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]

Echo of Soul transports players to Christmasland

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As with, well, pretty much every other MMO out there right now, Echo of Soul is running its own Christmas event. The game patched in...
YOU LIARS

Neverwinter’s Winter Festival arrives through January 5

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Well, that's it; Neverwinter is officially a game of lies now. Why? Because if the game is called "Neverwinter" with an eponymous city as...
We could be immortals, just not for long.

Allods Online launches update 8.0 on December 22

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You've read the development diaries, you've thought about the changes, you've done everything you can to prepare for the next big Allods Online update....
When will the loot drop

Check out some live footage of Lineage II: Revolution

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If you missed it, Lineage II: Revolution is out right now in Korea. It's like Lineage II but mobile, which means you're probably imagining...
Oh my.

The Division is free on PC this weekend

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Are you interested in The Division, but not interested enough to put down your money and try it out on your dime? A compromise...
Oh no, here we go.

Shroud of the Avatar offers up Release 37 patch notes

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It's a busy month for the team behind Shroud of the Avatar. See, there's some holiday or another this month (someone should probably write...

LOTRO’s Yule Festival is delayed until next week

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Lord of the Rings Online revelers will have to wait just a little bit longer to join in the holiday season. Turbine announced yesterday...

EverQuesting: Frolicking in EverQuest II’s Frostfell 2016

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Oh the real life outside is frightful But Frostfell is so delightful So who needs to work today? Let us play, let us play, let us play! There's...

Guardians of Ember denies misappropriating League of Legends concept art, tackles server issues

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Following the early access launch of Runewaker's Guardians of Ember this week, Massively OP was made aware of player-floated allegation that the studio had misappropriated...

Black Desert opens up seven-day free trials, halves sale price through holidays

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The winter holidays are live in Black Desert as of yesterday, but what if you never actually bought the game and wish you could...
Boy-howdy, it's a bar.

Perfect Ten: All the MMORPGs coming in 2017

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Right now we are in a strange place in MMORPG history. Following the backlash of WoW clones and several high-profile titles that underperformed, major...
watch me doooooo

Perfect World Entertainment integrates Twitch streaming into its Arc launcher

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If you want to play Neverwinter, Gigantic, Star Trek Online, or maybe even Perfect World International, you're probably familiar with Perfect World Entertainment's Arc...

Massively OP’s Best of 2016 Awards: Best MMORPG Business Model of 2016

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Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2016 awards continue today with our award for Best MMORPG Business Model of 2016, which is a new award we're doling out...

Elder Scrolls’ Todd Howard to be inducted in video game hall of fame

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Bethesda Lead Designer Todd Howard is slated to be the next inductee in the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hall of fame for...

‘Substantial’ changes coming to World of Warcraft’s legendaries

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World of Warcraft's highly desired and much debated legendary items are in store for "fairly substantial changes" in Patch 7.1.5, Blizzard announced this week....
Vengeance.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best login experience?

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Here's a funny fact: All I have to do is start singing this tune, and my wife starts feeling the urge to play some...

Destiny’s holiday event is off to the races

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Don't look now, Destiny, but you're becoming more of an MMORPG every day. The sci-fi shooter patched in its Dawning update this week, bringing...

Global Chat: Knights of the Eternal Throne debate

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With the arrival of SWTOR: Knights of the Eternal Throne, the MMO blogosphere lit up in lively discussion about the expansion, its story, and...

Guild Wars counts down to Wintersday 2016

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Not content to let younger sibling Guild Wars 2 have all of the Wintersday fun, the classic Guild Wars is getting ready to roll...

Robot brawling MMO Robocraft now counts 9.5M players

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Freejam announced today that Robocraft, its early access robot-themed, builder-centric action MMO, has dinged up to 9.5 million players just as the game is...