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: Has an MMO dev ever incorporated your feedback?

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In the comments of my last Daily Grind on bad newbie advice, Massively OP commenter Veldan noted that while he agreed ragequitting was a...

MMO Week in Review: On The Secret World’s relaunch (March 5, 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! Funcom's...

EVE Evolved: Hints of EVE Online’s summer update

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The EVE Online community was a little surprised this week by what appeared to be the accidental early reveal of the feature list for this summer's...

The MOP Up: MMOs make math fun (March 5, 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...

Pokemon Go: Japan’s snorlax event, gyms, PvP, and trading

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Despite what I may think, Niantic is still calling Pokemon GO an MMO at GDC 2017. Senior Product Manager Tatsuo Nomura referred to it as one...

One Shots: All dolled up

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It's always a crapshoot with our weekly screenshot challenges; sometimes they take off, and other times... not so much. But boy howdy did you...
More of this story, please.

The Daily Grind: What’s the most overused cute creature in an MMO?

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The Quaggan, without a doubt, are the cutest race in Guild Wars 2. They also don't show up constantly, which helps. An awful lot...

TUG outlines its roadmap, aims to have ‘core gameplay’ in place for summer

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You might be hearing more about TUG in the near future, as the team said that it will be increasing its communication as development...

Black Desert is due for a ‘full-scale graphic remastering later this year’

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At GDC last week, Black Desert took center stage as the subject of a demo from Silicon Studio showing off YEBIS, its post-processing software....

Camelot Unchained sees ‘a light at the end of the tunnel’

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There's no doubt that it has to be difficult for the Camelot Unchained team to continue to ask for patience week after week when...

LOTRO Legendarium: A guide to starting fresh in Lord of the Rings Online

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This past week, I received this letter from reader Thurro: "Your recent LOTRO resurgence has my interest, and from the sounds of you on...
anyway here's wonderwall

You can try Shroud of the Avatar for free right now

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Sing me a song of a free trial, sing me a song today! Right this very hot moment, Shroud of the Avatar is testing out...

The Daily Grind: How do you set up your MMO when you first log in?

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The other day I was recalling the whole City of Heroes experience (sad sigh), and an odd memory jumped out. It was the most...

SkySaga dramatically altered crafting in its latest alpha phase

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If, like me, your spring break plans have been thwarted by frigid weather in the forecast, maybe you're looking for something new to do...
BEEP BOOP I A ROBOT

Betawatch: Robocraft hits beta testing (March 3, 2017)

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Life is weird. You would think that once Robocraft was a thing I would never have played anything else, simply because it's a game...
I'm so drunk I can barely see, but it helps be get through another day!

EverQuest II kicks off a Brewday celebration

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Is the world of Norrath awash in problems in EverQuest II? Do you see destruction and demise at all corners with no obvious solutions?...

Path of Exile lets loose with Patch 2.6 tonight

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Just call it Patch of Exile. This evening, the highly anticipated Patch 2.6 will go live in Path of Exile, and the relatively calm landscape...

Star Citizen’s Around the Verse: Character customization, concept ships, and the commodities market

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Persistent universe fans, heads up: On this week's Star Citizen Around the Verse, Chris Roberts is joined by Persistent Universe Game Director Tony Zurovec,...

Sea of Thieves talks about its voyage system, runs another technical alpha test

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Ahoy maties, there's a new Sea of Thieves Inn-side Story video out this week that discusses the game's voyage system. This system is what...

Free Realms Sunrise emulator vows to bring back some of the fun

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Were you there when they turned the lights out on Free Realms? The title went dark on this family-friendly MMORPG back in March 2014,...