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]

Funcom warns of system-wide forum data breach

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A blaze of Twitter messages has just erupted to inform Funcom's community that all of its game forums have been breached by hackers and...
Please, no scary version of Answers this time?

The Rising returns to Final Fantasy XIV for three years of operation

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August 27th will mark three years since Final Fantasy XIV's successful relaunch, and it should come as no surprise that the game is celebrating...

EVE Online players have taken out a Keepstar, the largest citadel in the game

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CCP has confirmed today that players have destroyed the first Keepstar ever in EVE Online. Keepstars are basically the largest player-built citadels -- the largest anything...

DC Universe Online’s GU63 brings new Suicide Squad content, tutorial skipping, and lockboxes

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Game Update 63 has landed on the DC Universe Online servers this week, and it's a smallish one, but that won't surprise longtime players,...

Flameseeker Chronicles: What to do in Guild Wars 2 between season 3 episodes

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Many MMOs, Guild Wars 2 included, face a well-documented but oft-unaddressed problem: What can players do to fill the time in between content gaps? The topic...

See Crowfall’s mighty Myrmidon in action

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The current star pupil of Crowfall's development is the Myrmidon, a minotaur who does not play nice on the battlefield. According to the devs,...

Get caught up on Elder Scrolls Online’s fall plans with this recap

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If you've been aware that there is a lot going on with Elder Scrolls Online lately but are a little confused about the specifics,...
Pokemon gone?

Pokemon Go’s popularity appears to be waning

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The mobile ARG powerhouse of Pokémon Go appears to be losing players, and not just drivers who hit people due to focusing on the...

EverQuest II gives away free level 95 heroic characters and the Altar of Malice expansion

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Fans of free stuff (and who isn't, really?) are going to really enjoy what's coming out of EverQuest II this week. Daybreak is running...

World of Warcraft pumps up invasions, posts Legion dungeon schedule

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Times, they are a-changin' in World of Warcraft. As the game sits on the cusp of launching Legion, Blizzard has given the cyber demons...
Both hands!

Guild Wars 2 suffers technical difficulties, pushes out gifts following rollback

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If you're logging into Guild Wars 2 today, expect a bit of weirdness. Yesterday's patch caused a soulbinding glitch that took the servers offline and...

The Daily Grind: What obstacles keep you from trying different MMOs?

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While it is probably no big surprise, I've come to realize that even as I love MMOs and want to play them all, I...

Jukebox Heroes: MMO music for epic fights

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This week I'll be hijacking a question sent into the podcast that I thought was particularly apt for Jukebox Heroes to tackle. It comes...

Guild Wars 2’s servers suffer rollback, downtime

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ArenaNet announced this afternoon that it must roll back Guild Wars 2's servers. Mike O'Brien broke the bad news on the forums: "This is an...
I'll take Games That May Or May Not Take Themselves Seriously for 800, Alex.

TERA kicks off three more summer events

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What's missing from your summer? Fun? Freedom? The naive sense you had in school that time was functionally infinite and all things worked according...
Persists.

Pokemon Go: Appraisal patch, stampedes, and fixing that UI

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Pokemon Go's latest patch finally makes the team leaders do something. "Implemented Pokémon Appraisal: Trainers will now be able to learn about a Pokémon’s attack...

Tibia starts selling XP boosts 19 years later

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The extremely long-running MMO Tibia is just now starting to sell experience boosters in its cash shop, 19 years after the game's release. The...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 79: MOP goes to the opera

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW, GW2, RIFT, Eternal Crusade, ESO, WildStar, Neverwinter, and Das Tal, with mailbag questions on armor scaling and better guild systems.

Dungeon Fighter Online welcomes the Demonic Lancer

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What's cooler than a Demon Hunter? How about a Demonic Lancer? The newest class in Dungeon Fighter Online also boasts the longest reach out of...

WildStar’s second soundtrack album comes out today

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The second volume of WildStar's acclaimed soundtrack is now available to purchase. WildStar Volume 2 brings out 20 tracks, some of which are brand-new,...