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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Anarchy Online finally arrives on Steam with $90 level boost option

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Sixteen years after its debut, Anarchy Online has just now found itself a new home. After a lot of promises and teases, the long-running...

The Daily Grind: What’s the weirdest MMO glitch you’ve ever experienced?

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Have you ever fallen through the world in an MMO? Good times, right there. It's a jarring, crazy experience in which you see just...
Day, night, whatever.

Age of Wushu 2’s days are for getting thirsty, but its nights are for assassination

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Development continues on Age of Wushu 2, and the game is going to make you think about the time. Is it late at night...

Guardians of Ember unlocks Act 4, raises level cap, and goes on sale

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Runewaker's hack-and-slash MMOARPG is a bit bigger, a bit older, and a bit wiser, thanks to a hefty update to Guardians of Ember's early...

MU Legend kicks off second CBT while MU Origin opens a PvP server arena

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Webzen's been quite busy building its expanded MU universe up in its bedroom while its mom keeps calling it down to dinner. "Not now,...

The Stream Team: Landmark’s sunset stream

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Parting is such sorrow, but there is certainly nothing sweet about this one! Massively OP's MJ is forced to say goodbye to a game...
Yikes what

Star Trek Online shows off the factional flagships for console captains

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Good news for anyone playing Star Trek Online on consoles: The Tier 6 flagships are on their way. But what do the stats look...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 105: Samurai and Smedley

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Eliot, Justin, and Bree discuss FFXIV's fanfest reveals, John Smedley's new Amazon studio, Path of Exile's expansion, Skyforge's console plan, and the Dociu/Taylor moves, with mailbag questions on level scaling and replacing favorite games.

HEX and Gameforge are parting ways

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HEX Entertainment released a newsletter today announcing that its TCG HEX: Shards of Fate will return to self-publishing. As publisher, Gameforge has been responsible...
Meet the new boss.

Riders of Icarus offers compensation for unscheduled maintenance

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Due to a block of unscheduled maintenance yesterday, Riders of Icarus is handing out packs of goodies as a peace offering for those affected....

Leaderboard: If you solo in MMORPGs, why?

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Solo players in MMORPGs are a strange case, chiefly because they are treated like an outlier when they aren't. The fact is that almost...
If you don't like any of this, well... keep doing whatever, I guess.

Neverwinter’s Cloaked Ascendancy expansion has just gone live

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Neverwinter's Cloaked Ascendancy expansion is live for PC players today, PWE has declared. "The city of Neverwinter is under attack by the Cloaked Ascendancy, a...

Black Desert teases Dark Knight pre-creation for tomorrow’s patch

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Get excited -- but not too excited. The western branch of Black Desert this afternoon teased a silhouette of the Dark Knight in conjunction...

Homestead descends on Elder Scrolls Online’s console versions today

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Playing Elder Scrolls Online on console? Good news: The housing patch we PC folks have been raving about for the last two weeks arrives...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s The Head of the Snake

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Now that I've had a little time to sink my hours into completing the episode after my initial impressions piece two weeks ago, I'm...
Hire me.

Final Fantasy XIV gives us a peek at Othard and the Samurai

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If you missed the keynote from Final Fantasy XIV's European fan festival on Saturday, you missed out on a lot of big information. The...

Ashes of Creation on dungeon finders, soloing, player shops, and guild ethics

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MOP tipster Joel let us know about an absolute trove of info flowing in the Ashes of Creation Discord channel thanks to the candor...

Pantheon expands FAQ, hires on web developers

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Do you have burning questions about Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen or simply want to get pumped up about the game? Thanks to a...

Elder Scrolls Online previews Morrowind’s environments

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Fans who are knowledgeable about the original Morrowind might be wondering if Elder Scrolls Online's expansion version will also contain the same muddy brown...

The Daily Grind: Do you use plugins for your main MMORPG?

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As one of Massively OP's resident modding nuts, I am drawn to MMORPGs that offer plugin support and modding APIs. World of Warcraft's modding...