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]

Well, almost however you'd like, there are still no ways to gain experience through awesome roleplaying.

The Daily Grind: What games are you pumped to see at E3 2016?

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You wouldn't know it, what with most of its big announcements having already taken place over the weekend thereby rendering actual attendance a bit...

The Stream Team: It’s a cake-apalooza in Marvel Heroes’ Industry City

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After all this Civil War stuff split the forces in Marvel Heroes apart, what could possible bring them back together? Cake! Cakes makes everyone...

Gloria Victis puts its best foot forward following early access launch

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Following its early access release on Steam, Gloria Victis has gotten off to a good start with strong sales and fairly positive user reviews. The...

Shroud of the Avatar’s novelization arrives June 21

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Shroud of the Avatar's novelization is counting down the days to release. In the game's latest newsletter, Portalarium has announced that The Sword of Midras novel,...
This is not the knighthood.

Dark Age of Camelot opens up applications for new Knights

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Do you feel like you could be a community leader in Dark Age of Camelot, the kind of person who would volunteer to serve...
Our house, in the middle of our street.

E3 2016: The Elder Scrolls VI is a long way away

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The launch day of The Elder Scrolls VI shall not be seen by you, or your children, or your children's children. Not for a...
Holiday road.

E3 2016: MMORPG sandbox Dual Universe’s alpha gameplay trailer

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We got our first look at sci-fi MMORPG sandbox Dual Universe back in February when it first hinted at an alpha and announced its...

E3 2016: Sea of Thieves releases cinematic and gameplay trailers

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First announced back at least year's E3, Sea of Thieves has emerged with two brand-new trailers at this year's event: a cinematic trailer and...
What do I do?

PSA: The E3 Humble Bundle is full of online gaming goodness

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Is your favorite MMO going to be at E3 this year? There are some games there and many that aren't, so it's a bit...
I want to go back (go back)

Star Trek Online shows off its 23rd century ship stats

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When Star Trek Online launches Agents of Yesterday, players will be able to fly around in the ships of the line from the mid-23rd...
'Problem' is not a synonym for 'thing I personally don't like.'

Wisdom of Nym: An examination of Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.3

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With patch 3.3 on the live servers, the next few months are going to be the best time to be playing Final Fantasy XIV...

Guild Wars 2 releases sound design video for latest raid wing

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Did you hear something? Oh, it was just the sound of a Guild Wars 2 boss making death-rattle noises. Carry on. ArenaNet's just posted its third...
Oh, no, I have to list this among my past acting credits!

Editorial: The Warcraft film is absolutely awful

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A film does not have to be good to be entertaining. I hold that as a pretty firm truth. Snakes on a Plane, for...

Landmark bombs on Steam while WildStar fans deliver positivity

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It was probably inevitable that Landmark's official launch on Friday afternoon -- against the Warcraft movie and pre-E3 hoopla and following basically zero PR...
Flops MacKenzie

Warcraft film hits a roundly disappointing $24.4 million opening in the US

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It might seem a bit baffling that the Warcraft film was released in China well before it was released in the United States (which...

E3 2016: Elder Scrolls Online accumulates 7M players, announces game-wide auto-scaling

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Elder Scrolls Online took to its studio stage pre-E3 late last night to make a major announcement: The MMO will soon feature universal level-scaling for all players...
Holy moly.

The Daily Grind: What would you do in your MMO if you were suddenly uber wealthy?

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Today's Daily Grind is inspired by a Reddit thread posed to Guild Wars 2 players asking them what they'd do if they suddenly had...

MMO Week in Review: All the launches. All of them. (June 12, 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! Last...

EVE Evolved: Four PvE improvements EVE needs

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EVE Online is typically thought of as being a heavily PvP-oriented game, and for good reason. Players can attack each other anywhere in the...

The MOP Up: EverQuest gets hardcore (June 12, 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...