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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Neverwinter: Storm King’s Thunder is live today

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Ready to team up with some big heroes and slay some big enemies? Neverwinter's next expansion, Storm King's Thunder, is live today, tasking players...

Hyperspace Beacon: The five sins of roleplay in Star Wars The Old Republic (or any MMORPG)

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I know that I have complained quite a bit about what Star Wars: The Old Republic doesn’t have, but I still play the game....

Of Kings and Men hosts short combat beta today

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The persistent medieval war simulator Of Kings and Men is hosting a short-duration combat beta this week prior to the game moving into early...

WildStar’s Sim-Chase event returns this weekend

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Carbine has resurrected WildStar's Sim-Chase event. First run back in January, the event challenges players to complete Adventures on both sides of the factional divide...

Pokemon Go: Michigan couple sues over game’s impact on private property

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Pokemon Go is the subject of yet another lawsuit: A Michigan couple is suing Niantic, Nintendo, and the Pokemon Company in federal court. The...
Holiday road.

Dual Universe explains its server technology in a new video

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There will be only one shard for Dual Universe players when the game finally launches, and it's going to be big. Heck, it's going...

The Daily Grind: Should MMORPGs have special areas for paying players?

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I was poking around in the Guild Wars 2 cash shop this weekend when I realized that ArenaNet is selling teleports to Noble's Folly....

The Stream Team: Marvel Heroes’ story gets level scaling

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One of the saddest things for MassivelyOP's MJ in Marvel Heroes was the fact that friends of different levels couldn't really join her on...
Legacy, indeed.

Destiny: The Collection announced, provides legacy consoles an upgrade path

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If you've been holding off on grabbing Destiny until you could grab a more substantial portion of the game for one price, you'll be...
Also, let's just put this out there, how about more robots?

Check out some classic bloopers from City of Heroes’ business model swap

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The people behind City of Heroes were not actors, but Paragon Studios staff was very forward-facing and open with players. So when the team...

Shroud of the Avatar revamps Port Graff, launches Twitch channel

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One of the big tentpole features for Shroud of the Avatar's Release 33 on August 25th is a major revamp of the town of...
Mechanics include not having fangs to break.

Neverwinter details the boss encounters of Fangbreaker Island

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Dungeons are defined in part by their mechanics, and a good chunk of that is usually the boss fights. The next high-end dungeon in...

Skyforge preps the Inghar Test Area for its next update

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Skyforge is not short on challenges for its deities-in-training -- but more is always better, right? With its next release, Relentless Onslaught, the sci-fi...
Holiday road.

Dual Universe: How many players can fit in one universe?

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Dual Universe's server-tech teaser trailer out this afternoon poses one simple question: How many players can fit in one universe? If you're tired of...
Bah, it was just a bird.

Pokemon Go: Corporate espionage, bots, and Uranium

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There are a lot of unofficial Pokemon games out there on the internet, including MMOs, games that filled the gap Nintendo left. One such...
This sounded good until you started attacking my toolkit for some reason.

Black Desert promises Awakening weapons ‘quite soon after GamesCom’

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In response to a player requesting hints about when Black Desert's Awakening weapon systems might drop, Kakao has dutifully produced a teaser. "Not next week,...
Different?

Wisdom of Nym: What I’d like to see (and probably won’t) in the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion

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One of the things I do in this column, at times, is stomp on dreams. It's not really an intended function, but it's one...

Riders of Icarus plans ‘new banning initiative,’ will name and shame cheaters

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Riders of Icarus' latest producer's letter makes a grim admission: "Since Head Start, Riders of Icarus has been riddled with spammers and bots." "We understand...

Chronicles of Elyria details the steps to world creation

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How long would it take you to whip up an MMORPG world? That all depends, of course, on how detailed you want to get...
Teamwork!

No Man’s Sky tops the UK sales charts

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Whether it's acknowledged as multiplayer or not -- and whether you experienced bugs and unplayability over the weekend -- No Man's Sky is already...