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]

Lineage II’s Helios expansion is live with a castle in the sky

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NCsoft has pushed live the Helios expansion for Lineage II today -- that's the live game, not the classic-flavor spin-off! The star of the update...

EVE Online drops new feature patch and Serpentis event

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Lo and behold, the galaxy shuddered with terror and awe when EVE Online unleashed Update 118.6 across the cosmos. Historians later said that the...

Crowfall’s resource harvesting design plus a timeline of Monday’s stream

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Crowfall's art team has a new video out this week discussing the design of harvesting. The video covers the distinctive design of nodes (which...
Captain McFly of the USS... oh, heck no, not going there.

Star Trek Online shows off the rewards for temporal captains in Agents of Yesterday

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So let's break this down very simply. There's a crisis in the future of Star Trek Online, which is leading agents further in the...

The Stream Team: SWTOR Dark vs. Light Event begins

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Star Wars: The Old Republic launched its Dark vs. Light event yesterday under a heavy umbrella of player controversy. Veteran players have taken to...
No one weekend should have all that power.

The Secret World preps fourth birthday festivities with double AP and Guardians of Gaia event

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Four years ago this month, Funcom released The Secret World into the wild. That calls for celebration! Indeed, Funcom is kicking off the festivities in-game...

Neverwinter plans PlayStation 4 launch for July 19

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PWE has just announced a date for Neverwinter's impending launch on the PlayStation 4: July 19th. While the game will be F2P as it is...
I expected blacker.

Black Desert Online launches the Valencia Part One update

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Ready to head into the desert in Black Desert Online? If not, why not? Few other titles are so explicit about where you're going,...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Re-engaging lost Guild Wars 2 players

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I recently read an interesting opinion piece by Jason Winter that got me thinking about the general sense of apathy that he believes is...
Ironically, it's a better value at this point than most actual DC comics.

Episode 25 arrives in DC Universe Online today

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The Penguin is opening the Iceberg Lounge in Gotham City. That is... probably not a good thing, but it's still legal. So of course,...

Riders of Icarus kicks off head start, has loads of content in the works for open beta and beyond

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Today marks the start of Riders of Icarus' head start, provided that you were one of the players who bought into it. For the rest...
Problems!

Find out how to make the most of Guild Wars 2’s Ley-Line event

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It's been a while since Guild Wars 2 shook hands with its old friend the Living Story, huh? Well, the good news is that...

The Daily Grind: What have you never done in your MMO?

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Sometimes we define our characters by what they we have done and accomplished with them. We've leveled them to the cap. We've gone on...

The Stream Team: Squashing Black Desert bugs

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Even if she wanted to right now, MassivelyOP's MJ couldn't siege in Black Desert thanks to the bug-induced delay. But that's OK because there...

Global Chat: The verdict on Landmark

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Landmark's launch hasn't gone unnoticed by the MMO blogging community. Several players have decided to use the game's official release as an opportunity to...

Battle Bards Episode 77: Spirit of Adventure 2

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Steff has decreed the return of spirit of adventure -- and so it shall be! In the second part of this theme, the Battle...

The Civilized Gentlemen take home Guild Wars 2’s Pro League Season 2’s top prize

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This past weekend, ArenaNet crowded the champion of the ESL Guild Wars 2 Pro League Season 2 Finals the single-elimination tourney: Europe's The Civilized Gentlemen,...

Player modder earns $5000 for War Thunder model

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Here's a sweet way to make 5000 bucks: Design a stellar 3-D model for a War Thunder vehicle. That's what Daniil "_Joy_Division_" Zaitsev did, anyway;...

Perpetuum Online upgrades time-based skill progression system

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Being late to the party in Perpetuum Online is a more significant issue than in most MMORPGs, as Perpetuum offers a time-based skill progression system...

European MMO hybrid Crush Online launches closed beta tomorrow

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Crush Online has been mentioned on Massively OP only briefly, but this week it might be worth a closer look as tomorrow it launches...