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]

ArcheAge’s CM Celestrata is promoted to associate producer

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There's been a reshuffling in Trion Worlds' ranks this past week, as ArcheAge Senior Community Manager Seraphina "Celestrata" Brennan announced on the forums that she has...
Slotted.

Final Fantasy XIV ends its simultaneous logouts

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A little under two weeks ago, Final Fantasy XIV announced that the game would log everyone off of the servers once per day. Players...

Albion Online devs apologize for starter pack snafu

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The Albion Online founder community has been none too pleased about Sandbox Interactive's original decision about what non-founders would get in their starter pack...

Wild West Online’s brand-new gameplay video shows bounties, saloons, and more

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It's the video release that Wild West Online fans have been waiting weeks for: A six-minute glimpse into the western MMO's gameplay. During the video,...

MMO Week in Review: Firefall’s demise, Warframe’s rise (July 9, 2017)

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Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review! MMORPG...

EVE Evolved: Does EVE Online need more conflict-drivers?

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Of all the terminology associated with EVE Online, the one thing that's always made me a bit uncomfortable is to hear players describe PvP as "generating...

The MOP Up: SMITE sees a Divine Light (July 9, 2017)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

Fractured introduces free community reward system, rejects ‘RTM cashbacks’

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Getting confused over Fractured and Fragmented? Me too! Let's add another into the mix: The Foundation! Actually, no, let's back up. Fractured is a...

One Shots: R.I.P. Firefall

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Do not go gentle into that good night forever, Old MMOs should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the...
GIVE ME MORE SHIPS

The Daily Grind: Do veteran rewards make you more likely to subscribe to an MMO?

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I believe I've gone on the record before as saying I rather like veteran rewards. It's nice to know that subscribing to Final Fantasy...

TennoCon 2017: Watch Warframe’s live show tonight at 6 p.m. EDT right here

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Gamers have been streaming into TennoCon in Ontario, Canada, all day today, hoping to get their Warframe on, rub elbows with Digital Extremes devs,...

Camelot Unchained zeroes in on client stability

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Following an "explosive" test over the Independence Day extended weekend, Camelot Unchained's devs spent the shortened week attempting to zero in on some of...

SWTOR team explains the need for ‘sweeping and severe’ class changes

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Is there anything more dread-inducing for an MMORPG player than hearing that massive class changes are incoming? You never know if you're going to...
Bones.

The Game Archaeologist: Where are all of the open-source MMOs?

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Recently we had an interesting question come in from reader and Patron Rasmus Praestholm, who asked me to do a little investigating: "What (if...

LOTRO tests Mordor’s improved character models and allegiance system

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The third public preview test of Lord of the Rings Online: Mordor arrived yesterday, further expanding the beta of the upcoming expansion. New this...
she's got the look

The Daily Grind: How do you handle interest in multiple MMOs?

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Friends and readers know that I have a serious issue with being overwhelmed in all of the MMORPG options out there. I keep wanting...

Marvel Heroes is now ‘Omega’ on Steam for PC players (without Omega content)

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Say, what's that enormous download chugging up your Steam? Oh no biggie, just Marvel Heroes again... Marvel Heroes Omega, that is. Yes, it's July...
And this time, we mean it.

Betawatch: Albion Online gets ramped up for launch (July 7, 2017)

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It's really just about time for Albion Online to launch, isn't it? Less than two weeks to go, now, so the title is winding...

Wizard101 tests chat channels while Pirate101 has fun with a rooster sheriff

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Here's something interesting we learned this week by perusing the Wizard101 newsletter: The game apparently has a stronger following than you'd think among YouTubers, bloggers,...
Slower than a ray of light.

Dual Universe winds down founder packs, posts planet-to-moon seamless flight footage

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If you haven't picked up a founder pack for Dual Universe, you're going to want to rectify that soon. Novaquark wrote in a recent...

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