Online’s Ascension trailer promises a content-packed future

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There's a huge Allods Online on the horizon, so you're going to need to get your body and mind ready for it lest you...

PvP-centric sub-based MMO/MOBA hybrid EverFeud launches Kickstarter tomorrow

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Gotta love a friendly tweet in the morning that reminds me about a game I'd forgotten about! I'm talking about EverFeud, a game we...

Worlds Adrift announces its first player council, says the playerbase will pick the next round

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Longtime MMORPG fans will know that the concept of player councils and senates, liaisons between the playerbase and the developers, have long been a...
It'd be nice.

Wisdom of Nym: Examining Final Fantasy XIV’s housing issues (other than availability)

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When we talk about issues with Final Fantasy XIV's housing system, the first issue that's going to be brought up - invariably - is...

Ship of Heroes recaps its July progress, including work on characters, Unreal, and TrueSKY

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It was a bit of an unplanned superhero MMORPG weekend, what with news from City of Titans, Ship of Heroes, and City of Heroes'...

Chinese MMO company NetEase invests $50M into SpatialOS MMO platform

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Improbable's SpatialOS is moving on up in the world: The company announced this week that China's NetEase has invested $50 million to acquire a...