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]

Enter to win a copy of Wild Terra from Juvty and Massively OP

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Indie sandbox MMORPG Wild Terra has been in early access since December, a nostalgia-driven medieval sim that allows players to build up settlements (and...

Everything console players need to know about Neverwinter’s Cloaked Ascendancy, launching April 11

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Everyone loves expansions, right? Neverwinter's latest expansion, Cloaked Ascendancy, launched the last week of February, giving players the opportunity to delve in and enjoy...

Black Desert’s St Patrick’s Day patch brought its own beer

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It is written in The MMORPG Code that MMOs, especially those of foreign pedigree, must indulge our most silly faux holidays. I'm sure that's...
It never ends.

Star Trek Online offers a broad overview of upcoming space combat balance changes

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The space combat of Star Trek Online is pretty much the crown jewel of the game. It's intriguing, diverse, engaging, and pretty much everyone...

World of Warcraft attempts to balance legendaries for Patch 7.2

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Hold on to your butts: The wild ride of World of Warcraft's Patch 7.2 public test realm hasn't come to a full and complete...
We won't be beating you up any longer.

Final Fantasy XIV discontinues 90-day subscription option for PS3 players on March 18

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If you're playing Final Fantasy XIV on a PlayStation 3, your days are numbered. Support for the platform is being discontinued with the launch...
WoW

The Daily Grind: How should MMOs repurpose older content?

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Recently World of Warcraft introduced Mists of Pandaria timewalking dungeons, which allowed me (believe it or not) to experience these dungeons for the very...
This is the chamber where the party will die.

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen has a brand-new wiki

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If you've somehow missed it in every single discussion of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's design philosophy, the game is very much a throwback...
She's being added, but most of her clothing isn't.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 108: PAX East power-up

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Justin and Eliot discuss PAX East, Shards Online aka Legends of Aria, TERA and Trove on console, Final Fantasy XIV, Dauntless, Kritika Online, and Conan Exiles, plus mailbag questions on Eastern MMOs and permadeath.

Trove officially launches for Xbox One and PlayStation 4

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Voxel sandbox Trove has formally launched on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One today, having been in open beta on both consoles since December. Trion says it's...

The Stream Team: An AQ3D afternoon with Artix in Ashfall

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Did someone say story? AQ3D recently released its big Ashfall update, the game's first big story-driven saga, and you know Massively OP's MJ is...

Raph Koster explains why griefing in virtual reality isn’t going away

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Even if you can overlook the expense, the current lack of games, the potential for nausea, and the annoyance of wearing a clamshell on...

Ship of Heroes salutes City of Heroes in its network demo video

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Ship of Heroes has a new video out today that is ostensibly a network demo showing off half a dozen remote developers spread across...

Guild Chat: Dealing with MMORPG guild inactivity

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Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which the Massively Overpowered community gets together to help crack guild problems presented by readers in...

PAX East 2017: The Elder Scrolls Online’s battlegrounds are exactly that

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My absolute first appointment at PAX East 2017 was to stop by The Elder Scrolls Online display to check out the new battlegrounds coming...
But robots.

WildStar’s devs go in-depth on the new Primal Matrix update

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Still trying to wrap your head around the latest WildStar content update? There's a livestream for that. WildStar's Power of the Primal Matrix dropped last...
How's everybody doing? I feel like it's my turn to be the boss now.

World of Warcraft steps into the desecrated Cathedral of Eternal Night

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The story of World of Warcraft: Legion is only just ramping up, as players prepare to move on to the Broken Shore to continue...

LOTRO and DDO extend free gift promotions due to account bug

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Due to an issue with account management, Standing Stone Games has apparently decided to extend its dual giveaways in Lord of the Rings Online...
Details, details.

The Repopulation is back up and running

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It might not have been everyone's ideal scenario, but the fact is that The Repopulation has come back under new management -- and you...
Breachy keen.

Star Trek Online urges players once more into the Breach on console

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The Breach queue in Star Trek Online has been trimmed up nicely for console players, shortened to the most interesting portions of the queue...