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]

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,...

Chaos Theory: Speculating on The Secret World’s relaunch

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Well, it wasn't the news I was hoping for, but I'll still take it! This week we learned about Funcom's plan to relaunch the...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Earthtear Cavern home will be buyable next week

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Fans of The Elder Scrolls Online's Homestead housing will probably want to take a peek at the coming-soon announcement for the cash shop, which...
Suit up.

Crowfall’s discipline system comes together

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It's always exciting when an idea goes from a mere concept to a practical prototype, and the Crowfall team is definitely thrilled to be...

You drank more than 364M beers in Black Desert during its first year in the west

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In fact, you probably drank four times that. Happy birthday, Black Desert! Yep, the Korean-born MMORPG is celebrating one year in the west today. Earlier this...

Rumor: Lost Ark’s next Korean CBT is coming this summer

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What's going on with Lost Ark anyway? It's been a good long time since we heard anything about this promising and stunning-looking MMOARPG, including...

The Secret World kicks off another Golden Week

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While Secret Worlders wait anxiously to see what Funcom has in store for the game's recently announced relaunch, the studio is attempting to distract...

The Daily Grind: What’s the worst advice you were given as an MMORPG newbie?

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Join a guild. It's the first thing everyone tells someone entering an MMORPG, whether she's a newbie or a returnee. I've even given the advice myself....
Not scary any more.

Final Fantasy XI announces the plans for its March version update

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The days of doing everything in a full alliance have passed for Final Fantasy XI. Much of the content that used to require alliances...

Massively Overthinking: Mainstream misconceptions about MMORPGs

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Massively OP reader Arsin Halfmoon pitched the team a great question this week, poached straight from the podcast list: "As someone deeply invested in the MMO...

Niantic cracks down on third-party sales in Ingress

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Stop cheating, you cheating cheaters, or else we're gonna take your stuff. That's the gist of the message out of Niantic this week to Ingress...

Wakfu is throwing a birthday party — and you’re invited

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Happy birthday Wakfu! The colorful isometric MMO is celebrating its fifth anniversary this week, and it wants you to be a part of the...
Avec les hommes et le Pokey.

Shooter denied bond in Virginia Pokemon Go murder case

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Back in January, we reported on the tragic case of Jiansheng Chen, a 60-year-old Virginia resident who was playing Pokemon Go in his family's...

Guild Wars 2 peeks behind-the-scenes at its ‘chess raid’

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How does chess factor into MMORPGs? When it comes to Guild Wars 2's newest raid, Bastion of the Penitent, the age-old tabletop game was...

Hearthstone dev performs an epic Un’Goro rap

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Consider this your weekly public service announcement to remind you that game developers are people too -- weird, strange, and totally geeky people. As...
Are we there yet, and no matter what the answer is, why not?

Choose My Adventure: The overwhelming opening of WildStar

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Playing WildStar for this week's session was the first time I really felt old. I had failed to account for two things when I got...
Hold me closer.

Vote on the name for the next TERA class (from a list of options)

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The next class coming to TERA is named the Paragon... or perhaps it isn't. There's no clear way to translate the name that sounds...

Here’s how that H1Z1 TV broadcast deal went down

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Were you scratching your head over last week's announcement that H1Z1 would be bringing its upcoming PvP tournament to the CW network? We were...