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]

Skyforge’s new producer says ‘significant and fundamental changes’ are en route

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Skyforge has a new producer in the west: Volker “PoweredByPixels” Boenigk, who explains the last producer was sucked out an airlock. Just kidding; Fabien...
Back, back, back in time.

Star Trek Online is heading to Star Trek Las Vegas

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Are you heading out to the City of Gin-Soaked Regrets (or "Las Vegas" as it's more commonly known) for Star Trek Las Vegas? Because...

Star Wars: The Old Republic devs get cagey on the subject of new ops and classes

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Will Star Wars: The Old Republic ever get new operations instead of just more episodic story releases? According to a private Q&A session with...
Aw yeah.

Wisdom of Nym: Why I adore Final Fantasy XIV’s Deep Dungeon

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Let me start by getting my biggest beef with the Palace of the Dead out of the way right off: I don't like the...

First impressions of Nexon’s Riders of Icarus

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Earlier this month, the latest addition to Nexon’s perpetually expanding stable of MMORPGs, Riders of Icarus, took wing into its “soft launch,” or open beta,...

Star Citizen’s Around the Verse: Procedural planets, GrimHex, and free-fly

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The fourth and final 100th episode of Star Citizen's Around the Verse is up -- OK, so it's really 103, right? But they are...
When you're out in the club and you see a fly girl, do the creep!

Threats against Blizzard Entertainment lead to a Sacramento man’s arrest

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Maybe you're upset with the class changes in World of Warcraft. Maybe you're disappointed with character balance in Overwatch. Maybe you have specific heroes...
Persists.

Pokemon Go: Fatwas, maps, lawsuits, and Kirby’s call-out

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Happy Friday! Please don't die in 100 degree heat this weekend playing Pokemon Go, OK? We'd miss you. It's all over, guys: Someone has...

Revelation Online’s class trailer offers six tempting playstyles

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When it comes to upcoming games, one of the most pressing questions for any player is which class he or she will choose for...
He really isn't I know, but work with me here.

World of Warcraft drops more pre-Legion lore at SDCC ’16

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There's going to be quite a bit of lore in World of Warcraft to lead up to the release of Legion, but not every...

PSA: Get a free Marvel Heroes costume and character this weekend

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Psst! Hey buddy! You want something for nothing? Sure you do. All you have to do is log onto Marvel Heroes this weekend and...

The Daily Grind: Did MMOs displace local co-op?

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The first month or so after I tried out my first MMORPG, my boyfriend at the time and I actually shared an account. One...

The Stream Team: Assisting Dr. Varias in The Secret World

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Every time MassivelyOP's MJ travels through The Secret World, she bumps into more missions she has yet to complete. This is especially true in...

Massively Overthinking: The golden age of MMORPGs

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This week's Massively Overthinking is a serious one from our dear Patreon patron Duane. Here's the jumping off point for his topic: "There has lately...
In excelsis deio.

Gloria Victis adds short spears and client improvements

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The long spearless nightmare that has affected Gloria Victis is finally over. With the game's most recent patch, players can craft all of the...

City of Titans cosplay takes a turn for the heroic

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City of Titans cosplay has taken a turn for the heroic. Missing Worlds Media's Terwyn told forumgoers this week that work continues on one of...

Project Gorgon overhauls its pet system

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Pet lovers, perk up: Project Gorgon is grooming its animal handling skill to be better than before. According to a new dev diary on the...

LOTRO’s Weatherstock takes the stage this Saturday

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Lord of the Rings Online's long-running player concert series is poised to make a triumphant return this weekend with Weatherstock VIII. "Weatherstock is the largest...

ArcheAge Begins mobile game arrives in August

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We've been keeping an ear to the ground on XLGAMES' second attempt at an ArcheAge mobile game. Last year, the Korean studio announced it...

Check out every World of Warcraft loading screen from 2004 to 2016

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Here's your dose of World of Warcraft nostalgia for today: All seven login screens for the game, from the original 2004 edition to this...