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]

The Daily Grind: Do you roll multiple MMO characters of the same class?

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I'm closing in on "done" -- my own peculiar version of done, anyway -- on my ninth character in Guild Wars 2. I've rolled...

MMO Week in Review: PAX East awards, EverQuest’s 18th, and ESO’s battlegrounds (March 19, 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! A...

EVE Evolved: What’s the deal with EVE’s PLEX changes?

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This week CCP Games announced that some big changes are on the way for PLEX in EVE Online. The PLEX or "30-day Pilot's License...

The MOP Up: Kali awakens in Dragon Nest (March 19, 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...
EN FUEGO!

Ultima Online starts testing pet patch, teases 20th anniversary plans

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Did you realize before you saw this headline that the granddaddy of all graphical MMORPGs is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year? Yes, we...
Nope!

Remembering EverQuest Next

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Is it too soon -- or perhaps too pointless -- to wool-gather about EverQuest Next? After all, that MMO project is deader than dead,...

One Shots: The Candy Man

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If you have a sweet tooth or diabetes, you may want to avoid the temptation that we're about to put in your path with...
Smug twit.

The Daily Grind: Will World of Warcraft hold its 7.2 patch until June?

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On October 24th, World of Warcraft launched patch 7.1, which contained a lot of not-quite-ready-for-launch Legion features and a bit of content. Since then,...

Camelot Unchained shows off its weapon stances

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While it's certainly tempting to focus on Camelot Unchained's progress in creating weeds (or as the devs put it, "the unsung heroes of the...

Chronicles of Elyria limits how many $10,000 monarchs will rule over its lands

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If you decided to eschew the purchase of a reasonably priced car in favor of buying your way to a pretend throne in a...

LOTRO Legendarium: Heading into the Wastes as update 20 advances

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If all goes well, within a few days the Lord of the Rings Online community will be getting its first glimpse of Mordor with...
The path was found after all.

Pathfinder Online has a roadmap forward and a plan for completion

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If you'd lost hope in Pathfinder Online ever making any forward motion again, you should be happy to see that there's a new letter...

The Daily Grind: What do you do when an MMO dungeon run goes bad?

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While I am generally for quick and fun group dungeon runs in MMORPGs, what I dread are those runs that end up going sour...
Full of sound and fury. Sadly.

WildStar’s Jen Ortiz leaves Carbine

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WildStar is down another high-profile member of its development team this week with the loss of Carbine Senior Product Manager Jen Ortiz. On Twitter Friday,...

The Stream Team: EverQuest celebrates 18 years!

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Last night's stream was aborted thanks to Twitch's issues, so we're giving it another go tonight at 9 p.m. EDT! It's happened: EverQuest has left...
Oh, well, good.

Betawatch: The Repopulation is back in the saddle again (March 17, 2017)

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It has been an odd and not altogether happy ride for The Repopulation, but the good news is that the game is back into...

AdventureQuest 3D will launch this October after a mega-patch

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Following a year of open beta testing, the cross-platform AdventureQuest 3D will launch on October 13th, 2017. Just prior to that launch, however, the...

Life is Feudal is shaping up to be a fine-looking MMO

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Now that Life is Feudal has turned on the power to its closed beta program, more players than ever before are getting to see...

The Stream Team: The Repopulation has resurfaced

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It's definitely been a long, long time since Massively OP's MJ has played The Repopulation, but that's that's not on her! The game had...
Swings and roundabouts!

You’ll need to put in about 20 hours in Albion Online to become competitive in PvP

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As Albion Online barrels toward a summer release, the crew took to Reddit yesterday for a marathon AMA session to tackle any pressing community...