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]

Corepunk has officially launched into early access

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Last night, Artificial Core officially launched Corepunk - though not without one final delay to cap off years of them. It's tradition, at this...

The Daily Grind: What is the next generation of MMO gamers seeking?

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It's been a privilege to be part of a team tracking the course of MMO news for a decade-and-a-half now. I've often said that...

The Stream Team: The great Battle’s Eve feast in Guild Wars 2

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How do you prepare for a great battle the next day? The Kodan in Guild Wars 2 feast! Well, that pretty much sounds like...

Have a look at the teaser for Secret Level’s New World Aeternum-themed animated episode

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Way back in August, Amazon announced a "new adult-animated anthology series" called Secret Level, developed under Amazon's own Prime Video label. The idea was...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 495: EverQuesting for a sequel

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Justin and Bree discuss EverQuest 3, EverQuest II's latest expansion, FFXIV Mobile, New World's roadmap, Path of Exile 2, and Stars Reach's housing, with adventures in WoW Classic and Guild Wars 2.

Lost Ark’s Holiday Awakening update lands tomorrow morning with the new Buzzling Island

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Hope you're ready for Lost Ark's November update because it's dropping early tomorrow morning just ahead of the holiday. It's even called Holiday Awakening....

Guild Wars 2 kicks off the Evon Gnashblade promo, adds more regional hair and faces

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Guild Wars 2's late-night patches are usually just bug fixes, so I usually don't pay too much attention to them, but last night's actually...

Wurm Online is patching in buildable ceilings this week and teasing the goblin camp revamp

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Wurm Online doesn't get enough attention in the MMORPG industry, in our opinion anyway, so we're going to rectify that today as the developers...

TERA Console patches in the ‘ultimate challenge’ of the 10-player Kelsaik’s Raid

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TERA Console's continued existence makes for both heartening and unsettling feelings for those who carried a torch for the PC version, but at least...

EVE Vanguard’s latest test patch includes four new or revamped map variants

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Ahead of EVE Vanguard's multi-game promotional event this Thanksgiving weekend, CCP Games has pushed out the latest patch for the in-development EVE Online franchise...

New World’s new free trial on console comes with a bunch of caveats

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Buried in the big roadmap and season servers announcement from New World yesterday was the revelation that Amazon is also preparing a free trial...

Casually Classic: WoW Classic Classic is more than just another hit of nostalgia

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Out of all of the things that I didn't expect to be on my 2024 MMO bingo sheet was "Getting absolutely sucked into a...

Final Fantasy XIV opens the Ultimate version of Futures Rewritten and adjusts abilities in PvP

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There's another new layer of content laid atop Final Fantasy XIV's Crossroads patch, and this one is for those who are looking for the...

Throne and Liberty is getting a new weapon next week: the spear

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It's the year of the spear for NCsoft MMORPGs, apparently, as a second title in the company's stable is now introducing a new spear...

Whatever happened to RvR MMO Crowfall? (2024 edition)

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In the annals of MMORPG history, Kickstarted MMORPG Crowfall seems destined to be remembered for its impressive crowdfunding totals, imaginative character designs, strong developer...

Star Citizen teases the Polaris capital ship release and plans for capital ship combat

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In internet spaceship naval warfare, sometimes bigger is better, and it doesn't get too much bigger than the Polaris, the upcoming corvette-class capital ship...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs have pointless – but fun – PvP?

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Eliot's article about World of Warcraft's 20th anniversary festivities reminded me of something dumb I loved to do back in the olden days of...

Diablo Immortal launches Eve of Unmaking this week – and a new backlash mechanic

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Diablo Immortal is preparing for its next big patch because what could ever go wrong popping in a patch right before Thanksgiving? The core of...

EVE Online’s seasonal Winter Nexus event returns December 5

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It's almost time for the winter season to come to... space? This would seem weird if it weren't for the fact that EVE Online...

Wuthering Waves is coming to PS5 and rolling out its 2.0 update on January 2nd

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How would you like your anime gacha MMO on even more platforms with even more stuff? If that's you, you're getting your very specific...