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]

Star Citizen brought part of 3.0 to Gamescom

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If you're lucky enough to be in Cologne this week for Gamescom, make sure you make your way over to the Star Citizen booth...

Lost Ark sails into closed beta 2 this Friday

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Countdowns could mean many things. Missile launches. Christmas. New Year's Day. Or in the case of Lost Ark, the start of its second closed...

Revelation Online preps level cap increase and raid for September, Assassin class for November

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Don't assume that just because you're on top of things in Revelation Online, it's going to last that way forever. There's an upheaval planned...

Black Desert shows off 4K console version at Gamescom

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It might have gotten buried in this massive list, but Black Desert is one of the MMOs that's slated to receive enhanced treatment by...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 Elite Specialization preview weekend impressions

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Over the weekend Guild Wars 2 players had the chance to get to grips with the new Path of Fire elite specializations in a PvP setting,...

SkySaga shuts down production and goes on hold indefinitely

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Very sad news today out of Radiant Worlds, which announced that Smilegate, its publishing partner, ordered that SkySaga's development be shut down immediately and pulled...

The Repopulation struggles to get content patch ready for release

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The faithful and hopeful fans waiting for the next stage of The Repopulation's development might have a glimmer of hope to hang on to...
DO YOU NOT LOVE US?!

Drink in 20 glorious minutes of Blizzard Gamescom previews

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While it's no BlizzCon, Gamescom has become an increasingly important platform for Blizzard to share exciting news about its roster of games. And we're...
Very dynamic.

SWTOR delays Update 5.4 by a day due to a last-minute bug

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Sorry to rain on your Umbara parade, SWTOR players, but you're going to have to wait an extra day to dive into the August...

The Daily Grind: Do MMORPG studios worry too much about player retention?

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Back in March, we used a Richard Bartle blog post to discuss retention in MMOs and how developers could up their stickiness factor. But in...

Shroud of the Avatar works on replacing placeholder scenes

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With the broad outline of the game now completed, Shroud of the Avatar's team is turning to placeholder locations and revising them with hand-crafted...
Houses aren't that great, don't hoboshame me.

Dark and Light runs down the basics of crafting

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We understand that you, personally, are committed to playing Dark and Light the way it was originally meant to be played. And we respect...
Build it up.

LOTRO Update 21.1 works to improve Mordor

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The road goes ever on for Lord of the Rings Online -- as does the work needed on its newest expansion, Mordor. Today the...
Maybe not as relevant.

SWTOR posts Crisis on Umbara patch notes for tomorrow’s update

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Nothing wrong with getting patch notes a day early, right? We mean, if you're getting them the day of, you're often too busy jumping...

Destiny 2’s launch trailer is clucking awesome

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"Do you see all that I have done?" The stakes are high for this fall's Destiny 2, with a near-unstoppable villain smashing through the status...

Mad World shows off just how crazy cross-platform it can be

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One of our "MMOs you've never heard of" (before we mentioned it, of course), Mad World is attempting to reach for your attention by being...

Wild Buster is a new MMO made by Mad Libs, apparently

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If you can't create anything new, just slap together a lot of other things until you get something that sounds and feels vaguely fresh....
Ideas face challenges when born.

Wisdom of Nym: The jobs in the middle of the road in Final Fantasy XIV

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The first time, it was all about the jobs everyone thinks are garbage now. The second time, it was all about the jobs everyone...

Destiny 2 to include text chat, promises to treat PC players like ‘first-class citizens’

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We are one week away from Destiny 2's open beta test on the PC, and computer players might be growing both excited and anxious...

Xbox One X announces ‘select enhanced titles’ that include many online games

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At its pre-Gamescom press conference this Sunday, Microsoft revealed more about its upcoming Xbox One X and its glorious 4K gaming capabilities. As part...

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