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]

Classic Cabal Online joins Steam today

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Fancy some classic Cabal Online? Look no further than your Steam client, where the 2005 MMO has landed today. You'll be "joining nearly 30 million fellow...

Elder Scrolls Online releases a second soundtrack album

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The Elder Scrolls franchise is well-known for its musical legacy, and while Elder Scrolls Online doesn't have the efforts of Jeremy Soule (aside from...
Still at a zero for sold ships that aren't actually usable, though.

Elite: Dangerous outlines the expanded variety coming to missions

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Variety is the spice of life, and while it may not be the opposite of boredom, it's at least within throwing distance. The developers...

Guild Wars 2 preps players for PvP League Season Two

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The second season of Guild Wars 2's PvP League coming next week on February 23rd, and when it arrives players will have a few...

The Stream Team: Back in another Black Desert closed beta

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Last time in Black Desert's CB1, MassivelyOP's MJ tried to race through the extensive character creation (a feat in itself!) in order to have...

The Tempest class and seven new content areas arrive in Devilian today

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Devilian's Fury of the Tempest patch is live on the production servers today. Trion Worlds says the Tempest's ""acrobatic experience with both battle and...

Camelot Unchained is getting a lighting-centric facelift

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City State Entertainment has announced a major visual upgrade for Camelot Unchained. In a new letter to backers today, CSE Co-Founder and Technical Director Andrew Meggs...

Exclusive: Path of Exile’s Chieftain Ascendancy class is on fire

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Are you ready to enter the labyrinth? Last November we learned all about Path of Exile's unique gameplay experience that will opens its doors...

Neverwinter shows off the art of Underdark

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Just because Neverwinter's Underdark takes place underground doesn't mean that it's going to be a bunch of dark generic caves. Cryptic's art team is...
Build that skill up.

Star Trek Online is overhauling its skill system (again)

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The skill system in Star Trek Online is kind of a hot mess. It always has been, from the game's initial launch skills to...

Choose My Adventure: Blade & Soul’s questing, PvP, combat, and impractically revealing outfits

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Hello friends, and welcome back to Choose My Adventure, where I'm in my third week of exploring NCSoft's martial-arts MMORPG, Blade & Soul. Last...

Trooper companion headlines SWTOR’s Chapter 11: Disavowed, due March 10th

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BioWare has announced that since the launch of Knights of the Fallen Empire, players have logged over 900 million minutes of Star Wars: The Old...

Outlaw country musician to debut album in Shroud of the Avatar

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You're going to have to follow us on a strange journey with this story. So there's this "outlaw country" musician, Shooter Jennings, who is...

Blade & Soul’s Warlock is coming soon to an MMO near you

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Fancy a dip into the demonic realm? Blade & Soul can oblige you, as this fantasy title is getting ready to tag in the...
Let's war ov

Exclusive: Crowfall’s world building pipeline video and interview

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Are you a fan of Tetris but wish it were more free-form and connected to an MMO's world building tool kit? Yeah, neither am I,...

RuneScape’s big 2016 plans include an expansion and graphics upgrade

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RuneScape has a lot of years under its belt, and a lot of content under its hood. In fact, it's 15 for the former,...

H1Z1 pushes out patch and trailers for both of its new halves

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Welcome to the glorious era of trying to keep track of dual H1Z1 games at any given time. Yesterday, Daybreak put out new one-minute trailers for...
How dare you be dishonest back at me!

Black Desert’s second closed beta is live now

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The second closed beta for Black Desert has kicked off. You could be playing the game right now. It's not quite the same game...
Good plan.

Guild Wars 2 hosts the first season finals for its Pro League on Saturday

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At 11 a.m. EST on Saturday, February 20th, the finale of Guild Wars 2's first Pro League season will commence. If you've been eagerly...
Red, white, and blue

The Daily Grind: What MMOs have unexpectedly hooked you?

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My roommate expected to like Star Trek Online because, well, she likes Star Trek. That was a given. What she didn't expect was to...

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