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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Final Fantasy XIV eases weapon requirements with patch 3.38

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How's your weaponry looking in Final Fantasy XIV? Could it use a bit of an upgrade? The small patch that just dropped won't inherently...

In Revelation Online, players level when they choose to

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Can a character be defined by more than just its level and gear? Revelation Online plans for exactly that, and wants to give the...

Hyperspace Beacon: Who is Star Wars The Old Republic’s Emperor Valkorion?

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I took a look back at some of my previous Hyperspace Beacons and noticed that I have really never talked about the Sith Emperor, who...

Project Genom is coming to Steam early access in October

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Hardcore science-fiction MMO Project Genom is getting ready to make the big step forward into early access, as the title will launch on Steam...

Star Citizen has surpassed $120M in crowdfunding

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The last free-fly weekend and a stellar presentation at Gamescom have seemingly propelled Star Citizen to new fundraising heights: It's now officially raised over...

Shroud of the Avatar has crowdfunded over 10 million dollars

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Shroud of the Avatar's telethon yesterday helped push Portalarium to another fundraising milestone: It's crowdfunded $10 million over its lifetime. https://twitter.com/ShroudofAvatar/status/767954424857845760 Stretch goals unlocked last night...

World of Warcraft shows off the World Quest system

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When you reach level 110 in World of Warcraft: Legion, you've got a new sort of content awaiting you. They're not daily quests or...

Star Trek Online finally makes a classic T6 Connie available — in a lockbox

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If you've waded in the waters of Star Trek Online's community for any length of time, you'll no doubt have noticed that there's a...

The Daily Grind: Is there an MMORPG whose charms you’ve managed to escape?

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Traditionally, Blizzard has but to crook a finger and my whole guild, including me, will flock back to play World of Warcraft's new thing. But this...

The Stream Team: Seeking city adventures in Riders of Icarus

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MassivelyOP’s MJ might have gotten slightly distracted by a possible tame and not made it to the next area in Riders of Icarus last...
Avec les hommes et le Pokey.

Austin Pokemon Go player temp-banned during charity stream

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A Pokemon Go player who legitimately racked up more experience than anyone thought possible was apparently soft banned thanks to Niantic's anti-cheat algorithms. Austin, Texas,...

Post-Endor Darklight SWG emulator seeks to be Star Wars Galaxies 2.0

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If the core SWG emulator and its many spinoffs aren't to your liking, Darklight SWG might be. Lead developer Jameson "Levarris" Connors explained to us...

Snag a Hell hoverboard in The Secret World’s challenge event

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Forget about going to Hell in a handbasket, you could go in style on The Secret World's new flaming hoverboard! Next Wednesday's patch introduces...

Shroud of the Avatar summer telethon, lot selection continue today

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Shroud of the Avatar is in the midst of another summer telethon celebrating the expiration of pledges and offering funding stretch goals to backers...
And now you're

Exploring Japan’s Pokemon Go culture

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As some readers may know, I've spent the last few years in Japan trying to tackle the local gaming scene, online and off. While...
Red, white, and blue

Star Trek Online promises some exclusives for console players

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Let's assume, for a moment, that you earn current generation consoles but still haven't jumped into Star Trek Online up until now. What's going...
Somewhere, across the sea, somewhere.

Wisdom of Nym: Three years since Final Fantasy XIV’s relaunch

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When the last anniversary rolled around, we were coming off of an expansion launch for Final Fantasy XIV, one of the smoothest launches I...

Star Citizen demos gameplay in its in-development persistent universe

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If you were holding onto your hype waiting for Star Citizen's persistent universe, keep on holding because it's not out yet. But at Gamescom...

Divergence Online brings a prequel survival game to Steam Greenlight

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The Divergence Online project, a spiritual offshoot of Star Wars Galaxies, has spawned a survival game prequel that will lead into the MMO proper....

Gamescom 2016: World of Warcraft brings out the hard content three weeks after Legion’s launch

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For some players, the real fun of World of Warcraft: Legion won't start until a month after its August 30th launch. At the Legion-plus-three-weeks...