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]

WildStar shares a twisted necroshaman’s bio

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What do you get when you combine a necromancer and a shaman in the crazy universe of WildStar? You end up with Laveka the...

EVE Online moves toward email verification

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Heads up, space jockeys: An additional layer of account security is heading to EVE Online with this month's Ascension expansion. CCP announced that it is...
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EverQuest II previews the raids of Kunark Ascending

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Are you ready for the shock of the year? Here it is: There will be raids in EverQuest II: Kunark Ascending. We'll let you...
Everything is fine.

Riders of Icarus plans adjustments for Legendary dungeons

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How do you feel about the Legendary dungeons in Riders of Icarus? Do you feel that they're tuned to just the right difficulty and...
GIVE ME MORE SHIPS

Star Trek Online gives an admiralty system primer

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While Star Trek Online PC players may be well acquainted with the admiralty system by now, it's brand-new to the Xbox One and PlayStation...
Bah, it was just a bird.

Niantic on Pokemon Go’s community struggles and WoW-like MMO nature

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It's no secret that the Pokemon Go playerbase has been falling off since its summer pinnacle, and if you dig around on Reddit or...

The trial for former Funcom execs charged with insider trading has begun

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Back in February, the Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime charged former Funcom CEO Trone Arne Aas and...

Worlds Adrift heralds alpha playtest signups with new trailer

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Worlds Adrift invites gamers to sign up for its next alpha playtest today through a brand-new trailer showcasing the many destinations of escapism in...

Working As Intended: Westworld is a sandbox MMORPG on your TV

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Westworld has emerged this fall as the geek obsession TV show, a gunslinger's LOST about which people can't stop talking and theorizing and debating....

Heroes & Generals abandons browser client, implements team-oriented patch

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Danish games studio Reto-Moto has pushed out a new update for World War II MMOFPS Heroes & Generals just in time for Veterans Day....

Nexon’s Q3 2016 financials ‘solid’ thanks to China, MapleStory, and Dungeon&Fighter

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Nexon's third quarter financial report is out this week, and the company is calling it a "solid" one, with revenues boosted higher than expected...
Forever skeletons

World of Warcraft shares behind-the-scenes secrets of its newest raid

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With the Trial of Valor raid open for business in World of Warcraft, Blizzard wanted to share a few behind-the-scenes insights from the creation...
It's lonely out in space.

Trion addresses downtime with the ArcheAge community

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No one likes network issues. Trion acknowledged a slew of network issues hitting ArcheAge over the past few days in a forum post, noting...

Neocron receives a massive ‘evolution’ this weekend

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One of the lesser-known but still-running sci-fi MMOs out there is getting a massive upgrade for the modern era. Ever since its release in...

Warframe releases The War Within today

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Continuing an epic story that started nearly a year ago, Warframe released its biggest update of the year today. The War Within takes players...
Everything old is... still old, but a newer sort of old.

The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG PUG you’ve ever been in?

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I'm not known as a big fan of classic EverQuest, in spite of my having played it for many years. But the truth is...

The Stream Team: Checking into LOTRO’s Inn of the Forsaken

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You say you want another LOTRO stream? Massively OP's MJ has you covered! A couple friends are joining her for a trip to the...

Massively Overthinking: Nickel-and-diming in MMORPGs

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Massively OP reader and listener Suikoden79 recently wrote in to the podcast with a gem of a question I thought would be more fun...
Did you mean fey? That would make sense.

Albion Online posts a video guide to the Faye update

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In most games, you'd expect a patch named Faye to involve either helping or fighting someone named Faye. Not so with Albion Online; that's...

H1Z1 lets you put a price on your own head

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We have witnessed many bounty systems in many online games, but how many of these have involved putting a price on your own head...