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]

ArcheAge suffers continuing server issues, rolls out Winter Maiden festival

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Another day, another update to the ArcheAge mess -- anyone with me in just feeling really sorry for Trion having to deal with this...

Standing Stone says LOTRO license renewal is a ‘non-issue’

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One gets the feeling that the Lord of the Rings Online devs are more than a little tired of hearing questions concerning the IP...
LET'S HOLIDAY THIS UP

The Daily Grind: Do you do in-game gift exchanges in MMOs?

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Well, the winter holidays are just about here, and that means giving the fit of games. Also, gifts that aren't games. Some gifts that...
It's less of a secret now.

PSA: The Secret World is on sale for 75% off

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Big discounts are nice. They're especially nice when you're talking about buy-to-play games, since that means you can get the game at a discount...
BIG BIG BIG

WildStar triggers an all-weekend double XPmas

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WildStar may choose to call its double XP weekend event an X-Plosion, but considering the timing of this particular weekend, we prefer to label...

Battle Bards Episode 88: Revelation Online

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The new hotness on the MMO scene is Revelation Online, the Chinese import that has gamers abuzz with its flashy graphics and rounded theme...
Give me things.

Dark Age of Camelot gives players many presents for the Midwinter Festival

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Don't worry, folks, Dark Age of Camelot is here with its Midwinter Festival, and it knows about the real spirit of the holidays: Getting...
WHAT ARE THOSE?!

Neverwinter adds more dungeon loot – and the space to store it

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Here's something to look forward to in 2017: Neverwinter is preparing an overhaul of its dungeons that includes a whole lot more loot. "I can...

Riders of Icarus challenges you to round up its reindeer

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Are we... are we done with winter holidays in MMOs yet? Can we talk about something else now? No? Oh. Very well. What's next?...
We can't stop here. This is neon ultrabat country.

Trove lights up Snowfest, lets players design minigames

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Where are you spending your winter holidays? Trove is making a compelling case that you should hunker down in its pixelated, voxelated world for...

League of Legends, Dungeon Fighter Online top digital sales charts for November

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The latest edition of Superdata's digital games market research is out for November 2016, and while there are no great surprises here, it's always...

The Stream Team: There’s a new emperor in SWTOR town

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What's done is done. And there's no going back. Massively OP's Larry is helping guide MJ's Chiss Agent through the first chapters of SWTOR's...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s 2016 Report Card

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It's that time of year again where we reflect on the year gone by and consider Star Wars: The Old Republic as a whole....

Valiance Online clarifies alpha and Steam launch plans

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Back in October, Valiance Online announced that it was superjumping onward from pre-alpha to alpha and revealed that it'll use a free-to-play model, or...
So I'm in the holiday card this year?

Choose My Adventure: Wrapping up The Elder Scrolls Online in Orsinium

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All good things must come to an end, and in this case, my adventures in The Elder Scrolls Online are ending in Orsinium. I've...

Don’t miss The Game Archaeologist’s histories of Asheron’s Call

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The impending loss of Asheron's Call -- and Asheron's Call 2 again -- hit the MMORPG community pretty hard when the sunsets were announced...

Black Desert’s Witch and Wizard awaken today

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The Witch and Wizard awaken today in Black Desert this morning, and they'd like some coffee please. Not only will your spellslinger be more of a...
It's really the least of their problems.

Star Citizen is reportedly unaffected by the Crytek shutdowns

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Here's the bad news: Crytek, the company behind the CryEngine, has been forced to shutter five separate studios as part of a major restructuring....
Wow.

The Daily Grind: What’s your most liked and most hated MMO fantasy creature?

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MMORPGs are populated by a zoo's worth of creatures as part of our eternal safari to seek out new life forms and then extinguish...

The Stream Team: Starting SWTOR’s KOTFE expansion

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They've finally made it! Just in time for SWTOR's fifth anniversary, Massively OP's Larry and MJ have gotten MJ's Agent to the Knights of...