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]

Day of the Dead visits World of Warcraft for a short time

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Hot on the heels of Hallow's End comes World of Warcraft's Day of the Dead mini-holiday. This event, which runs from today through November 3rd,...
Leave it, homes. I'm chilling.

Guild Wars 2 shares another chapter of Tyrian Travels

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The regular installments of Guild Wars 2's Tyrian Travels feature tell the story of an asura named Vikki and her moa named Momo, and...

Sea of Thieves team talks alpha tests and game audio

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The pirates at Rare have taken to the lower galley to sit around and record another hour-long podcast covering all sorts of topics for...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 89: The book of Revelation

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Justin and Bree discuss Marvel Heroes, Trove, RIFT, The Secret World, WoW, ArcheAge, Star Trek Online, EVE, and EverQuest, with mailbag questions on Hellgate London, WoW, and what players spend on MMOs.

AQ3D level-locks epic dungeons, compensates for Halloween bug

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Newly betaing AdventureQuest 3D has decided to place level-locks on some of its dungeon content, a new post on the official site declares this...
Llook out, Llary! It's the llandlllord!

Guild Wars 2 has overhauled its lockboxes

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Guild Wars 2's lockboxes got a bit of revision in today's patch. "You won’t find boosters among your loot anymore, but you will find a...

Smed’s Hero’s Song enters alpha 3 for backers

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Hero's Song's alpha 3 kicked off yesterday as promised during its Indiegogo campaign, opening up to early backers. "We've automatically upgraded everyone who did not...

Sandbox Project Gorgon launches Indiegogo for additional funding

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Elder Game's Eric Heimburg and Sandra Powers have today posted a new Indiegogo campaign for the in-development alpha indie sandbox MMORPG Project Gorgon with...
There were problems.

Perfect Ten: The craziest things The Secret World has asked me to do

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As I am fond of saying, there is no MMO that I've ever played that has the capability of being so frustrating and downright...
Sneak and stab.

Revelation Online’s Chinese version adds the stealthy Assassin

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Those of us here in the US have to wait a little bit longer for Revelation Online to start in on beta testing, but...

Take a peek at multiplayer space survival sandbox Hellion

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First announced for Steam Greenlight back in April and debuted at this past Gamescom, Zero Gravity Games' "sandbox action multiplayer space survival game" Hellion...
Nothing horrible can come from glowing red weapons!

Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.45 adds more Palace of the Dead and Anima quests

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It's time to go even deeper into the Palace of the Dead in Final Fantasy XIV. The latest patch for the game has arrived,...

Camelot Unchained wants to ‘find the fun’ in all aspects of its design

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School is in session, and the Camelot Unchained team is here to teach you a few things about MMORPG design. In the game's most...
The world has become a very strange place.

World of Warships adds Steven Seagal as a six-point commander

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Where do the action stars of your youth go when they can no longer single-handedly demolish an enemy navy? In Steven Seagal's case, he's...

Rumor: Diablo III’s Necromancer, Overwatch’s Sombra

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As we barrel toward BlizzCon this week, speculation is running high over what reveals Blizzard might make at the show. Two of these are...

The Daily Grind: Are you a ‘leaver’ in MMORPGs?

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If there's one you never wanted to be labeled in classic Guild Wars, it was "leaver" -- the kind of person who'd leave a group...

The Stream Team: Halloween night in The Secret World

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No game is better made for a holiday like The Secret World is for Halloween; Massively OP's MJ has been waiting all year to...

Jukebox Heroes: MMORPG music for a haunted Halloween

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You simply can't have a good and proper Halloween without a perfect soundtrack to back you up. Sure, you could just pop in one...

PSA: Today is the last day to get a free month of Dark Age of Camelot

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If you are a former Dark Age of Camelot player and have been away from the game for more than two months, then you...

The Stream Team: Haunted houses in Shroud of the Avatar

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Decorating housing is one of the best ever features in games for Massively OP's MJ. And she's heard there is a really cool haunted...