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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Gloria Victis has sold 30,000 copies in early access

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The early access switch was flipped on for Gloria Victis a month ago, which has been a big transition for the team. It's been...
That's going to take an engineer to fix, ironically.

Elite: Dangerous postpones CQC tournament in favor of PvP Icarus Cup

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Frontier has canceled the Elite: Dangerous CQC tournament intended to run this year, at least as it was originally planned. Head of Community Zac...
Cats are cats.

Leaderboard: Are you preparing for WoW Legion?

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Legion is coming. Last week, Blizzard began pushing out the pre-patch for pre-launch events for World of Warcraft's Legion expansion. That means Demon Hunters are...

Warframe game director apologizes for the ‘mess’ created by its last update

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Warframe's Spectres of the Rail update on Friday hasn't quite gone to plan. Redditors have taken Digital Extremes to task for pushing out a...
Gambler.

Wisdom of Nym: The missteps of Final Fantasy XIV’s main scenario through Heavensward

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There are going to be spoilers in this column. Let's make this entirely clear. If you read this column without having finished up Final...

There’s a Blade and Soul prequel in the works

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Blade and Soul was one of the big western imports this year, but it's about to get some competition of its own making. NCsoft...
Pokemon gone?

The Daily Grind: How would you design a Pokemon MMORPG?

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It's been a good week for the alternate reality game genre: Aside from Ingress, most of the ARGs on mobile are teeny-tiny, and even writing about...

MMO Week in Review: Lament for Turbine (July 10, 2016)

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Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review! The...

EVE Evolved: What went wrong with the Shadow of the Serpent event?

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Last week's EVE Online patch added the massive Shadow of the Serpent event, a game-wide storyline arc that pits players against the Serpentis and Angel...

The MOP Up: Path of Exile’s Q&A bonanza (July 10, 2016)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

Tree of Savior spotlights the Swordsman

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"Dear Massively OP," we fully expect a fan to email us, "Today I was disturbed and perplexed at the sight of a jouster sitting...
Well, this seems very sensible.

Soul Ark is being developed based on original Ragnarok fiction

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Were you aware that Ragnarok Online was based off of pre-existing fiction? Because it totally was. You can read about it, if you're so...

One Shots: Totes adorbs

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My call out for favorite fantasy races a while back did spur a few of you to share screenshots depicting your beloved species. Kristina...
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The Daily Grind: What inspires you to ignore another player in an MMO?

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For a variety of reasons, I do not have the ability to remove people from the universe at a whim. I cannot simply make...

Aion 5.0 is coming to Europe on August 10

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While Aion's North American community is looking forward to next week's Echoes of Eternity update, the European crowd has its own special patch coming...

Habitat’s source code is available for everyone

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When does the history of MMOs start? If you answer that the first MMO was Ultima Online, you're right enough. If you answer that...

Crowfall’s Myrmidon is treated to its own feature poster

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Who has plans to play the mighty Myrmidon when Crowfall comes out? This minotaur looks absolutely frightening, a lumbering war machine full of muscles,...

The Game Archaeologist: Eight launch trailers from classic MMOs

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When YouTube first became a thing, I dismissed it as a site that was mostly preoccupied with people talking into cameras in an attempt...

The Daily Grind: Which MMOs do you wish you had played a long time ago?

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One of the most frustrating aspects of being an MMORPG gamer is the passage of time. I can't put MMOs that I'm not playing...
Must we?

Betawatch: World of Warcraft and the art of pre-patch trolling (July 7, 2016)

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We have a launch date for World of Warcraft's next expansion, but we don't have a date for the pre-patch before the expansion launches....