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]

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TERA’s next big update is all about guilds

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Guilds are a pretty big deal in TERA, but let's be fair, they're a pretty big deal in most games. Of course, they're going...

Crashed alien ship spotted in Elite Dangerous

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Finding proof of alien life, even extinct alien life, has been one of the holy grails of explorers in Elite Dangerous. And now pilots have...
Yes, very good.

Take a look at Crowfall’s male Ranger and female Champion

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Each of Crowfall's archetypes tends to be associated with a specific gender because the game's archetypes are a bit more comprehensive than simply classes....

The Daily Grind: How would you judge WoW Legion’s launch?

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MMORPG launches seldom go to plan. Trainwrecks are inevitable. Never spend a vacation day on an MMO release date -- that's the conventional wisdom. And...

Massively Overthinking: Please complain about MMOs, loudly and insistently

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Last weekend, the blogosphere exploded over an article that essentially told the MMORPG community to shut up, sit down, and stop complaining about things...
Literally a fresh hell.

Albion Online introduces the Hell artifacts

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A new batch of artifacts is arriving in Albion Online, and it's hellish. These are literally called the Hell Artifacts, you see, and are...
I can't say it would be worse, exactly.

Neverwinter brings a live stage experience to consoles with Portobello’s Campaign

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The new event for Neverwinter console players is just a little bit recursive. When you log into the game, you're taking part in a roleplaying...
Well, what fresh hell is this.

The Division is opening a public test server

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There's nothing quite like putting a patch out into the wild. Sure, you can do your best to test something internally, but until players...
For chickens.

Perfect World International kicks off anniversary celebrations with bartering

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Perfect World International has been running for eight years now, which is a pretty impressive milestone. The somewhat eponymous team at Perfect World Entertainment...

Happy birthday, Champions Online

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Champions Online turns seven years old today -- seven! And naturally, PWE and Cryptic have big plans for the whole month. Everything in the...

Check out Path of Exile’s Atlas of Worlds expansion patch notes and trailer

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Path of Exile's Atlas of Worlds expansion is almost here: In fact, it drops tomorrow. Earlier this month, Massively OP's MJ Guthrie spoke with...

World of Warcraft lets players experiment with classes before boosting

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Players paralyzed with indecision over which class to boost to level 100 in World of Warcraft now have a way to sort out their...

The Secret World’s Gilded Rage event inspires rage

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Right in the midst of the Doomboard Challenge, The Secret World players have another event: Gilded Rage has returned for one week. But doubling...

See how you can build your own spaceships in Dual Universe

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If you've ever watched developers slap together spaceships (and sell them to you for a few hundred actual, not-play-money dollars) and thought, "I could...

The Stream Team: Happy 8th birthday Wizard101!

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Who said you can't celebrate a birthday early? Certainly not MassivelyOP's MJ! It just stretches out the celebration and gives her more time to...

Lord of the Rings Online hints at a Shelob raid, schedules Update 19 for this fall

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Following the revelation of Lord of the Rings Online's two-and-a-half-year plan, the second part of a fansite interview turned its attention to the subject of...

Chaos Theory: Is it possible to complete The Secret World’s Doomboard challenge? Maybe

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When The Secret World’s devs teased the Doomboard, I was pretty excited. I was totally on board for getting that sweet ride even though...
Everything is not the same.

World of Warcraft previews the max-level zone of Suramar

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Four out of the five big new zones in Legion can be entered at any level and will scale up or down appropriately. But...

Elder Scrolls Online says its population is growing, explains why cross-play won’t happen

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These days, the Elder Scrolls Online team is laser-focused on the promotion and release of One Tamriel this fall. However, a recent interview with...

You can hide your costume in City of Titans

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"It's taken three years. Three years of every possible thing going wrong. Three years of trial and effort, of skill and talent, of error...