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]

ArcheAge 3.0 trailer shows off Dwarf and Warborn races

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Something wicked this way comes to ArcheAge -- if you define wicked by having horns, that is. The Warborn, a new race sporting some...

The Daily Grind: What’s the best piratey MMO?

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Arrr, today be a good day to walk the plank o' public opinion and ask ye which is the best piratey MMORPG! We'll leave the...

The Stream Team: Getting on your high horse in Black Desert

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It's finally time. MassivelyOP's MJ is ready to tame her first horse in Black Desert. But ready to and able to are very much...

Illyriad gives players the tools to make their own content

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Browser kingdom sim Illyriad is putting more power in the hands of the players, as the devs have released an API that will allow...
Longer than it is wide.

EVE Online will discontinue its in-game browser in October

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Do you enjoy the option to just read ridiculous stuff on the Internet during the blander periods of EVE Online play? It's hard not...
Can't we have this dramatic showdown in space?

Star Trek Online previews its new console UI for ground combat

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Ground combat is not the biggest feather in Star Trek Online's metaphorical cap, but there are many missions in which ground engagements are called...
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Albion Online previews the resources and environment of the steppes

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Do you need to grab some hide in Albion Online? Then you should probably head out to the steppes, a biome with a new...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 70: E to the three

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Justin and Bree discuss E3, STO, ESO One Tamriel, GW2, UO, Sea of Thieves, Dual Universe, WoW, Marvel Heroes, Camelot Unchained, and four sunsets, with mailbag questions on gameplay tension and MH team-ups.

Shroud of the Avatar’s first prequel novel is now available

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What's the perfect way to get ready for Shroud of the Avatar's summer pseudo-release? Why, by cracking open a brand-new prequel novel, of course! The...

The Stream Team: Elder Scrolls Online’s den of the Dark Brotherhood

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A dear Patreon patron has requested a livestream of The Elder Scrolls Online's Dark Brotherhood DLC. Alexander, your wish is coming true. MOP's most rabid...

E3 2016: Previewing Elite Dangerous VR

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At this year's E3, I sat down with Elite: Dangerous' Senior Designer Sandy Sammarco and PR/Communications Manager Michael Grapper to talk about the game's successes and...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Update 11 features Argonian theme, new dungeons, updated trials, and new hair

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ZeniMax is busily teasing its plans for The Elder Scrolls Online's Update 11 today. If you're a fan of the franchise's lizard peeps, you're...

Saga of Lucimia eschews LFG tools to foster community

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It's no secret that Saga of Lucimia is very much a group-based MMORPG, and as such, players will need to find other adventurers for...

Hyperspace Beacon: Seven things you didn’t know about SWTOR’s SCORPIO

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Knights of the Fallen Empire has truly changed the storytelling ways of Star Wars: The Old Republic. And even though it’s popular to flame the game...

Vigor Roads’ Kickstarter ends unsuccessfully, Project Genom plans crafting

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As we covered in our last Make My MMO, the Kickstarter for NeuronHaze's post-apoc MMO Vigor Roads ended unsuccessfully over the weekend. The studio accepted the...

ELOA steps up its game with Outlaw’s Emperor update

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Today's content update from Elite Lord of Alliance might just make you sit up and notice this anime hack-and-slash MMO. Epic 2: Outlaw's Emperor is...
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Warcraft has become the most successful film adaptation of a video game

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The strength of its success at the Chinese box office has led Warcraft to be the single most successful video game adaptation film to...

Star Citizen changes refund clause for new backers, plans procedurally generated planets for 2.7

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There's no doubt that Star Citizen has sold a massive flotilla of ships and raised staggering amounts of money... but what if the game...

E3 2016: Master X Master might be the most MMO-like MOBA around

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Despite Eliot's positive experience with Master X Master at PAX East back in April, I went into my demo at this year's E3 expecting very...

The Daily Grind: What’s the best thief class in an MMORPG?

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Back in April, I wrote a Daily Grind about MMORPG classes we hate to play, and rogues and thieves topped my list. But I...