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]

Bless Online hosts Russian open beta this weekend

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The Russian version of Bless Online is hosting an open beta event this weekend, from October 28th through the 30th. According to the description,...
Beware, beware, beware.

Shroud of the Avatar explains its skill decay death penalty

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These days, most MMO players don't think about death penalties as much more than a time and/or small repair cost for gear. When it...

The Game Archaeologist: Six Halloween holidays from buried MMOs

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There are two things to know about Halloween and MMOs. The first is that just about every online game in the known universe puts...

The Daily Grind: What kind of humor do you prefer in MMORPGs?

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Humor has to be one of the most subjective elements (and a sadly neglected Captain Planet powerset). Most of us like humor, like to...

EVE Vegas 2016: Ascension expansion detailed, new trailer released

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While the main event of the EVE Online social calendar is unmistakably the annual EVE Fanfest convention in Iceland, smaller gatherings are held throughout the...
It's less of a secret now.

PSA: Here are a few of the MMORPGs on sale this weekend

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I don't normally think of Halloween weekend as being a big sale event for games, but several MMORPGs are running big discounts all the...
Unrevealed.

Betawatch: Revelation Online stays unrevealed a little longer (October 28, 2016)

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Oh Revelation Online, won't you stay just a little bit longer? Wait, no, you can't stay; you haven't even arrived yet. Your closed beta...

Paladins bows to the Pumpking while Shroud of the Avatar throws a Halloween bash

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Everyone's getting into the spirit of Halloween this week! Shroud of the Avatar's community is throwing a Halloween-themed party to celebrate Release 35. The...

Happy fourth birthday, War Thunder

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Is every game having a birthday this week? MMO-lite War Thunder is crashing the cake-eating festivities with its own birthday party, and it's starting...

The Stream Team: Harvesting pumpkins for RIFT’s Halloween festival

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If you aren't a fan of pumpkins, fall is probably not your favorite season. Even in RIFT pumpkins are important! Massively OP's MJ has...

Marvel Heroes: Dark Dimensions and huge sales for Halloween

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OK, Marvel Heroes fans. Put down your candy pail and your Iron Man costumes. It's time for video game Halloween. "An unknown source has started...
Murlocs, naturally.

Here’s everything you can expect from BlizzCon 2016 next week

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Every year, BlizzCon arrives. And every year, Bree and I sit down and liveblog about the most pertinent event for our readers to follow...
Holy elves, Elfman!

Tencent, Activision Blizzard, and EA among top-grossing game companies this year so far

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If someone were to ask you which video game company was absolutely dominating the revenue charts in 2016, what would you say? Unless you...

Nexon reveals first trailer for the Tree of Savior Mobile Remake

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If you watched Tree of Savior's rocky western rollout this year thinking to yourself the whole time, "Wouldn't that game be so much more...

Star Citizen dishes on alpha 2.6 progress and procedural planets

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This week's Star Citizen Around the Verse is ostensibly a check-in with the Frankfurt team, but there's quite a bit of teasing for 2.6...

SWTOR explains how Uprisings work, compensates for removal of content passes

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When Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne lands upon us like a Star Destroyer made out of words, players will...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO doesn’t have mounts — and needs them?

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Let's talk mounts and MMOs. When Star Wars Galaxies launched, it did not have vehicles. It had neither speederbikes nor or ridable tauntauns. For almost six...

The Scream Team: A Hide and Shriek duel

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Spooking strangers is certainly fun this time of year (or anytime, really!), but it doesn't beat spooking your friends! Massively OP's MJ and Justin...

Massively Overthinking: Our five favorite MMORPGs of all time

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Earlier this week, Redditor maxpower888 started an epic thread on the /r/mmorpg sub asking everyone to chime in and name his or her top five...

NCsoft and Webzen are both working on multiple mobile MMORPGs

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NCsoft and Webzen both have mobile games a-cookin'. We already knew about Lineage Red Knights and Lineage Mobile; there were announced a year ago as...