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 starts to stabilize fresh start servers

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As we have been reporting on ArcheAge over the last few days, it has been a hot mess for North American servers ever since...

SWTOR welcomes Life Day and 5th anniversary celebration

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Rushing out to see Rogue One this weekend? Not so fast: SWTOR is going to make a play for your attention and geek affections....

25000 people have signed up for the new Nostalrius server so far

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According to a tweet by the original folks behind Nostalrius, the new version of the World of Warcraft classic emulator has already (or only,...
why you like this 2016

Star Trek Online’s 3D-printed ships aren’t happening after all

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Remember how Star Trek Online made a big announcement about getting custom ships 3D printed for players? That sounded cool right from the start....

The Daily Grind: Are you worried for EVE Online’s safety if CCP is bought out?

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Following the Bloomberg-floated rumor last Friday that CCP Games might be up for sale, we've had nothing but silence from CCP on the topic, so bloggers...

Worlds Adrift takes on new team members as alpha 5 begins

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Worlds Adrift's alpha 5 has kicked off today with new dev team members in high places. Bossa Studios announced on Friday that it's picked up...
Wax on, wax off. Forever.

Shroud of the Avatar details further polish coming to the Ardoris scene

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Cicadas. The scent of cherry blossoms. A soft "thunk" from bamboo pipes and the swishing noise of water. Soft words broken by shouts of...
Everything's going fine.

H1Z1: Just Survive gets a dedicated team and fix-it leader

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New H1Z1: Just Survive General Manager Landon Montgomery is attempting to show that his leadership will see a more open and forthcoming Daybreak with...

Identity creates a cops-and-robbers life simulator

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Are you a good or bad person at heart when you play pretend? Either way, you will have a place in Identity, an upcoming...
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Warframe pushes The War Within to consoles alongside a gaming giveaway

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It has been a month and a day since The War Within, one of Warframe's most-hyped content releases to date, arrived on the PC....
It's a house, you see.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s 2016 in review

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If you care about awards - and let's be real, we all do, even if they don't inform our emotional states - you'll notice...

RuneScape plans Sliske’s Endgame and Christmas content for December

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Remember back in 2013 when RuneScape launched the "Missing, Presumed Death" questline? When Death actually went missing? Yeah, we don't either. 2013 was adorable,...

The Stream Team: A fresh start for ArcheAge?

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Massively OP's MJ has a plan to start a new race on a new server. She even made a brand-new ArcheAge account just for...

El Somni Quas is still in development — and here’s the proof

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Back in October, MOP posted a rundown of upcoming indie MMOs. Among those listed was El Somni Quas, an Ultima Online-like game that looked...

WildStar celebrates the consumer season with Winterfest

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There's no need to get sappy or sentimental in WildStar when the holiday season rolls around. When it comes to Protostar's Gala Winterfest, cold,...

Massively OP’s Best of 2016 Awards: Most Underrated MMO

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Welcome to Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2016 awards series. Every year, we poll our writers about the best and worst MMOs, stories, studios, and trends and...

Elysium gears up for Nostalrius emu character transfers and relaunch

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Back before BlizzCon, the admins of the sunsetted illegal World of Warcraft emulator Nostalrius issued a threat, demanding that the game studio create official vanilla...

Player drops $1M of stolen money on a free-to-play game

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If you could spend someone else's money on a free-to-play game without shame, how much would you blow on microtransactions and other in-game advantages? For...
Hey, dude, things cool? We're just chilling.

Here’s everything you missed from Pantheon’s 210-minute stream

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Do you find it easier to read through many pages of documentation than sit and watch a lengthy stream? Do you just want information...
Not playing the game is a lot like playing the game in the right light.

Here’s where ArcheAge: Revelation and the fresh start servers – yes, plural – stand right now

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Trion's plan made sense: bring the ArcheAge servers up on Saturday with Revelation and give the players plenty of time to get into the...

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