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]

Missed LOTRO’s Weatherstock X? Watch (and listen) to the full experience!

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Are you kicking yourself that you missed out on last weekend's Weatherstock X in Lord of the Rings Online? The tenth player music festival,...
Right, so this is awful.

TERA adds a new class option for Elin in Korea

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Most of the classes added to TERA after its launch have been restricted to certain races and genders, but the latest update for the...

Riders of Icarus’s Dawn of the Magician update is live with a new class and events

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Guess what's up from maintenance with a hefty update today? It's Nexon's Riders of Icarus, and the patch is called Dawn of the Magician,...

Hyperspace Beacon: Making roleplay events deeper in SWTOR (or any other MMORPG)

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From time to time, I like to break from talking about the latest news from Star Wars: The Old Republic to talk about what...
Cool guys don't look at explosions.

Defiance 2050 has big plans for new classes, advancement, and endgame as it hits 1M players

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Defiance 2050 isn't just launching and going away, oh no: Trion Worlds has a new producer letter up today detailing exactly how it's planning...
IN CARS~

PUBG had a great June thanks to the Steam sale, SuperData says in its latest revenue ranking

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SuperData's global revenue report for June 2018 is out, and it's actually not particularly exciting for the summer months as not that much has...

Star Trek Online warps into Discovery’s universe as Stephen Ricossa steps down as exec producer

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While Star Trek Discovery has proven to be a divisive entry into the long-running franchise, with some fans hating its take on the Trek...
Also, let's just put this out there, how about more robots?

City of Heroes emulator SEGS cranks up powersets

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The Super Entity Game Server (SEGS) continues to push forward with its version to bring a full-featured open source emulator of City of Heroes...
Romantic?

EVE Online sparks a 4,000-strong player battle

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EVE Online seems to make the most waves when its community pulls off a major scam, destroys a ship worth way too much real-world...
da da da da da da

Star Wars: The Old Republic bumps its next patch to August 7

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Public test servers exist for a reason. Not just because unleashing your players on the game gives you access to a free and experienced...
What if, instead of random chance, we just... let you work on things?

The Daily Grind: Whom should pre-expansion MMO events target?

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There are lots of things I'm not crazy about when it comes to the World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth pre-patch event, but one...

Battle Bards Episode 125: Archlord

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The Battle Bards are always on the prowl for overlooked soundtracks from overlooked MMORPGs, and this week, they might have found a new one...

The Stream Team: Frivolity in Guild Wars 2’s Festival of the Four Winds

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Feel like racing as a dolyak? You can in Guild Wars 2's latest festival! Although Festival of the Four Winds isn't new (it has...
We're not dead yet.

RIFT opens the River of Souls raid for progression players

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Another day, another step forward for RIFT's progression server. Players on the Prime shard have another challenge to fill their current endgame time, as...
Build a little dark-house in your soul.

Crowfall hosts an hour-long art Q&A stream

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When your game maintains an aggressive schedule of streaming, it can be a bit of a problem when your usual streaming host isn't available...

Bless Online: Server merges, compensation, and ‘summer camp’ with daily rewards

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Bless Online's planned western server merges are live as of today as 15 servers merge down to four, two per region. Neowiz has compensation...

Black Desert finally answers the eternal MMORPG question: Who does laundry in this gameworld?

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So who washes all the clothes your toons wear in MMORPGs? This is a topic that needs to be explored... in some other article....

The Stream Team: SWTOR’s KOTET plot twist

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Plot twist! This was the only thing Massively OP's Larry and MJ could say after the revelation that ended the last episode of SWTOR's...
Bear bomb!

World of Warcraft’s Communities feature is already running into some serious issues with trolling and harassment

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The pre-patch for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth has had some notable problems, and it looks like they extend all the way down...

Perfect Ten: The best expansions for specific MMOs

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Looking over the past two decades or so, MMORPGs have grown by leaps and bounds with regular releases, events, and (of course) expansion packs....