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]

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Albion Online is launching on July 17

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Huge news for the Albion Online community today, as Sandbox Interactive announced that the fantasy sandbox will be launching this summer on July 17th....
GLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORIA

Guild Wars 2 drops a big skill balance patch

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Could you feel that? There's been a disturbance in the forums, as if dozens of Guild Wars 2 skills cried out in terror... and...
Bear bomb!

The Daily Grind: What MMO musical tune annoys you the most?

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The worst part of going through World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria is the inn music. I don't know why, but that has literally...

EVE Online’s new ‘citizen science’ project will ‘refine the search for exoplanets’

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Those of you who've known me a while probably know that my husband is an astrophysicist, which means that astronomy is a passion in...

The Stream Team: Sharing a first look at MU Legend with closed beta codes

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Are you curious about MU Legend? Massively OP's MJ is: She's diving in to take a first look at this sequel-in-the-making during its second...

Here’s how Albion Online is rebooting its PvP Outland zones

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Sandbox Interactive Game Director Robin Henkys has another lengthy Albion Online dev recap today, this one all about the Outlands, one of the key...

ARK is abandoning the claiming of abandoned dinos

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One way survivors have been able to nab new dinosaurs in ARK: Survival Evolved is by claiming abandoned tames when their ownership timer expires....

You’re going to have to work to upgrade gear in Revelation Online

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Getting gear in Revelation Online will come fairly easy and naturally as part of the questing and leveling process. Now, as for getting the...

Life is Feudal welcomes testers to its second closed beta

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Yesterday, Life is Feudal kicked off its second closed beta test for the MMO version of the game. The test is somewhat short and...

The Stream Team: Playing in SWTOR’s Asylum with Senya

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A long leisurely stay in the Asylum. That sounds like the perfect way for Massively OP's Larry and MJ to spend their day in...
Well, I mean, this is transparent.

Ship of Heroes posts a Kickstarter countdown on its main page

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Whenever we here bring news about a new indie title, there's always at least one person asking in the comments about when the Kickstarter...

Devs and players say farewell to Landmark and the last remnants of EverQuest Next

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Landmark's servers blinked off for the very last time last night, with our own EverQuest franchise columnist MJ Guthrie there to stream the end. The...
Fight for something, probably, whatever.

The Elysium WoW emulator community is in total meltdown

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The Elysium World of Warcraft private server community is in total meltdown, so popcorn at the ready. Most MMORPG players would probably have never heard...
In a world of self-inflicted wreckage.

Choose My Adventure: Starting fresh in WildStar

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There are times when I've been away from a game for a while that I'm honestly not sure if I remember something correctly. I...

Mortal Online wants to move you into a brand-new house

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It's time to abandon those old Mortal Online digs and check in to an upgrade. The devs unveiled a player housing revamp this week...
I'm cutting it down.

Black Desert brings out the Dark Knight on March 1st

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Good news, fans of knights with requisite darkness! Black Desert is bringing the Dark Knight to local shores on March 1st, allowing everyone in...

Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind: Warden, story, PvP, & gameplay trailer

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Last week, Massively OP's Larry Everett attended a press event for Elder Scrolls Online's Morrowind chapter and brought back a veritable guar-load of information...

Elder Scrolls Online: Deep-diving Morrowind’s PvP battlegrounds

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At last week's Elder Scrolls Online press event, I sat down in the ESO Live studio to talk to the PvP designer in person:...

Elder Scrolls Online: Deep-diving Morrowind’s new Warden class

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Along with a new expansive 30-hour long story, Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind will introduce us to the game's first new class called the Warden,...

Elder Scrolls Online: Setting up the Morrowind story

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Last week, I trekked out to Baltimore to visit ZeniMax Online Studios and get a first glimpse at Elder Scrolls Online's upcoming chapter/expansion, Morrowind. After all,...