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 Trek Online designs nine new starship variants

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Get out your abacus and your wallet, because Star Trek Online is getting ready to wow you with ship options and suck your funds...

PvP sandbox Albion Online is planning instanced PvE dungeons

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If you're wondering how ostensibly PvP MMOs are finding ways to implement PvE in 2017, look no further than Albion Online. Over the weekend,...
But there was loot.

Neverwinter explains how players wind up in the River District

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Have you ever wished that in the middle of a Neverwinter adventure you might hear a record scratch, followed by your character turning to...
A CHAMPION

WoW tokens are now redeemable for Battlenet cash

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Blizzard is tweaking World of Warcraft's WoW Token currency in a big way. "Today, the goblins of Bilgewater Cartel are introducing a new way to...

Camelot Unchained and the critical importance of video game character hands

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Camelot Unchained's latest development blog sees the team hard at work on animations, the patcher merge, the terrain editor, bots (the good kind), hair...
S-words.

Star Wars: The Old Republic offers players more than a month of massive XP boosts

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So you've got some alts in Star Wars: The Old Republic who haven't yet reached the level cap. You also have a lot more...
Ice cold.

Wisdom of Nym: Looking at alts in Final Fantasy XIV

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There is, really, no need to have a single alt in Final Fantasy XIV. This makes it a point of open curiosity for me about...
Homeward bound.

Working As Intended: Two decades of Elder Scrolls housing

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Massively OP explores Elder Scrolls housing through the ages -- starting with Daggerfall, running through Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim, and ending with Elder Scrolls Online's Homestead patch, live today.

Elder Scrolls Online’s Homestead expansion is live on PC

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You may have forgotten all about it in the wacky Morrowind hype whirlwind that was last week, but ZeniMax has officially rolled out the Homestead...

Redside, a fifth City of Heroes spiritual successor, takes the field

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At this point, we have to ask whether we as an MMO community are being pranked on a large scale with a deluge of...

Elder Scrolls Online scores a Superbowl commercial spot

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If you are an MMO player and were watching the big game last night, one commercial might have stood out to you above the...

The Daily Grind: What MMORPGs are you no longer anticipating?

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Many months ago, an /r/mmorpg Redditor posted up a reverse sort of award list: a list of MMOs he had stopped anticipating. I hung onto...

MMO Week in Review: Merrily migrating to Morrowind (February 5, 2017)

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Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review! This...

EVE Evolved: Would EVE Online make a good survival game?

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EVE Online has practically dominated the sci-fi sandbox MMO niche for nearly 14 years, with its harsh PvP-oriented gameplay and massive single-server universe combining to provide something that's...

The MOP Up: Guardians of Ember’s iron heroes (February 5, 2017)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

Crush Online enters season 2

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Crush Online debuted its second season on February 2nd, changing the landscape of the MMO/MOBA hybrid with some key changes. The biggest difference from season...

LOTRO’s housing changes arrive on Monday

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One of the biggest changes to Lord of the Rings Online's housing system in years is arriving on Monday, giving Hobbit interior decorators something...

One Shots: Cow disco!

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With the recent switchover to a new comment system and the very real fear that we might lose previous comments (including, alas, your excellent...
Hi. Bye.

The Daily Grind: What’s your shortest stay in an MMO guild?

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There are guilds that have lasted for a long time as a group, lasting through a variety of games. There are people who have...

Gloria Victis readies major change to character animations

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Saying that the it wants to make sure that Gloria Victis' combat "not only looks great, but also feels great," the team at Black...