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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Black Desert patches in gold chests and a level 50 guide

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A gold treasure chest would be pretty useless. Leaving aside the fact that gold is a soft metal and making a treasure chest out...
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Ship of Heroes asks for early UI feedback

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The UI matters a lot in an MMORPG -- at least if you're going to be staring at it pretty much constantly while you're playing...

Crowfall shows the making of your spirit crow

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In Crowfall, every player will be exactly the same race, as their true form will be an etheral crow spirit that can inhabit "vessels"...

Star Citizen introduces new community video and fan-produced short film ‘The Shuttle’

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Star Citizen is upping its community game. If you hadn't noticed or were used to the old Around the Verse schedule, know CIG has...

The Daily Grind: Have any 2017 previews sucked you back into MMOs?

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One thing I look forward to at the start of every year is seeing all of the producer's letters, states of the game, and...
Love is in the air, everywhere I look around~

Final Fantasy XIV starts up Valentione’s Day on February 2nd

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Laugh all you want about Lisette de Valentione and her relentless focus on affection-based celebrations in Eorzea, but of all the Ishgardian houses in...
When you're out in the club and you see a fly girl, do the creep!

World of Warcraft developers are joining the PvP brawls on the test server

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Do you ever get frustrated by the state of World of Warcraft's design? Do you just wish that you could take those frustrations out...

Watch eight glorious minutes of developers playing Sea of Thieves

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We have certainly heard the Sea of Thieves development team yammer on and on about many of the game's features (some great and some...

Neverwinter’s Cloaked Ascendancy expansion arrives February 21st

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Neverwinter's next big expansion finally has a name: Cloaked Ascendancy. The update is due out for PC on February 21st, to be followed on...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 102: Sailing into the future

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Justin and Larry discuss LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, Star Trek Online, Asheron's Call, H1Z1, Black Desert, and Guild Wars 2, with a special Bree monologue about the new comment system.
Someone take the helm.

Elite: Dangerous details the operation of multicrew ships

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There's a lot to take in at once while you're flying a ship in Elite: Dangerous. The game's next update will make that a...

LOTRO’s Mordor expansion will take place after the destruction of the One Ring

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When Lord of the Rings Online players finally step foot into the dreaded land of Mordor this summer, they will make one shocking discovery: The...

Elder Scrolls Online announces full-fledged Morrowind expansion for June 6

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The rumors were true: The Elder Scrolls Online is getting a massive Morrowind content blast on June 6th, just in time for TES III:...

We’re liveblogging today’s Elder Scrolls Online announcement – join us!

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On Sunday, one smoky, ash-filled video of volcanic rock sent the fans of Elder Scrolls Online screaming in excitement and questioning what it could...

Here’s how guilds will battle for territory in Revelation Online

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If the point of MMORPGs for you is to fight large-scale battles and actually claim your enemy's territory for your own, then today's Revelation...

Global Chat: Interior decorating in MMORPGs

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With Elder Scrolls Online's new housing system coming early next month and LOTRO testing out some much-needed housing improvements, homemaking seems to be a...
Oh, yeah, all is well, totally.

Pokémon Go was 50 times as successful as Niantic anticipated

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Depending on your level and direction of nerdiness, you may be interested in this interview with Niantic's Director of Software Engineering Edward Wu. Wu...

Mekria Online MMO Kickstarter promises ‘a world of consequence’

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Player choices with long-reaching consequences: These are the promises of Mekria Online, a new PvP-heavy MMO that's seeking some funding to push past the...

Disney’s Club Penguin to close down in March to make way for its sequel

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After an 11-and-a-half year run, Disney's Club Penguin is preparing to close its doors. Don't cry too hard; the move is one of those...

The Stream Team: Asheron’s Call 1 & 2 ride into the sunset

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It's never a good thing when a game goes away, and today the MMOverse loses two. In a double whammy, both Asheron's Call and...