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]

So long.

The Exiled launches Season 2 with a trial extension and a big patch

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The second season of The Exiled is arriving, and while that sounds like the preamble to some critically acclaimed drama series starting up again,...

Skyforge soars over to the PS4 on March 28 ahead of formal April 11 launch

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When MMO devs give windows like "spring" for launches, we usually figure it'll be the very tail end. Not this time: My.com announced today...
It's less of a secret now.

The Secret World welcomes new community manager, should talk about relaunch plans soon

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Ever since finding out in late February that Funcom has plans to relaunch The Secret World with a new business model and redesigned combat,...

Ship of Heroes touts Unreal Engine 4 progress ahead of Kickstarter bid

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Since our community has City of Heroes on the brain of late, let's recall that there are no less than five games inspired by...
Balance!

The Daily Grind: How do you balance MMO playtime with single-player playtime?

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Much of my time during a given week is devoted to playing MMOs. That probably makes sense, considering that understanding these games and writing...

EVE Online’s huge stations will soon mine entire moons

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That's no moon, it's a space station... that's mining the innards out of that moon. It is, of course, one of EVE Online's "upwell structures,"...

Jukebox Heroes: Your favorite MMO themes, #18-13

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Last week we were off to a great start as we listened to the first batch of player-voted favorite MMO themes. As I said...
Drifting.

Star Trek Online preps Reckoning update for consolers in April

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PWE announced this afternoon that Star Trek Online will drop the Reckoning update on console players next month on April 18th -- that's a...
Contains some monsters.

Final Fantasy XI players gather cherished memories for anniversary celebration

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This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Final Fantasy franchise, but it also marks the 15th anniversary of Final Fantasy XI. And yes,...

The Stream Team: Looking for SWTOR’s Lady of Sorrows

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Senya went off to do some "work," leaving Massively OP's MJ and Larry to skulk about SWTOR's Old World of Zakuul to learn more...

Elite Dangerous addresses ship nameplate concerns

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Yesterday's Elite Dangerous community livestream is full of good news for sci-fi fans anxiously watching the 2.3 beta. Of note, Frontier's Sandro Sammarco and...
In a world of self-inflicted wreckage.

Choose My Adventure: Wrapping up WildStar

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Writing about WildStar at this point feels weird. Obviously, I just finished up playing the game for this feature for four weeks. It feels fresh...

Elder Scrolls Online previews Morrowind’s Foyada Quarry (pro tip: lava is hot)

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ZeniMax has this morning released a deep-dive of one of the trio of battlegrounds due to launch in The Elder Scrolls Online when Morrowind...

Hyperspace Beacon: If you’re not playing Star Wars: The Old Republic, why are you still subbed?

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Let me start this article by answering my own headline: It's partly because I'm an idiot and cannot let go of this IP. Star Wars:...

Black Desert’s spring patch spawns cherry blossom events

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Today's Black Desert patch isn't a massive one, but it's going to be welcomed by anyone sick unto death of winter. Yep, the update heralds...
why

Here’s why everyone’s pissed off about City of Heroes NPCs in NCsoft’s MOBA

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Yesterday, NCsoft took the lid off a secret it's clearly been working on for a while: The company means to introduce a notorious and...

Neverwinter proclaims the Day of the Dungeon Master

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The dice are back, baby! A while ago, Cryptic paid homage to Neverwinter's tabletop roots by incorporating an Inception-like pen-and-paper experience into the MMORPG....
For chickens.

Perfect World sees mobile sales jump up in 2016

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When it comes to financial reports, there's always one word that every investor wants to see: growth. And for those that read Perfect World's...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO gave you the longest honeymoon period?

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We all know how delightful that "new MMO smell" is, particularly when it's a particularly exciting title that you were anticipating for a long...

MMOs you’ve never heard of: Lothgar Online, Little War Online, Age of Rivals

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When I add news to our newsroom for our reporters to pick up, I often add links that just say "such-and-such a game exists"...