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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The Daily Grind: Is management the big problem with non-Western MMOs?

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There's a certain culture that's grown up around imported MMOs more or less since they started appearing on our shores, the idea that they're...

MMO Week in Review: A new race for LOTRO (January 22, 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! The...

EVE Evolved: Making stories with friends in EVE Online

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It's one of the more peculiar laws of the universe that when enough EVE Online players meet in the real world, they absolutely must swap stories. You...

The MOP Up: No Man’s Sky gets shielded (January 22, 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...

Legends of Gaia dares you to figure out what it is

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Part of the job of writing for Massively OP is encountering new games and trying to get a handle on what they are so...
More than you know.

The Division movie names Stephen Gaghan as director

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You may have forgotten that a The Division movie has been in the works since last year. That is understandable: Time passes, trash day...

One Shots: Healin’ skellies in Shards Online

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When the NDA is away, the cats will play -- and take screenshots! Bless our dear community for documenting upcoming MMOs as they venture...
Everything old is... still old, but a newer sort of old.

The Daily Grind: Is there any MMORPG slang that you just do not get?

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A funny thread on the MMORPG subreddit last week reminded me that gaming slang is anything but obvious. "I just now realized that OOM means...

A peek at Camelot Unchained’s trees, forests, and C.U.B.E.

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"Today's update might be a little lighter on the tech side," Mark Jacobs tells Camelot Unchained backers in his latest update, "but we have...

The Stream Team: Watch and win Revelation Online beta access

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Does Massively OP's MJ like to give things away? Yes she does! And today she gets to give away a bunch more beta codes...

Massively OP Interview: Exploring LOTRO with the Tolkien Professor

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If you are looking for a bridge between you and the sometimes dense (but quite popular) works of J.R.R. Tolkien, then you could do...

LOTRO starts testing player housing improvements

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One of the most requested and most delayed requests by the Lord of the Rings Online community over the years is a revamp to...
I'll just leave, if I want.

The Daily Grind: What is your favorite MMO magic system?

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While there are plenty of similarities among magic systems in MMOs (hey, how about you cast another fireball? There you go, champ!), there is...
Oh, well, good.

Betawatch: The Repopulation changes hands (January 20, 2017)

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The good news for fans of The Repopulation is that the game is coming back online. The bad news is... well, it's completely changed...
I consider myself something like a Priest.

World of Warcraft posts initial patch notes for patch 7.2 testing

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The initial build of World of Warcraft patch 7.2 is up for testing now, but be fairly warned: It's not all of the patch....

Dungeons and Dragons Online hypes Dragonborn race, Ravenloft expansion, and sentient weapons

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In 2017, Dungeons and Dragons Online will officially add its third campaign setting to its melting pot with Ravenloft. Executive Producer Rob Ciccolini wrote...

The Stream Team: Trying out Asheron’s Call before it’s gone

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If you wait too long, sometimes you will miss out, and Massively OP's MJ almost missed out on seeing the world of Asheron's Call....
Power whelming. Power with just the right amount of whelm.

EverQuest senior game designer Josh Augustine moves over to World of Warcraft

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Former PC Games editor and EverQuest senior game designer Josh Augustine announced yesterday that he's made a move to a position on a different MMORPG:...

Examining the potential for exercise and exploration in Pokemon GO

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Just in time for your New Year's resolution, we reported on how Pokemon Go was featured in a peer-reviewed study on getting people to move more. But...

Path of Exile teases new water simulation system

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Can I get you a drink while you wait for Path of Exile to land on Xbox One as recently announced? Awesome. How about...