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]

The Game Archaeologist: Dark Age of Camelot

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Today, we take a trip to England, but not the England of our timeline. No, this is the England-That-Could-Have-Been, the England of King Arthur,...

Daybreak bans, unbans thousands of third-party key purchasers

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If you bought and activated a key for EverQuest, DC Universe Online, PlanetSide 2, EverQuest II, or a Krono subscription from a third-party reseller, you...

Aeria Games lays off over 100 employees

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Aeria Games has laid off around a number of staff following the planned merger with fellow games company Gamigo, Gamasutra is reporting. According to the site's source,...

The Daily Grind: Does your character have a backstory?

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One thing that greatly bugs me about MMORPG character creation is how little thought that these games give into providing any sort of backstory...
Ride or... just ride, actually.

Betawatch: Riders of Icarus moves into head start (July 1, 2016)

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Riders of Icarus has not launched yet; it's in head start. Yes, head start before open beta, rather than before, like, launch or something....
Past the crimson fields of... wait, sorry, wrong bit.

Aion launches Echoes of Eternity on July 13th

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The Tower of Eternity is a big deal in Aion's lore. One could even describe it as the nexus around which the rest of...

The newest ECO patch adds food, buildings, and power

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ECO's alpha 4 update is now live, and boy is it a major patch for the upcoming sandbox. Several major systems have been added...
Jump around, etc.

Vindictus offers players a jump-start to 75 as it prepares for Delia

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If you've been away from Vindictus for a while, you might be wondering what's going on with the game. The answer is that it's...

Check out all of the housing items coming in RIFT 3.7

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We already know that RIFT's 3.7 update is trotting out a lot of new content in addition to the return of Summerfest, but what...

The Stream Team: Looking at Landmark’s new appearance pack

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You can't preview Landmark's new fantasy appearance pack before buying, but MassivelyOP's MJ can offer you the next best thing: She'll show off the...

Star Trek Online shows off the contents of the Kelvin lockbox

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The Kelvin timeline is edging its way into Star Trek Online, but only in little ways here and there. There are incursions from the...
Opposition.

WoW Factor: The hope I have for Legion

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Every week, in Final Fantasy XI, the three main player nations are competing in a form of passive PvP known as conquest. The nation...

Star Citizen’s 100th Around the Verse highlights the female avatar

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The 100th episode of Star Citizen's Around the Verse landed last night, kicked off by some incredible in-game dogfighting footage from a fan. The...

Guild Wars 2 considers skill splitting to balance PvE and PvP

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If you've ever played a PvE MMORPG that had to balance classes, stats, and skills around PvP -- or vice versa -- then you...
Black Desert

Black Desert publisher Daum EU rebrands as Kakao

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Back in April, we wrote about the company structure behind Black Desert publisher Daum, which is owned by South Korea's Kakao, which also owns Nzin,...

A World of Darkness documentary is in the works

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Production has already begun in Stockholm, Sweden, to create a two-part documentary that looks at the history and phenomenon of the World of Darkness franchise....

The Daily Grind: How does your guild decide which MMOs to play?

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Earlier this week, one of the most well-known multigame guilds in the MMOspace, Gaiscioch Clan, published an article by Benjamin "Foghladha" Foley discussing just...

The Stream Team: Attack of The Secret World’s anniversary golems

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They're here! Those glorious AP pinatas have returned to The Secret World. If you want some AP to get started on your Museum of...

Massively Overthinking: The MMORPG wishes that go unfulfilled

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This week's Massively Overthinking question is a short and sweet one posed by Das Tal developer Alexander Zacherl. "What's the greatest unfulfilled dream of MMO players...

The Stream Team: Digging into Riders of Icarus’ cash shop

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The beta doors of Riders of Icarus won't swing open for everyone until next week, but MassivelyOP's MJ is heading in to the headstart....