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]

Dual Universe dev on single shards, launch schedule, consoles, and VR

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WCCFtech has an interesting interview with Dual Universe's Jean-Christophe Baillie out this week that sheds some fresh light on the upcoming sci-fi sandbox. Baillie...

Blizzard is retiring the Battle.net name, though not the service itself

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Raise your hand if you remember the days of playing Diablo II or Warcraft III on the service then often referred to as B.net. Now...

Marvel Heroes adds Quake, Ghost Rider team-ups; Mark Rubin joins Gazillion

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Did you catch the premiere of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. last night? Are you kind of wishing you could see more of the characters...

Skyforge’s newest raid boss is so powerful that it obliterates the battle arena

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Described as "devastating" and "unpredictable," Tol-Monter is ready to tag into Skyforge as the game's newest raid boss. This happy fellow is the leader...

Tamriel Infinium: Cracking Craglorn’s overhaul with Elder Scrolls Online’s Rich Lambert

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First and foremost: One Tamriel puts all players on an even playing field in Elder Scrolls Online PvE. Players can go where they want when...
This will not be fine.

Defiance kicks off battle event, increases patron rewards

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A hotspot has just opened up in the admittedly already battle-ravaged world of Defiance. This week, the team initiated the Neo Votanis Freebooters event,...

Sea of Thieves shines a light on its environments

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First there was realistic water. Then there were fluffy clouds. And now, Sea of Thieves is proud to present its glorious light. In a new...

Guild Wars 2 AMA covers maps, hearts, raids, and insider trading

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Following the launch of the Rising Flames episode in Guild Wars 2 yesterday -- and the announcement that legendary weapons have returned to the...
Balance!

Final Fantasy XIV previews the end of Alexander and the second Warring Triad battle

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The story of the journey through Alexander in Final Fantasy XIV has involved a fair amount of mucking about with time, but it's time...

TERA ushers in the Guilded Age

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You know how some MMO content patches have a spread of features, giving everyone a little something? Well, TERA's update this week isn't that...

The Daily Grind: What underrated MMORPG would you recommend to others?

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If we were asked to form a committee (such fun!) and come up with a list of, oh, say the top 10 most popular...

The Stream Team: Bottoms up in Black Desert’s beer festival

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There's a beer festival brewing in Black Desert, and who is MassivelyOP's MJ to pass up on a festival? Besides, grinding can work up...
Are those vegetables? Sure, why not.

Shards Online adds fishing before it hops to alpha

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What are the most crucial features to have in an MMO before you go into alpha testing? Shards Online already has a lot of...

Mounts trot into Villagers and Heroes

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Tired of walking around like a chump to your destinations in Villagers & Heroes? The game's September update has fixed that, as the devs added...

Allods’ Burning Skies update reworks maze system

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Do you own a maze in Allods Online? If you do, or you plan to, you'll want to take note of the changes coming...

Riders of Icarus touts one million western players since soft launch

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Nexon announced this afternoon that Riders of Icarus now counts a million western players registered for the free-to-play MMORPG. "Since the launch of its open...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 83: The joy of cooking (in MMOs)

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Justin and Bree discuss MMO cooking, WoW, GW2, Marvel Heroes, Atlas Reactor, Bless, and Trove, with a mailbag question on comment negativity.

Guild Wars 2 resumes development of legendary weapons

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Guild Wars 2 players might recall that back in March, ArenaNet President and Game Director Mike O'Brien announced that he was instructing the team...

Elite: Dangerous adds more fighter support, ‘mysterious’ planetary discoveries

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Feeling lost among the stars, especially when you run out of fuel and find yourself drifting in the cosmos and contemplating a new line...

Dungeons and Dragons Online plans 2016 patches, Halloween update, and 2017 Ravenloft

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Dungeons and Dragons Online producer Rob "Severlin" Ciccolini has a new dev letter out for fans of the venerable D&D MMORPG this week. Ciccolini...