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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RIFT changes achievement assist policy, promises to ‘bring back quality’ in 2017

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Due to a spike in customer service tickets asking for help with RIFT's achievements, Trion Worlds is changing its policy in how it will...

LOTRO Legendarium: 10 things we know about the Mordor expansion

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We are one month into 2017, and already the MMO genre is brimming with anticipation over several upcoming expansions. One of those has no...

The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO for an explorer?

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Sometimes you don't want to tread on the beaten path and be shuttled along by the tight design of the omnipotent developers. Sometimes you...
Oh jeez.

Recapping the Asheron’s Call sunsets

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Just before Christmas, we learned the sad news that Turbine would not be transferring Asheron's Call and its revivified sequel to Standing Stone as...
Revealing!

Betawatch: Revelation Online stays revealed a little bit longer (February 3, 2016)

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Good news, fans of Revelation Online! The game is still up for testing right now! Yes, the game is getting a bit more time...
Harley left a long time ago.

DC Universe Online adjusts abilities to have a little more impact

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The stat revamp for DC Universe Online is an ongoing process with a lot of moving parts, and that means that none of those...

Tanzia gives you the MMO experience without the ‘MMO’

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Have you ever played an offline RPG and thought that you might like it more if it had the same interface and mechanics of...

Pokemon Go has pulled in a billion buckaroos

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Pokemon Go may have fallen a bit on SuperData's mobile revenue charts, but it's still making trucktons of money. That's according to app tracker Sensor Tower,...

Star Stable sells color-changing horses, lets you raise foals on your phone

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If you have a passion for beautiful horses or have an equestrian fan living under your roof, you might want to check out Star...

Star Citizen’s Around the Verse explores the music of Squadron 42

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Music and sound for Squadron 42 is the focus of this week's Star Citizen Across the Verse show. The team brought on Emmy Award-winning...
You can never do this ever, loser.

Pantheon details its race/class combinations

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You didn't think that any race could be any class in Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, did you? Of course not. No matter how...

Marvel Heroes gets wild with Beast and Jubilee

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Two of X-Men's finest have joined the crew over at Marvel Heroes. This week, Gazillion added Beast as the game's 60th playable hero and...

Age of Sail MMO Caribbean Conquest has returned to Kickstarter

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Not quite a year ago, we did a brief piece on Caribbean Conquest, a sailing MMORPG that launched and then canceled a small Kickstarter....

Crowfall gives the old Knight archetype some new love

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It must be hard to be the first class put out for an MMO. You end up getting shoved into the shadows while the...

Perfect World has laid off under 30 employees, ‘no impact’ on MMOs

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This has been confirmed. See the end of this post for the statement. We've had multiple reports this week that PWE has laid off an...
Well, it does have bears, that's good.

The Elder Scrolls Online takes a closer look at the Morrowind trailer

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The obvious response to the latest trailer for The Elder Scrolls Online is to find the nearest person working on the game and request...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most notable copycat MMORPG of all time?

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A few weeks ago, I logged into Lord of the Rings Online for the first time in what I think is a few years....
Worlds Adrift

Massively Overthinking: Breaking your immersions in MMORPGs

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Veteran MOP reader and tipster Nordavind is going to break your immersions. Just kidding. He does have a question for us all on that...

The Stream Team: Celebrating seven years of Star Trek Online

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What do groundhogs and Star Trek Online have in common? They both celebrate today! STO turns seven today, and Massively OP's MJ is heading...
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Skyforge rolls out huge cumulative bonuses for subscribers

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Skyforge players who pony up for a sub are finding out this week that My.com has adjusted the table of rewards you receive for...