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]

Not feature-complete, of course, but you knew that from the name.

Star Citizen makes progress on Patch 2.6 and Star Marine

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Star Citizen's Patch 2.6 is heading to the test server soon, according to this week's episode of Around the Verse. The team has also made...

Nostalrius releases WoW emu source code to community, Elysium plans Nostalrius shards

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Back before BlizzCon, the admins of the now-sunsetted illegal World of Warcraft emulator Nostalrius issued a vague threat. "If Blizzard doesn’t make an announcement...

Guild Chat: Climbing the guild rank ladder in MMORPG raiding

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Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, the column in which both reader and writer alike join forces to help someone in need...

One Shots: Postcards from the universe

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I am not above indulging in a little universe window shopping now and then. NASA's pictures of the universe might be touched up with...
Oh no it's today.

The Daily Grind: What was your favorite part of BlizzCon?

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BlizzCon 2016 was really hit-and-miss from my perspective. On the one hand, there was some really great stuff in there, like the discussion of...

The Stream Team: A glimpse of Revelation Online

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Are you curious what Revelation Online is all about? Would you like to catch a glimpse of it? Or better yet, would you like...
Oh no it's today.

BlizzCon 2016: World of Warcraft Q&A panel

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And now, we come to the final liveblog we'll be doing for BlizzCon 2016, the part of the event when several World of Warcraft fans...
My name is Ozymandias, king of... oh, never mind, they're just going to steal that pop culture bit.

BlizzCon 2016: World of Warcraft’s Legion design panel liveblog

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How did we end up here? This World of Warcraft expansion is crawling with demons. It smells like brimstone. No, really, how did we...

Massively OP’s guide to upcoming MMORPG expansions

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If there is one consistent inconsistency among MMORPG studios, it is that teams keep swinging back and forth on pursuing the expansion model. How...

Camelot Unchained gets better visuals, runs weekend alpha test

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Mark Jacobs has lists and lists of progress being made on Camelot Unchained as the game continues its "march toward beta." In this week's...
Beware, beware, beware.

WRUP: How to escape from any field edition

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So you've been abandoned in the middle of a field in the middle of nowhere and you're reading this guide to help you escape....

The Daily Grind: What type of armor do you like to wear in MMOs?

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In real life, I'm having a good day when my socks match and I don't make people visibly wince when I appear in public...

The Stream Team: Dungeons and Dragons Online does Halloween

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Massively OP's MJ has had quite the ordeal trying to get in to experience DDO's Halloween event, The Night Revels. But she's not going...

BlizzCon 2016: WoW’s Tomb of Sargeras and beyond to Argus

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World of Warcraft's "What's Next" panel this evening more than made up for the game's lackluster mention during the BlizzCon opening ceremonies earlier in...
Revealing!

Betawatch: Revelation Online lands in closed beta (November 4, 2016)

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After a week's delay, Revelation Online has arrived in closed beta. It even has a snazzy trailer to go along with it, which is...
Let me actually just get stronger.

BlizzCon 2016: World of Warcraft’s What’s Next liveblog

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The future of World of Warcraft involves a lot of green fire. Of course, the present involves a lot of green fire, that's sort...

Guild Wars 2 preps fourth Tournament of Legends this weekend

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In case you're bored by the multiple cameras BlizzCon is aiming at e-sports this weekend, maybe Guild Wars 2's e-sports during the same timeframe...

EverQuest II has a 12th anniversary mount waiting for you

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The Heroes' Festival has returned to the lands of Norrath, and for this year's celebration, the EverQuest II team has something truly special in...
Oh, thanks.

Cheers to the MMORPG studios supporting Extra Life this weekend

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Extra Life is kicking off this weekend! The charity group has been organizing game developers and players alike in an annual gaming marathon for...
Oh no it's today.

BlizzCon 2016: Opening ceremony liveblog

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Here we go again, one and all: It's time for Massively Overpowered's BlizzCon 2016 liveblogs! It's a time-honored tradition, by which I mean to...