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]

Boy-howdy, it's a bar.

Dark and Light shows off a small sampling of its creatures

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We've seen the landscapes of Snail Games' upcoming Dark and Light, but just landscapes alone aren't enough to make a game. What's a landscape...
Exploding AoE mine-person.

Neverwinter fixes ‘bug’ that allowed players to preview lockboxes, ragestorm ensues

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When it comes to lockboxes, enticing players to pay money for a random chance at goods has always been the hook behind this system....
what

World of Tanks and Warships get into the swing of Halloween

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Beware what you name your ships because irony loves to strike when namers are careless. Take for instance World of Warships' Transylvania. This poor...
Cozy. Antique!

Revelation Online previews two more closed beta dungeons

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Are you ready to take on the dungeons of Revelation Online's closed beta being previewed today? Probably not! The beta isn't starting until November...

Halloween sinks its fangs into Tree of Life, Fractured Space, and Mortal Online

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The avalanche of MMO Halloween events continues to thunder down over us, and we are digging as fast as we can to stay on...
phaserbeeeeeeeeeeeeeams

Star Trek Online reports over a million console captains in a new infographic

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A couple of players have been attracted to Star Trek Online on console, and by "a couple" we mean "a little over one million."...

Weird Al Yankovic will headline this year’s BlizzCon

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Satirical music star Weird Al Yankovic will headline this year's BlizzCon, Blizzard announced this afternoon, closing out the convention with his show on November...
We all go together.

Superdata’s September report shows Destiny, WoW, GW2, SWTOR, and TERA doing well

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Superdata's September games market report is up, and the console revenue rankings have a new old king: Destiny. Yes, Destiny has returned to the...

ArcheAge is rolling out a massive 3.0 ‘Revelation’ update in December

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Trion Senior Producer Merv “Khrolan” Lee Kwai announced today that ArcheAge: Revelation, aka ArcheAge 3.0, will roll out to the western servers on December...
Guess who's back. Back again.

Perfect Ten: My demands to MMORPGs after 13 years

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I've mentioned many times that my first MMO was Final Fantasy XI. It released in North America 13 years ago as of tomorrow. I...
Avec les hommes et le Pokey.

Pokemon Go: Halloween, another death in Japan, and dailies

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Kotaku has reported another death associated with Pokemon Go. Citing an article in Japanese-language Livedoor, the site says that a truck driver in Aichi...
Are we doing the time warp?

Going to BlizzCon? Grab the mobile app today

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Navigating the labyrinth of next week's BlizzCon activities, panels, and games requires some strategy if you're going to get the most out of your...

Blade and Soul turns into Blade and Ghoul for the season

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Blade and Soul has rebranded itself as Blade and Ghoul for the Halloween season, celebrating the debut of All Hallow's Eve yesterday. The game's event...
I live inside a wrecking ball.

Shroud of the Avatar delivers Release 35 to everyone

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Remember back when Shroud of the Avatar's releases contained mostly line items like "implemented the most basic form of crafting" and "included a single...

TERA: Patrick ‘Treeshark’ Sun departs, Halloween arrives

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Seattle claims another MMO dev: TERA Producer Patrick "Treeshark" Sun told players that he's leaving En Masse tomorrow. "In my stead, Matt 'Denommenator' Denomme will...
Don't worry, something will happen any day now.

EverQuest accidentally deletes many guilds and their homes

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What if you woke up one day and your MMORPG guild and its housing was completely gone? This nightmare scenario is what some are...
This guy, dudes.

The Daily Grind: When should holiday events in MMOs be ‘finished’?

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The holiday events in Final Fantasy XI are done. They still run, of course; around the same time every year, bang! Holiday event arrives...

The Stream Team: Halloween Harvest Hall fun and TERA giveaway!

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Halloween is all about getting dressed up and getting treats, and TERA lets MassivelyOP's MJ do both! Or at least attempt to. There are...

Battle Bards Episode 85: Desert Calling

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The desert is calling the Battle Bards, but are they willing to make the trek across these vast wastelands to see if the music...
There's no game, there's just a long series of development diaries about sound.

Sea of Thieves shares more details on the sounds of the ship

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There's more to be learned about the sound design behind Sea of Thieves, and the most recent video diary for the game covers one...