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]

World of Fishing angles for new players with today’s Steam F2P launch

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World of Fishing is live on Steam today as a free-to-play MMO. (There's optional DLC for sale at just over 7 bucks right now.)...
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Final Fantasy XI adds new item rewards, new mount areas, and easier crafting

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You're probably tired of hearing at this point how Final Fantasy XI's maintenance mode is more active than many game's live-with-normal-updates mode. Is you...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 81: For Azeroth!

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Justin and Eliot compare notes about their first week in World of Warcraft: Legion.

Exclusive: Elsword Diabla and Demonio video just in time for tomorrow’s patch

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Hack-n'slash anime MMORPG Elsword has a big patch rolling out tomorrow. Western fans of the game have long awaited the import of Diabla and...

Guild Wars 2 launches Ring of Fire-themed episode September 20

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Well, it's not Cantha or Elona, but it's almost as good: Guild Wars 2's next seasonal episode will be set in the Ring of...

Star Trek Online has launched for Xbox One and PlayStation 4

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Star Trek Online is live today on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, according to tweets from PWE's Salami Inferno. The launch comes amidst PWE's...

World of Warcraft: Legion companion app is now available

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Want to manage your World of Warcraft class order hall missions but don't have the time or access to log into the game? Now...
THAT WORKED SO WELL

Webzen is closing down ELOA and ASTA in October

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About a year ago, Webzen announced that it was bringing Asta: The War of Tears and Winds over after the game had been shut...

Revelation Online’s Ever, Jane sensibilities

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MMORPG import Revelation Online is taking appearances seriously. "Revelation Online offers a complete character creation system," explains My.com in a fresh dev blog out...
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Community manager: Turbine plans to bring Ravenloft to Dungeons & Dragons Online

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There are a whole lot of different settings that have been explored over time in the tabletop version of Dungeons & Dragons, but Dungeons...

Comparing American and Japanese Pokemon Go culture

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My previous article on the culture of Japan's Pokemon Go scene was written before I'd experienced much of the American one to keep my explanations...
Shroud yourself, dude.

Shroud of the Avatar’s release 33, Richard Garriott’s AMA and new book

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The final wipe is receding into the horizon for Shroud of the Avatar, but the game is hardly finished patching and adding in big...

Divergence Online returns to Indiegogo to raise funds for the ‘mechapocalypse’

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Star Wars Galaxies-inspired indie MMORPG Divergence Online is back with another crowdfunding campaign. If we've done our math right, this'll make the game's fourth...

Wildcard on why its selling ARK: Survival Evolved DLC while still in early access

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Over the weekend, ARK: Survival Evolved fans and a Studio Wildcard developer clashed when, in response to player complaints that Wildcard will charge for...

Awaken the Witch in Black Desert Korea’s teaser trailer

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What does a Black Desert Witch look like when you wake her up? Now you can see! OK, maybe it's not quite the same...
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Firefall’s status remains in limbo

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Even if you don't play Firefall, you know that last week was a bit weird for the game when the game itself and its...

The Daily Grind: What do you want out of Guild Wars 2’s next expansion?

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It's no secret that ArenaNet is working on Guild Wars 2's expansion. What is secret is what exactly is in it. I don't want to...

Battle Bards Episode 81: Goblins, Orcs, and Ogres!

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They may be ugly. They may be smelly. And they may have no table manners whatsoever. What, we're not talking about the Battle Bards!...

Wargaming geeks out over the 100th anniversary of the tank

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The first-ever tank to enter the battlefield happened nearly 100 years ago on September 15th, 1916. And while your world is no doubt rocked by...

An Aura Kingdom mobile spin-off is in the works

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Twin Saga developer X-Legend Entertainment is reportedly working on a mobile spin-off of Aura Kingdom. It doesn't sound as though Aura Kingdom Mobile is an...