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 Stream Team: Another fun Friday the 13th in AQ3D

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Another Friday the 13th means another stay at AQ3D's Camp Gonnagetcha! And now Massively OP's MJ has her hardest decision to date: choosing between...
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Today in why we can’t have nice things: Roblox players were banned after ‘raping’ little girl’s avatar

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Please note, this article covers a sensitive subject - please skip it if the title is already crunching up your stomach. If you've got kids,...
RuneScape

Economy-breaking Old School RuneScape bug results in unprecedented server rollback

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Old School RuneScape had a bit of a hiccup this week as the game was suddenly taken offline to allow Jagex to investigate a...
THE BOX OF LOCKS

Three quarters of European gamers don’t even understand what the heck lootboxes are

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A new report on GIbiz suggests that most gamers are pretty darn clueless about lootboxes, which probably won't surprise anyone reading here. Researchers for the...

Blossom and Decay offers emergent narrative in an anything-goes sandbox

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In the market for a full-loot, retro-themed MMO sandbox? Your specific tastes may be satiated by Blossom and Decay, an up-and-coming MMOARPG that will...

Exploring Pokemon Go’s real-life communities: MOP staffers revisit the game from opposite corners of the world

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It's year two of Pokemon Go. While there's always room for improvement, enough has changed that I feel comfortable recommending the game to at...
Don't camp here.

Black Desert takes nodes and conquest offline for a new ruleset

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When Black Desert updates on July 18th, new rules for Node and Conquest Wars will be getting rolled out along with the other changes....

Fractured releases development roadmap as Kickstarter campaign enters final weeks

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Dynamight Studios has released a development roadmap for its would-be crowdfunded MMO Fractured, which is currently sitting at $66,907 US of its goal of...

Former SWTOR creative lead James Ohlen departs BioWare, former Hearthstone boss Ben Brode announces new company

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Some industry news this morning: James Ohlen announced that he's retiring from BioWare after more than two decades at the company. MMORPG fans will...
This has less dramatic impact than hoped.

World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth pre-patch arrives on July 17

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Say goodbye to your artifacts and hello to War Mode, because World of Warcraft's expansion pre-patch is almost here. When July 17th rolls around,...

Disgruntled Star Citizen players blockade a space station in protest over Arena Commander

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Cloud Imperium has dropped a couple of new tidbits for Star Citizen fans to dig into this week with a new lore post and the...
Our house in the middle of our street.

The Daily Grind: What exactly defines an ‘indie’ MMORPG studio?

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Earlier this week, I happened to see a mainstream website refer to ArtCraft as an indie studio, and it jolted me. ArtCraft, as anybody...

The Stream Team: Hot stuff in Secret World Legends

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Massively OP's MJ is so sick of the sun and heat! But she has 11 side missions and four investigation missions to complete before...

Battle Bards Episode 124: Old MMOs, new music

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It’s a catch-all, catch-up episode for the Battle Bards as they dig through new soundtrack releases from MMORPGs that they’ve covered in the past!...
Try again

TERA launches the Phantom’s Keep update with more challenges to test your might

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The newest update for TERA encourages you to revisit old things to test yourself anew. Have you made your way through the Dreadspire before?...

Trove celebrates three years with the interplanetary Sunfest event

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If you were looking for a reason to get back into Trove to check out Geode, this week is it. Trion's voxel sandbox is...
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Crowfall explains its new Vivox chat integration

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The chat system in Crowfall was developed in-house for chatting within the game, and it had only one problem insofar as it didn't actually...

Want to try Legends of Aria? We’ve got trial keys just in time for the closed beta 2 launch!

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It's a big day for indie MMORPG Legends of Aria, as its second closed beta official kicks off with a server wipe and a...
John Jacob Jinkleheimer RIFT

Choose My Adventure: Starting fresh in RIFT

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When RIFT first came out, I had very low hopes for it. The game already was launching into a crowded field, and it was...
Oh, you wanted to use these things. Huh.

Today in why we can’t have nice things: How a No Man’s Sky griefer exploits design flaws to screw with communities

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A No Man's Sky griefer purporting to roleplay an evil emperor, monologuing and all, decided to up his griefer game by taking it out of game and...