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]

Fall apart and count to ten, take your aim, start again.

Dragon of Legends cancels and restarts Kickstarter with a much lower target

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On February 9th, Dragon of Legends stopped its Kickstarter campaign. The official word was that it was obvious that the campaign was not going...

Get Age of Conan pack for backing new Conan Kickstarter RPG

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Funcom's Vice President of PR and Marketing took to Twitter today to point players in the direction of a new pen-and-paper Conan RPG that's...
All balance is relative! But this is definitely unbalanced.

Yoshida on the future of PvP in Final Fantasy XIV

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The next Final Fantasy XIV patch will not contain the new PvP mode of The Feast; that's due to be implemented a bit after...

Hyperspace Beacon: What SWTOR’s latest chapter, Anarchy in Paradise, is really about

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If you think that SWTOR’s chapter 10 Anarchy in Paradise is about Kaliyo Djannis, you’re wrong. Kaliyo stars in the chapter, and she can...

The mystery of BioWare’s new online IP

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The studio behind Star Wars: The Old Republic is working on a brand-new IP -- and everyone is dying to know what it is. A...
So perhaps some clothes?

Blizzard eyes mobile development, player-created content, and faster updates for the future

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When you think mobile gaming, chances are that super-casual (and extremely cheap) titles come to mind. Blizzard might be looking to change that stereotype,...
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How Star Wars: The Old Republic’s class stories were made

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The Knights of the Fallen Empire storyline means that the player characters of Star Wars: The Old Republic have come a long way from...
Soulful!

RIFT’s next soul pack will contain a soul for each calling

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Do you feel sufficiently soulful in RIFT? The game's next major patch will contain a new pack of souls for players to purchase for...

BBC investigates ‘mind-boggling’ Star Citizen project

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Star Citizen's $108M (and growing) crowdfunded budget is large enough that it is attracting the attention of many outside the sphere of games journalism. In...

Daum posts Black Desert’s Tamer Awakening video

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Raise your hand if you've been fiddling about with Black Desert's stand-alone character creator in anticipation for the game's western release on March 3rd....
It's been quiet.

Elite: Dangerous offers its Arena as a standalone product

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You know what you find interesting in Elite: Dangerous. It's not exploring, it's not mining, it's not missions, it's just getting into close quarters...

The Daily Grind: Do cutscenes in MMORPGs annoy you?

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The last few months, I've been playing a lot of Diablo III, and last week I jumped into Devilian. One thing both games do...

Worlds Adrift’s sky whales are the gentle giants of the clouds

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Welcome back to day 42 of WhaleWatch, your faithful Massively OP feature in which we are looking for any sighting whatsoever of Worlds Adrift's...

Gloria Victis is adding a plundered village this week

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The team over at Gloria Victis is slaving away at building a "living, open world," with efforts being poured into a recent patch to...

Shroud of the Avatar brings ancient opulence to the Halls of Artifice

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Shroud of the Avatar is ever under construction as the game picks up steam for its pseudo-launch this summer. In the latest newsletter, the...
Boss of the road.

Check out the experience of fighting Bless Online’s world bosses

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You wouldn't think that you could have world bosses without instancing in this modern age of MMORPGs, but Bless Online manages to have exactly...
Castle for sale, cheap.

Neverwinter plans to reduce Stronghold costs

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The prices on big projects in MMOs can be tricky things. Neverwinter originally priced Strongholds on the high end for two reasons: First, Strongholds...

The Stream Team: Playing with Marvel Heroes’ Black Cat

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MassivelyOP's MJ knows that playing with cats can be taking your life into your own hands, and Marvel Heroes' Black Cat is no exception....
I need healing.

Wisdom of Nym: Aspects of Final Fantasy XIV that could use expansion before the next expansion

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I'm excited about the upcoming Hall of the Novice feature in Final Fantasy XIV's next patch. Yes, admittedly, part of this is because all...
Camelot Unpretty.

Camelot Unchained updates fans on the state of its testing

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It's sometimes unsettling when a game's developers go silent for a bit, just because fans don't have any way of knowing what's going on....

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