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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Dofus introduces the Ouginak class

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Whatever else you might think about Dofus, you have to admit that the game is resistant to pigeonholing. The game's most recent update rolls...

Emily ‘Domino’ Taylor departs Daybreak and the EverQuest franchise

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Emily "Domino" Taylor, long-time EverQuest franchise crafting wizard at SOE and now Daybreak, announced that she's leaving the studio at the end of the...

Old School RuneScape celebrates its fourth birthday

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One of RuneScape's better and more popular experiments is celebrating its fourth birthday today. Old School RuneScape, the 2007-era version of the game that...
Yes, it is what it looks like.

The Imperial Realm: Miranda offers up a teaser trailer before a new test weekend

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Want to try something very different next weekend? You'll have a chance with the next test weekend for The Imperial Realm: Miranda, a seamless...

The Stream Team: Picking a perfect ArcheAge pet

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It's that time again, when ArcheAge gives you the chance to adopt adorable pets during the Pawesome Festival. And how could Massively OP's MJ...
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World of Warcraft’s Hazzikostas discusses the goals for future Artifact Power implementation

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There has been some back-and-forth about World of Warcraft's Artifact Power system. The problem that people have run into, essentially, is that the game's...

Chaos Theory: The Secret World predictions 2016 vs 2017

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It's no secret that The Secret World had a rough year in 2016. I just really wish I could say differently. And it's especially...

Dragon Nest players have Granom Nest to clear out

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Think you've seen everything in Dragon Nest? You're pretty elite and you've come back in time from the future, so you probably have. But...

Smed’s new Amazon studio is basically Pixelmage Games

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Amazon Game Studios announced yesterday that it had picked up MMORPG genre veteran John Smedley to helm one of its up-and-coming online game studios....
So long.

The Exiled outlines early access packages, denounces pay-to-win

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With just a week to go until its early access launch on February 23rd, indie "social sandbox" The Exiled -- formerly known as Das...

Neverwinter is sunsetting in China

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MMO Culture is reporting that Perfect World's China branch has announced that Neverwinter's Chinese version is shutting down. The game is expected to sunset...
I TRUSTED YOU

Perfect Ten: Terminology the MMORPG genre needs

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MMOs, like any other hobby, have their own terminology. We have the term "newb" for new players, "noob" for players who aren't actually new...

Sea of Thieves teases a larger world in its next alpha test

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The jolly, rip-roaring fun of Sea of Thieves is only going to get crazier as more players and features come in the next alpha...

The trouble with master writs in Elder Scrolls Online

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Probably the loudest complaint about the otherwise-nifty Homestead housing in The Elder Scrolls Online comes from the players who argue that acquiring the necessary...

Shards Online pumps up early access hype with a community roundtable

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Last week we reported that Shards Online is winding down its alpha program and gearing up for Steam early access launch sometime in the...

Blizzard: WoW Tokens are ‘harmless’ and ‘make people happier’

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In a new interview with Glixel, World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas opened up about the creation and use of WoW Tokens in...

Guild Wars 2 Art Director Daniel Dociu is leaving ArenaNet

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Yesterday, ArenaNet's Mike O'Brien announced to forumgoers that longtime studio Art Director Daniel Dociu "will be leaving ArenaNet" and Guild Wars 2. "Daniel Dociu will...
You can go level alts, if you're a fool and have alts.

The Daily Grind: Which games will be the big winners (and losers) from more MMOs on consoles?

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I don't think that being one of the only fully featured MMOs on a console is what has made Final Fantasy XIV successful. I...

The Stream Team: A Landmark scavenger hunt

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As promised, today Massively OP's MJ is running a Landmark scavenger hunt. She's put together a small list of items she needs to go...
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Play Heroes of the Storm, earn a free World of Warcraft mount

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There's a neat cross-promotion going on right now between Heroes of the Storm and World of Warcraft. Blizzard is encouraging its fans to give...