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]

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The Daily Grind: What MMO would have devastated you if it had never released?

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Here on the Daily Grind we've probably asked a dozen or so times which never-released MMO would you have loved to play. So let's...
This is actually much better than I expected.

Battle Bards Episode 79: Combat music

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Ready to battle it out more than usual? The Battle Bards are cranking up the combat tunes from MMORPGs today, inviting all sorts of...
The car don't work.

Escape from Tarkov previews its technical alpha testing specs

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The purpose of Escape from Tarkov's technical alpha starting on August 4th is to see how the game works under strain. It is not...

SWTOR wants to make your lockbox experience better

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How do you feel about opening lockboxes? Is there anything MMO devs can do to make you feel less like you just emptied your wallet...

Edengrad gears up for its upcoming alpha

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If you knew the end of the world was coming, what would you want to get done before it happened? For Edengrad's post-apocalyptic setting,...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 76: The fall of Firefall

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW Legion, Guild Wars 2, SOTA, SWTOR, Firefall, StarCraft Universe, Age of Wushu 2, and RIFT, with mailbag questions on early MMO adoption and permadeath in MMOs.

The Stream Team: A visit to the Elder Scrolls Online Style Parlor

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Judging by last week's stream, you might think that the Shadows of the Hist DLC is all about adding more dungeons to Elder Scrolls Online....
Well, that's something.

Players dig up details on Lost Ark’s classes

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We know that many of you are following the development and testing of the gorgeous MMOARPG Lost Ark, hoping that the Korean beta will...

Marvel Heroes’ dynamic combat scaling is live now

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Dynamic combat scaling is live today in Marvel Heroes, affecting enemies and zones in both story mode and challenge mode. The game launched with fixed...

Hyperspace Beacon: Five reasons I still play Star Wars: The Old Republic

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It’s hard not to be negative about your favorite game when it appears that it’s changing its original goals. “What? You’re just now realizing...

Immerse yourself in some good World of Warcraft audio drama

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Oh, did you click on this post hoping for a tour through some juicy World of Warcraft community drama, perhaps tackling the latest controversy...

Space pirates abound in WildStar’s newest raid

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No matter where you go, no matter what games genre lines you cross, no matter how landlocked you become, sooner or later you will...
Send me a group of adventurers with attitude.

Daring! Moonfire Faire returns to Final Fantasy XIV; the pose of a lifetime ensues!

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The Moonfire Faire is returning to Final Fantasy XIV once again, but as veterans of the game know by now, these festivals never go...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Shadows of the Hist DLC goes live

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If the world seems a little darker and a smidge more dangerous today, do not fret: It simply means that Elder Scrolls Online has rolled...
Bah, it was just a bird.

Pokemon Go: Niantic addresses community, New York panics over sex offenders

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Niantic has finally addressed the Pokemon Go community's uproar over the weekend patch that fixed the three-step-bug by taking it out and silenced location...

The Daily Grind: How visible should your achievements be inside an MMORPG?

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Last week, the Massively OP staff were chit-chatting about Guild Wars 2's Out of the Shadows when I mentioned that I loathe the masteries...
The fun of getting lost, being upset, and getting annoyed.

Chronicles of Elyria on expanding team, creature models, and backer-only videos

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This week's Chronicles of Elyria update features the Ursaphant mount, which is exactly what is sounds like: an adorable elephant bear thing. Soulbound Studios says...
Nostalgia in your hands.

Ragnarok Mobile shows its stuff at ChinaJoy 2016

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Are you an old fan of Ragnarok Online desperate to bring the game along with you on your smartphone? The bad news is that...

Guns of Icarus fires off a week of open alpha

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Welcome to August, friends -- and welcome to the war as well. As of today, Guns of Icarus has opened the doors to all...

Worlds Adrift’s emblem creator tool is now online

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When MMORPGs first got rolling, we were lucky to have guildtags at all, let alone emblem creators, but Dark Age of Camelot's guild sigils...