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]

Camelot Unchained homes in on ‘re-abilitation’ effort

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Wondering what's up with Camelot Unchained's Seattle outfit? "Our team has expanded and will continue to expand in the coming months," Mark Jacobs tells...

The Stream Team: Thar be a Pirate101 birthday today!

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Shiver me timbers, it's a birthday! Pirate101 is celebrating its fourth birthday today, and Massively OP's MJ is joining in on the swashbuckling fun....

Revival’s universe developed as Theleston, might return to MMO space

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While Revival the MMORPG was "indefinitely suspended" back in March of this year, there's an interesting coda to this story that might be of...

The Game Archaeologist: Classic PlanetSide

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Unlike fantasy, the sci-fi genre has had a rocky relationship with MMORPGs. While studios have tried just as hard to make and promote them,...
Sorry, miss, you're just not as curious.

Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival: What’s the Lady in Red?

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If there's one thing that's sparked more speculation than any other part of the Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood announcement, it's the rather enigmatic Lady in...
Stormy stormy storm-storm.

Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival: Please Look Forward To It Q&A recap

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Naoki Yoshida's catchphrase to the fans of Final Fantasy XIV is pretty much the perfect way to label a live question-and-answer session. The community team...

The Daily Grind: Are automatic newbie guilds useful in MMOs?

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One interesting concept that I've started to see pop up in more MMOs as of late is the establishment of an automatic beginner guild....

Betawatch: RIFT delays while Albion extends beta testing (October 14, 2016)

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This week in MMO beta news, RIFT announced a delay for the beta of its upcoming Starfall Prophecy expansion, first to next week, now indefinitely. "It's...

Here’s how Neverwinter’s level 70 Assault on Svardborg trial will go down

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Neverwinter's Sean McCann has a weekend dev update out today all about the level 70 Assault on Svardborg trial, which is due to launch...
Here we go again.

Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival: Recapping The Stormblood keynote

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The second Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival kicked off with the announcement everyone was waiting for: Stormblood, the game's second expansion, bringing players to the embattled...

Return to Karazhan in World of Warcraft on October 25

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Blizzard announced this afternoon that World of Warcraft's first major post-Legion patch, 7.1: Return to Karazhan, will launch on October 25th. During this afternoon's livestream,...

We still don’t really know how many people play The Elder Scrolls Online

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How many players does The Elder Scrolls Online have? We don't know -- ZeniMax is coy about that. But we do have a better...

WildStar puts out yet another game overview trailer

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At this point, can we simply all agree that WildStar has won the race to put out the most general game trailers for an...

Final Fantasy XIV announces its second expansion, Stormblood

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Yes, it's the announcement all fans of Final Fantasy XIV were waiting for and expecting from this weekend's fan festival, the game's second expansion. The...

Global Chat: Is Destiny’s Rise of Iron any good?

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If you don't have a console but were still interested in hearing whether or not Destiny: Rise of Iron was any good, fret not:...

TERA opens the doors of its Harvest Festival Hall, teases the return of two classic dungeons

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In a game that's quite renowned for its outlandish costumes, you just know that TERA has to bring something special to the table when...

Working As Intended: A tour of 19-year-old Ultima Online

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Wanna feel old? Three years ago, I wrote a Second Wind piece for Massively-that-was on Ultima Online, which had recently been turned over to Broadsword...

Pantheon on ghost towns, hardcore raiding, and dungeon attunement

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Selected "VIP" members of the Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen forums were recently treated to a special Q&A session with the Visionary Realms devs,...

RIFT reaps the Autumn Harvest

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Mixing the best of Halloween and fall together, RIFT's Autumn Harvest is back for another spin through October. Players can return to the Realm...
Dude knows his thing.

Crowfall’s next big update is aimed at serious testers

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In this month's Crowfall Q&A video, Creative Director J. Todd Coleman and Design Lead Thomas Blair give fair warning: The next round of testing is...