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]

Global Chat: The MMORPG blogosphere reacts to Amazon’s New World announcement

0
Judging by the number and passion of comments posted on the announcement of Amazon Game Studios' new MMORPG, a lot of you have no...
Back in the 90s, I was in a very famous teevee show.

SamuTale brings out a horse-filled update for closed alpha

0
If you bought a founder's pack for SamuTale, you could have been already playing in the game's closed alpha... but you couldn't have done...
SWEET GUITAR RIFF

WildStar brings back its zPrix Invitational event

0
If this world is your playground, then WildStar's Nexus is your skate park. With the return of the zPrix Invitational event, the developers have...

Check out Chronicles of Elyria’s gorgeous living environment video

0
Chronicles of Elyria has a fresh flythrough video out this afternoon showing off some of the game's landscapes and critter animations in its pre-alpha...
Hello again.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 85: A whole New World

0
Justin and Bree discuss New World, WoW, Elyria, Firefall, SMITE, FFXIV, and Destiny 2, with mailbag letters on Star Wars Galaxies' PvP and explorable MMOs.
Bang bang, you shot me down.

Daybreak is cutting out game cards

1
If you're a big fan of buying game cards for Daybreak's various online offerings, you should go snap them up now before they're gone....

Valiance Online will launch free-to-play, heads into alpha

0
Valiance Online Creative Director, Programming Director, and Executive Producer IronSight has penned a dev blog today explaining that the game is finally moving on...

Sea of Thieves is taking in-game pirate shanties seriously

0
Should pirate music played by pirates sound like a professional orchestra? Nope! Nor will it in Rare's Sea of Thieves. Head of Music Robin...

Trove invites you to a login block party this Friday

0
If Trove is on your radar at all, you are going to want to make sure that you log in at some point this...
Star Citizen

Star Citizen thinks someone will still pay $750 for a concept ship

0
If you have $750 burning a hole in your pocket, here is a list of things you could do with it: You could give it...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Fully unpacking Guild Wars 2’s Rising Flames

0
I've been aching to share more of my thoughts about Guild Wars 2's second Living World instalment for Season 3 and am finally convinced that enough...
More like... mild.

Wild Terra plans PvP and skill revamp ahead of December 1 early access launch

0
Indie sandbox Wild Terra has a Steam early access launch date: December 1st. The devs behind the "massively multiplayer life simulator" told players today that...

Massively multiplayer mech shooter Antraxx seeks $33K on Kickstarter

0
If you're a fan of robots and can handle pixel graphics, point your eyeballs at Antraxx, which bills itself as a next-gen, massively multiplayer...
Do you... want to hang out, man?

Brad McQuaid’s Pantheon team expands yet again

0
Visionary Realms, the Brad McQuaid-led outfit building Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, announced this morning that it's expanded again with the hire of two...

Elder Scrolls Online cash shop creates gold-generating loophole

0
Give a cash shop an inch, they say, and it'll take a mile. Sharp-eyed Elder Scrolls Online players have been watching the game's crown store ever...
The fun of getting lost, being upset, and getting annoyed.

The Daily Grind: Whom do you think Kickstarter is really *for*?

0
In developing Eliot's Perfect 10 on MMO Kickstarters last week, he and I had a discussion revolving around #4 -- specifically, we felt we...

The Witching Hour Halloween events return to DC Universe Online

0
While it's been Halloween in the stores for at least two months already, the holiday festivities are just getting started in MMORPGs now that...

Rumor: Possible Guild Wars 2 leak teases future content destination

0
An image that may show a map where Guild Wars 2 players might be headed in a future update for the game has been...

Shroud of the Avatar outlines its plans for the rest of 2016

0
Following the rollout of Shroud of the Avatar's Release 34, the team took a breather to lay out its plans for the remainder of the...

Neverwinter reveals the storyline for the upcoming Sea of Moving Ice

0
Last week, PWE announced a new update for Neverwinter, Sea of Moving Ice, that ties in with its Storm King's Thunder storyline. Senior Content...