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]

Tarisland’s arrival to Steam is met with low player numbers and mostly negative review scores

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Part of Tarisland's big shiny launch of Blight Dragon Elegy was the MMORPG's arrival to the Steam store, so that means it's time for...

Albion Online adds new open world objectives, Outlands portals, and content in today’s Horizons patch

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Look! Look to the horizons! Do you see? There, rising with the grand golden sun? It's new content arriving to Albion Online! Today players...

Lord of the Rings Online revs up for Legacy of Morgoth with testing and preview

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It's just a week and change until Lord of the Rings Online introduces its 10th expansion, Legacy of Morgoth, to the world on November...
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Wisdom of Nym: Contrasting the storytelling of Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XI

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We've just started what may be the second major arc in Final Fantasy XIV... maybe. Like, the developers are understandably reluctant to commit to...

Elder Scrolls Online showcases new features coming to the scribing system in Update 44

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The focus on improving existing features with Elder Scrolls Online's Update 44 moves forward into the recently added scribing system, which will be getting...

ArenaNet, Standing Stone Games, and Daybreak all queue up Extra Life charity drives this weekend

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With everything happening across our neck of the gaming woods this month, it's easy to lose sight of the more warm and fuzzy things...

Did you want Final Fantasy XIV in your Magic The Gathering? Because you’re getting it next year

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The card game Magic: The Gathering is no stranger to crossing over with various IPs, whether it's Doctor Who, Transformers, or Hatsune Miku, but...

Fractured Online’s free-to-play shift gets a start date of November 20

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Fractured Online fans now know when "soon" will be for the MMORPG's transition over to its free-to-play model: Dynamight Studios has announced the monetization...

Star Citizen players raise the alarm over internet spaceship nerfs that conveniently favor newer options

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Generally, official forums for games are unhappy places in the best of times, but backers of Star Citizen are getting vocally resistant to ship...

Warframe 1999 preps for December launch, Soulframe plans open pre-alpha in 2025

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This week was another info-filled livestream from the developers of Warframe and Soulframe, as Digital Extremes once again provided important dates and details for...

The Daily Grind: Which MMOs could still use a classic plus mode?

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I don't even remember which MMO it was now, but the other day Chris turned in a post that mentioned some MMO and its...

MMO Week in Review: For WoW’s birthday, you’re giving it another $90

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World of Warcraft raised eyebrows this week as it began selling a $90 specialty mount that is unabashedly pay-to-win thanks to its baked in...

The MOP Up: Fae Farm launches on PlayStation, Xbox, and Windows Store

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The magical co-op realm of Fae Farm expanded to even more platforms this past week: "Phoenix Labs today celebrated the release of Fae Farm...

The Stream Team: Back to Jade Stoa and other Final Fantasy XIV shenanigans

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This Eorzea Sunday, MOP's Chris and his crew are once again circling back to some older content. Specifically, a friend wants to take on...

One Shots: The destiny of dragons

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World of Warcraft may not be in the Dragonflight era any longer, but The War Within's first big content update had a lot of love for...
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The Daily Grind: Which MMO has a world that seems the most pleasant to live in?

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Every so often I find myself thinking that it must be so nice to live in the Shire in Lord of the Rings Online....

World of Warcraft’s Hallow’s End Halloween event returns

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World of Warcraft isn't just about marking its 20th anniversary and selling exorbitantly priced dino mounts; it's also joining in the Halloween festivities across...

Lord of the Rings Online is still working on closed server transfers, believe it or not

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Oh look at that: Hell is freezing over. That must mean that Lord of the Rings Online's team is actually making progress on allowing...
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Dungeons and Dragons Online’s new server is running smoothly, but some items are missing

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It was an inauspicious start for Dungeons and Dragons Online's new premier 64-bit server, as the Cormyr shard experienced some of the worst slideshow...

The Daily Grind: If you were made into an MMO class, what would you be?

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I hate to break it to you, but I am not a ninja. I tried to learn when I was a kid in the...