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]

Ingress event moves from Brazil to Seattle over Zika virus fears

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A large gathering of Ingress players in Rio, Brazil for an anomaly -- a multi-hour in-person gaming event -- has been mostly moved to...
It's

Elite: Dangerous changes how Horizons is sold, discusses patch 2.1’s focus

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Are you confused about the process of upgrading from Elite: Dangerous to the Horizons expansion? Do you find it frustrating and unclear? Have you...

EverQuesting: Music makes EverQuest II’s Terrors of Thalumbra complete

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Music has been on my mind a lot lately. OK, so it is always on my mind! From skipping down the streets belting out...
Ride ride ride.

Neverwinter details the ins and outs of the upcoming mount changes

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Mounts are important in any game. It's nice to be able to choose a noble steed that represents your preferences and your character's personality...

Anarchy Online is getting ‘Recked’ with new zone, sub rewards

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On Sunday, Anarchy Online Lead Designer Henry "Michizure" Senger opened up on the forums with a look at what's going on in the world's...
A different experience.

Square-Enix’s 2015 sales and profits were up, thanks in part to Final Fantasy XIV

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Square-Enix's fiscal results for the last three-quarters of 2015 are in, and it's good news all around. Net sales were up almost 30% year-over-year,...
Fighting the good fight... in really, really ugly armor.

Star Trek Online is discontinuing its Mac client

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Star Trek Online is officially discontinuing support of its Mac client. Perfect World says that following the Mac client's recent struggles and the support required...
Do this differently.

WoW Factor: Thoughts from inside the Legion alpha

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Tuesday brought along a big surprise for me in the form of access to the Legion alpha test. I had pretty much resigned myself...
I know Gridanians hate moths.

Final Fantasy XIV previews its story and dungeons in patch 3.2

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The next patch for Final Fantasy XIV brings along a fresh pair of dungeons to the game, which won't surprise anyone. The dungeons in...

More souls and massive tech improvements head to RIFT this year

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As RIFT approaches its fifth birthday this spring, Executive Producer Chris Junior revealed many exciting changes and improvements that are coming to the game. The fun...
science, together, fun

The Daily Grind: What’s the most disheartening loss you’ve had in an MMO?

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Losses aren't fun in any game. No one ever wants to lose. But in a single-player game you usually can reload from a save...

Jukebox Heroes: Six soundtracks from MMOs that never launched

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As an MMO fan, there are few things as sad as a promising game being killed in development without seeing the light of a...

Villagers & Heroes update includes a secret zone and Valentine’s Day event

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The first major drop of the year for Villagers & Heroes went live today! The Copse of the Treants continues the high-level journey through the Blighted...
Probably not designed for lengthy flight.

Indie Russian airship sandbox LuckCatchers is on Steam Greenlight for voting

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For reasons which remain shrouded in mystery, there are still very few games in which players take control of airships simply as a matter...

How Neverwinter’s Maze Engine will ‘put the dungeons back in D&D’

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Yesterday, Perfect World Entertainment announced Neverwinter's ninth expansion, The Maze Engine. Today, we're finding out the philosophy behind the update, or at least the...
Sort of like jingles.

Final Fantasy XI prepares for its February version update

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The story of Final Fantasy XI has come to a close, but the developers aren't done giving players stuff to do. The game's next...
What, you think you can do a better job?

Elder Scrolls Online’s Thieves Guild lands on the PTS today with new ‘assistants’

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The Elder Scrolls Online is in the middle of patch day, at least if you're a PTS die-hard, as the game patches the Thieves...

Preview Blade & Soul’s Mushin’s Tower and Bloodshade Harbor dungeons

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Here's the benefit of getting Blade & Soul years after its Korean launch: years' worth of content stored up just waiting for localization. When NCsoft's...

Horse Quest Online might be the best equestrian MMO ever

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Obviously y'all know that we here at the Massively OP offices are downright obsessed with all things horses. Eliot loves to braid their manes,...

Devilian adding Tempest class, raising level cap

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Trion Worlds' OARPG Devilian has only been out for a short while now, but the game is already preparing to grow in more than...

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