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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Wakfu’s advent calendar offers holiday gifts for puzzle-solvers

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Advent calendars are a fun way to count down to the big December holiday in the US that isn't National Brownie Day, but most...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 93: Free-to-EVE

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Justin and Brendan discuss EVE Online's recent free-to-play transition, the Ascension patch, the need for the newbie experience overhaul, playing as a casual, surviving as an alpha clone, what's in it for vets - and what's next.

Black Desert’s ‘New World’ server merge will keep the game offline most of Wednesday

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Black Desert's big "New World" server merging is set to finalize tomorrow on schedule, Daum announced today, changing up the usual maintenance cadence: The servers...

The Crew rolls out ‘police-chase fantasy’ expansion Calling All Units

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Happy expansion day, The Crew! Ubisoft is rolling out Calling All Units today, marking the driving MMO's second major expansion and landing on all...

Allods Online teases 8.0 Immortality update with new lore piece

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Allods Online is teasing a new update today with huge lore dump in the form on a new story, or rather a series of...

DC Universe Online reveals anniversary event, plans for 2017

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What's on the agenda for superhero MMORPG DC Universe Online in 2017? Oh not much, just a huge stats revamp, new time-limited events, and...

Guardians of Ember comes to early access on December 13

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Hopefully you weren't cursed by the fact that Guardians of Ember failed to meet its announced early access launch back in September. Obviously, the title...

Richard Garriott donates skull to player tavern during Shroud of the Avatar telethon

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If you follow Shroud of the Avatar, you already know that studio Portalarium does seasonal streamed fundraisers to drive pledges for the game. Yesterday's...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s A Crack in the Ice

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I've covered plenty of ground since my initial impressions piece went live last week, and I'm hoping that you've had time to play Guild Wars...

SWTOR welcomes early access players to Knights of the Eternal Throne

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The threat is still looming over the galaxy, but that's just the way that Star Wars: The Old Republic players probably prefer it. After...

RuneScape offers new subscription packages with ‘Premier Club’

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The folks at Guinness World Records may have once counted RuneScape as the world's most popular free MMORPG, but it's had an optional subscription,...
Dino rock.

Durango opens up beta signups; testing to start on December 14th

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Yesterday brought the first hints of upcoming testing for mobile dinosaur survival game Durango, but today brings even more. Nexon has opened up signups...
Go away.

The Daily Grind: Is Twitch chat just MMO general chat writ large?

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Last week, an Indiana University Bloomington team released its analysis of over a billion comments made on Twitch over a two-month period in 2014...

Academics assess Pokemon Go’s value to conservation and education

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Let's cap off the evening with some feel-good, sciency stories about Pokemon Go, shall we? Zoologists at Oxford University are studying Pokemon Go to determine...

Korean MMO from the ’90s returns to life

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Have you ever heard of an MMO called Helbreath? Don't be ashamed if you haven't, as it never hit the big leagues and has...

Riders of Icarus unleashes new trailer for Ranger’s Fury update

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Debuting on December 15th, Ranger's Fury is Riders of Icarus' next big thing, complete with a level bump to 50, a new desert zone...

Albion Online to improve its PvE experiencce

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Game Director Robin Henkys kicked off the first of a series of Albion Online development recap videos this past week to give players an...
We're all on something approaching the same side.

World of Warcraft gives out free emissary chests

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If you tried to work on your World of Warcraft world quests this past weekend, you might have found yourself increasingly frustrated with trying...

Mobile dino MMO Durango eyes global beta test

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Have those post-Turkey Day blues? A good dose of dino fun is bound to pick up your spirits. Durango, the mobile survival sim featuring...
A long time ago, in a galaxy... oh, you know.

Star Wars Galaxies players can ‘come home’ to a new NGE emulator

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The underground rebels of the Star Wars Galaxies community continue to fight to keep the MMO alive any way that they can. One group...