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]

Third time's the charm?

Seventh Rebirth is an online mobile game from producer Hiromichi Tanaka

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Hiromichi Tanaka is best known as the producer of Final Fantasy XI and the original producer behind Final Fantasy XIV; however, he left the...

Hardcore sci-fi MMO Nebula Online leaves early access for launch in November

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Back at the beginning of 2015, a plucky "old-school hardcore sci-fi" MMORPG called Nebula Online put forth a Kickstarter to build "the perfect MMO"...
Still here!

AdventureQuest 3D launches open beta on mobile, Mac, and PC

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The big day for AdventureQuest 3D has finally arrived with the game's transition into a persistent open beta state. While PC, Mac, and Android...
Let me actually just get stronger.

World of Warcraft beefs up PvP rewards with Patch 7.1

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World of Warcraft's PvP game is getting a helping hand come next week's Patch 7.1. The devs said that they are trying to encourage...
We deserve this.

The Daily Grind: What MMO do you think is more important than people realize?

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Here at Massively Overpowered, we talk a lot about MMOs. (Shocking, I know.) Some of that means covering games that other people just plain...

The Stream Team: Hobbits invade Lord of the Rings Online’s haunted burrow

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Why stick with haunted houses when you can have a haunted burrow? LOTRO's Halloween celebration includes dark and twisty tunnels that run beneath Bag...

Sea of Thieves will rope you in with its sound design

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Sound design is one of those elements of video game production that you don't often consciously notice unless it's either missing, lackluster, or so...

The Stream Team: Celebrating Shade’s Eve in WildStar

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Halloween season 2016 is getting in full swing, and that means that Shade's Eve is back in WildStar! Of course Massively OP's MJ can't...

Devilian’s Bloodstained Legacy patch bumps the level cap and adds Halloween

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Trion Worlds has rolled out the 5.1 update for its ORPG clicker Devilian today. Dubbed Bloodstained Legacy, the patch lifts the level cap to...

Trion’s Scott Hartsman: The MMO market is ‘in very good health’

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In a new interview on MCVUK this week, Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman dishes on the state of the MMO industry and making inroads...

World of Warcraft welcomes back Hallow’s End

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World of Warcraft: might be feverishly preparing for next week's Update 7.1, but that doesn't mean it can't enjoy a treat (or trick) in...
If this game is willing to show itself off despite its age, your game, newer or older, can do the same.

Anarchy Online says that it is coming to Steam ‘soon’

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One of the oldest sci-fi MMORPGs looks like it will soon become one of the newest members of the Steam club. On the official...

WildStar challenges players to build spooky haunts

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In addition to its in-game Halloween event, WildStar has a special challenge to home decorators this year: build the creepiest, coolest, and most photogenic...
We all began with good intents.

Chronicles of Elyria discusses moving to production and its next stretch goal

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Good news for the Chronicles of Elyria fans in the audience, as the game is officially moving on from pre-production to production very soon....

Hero’s Song on what to expect from next week’s backer alpha

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John Smedley's enthusiasm for his indie MMOARPG Hero's Song hasn't faltered -- Pixelmage Games gets to keep the $94,231 raised through Indiegogo, after all,...

Black Desert’s patch heralds Halloween events, horse racing

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Black Desert's going all out for Halloween! Today's patch drenches the game with all the trappings of the spooky holiday trappings of the holiday, complete with...

Hyperspace Beacon: Examining SWTOR’s contentious 5.0 endgame gear grind

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If you didn't watch the Star Wars: The Old Republic livestream on Monday, then you missed Creative Director Charles Boyd, Producer Ben Irving, and...

Skyforge’s game-rewriting Ascension update has finally arrived

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Skyforge's Ascension expansion is fully live for everyone today, and make no mistake: This is no cheapie patch. Ascension is a massive overhaul to core...
Well, I'll take it, but I won't pay much for it.

Crowfall on its player-driven economy as inspired by classic MMORPGs

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If you've been keeping an eye on Crowfall's recent crafting updates and are wondering how exactly everything fits together in the PvP-centric MMORPG, then...
Sadly, she's not in any more of the stuff, but she does show up in Palace so that's something.

Final Fantasy XIV previews All Saints’ Wake and the upcoming 3.45

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Over the next few weeks, Final Fantasy XIV is not giving you a choice of whether or not you get spooky. All it's offering...