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]

Out mining space rocks in the space-sun, I fought the law and I don't think anyone won.

EVE Online’s next patch is all about mechanical and visual redesigns

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The next EVE Online patch is all about redesigns that cross several levels. Mining barges, for example, are due for a visual patch to...

ARK: Survival Evolved teases ‘gigantic’ reveal this Thursday

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Don't you just love announcements about upcoming announcements? Perhaps PR teams are being considerate by giving you information so that you can rearrange your...

Ingress teams battle to a tie in Via Lux

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The first day of a major Ingress player event resulted in a tie for both sides, with each claiming partial victory over the worldwide...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 80: Enter the Legion

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW Legion, Guild Wars 2, RIFT, Trove, EverQuest II, Wargaming, Funcom, Star Citizen, SOTA, and TERA, with mailbag questions on gaming/life balance and dungeon bookmarks.

Check out the picture of Lost Ark’s beta endgame

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What are you going to do once you hit the level cap in Lost Ark? Sure, get gear and do stuff, but what gear...

H1Z1: King of the Kill launches for PC on September 20, ‘pauses’ console development

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You might have thought zombie survival sandbox H1Z1 had already launched, considering you probably paid for it back in January of 2015 when it hit early...
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Final Fantasy XIV updates players on tomestone changes

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There's a new patch on the way for Final Fantasy XIV, and if you've been around for previous patches you know that means you're...

Hyperspace Beacon: The Shroud of Star Wars The Old Republic

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I’m going to hit you again with some lore this week from Star Wars: The Old Republic. However, I promise that there will be...

Lord of the Rings Online has a two-and-a-half-year plan

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Lord of the Rings Online isn't prepared to close up shop in Middle-earth just yet. In a new interview with fansite Dadi's LOTRO Guides,...

Firefall appears to have silently sunsetted (Update: Or maybe not?)

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Update, 8:39 p.m. EDT: The game and site are back online now, still with no explanation or clarification from The9 whatsoever. Hopefully it stays up for...

Otherland hits open beta today, launches free-to-play on September 8

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The Tad Williams-inspired sci-fi MMO Otherland shuts down today for a week of open beta. When it returns for its planned September 8th launch, it...
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Someone is already 110 in WoW Legion, plus faction roadblocks for old Druids

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If you were a Druid eagerly looking forward to World of Warcraft: Legion who also had a particularly odd set of pre-expansion decisions, you...

Skyforge’s Ascension expansion promotes casual-friendly changes, new map, Outlaw class

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Allods Team and My.com have announced a "massive" new expansion for Skyforge due out this fall. Called Ascension, the update includes a badass new...
Do you ever feel like we, as a group, are collectively trying too hard?

Happy World of Warcraft: Legion launch day and roundup

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The time is here. After a few weeks of fighting against demonic invasions, World of Warcraft players can access the Broken Isles and start...

Pokémon Go lifts the ban on some third-party map app users

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Pokémon Go has a word of warning for those players using third-party map applications: Stop or you could be banned. Niantic said that even...

Landmark begins issuing 10-day trial keys

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Players who haven't experienced the wide-open wonder of Landmark now have a free option at their disposal. Daybreak recently announced that it is issuing 10-day...
Did we not tell you this is how things would go down?

The Daily Grind: What are your first impressions of Legion?

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Well, it's here. World of Warcraft: Legion has been out in the US for five hours now (more for Europeans!), which in internet time is more...

Path of Exile is about to get a turbo boost to its performance

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Graphical slowdowns due to excessive particle effects look to be on the way out for Path of Exile, as the team is planning some pretty...

Shroud of the Avatar is working on new city templates, lot raffling system

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Shroud of the Avatar's latest newsletter celebrates the additional $200,000 in crowdfunding raised during the latest telethon and recaps the launch of the 33rd...
I'm sorry this is the only long-form article you're likely to get, Twin Saga.

Twin Saga finishes its stress test and turns servers off before open beta

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We hope you got everything you wanted done during the Twin Saga stress test, because it's done with now. The servers are coming down,...