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]

Shroud of the Avatar Q&A homes in on crafting and economy

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Portalarium's Starr Long has hopped on Shroud of the Avatar's official forums for an extra round of player-submitted questions. Of note, Long says to...

Blizzard begins selling Hearthstone welcome bundles

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Nothing says welcome and hospitality quite like, "Give us some money and we'll throw you a few items in return!" Actually, that sounds just...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 82: Boldly go

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW Legion, GW2, RIFT, STO console, Otherland, EVE F2P, Camelot Unchained, Dual Universe, and Hero's Song, with mailbag questions on what games MMO devs play and Stranger Things vs. The Secret World.

DragonCon 2016: Richard Garriott on why Shroud of the Avatar will steal your life

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Do you know that feeling when you come across a game that has most, if not all, of your dream features -- even the...

EVE Online deploys Patch 118.8

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Somewhere out in deep space, a sentience is calling us very long-distance to inform us that we are not alone in the universe... and...

Warframe brings user-created designs to consoles

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One of the popular aspects of Warframe is its "TennoGen" content: user-created designs that go through an approval process before becoming available for others...

Tamriel Infinium: Why I’m sold on Elder Scrolls Online’s One Tamriel

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It hasn't taken me long to fall in love with One Tamriel. This Elder Scrolls Online team has a distinct understanding of what makes this...
Playing this guy, for example, would be a good reason.

Check out Guild Wars 2’s Rising Flames trailer

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The second episode of Guild Wars 2's third living story season is almost here, and now we know its name: Rising Flames. The episode launches September...
Three-point landing! Sort of.

Aeria says Bless ‘project is bigger than expected’, postpones test schedule

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Aeria has put off plans to announce Bless Online's western launch schedule following the close of Gamescom earlier this month, according to a statement...

EVE Online studio CCP Games says VR will pick up a few years from now

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CCP CEO Hilmar Petursson told DICE Europe attendees that the company is on track to "break even" in the VR field, according to a...

Steam’s new review filter affects crowdfunders along with freebie keys

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Do you skip right down to the player review section for any Steam game to see what the populace thinks of a particular title?...
Now if you can have meaningful interactions with everything herein, that would be something.

Star Citizen dataminer uncovers a huge city in the game’s files

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It would be pretty disappointing if you could land on all sorts of planets in Star Citizen without ever uncovering more than abandoned sheds...
Birbs.

Check out a new chapter of travel in Guild Wars 2

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The story of Guild Wars 2 is not always about elder dragons, wars, betrayal, and grinding Masteries. Sometimes, it's just the story of an...
CONFUSED GREENSCREEN POSING GO!

Blizzard offers in-game goodies for purchasers of the Warcraft movie Blu-ray

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In the event you missed the movie in theaters but still eagerly want to see the film that critics called "a real mess," "overly...
Yes, money.

The Daily Grind: Should MMORPG housing have login and maintenance rules?

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A Massively OP reader named MrPoolaty recently wrote in to us to talk about the resumption of Final Fantasy XIV's housing demolition timers. See,...

Chris Metzen departs Blizzard, World of Warcraft for retirement

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Chris Metzen announced this evening that he is leaving Blizzard and "retiring" -- and he says he means it. Formally Blizzard's Senior Vice President of...
They're chasing the point, I think.

Wild Terra is open to testing for everyone until September 14th

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You can download and play Wild Terra right now without having to pay a dime. The game has opened testing briefly for everyone, allowing...
Jazzhands are happening

AdventureQuest 3D is launching into open beta in October

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AdventureQuest 3D hasn't been in closed beta testing for all that long, but the developers have decided that closed beta is boring and they'd...
Smoke monster incoming.

Shroud of the Avatar plans improvements to tropical island towns and the economy

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Player-run towns in Shroud of the Avatar have had the option of being on a tropical island since May. Of course, that option was mostly...

EVE Online pilots are called on to investigate exaltation temples

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Tomorrow's going to be a grand old two-for-one celebration over at EVE Online. Players will get not only a new patch but an event...