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]

Chronicles of Elyria debates day and season length, delays store

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Put yourself in the shoes of a developer and ask: How long should a day/night cycle be? What about the seasons? What if those...
And it burns, burns, burns.

Check out the unboxing of the BlizzCon 2016 swag bag

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Let's be real here. If you purchased BlizzCon 2016 tickets several months back, you weren't doing it for the thought of goodies. You were...
what

Defiance ditches its brand-new auction house

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Easy come, easy go: Just two months after Defiance added a game-wide auction house, the title is now removing it entirely. According to Trion Worlds,...
Let the crows fall, let them tumble.

The Daily Grind: Do you think of yourself as an MMO PvPer?

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Whether I've consciously realized it or not, I've been a PvPer since my first FFA PvP sandbox, Ultima Online, in 1997. Since then, I've...

MMO Week in Review: The patch before the patch before Legion (July 24, 2016)

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Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review! World...

EVE Evolved: When was EVE Online’s golden age?

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In the latest Massively Overthinking article, our Patreon patron Duane got us thinking about whether the golden age of the MMO industry has passed or MMOs are actually in...

The MOP Up: Planet of Heroes comes into orbit (July 24, 2016)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Ultima Online

Ultima Online newsletter addresses Publish 94, special moves, and armor enhancing

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Ultima Online's latest newsletter is short and sweet: Broadsword Producer Bonnie "Mesanna" Armstrong confirms that the team is still working on Publish 94, shooting...

Leaderboard: Is Black Desert’s new subscription value pack pay-to-win?

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Black Desert players are on fire over the new subscription value pack. Well not literally on fire, but damn close. MOP reader Sally pointed us...

Discover a long-lost empire in Neverwinter’s next update

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Cryptic's been adding new content so regularly to Neverwinter that what was one a 14-page adventure booklet is now a mighty campaign tome large...

One Shots: Strange voyages

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As cool and iconic that Star Trek ships look, I've always thought they also came across as fragile, with pieces sticking out here and...
When it lost me.

The Daily Grind: What MMOs did you like more when you started than later on?

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When I first started playing Warhammer Online as part of Choose My Adventure ages ago, I had a lot of fun. Until I leveled...

The Game Archaeologist: Sega’s 10six MMO

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If you were to think of Sega and MMOs, chances are the only thing that would come to mind is the Phantasy Star Online franchise....

Take a sneak peek at Guild Wars 2’s newest map

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Revenge is coming! Revenge is coming! Lock up your puppies and your kittens because nothing will be safe when Guild Wars 2 goes on...

WildStar lights a fire under PvP with its Battle Chase event

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You know how your parents would sometimes outright bribe you to do something you were scared of or hated? Don't put it past an...

World of Warcraft preps new site, fixes the cross-realm RP mess

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The World of Warcraft site has gone through a number of changes and overhauls over the years, so don't act too surprised to see...

The Daily Grind: Have you tried any new MMOs this summer?

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I always have the loftiest of intentions to dig into MMOs I've never played before, going so far as to load a slew of...
Das Test.

Betawatch: Das Tal weathers the summer alpha storm (July 22, 2016)

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The doors are open for Das Tal's summer test, and the result has been good and bad. Good because a lot of people want...
Epic pitchfork.

Albion Online details the Artifact system

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When Albion Online's final beta kicks off on August 1st, players are going to deal with Artifacts. They're the most powerful items in the...
Oh, kai.

Final Fantasy XIV kicks off a Yo-kai Watch crossover on July 26th

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At first glance, Final Fantasy XIV and Yo-kai Watch seem to be two tastes that go together like peanut butter and mayonnaise. But they're...