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]

Star Wars: The Old Republic releases another trailer for Knights of the Eternal Throne

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BioWare suddenly released yet another gameplay trailer for the next Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion. Much like the previous Knights of the Eternal Throne trailer,...
Oh, yeah, all is well, totally.

For Science: A third of our polled social media users quit Pokemon Go over trackers

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Pokemon Go has received some large updates recently: the buddy system, medals, some big gym changes (twice), and now we've got dailies. We've been dazzled...

Japanese MMO shut down a day after launch for allegedly ripping off Final Fantasy XI

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Is Chaos Saga destined to go down as the shortest-lived released MMORPG in history? This Japanese game that you never heard of launched on November...

Hyperspace Beacon: Five class changes to watch out for in SWTOR 5.0

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Even if you are not subscribing for the impending Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion, Knights of the Eternal Throne, you will be subject to...

FIFA hackers charged with stealing millions in spoofing scheme

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Don't ever let anyone tell you it's just a game and exploits aren't a big deal: A group of FIFA players are standing trial...

A freakishly large turkey has invaded Black Desert

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Today's Black Desert patch is surprisingly meaty, and we're not just talking about turkeys (though we're talking about them too). Yes, the update includes...

Sea of Thieves appreciates the silhouette of islands at sunset

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Which MMORPG would you want with you if you were stranded on a desert island? If you said Sea of Thieves, you're wrong. There's...

TERA teases Fang and Feather update

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Last month, TERA was all about the Sorcerer and its Spellbound update. But as they say, that was then and this is now. What...

Crowfall’s training montage demos the playable pre-alpha classes

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Crowfall's latest video is a montage -- the best kind of montage, a training montage! It shows training cycles for the eight classes currently...

The Daily Grind: Are you biased against eastern MMOs?

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In keeping loose tabs on responses to various games in the comments section here on Massively OP, I do see some remarks that seem...

RIFT extends Starfall Prophecy promotion

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Trion Worlds is extending its RIFT expansion promotion to allow everyone enough time to gather the rewards they desire. The studio informed players this week...
Prestigious!

NCsoft appears to be blocking former Soviet states from WildStar

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Reports this morning that players in various former Soviet countries, among others, had been unceremoniously barred from accessing NCsoft MMORPGs WildStar and Guild Wars...
Not paying attention is not a mark of honor.

Defiance plans for the New Frontier Harvest event

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Every other MMO with a Thanksgiving event can pack it in because Defiance has clearly won the arms race. Literally, in fact: The game...

Hyper Universe unveils new website and trailer before next week’s beta

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Watch out, November: Hyper Universe is attempting to take you by storm. This quirky side-scrolling MOBA has rolled out a new website in time for...

The Stream Team: Launching into EverQuest II’s Kunark Ascending

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What an EverQuest Two-sday this is! Today is expansion launch day, and you know Massively OP's MJ can't resist poking into the new zone....
Everybody look at me.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 91: Accounting 101

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Justin and Bree talk NCsoft & Nexon, Neocron, Marvel Heroes, SWTOR, EVE Online, Black Desert, Twin Saga, and The Secret World, with mailbag questions on MMO factions and Blizzard's duty to the genre, plus a preview of the second part of our Mark Jacobs interview.
Keep it going, folks.

The Exiled attempts to support six languages

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Localization is very important to the Germany-based team behind The Exiled, and as such, work has begun on expanding the game to six languages. In...

Revelation Online expounds on PvE story, quests, and factions

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As closed beta continues to roll along, Revelation Online rolls out more information on what players can expect to find. The latest dev blog...

Exclusive HeroWarz trailer: New character Izanami is playable November 16

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Arriving tomorrow in KOG Games' anime hack-n-slash MMO HeroWarz is Izanami, the Queen of the Underworld. "Shortly after being drafted into the longstanding war of the Underworld by King...

Crowfall studio joins Indiegogo’s equity crowdfunding platform

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Crowdfunding activists and haters should point their eyeballs at Indiegogo today, as the crowdfunding platform has just announced that it's launching a new equity...