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]

Activision-Blizzard Q3 2016: Blizzard claims ‘biggest quarterly online player community in its history’

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Activision-Blizzard's Q3 2016 financial report PR just released, surprising no one with record-setting piles of money and success. "The Activision and Blizzard segments had record...
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EverQuest II shows off the Ascension classes for Kunark Ascending

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When EverQuest II's next expansion hits, players are going to be progressing through an entirely new set of classes. The new Ascension classes are...

Cross-platform space MMO Nebula Online has launched today

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EVE Online has a little bit of competition in the hardcore kitchen this month, as indie title Nebula Online launched today on iOS, Android,...

EVE Online GMs removed at least 25 trillion ISK worth $400,000 from the game

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If you've been reading the gaming news this week, you may have heard about the enormous amount of wealth that was recently removed from EVE...

Chaos Theory: A guide to The Secret World’s Samhain 2016

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Well, there you have it. After 12 months of anticipation, the 2016 Samhain event in The Secret World is here. And I most definitely have...
Avec les hommes et le Pokey.

Pokemon Go’s creator wants players to look up more often

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Pokémon Go's success in 2016 has been a source of delight to one of the game's creators, Niantic's Dennis Hwang, who said that the...
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Blizzard responds to feedback on World of Warcraft’s hidden artifact appearances

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There are a lot of artifact appearances in World of Warcraft: Legion, at least in theory. If you're not into pushing forward with PvP...
All of the time.

Crowfall outlines its persistent world testing schedule

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There comes a point with any game's testing when you have to just turn on the servers and leave them on. Sure, it's nice to...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Amazing Guild Wars 2 in-game Halloween costumes

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I've devoured all of my homemade pumpkin pasties and downed the last of my butterbeer while enjoying the Halloween festivities in Guild Wars 2, gaining...

Check out the trailer for Revelation Online’s first closed beta

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My.com has just announced that the Revelation Online closed beta has finally begun, after a week's delay. "Today players can create characters on the North...
I know who he is, what I'm not clear on is why.

Marvel Heroes celebrates the Dr. Strange film with new costumes and free access to the hero

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A big-budget Dr. Strange film is hitting theaters on Friday. No one, not even the studio executives responsible for the film, is clear on...

Mark Kern posts new WoW Legacy server petition ahead of BlizzCon

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There's yet another petition related to legacy World of Warcraft servers live this week, this one begun by Mark Kern himself. Kern (more on his backstory...

The Elder Scrolls Online celebrates a year of the Orsinium DLC

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It's been a year since players in The Elder Scrolls Online first took on the struggles in Orsinium, and if you've been playing over...
Perhaps like this, but with pants for ladies?

Kakao Games signs on as publisher for Bluehole’s next MMO, Project W

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What is Project W? Is it part of the most ambitious ARG ever that kicked off with last night's World Series win by the...
Ain't no school like the old school.

The Daily Grind: Does bigger content in an MMO feel more epic to you?

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The tradition of making big plot stuff happen in big groups is not unique to World of Warcraft, but it was one of the...

CCP opens EVE Fanfest 2017 ticket sales

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With EVE Vegas barely over, CCP Games has already announced that it's opened ticket sales for EVE Fanfest 2017 in Reykjavik, which is set for...

Facebook launches Gameroom for casual gamers on desktop

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Facebook plainly misses the days when everyone sat around playing FarmVille and Mafia Wars through its laggy blue-and-white pages, even if no one else...

Crowfall shows off the ins and outs of crafting

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Like peanut butter and chocolate, PvP and crafting seem to be two flavors that go very well together. Crowfall thinks so, at least, which...

Funcom’s Q3 2016 financials hint at large Secret World update in early 2017

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Fans of The Secret World should be excited today, as Funcom's third quarter financial report to investors reveals that "The Secret World team is mainly...

The Stream Team: Merry Mogloween in AQ3D with Artix

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What exactly is Mogloween? Massively OP's MJ is not exactly sure, but it sounds like spooktacular fun and she can't wait to jump into...