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]

Every day, sadly.

Massively Overthinking: The best MMORPG developer quotes of 2016

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One of the fun things we implemented on the site this year is a database of quotes from developers (among other entries) that are...
Hold me closer.

TERA’s next class is fighting evil (and everything else) by moonlight

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Another class is coming to TERA, so if you have your bingo cards, get them out. Yes, it's a female-only class, yes, it's for...
NOW PUNCH! YOUR FRIEND! PUNCH, PUNCH YOUR FRIEND! GET OUT ON THE FLOOR AND PUNCH YOUR BEST FRIEND!

Check out closed beta footage of Lineage Eternal’s PvP and player killing

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The upcoming Lineage Eternal is going to feature player killing. That's kind of the nature of the game; it's part of the franchise, after...
Fresh-faced losers again.

Allods Online’s next big update adds in low-level Astral Allods and Skirmishes

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Every MMO wants to put its best foot forward, but it usually as a lot of content that's locked behind higher levels. So how...
Whatever, right?

Check out some Twilight Spirits gameplay and an evaluation from the end of beta

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Remember Twilight Spirits? Possibly not, but there was a lot of hype around the game before its testing kicked off in full swing, or...
MERRY ANYTHING

The Champions Online Winter Event stomps into town

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Being a superhero means that every holiday - every single one of them - will be met with an array of themed villains. It's...

The Stream Team: Sabotage in The Secret World’s City of the Sun God

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As MassivelyOP's MJ continues her quest to get The Unseen achievement in TSW, she has run into a few snags. So to brighten her...
Out of respect for you, ma'am, I'm not showing off your ''outfit.''

Black Desert Online’s Dark Knight is coming soon in Korea

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Players of Black Desert Online's Korean version will get to start enjoying the Dark Knight on December 15th, but those of us over here...
Chicks who've broken our hearts.

Take a look behind the curtain at The Matrix Online’s emulation history

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The last message from The Matrix Online servers came back in 2009. The game is dead and gone. And yet there are still people...

Pokemon GO confirms rumors with Generation 2 update, 7800-store Starbucks rollout

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The Starbucks leak is at least partially true: Niantic has confirmed that Pokemon Go has teamed up with the coffee company. Starting at 2 p.m. EST today,...
Shut up woman, get on my boat.

Sea of Thieves announces its first technical alpha

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After months of waiting and some tongue-in-cheek speculation that the game was nothing but a series of audio design diaries, Sea of Thieves is...
pants plz

Revelation Online gears up for its second closed beta later this month

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Weep no tears if you miss being able to play Revelation Online, for its closed beta will return soon. It's got plenty of improved...
So many colors in the rainbow.

Perfect Ten: The healthiest live MMORPGs at the end of 2016

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About a year and a half ago, my colleague, co-worker, and friend to man and beast alike Justin compiled a list of the healthiest...

China is cracking down on MMORPG lockbox vendors

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Violently authoritarian government regulates nasty video gaming monetization exploit, and gamers are cheering? Yep, China is cracking down on lockboxes. A notice from the creepy Ministry of...
Shoot?

WildStar promises ‘exciting features’ and new content in 2017

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WildStar is "rocketing" into 2017, declares a new dev blog from Carbine's clearly indefatigable Chad "Pappylicious" Moore today. After recapping last month's Redmoon Mutiny...
That's going to take an engineer to fix, ironically.

Elite: Dangerous charts a course for the PlayStation 4 in 2017

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Elite Dangerous is coming to the PlayStation 4 -- and while it is not bringing its lost colon, it's bringing everything else. Frontier CEO...
Too little.

Interview: ArcheAge 3.0 Revelation, fresh start servers, and the cash shop

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ArcheAge’s big new 3.0 update is launching this week, and some big changes are happening with Revelation. And with big changes come questions, questions about...
I feel prettier.

The Daily Grind: What cosmetic options for your characters does your favorite MMORPG lack?

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You know what games need? Piercings. More piercings in general. Why can I not have any piercings beyond my ears in Final Fantasy XIV?...
Full of sound and fury. Sadly.

It’s double the Prestige this weekend in WildStar

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You there! Are you fighting for the glory of your faction in WildStar? Don't give some kind of weak answer like... well, any answer...

Uncharted Waters Online finally docks at Atlantis

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What's behind that cloud up there? Why, it's the fabled lost continent of Atlantis! Don't believe us? Say that this is just a fluffy...