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]

Perfect Ten: Ranking MMORPG combat pets, from best to worst

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It's an objectively known fact that Warhammer Online's squigs were the peak of MMORPG pet design and functionality. Giant balls of attitude and appetite...
This isn't alive yet, but it, too, is going to die.

Crowfall demonstrates the animations of the Templar

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Crowfall's Templar is going to smash in your face if you cross her. She's got divine power, she's got a two-handed sword, and she's...
date you a person who...

Riders of Icarus invites you to date a GM for Valentine’s Day

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How often do you really think about the poor GMs in your game of choice? You call them to complain over every little problem...

Guild Wars 2 AMA: DPS meters, PAX East, raiding, and insider trading

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Following the launch of Guild Wars 2's Head of the Snake episode yesterday -- a day late, but fully intact! -- 21 members of...

World of Warcraft’s pet battle dungeon takes your little buddies through a gauntlet of pain

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World of Warcraft's pet battle system is one of those features that either you really love or you completely ignore. If you're of the...

Ashes of Creation demos new dungeon video, won’t ‘sacrifice aesthetics for performance’

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Curious what Ashes of Creation looks like in action? The team released its first gameplay video last night, showing a mage exploring an icy...
Baby, it's cold outside.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO is perfect for a snowed-in day?

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There are places in the world where you never get a foot of snow dumped on you in the middle of winter. But for...

The Stream Team: The quest to find the perfect Elder Scrolls Online house

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Massively OP's MJ hasn't accumulated the game riches that Larry has, so she can't acquire any fancy houses in Elder Scrolls Online. Luckily for...

AdventureQuest 3D previews the dragon-infested Firefields

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AdventureQuest 3D's newest region should be arriving any day now, giving level 15 players a chance to test their mettle against dragons in their native...
Damn right they have feathers.

Durango testers build 6.3 million buildings in beta

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Mobile dino MMO Durango wrapped up its first closed beta test back on January 16th, and the game has many stories to tell from it....

WoW players raised 2.5M for the Make-A-Wish charity in December

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Blizzard announced this afternoon that the December promotion and sale of the adorbs World of Warcraft minipet Mischief raised over 2.5 million dollars for...

Six new PvE queues are coming to Star Trek Online’s console editions

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While Star Trek Online's console versions will probably always trail behind the PC edition in terms of the most up-to-date content, Cryptic is making...

Pokemon Go rolls out Valentine’s Day events to blank and surly stares

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Pokemon Go has hatched a new Valentine's Day event for players of the ridiculously popular MMOARG. From now through February 15th, "Players will receive double the...

SWTOR’s Tait Watson departs BioWare, trades Austin for SoCal

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Star Wars: The Old Republic Producer Tait Watson is leaving the company, according to his farewell post to forumgoers this morning. "I haven’t been fired,...

Tamriel Infinium: Four reasons Elder Scrolls Online’s Homestead tops other MMO housing

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Traditionally, in this Tamriel Infinium column, I have been extremely critical of The Elder Scrolls Online, and I promise you, I'm sure I'll lob criticism...

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

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If you're reading this, then the poor ArenaNet team has finally managed to battle the crazy weather and pressed the big red button: The...
Hey-nonny-nonny, it's time for another song you skip over!

Choose My Adventure: LOTRO in hindsight, WildStar ahead

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Writing about Lord of the Rings Online is an odd experience for me because the reality is pretty simple: I don't like the game...
Is this the family? Help us out here.

Black Desert’s Valentine’s Day events and ocean rescue system arrive today

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Valentine's Day has come to Black Desert Online in a 1 GB patch today -- they take V-day seriously, these folks at Kakao. Beginning today,...
Well, I'll take it, but I won't pay much for it.

Crowfall examines the ins and outs of crafting in its latest Q&A video

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The latest community Q&A video for Crowfall is out, and it covers a lot of the details for the game's crafting mechanics. For example,...
With a bullet.

Square-Enix saw MMO profits from FFXIV and FFXI dip in 2016

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Now is the time for all good companies to report profits and losses for the previous year, and at first glance Square-Enix's report looks...