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]

Interview: Chronicles of Elyria’s Jeromy Walsh on post-Kickstarter funding

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Yesterday evening, following the news that indie sandbox Chronicles of Elyria hoped to raise an extra $3 million in addition to its Kickstarter funding,...

The Daily Grind: Are you a bad MMO hero?

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By now it's an old hat that all MMORPGs keep casting us in the role of local hero and world savior. No matter where...
Cool, great, grand.

Lineage 2 Classic adds sieges, fishing, and achievements

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It's heady times for fans of Lineage 2 Classic, as the European server has patched in its Saviors update. This large content patch contains many...
Do you ever feel like we, as a group, are collectively trying too hard?

You can’t get raid quest items from LFR in World of Warcraft: Legion

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The lack of a queue option for Mythic dungeons in World of Warcraft hasn't sat well with many people, but it appears that's not...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 84: Rise of Irony

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Justin, Eliot, and MJ discuss World of Fishing, WoW, RIFT, ARK, TSW, SWTOR, H&G, FFXIV, Destiny, TERA, DDO, LOTRO, Icarus, and GW2, with mailbag letters on MMO swag and art styles.

Age of Conan’s complete collection launches with a steep discount

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How's this for a savage one-two punch of happiness? Funcom has bundled every scrap of Age of Conan content into a complete collection and...
Sadly, I was hoping for actual trains.

Allods Online introduces battle training with its next patch

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You don't have a permanent Arena team or the most solid possible grasp of raid mechanics in Allods Online. That's not pleasant, is it?...

Slay your enemies with their own limbs when Skyforge’s Ascension patch drops October 19

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Don't call it an NGE, but when Skyforge's Ascension patch is live next month, it's bringing sweeping, casual-friendly change to the game. We've previously...

Revelation Online delivers the skinny on gear

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If it's an MMO, it's going to have gear. And if there's gear, then it's going to have stats. And if there are stats,...

Jukebox Heroes: Great music tracks from MOBAs

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If you were ever to go to Vegas and place a bet that I would one day become a dedicated, passionate MOBA player, any bookie...

MU Legend starts accepting closed beta sign-ups

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MU Legend, the hack-and-slash sequel to the long-running MU Online, is finally in the position to start taking applications for its closed beta test....

Chris Roberts interviews shed light on Star Citizen launch, ambition, and CitizenCon

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Gamers Nexus has a lengthy set of video interviews out covering Star Citizen this week. CIG's Chris Roberts touches on alpha 3.0, which he...
Ain't no school like the old school.

World of Warcraft: Legion opens up more Emerald Nightmare options today

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Do you want to be the very best, like no one was before? Then you'll probably want to take on the Mythic difficulty in...
The spoils.

Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.4 is out today

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Ready to start in on the next leg of the journey in Final Fantasy XIV after the Dragonsong War? Patch 3.4 is out today,...

Chronicles of Elyria seeks $3M more in funding

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With the opening of Chronicles of Elyria's web store next week, its team is working on the next phase of the game's fundraising campaign....
All right. We have figured this out now.

The Daily Grind: Is there an old MMO trend that’s never coming back?

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Massively OP commenter BalsBigBrother made a joke the other day about wanting me to stream Ultima Online, and I replied that the game is...

The Stream Team: Ghost Riding through Marvel Heroes’ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D event

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Marvel Heroes is no stranger to running events with Marvel T.V. show and movie tie ins, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D just launched another season....

Wild Terra adds cooking skill, Steam keys for early backers

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What use is a sandbox without cooking and food? Jutvy Worlds apparently agrees, as it's adding a cooking skill to indie sandbox Wild Terra...

Meridian 59 continues to influence online games 20 years later

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Twenty years ago this week, Meridian 59 shed its beta trappings and officially released as one of the very first graphical MMORPGs on the...
For instance, six instances.

Aion shows off the new instances for patch 5.1

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The next European Aion patch is bringing some new instances for you to challenge. Not one, not two, not three, but six new instances...