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]

Still unable to purchase a bra, though.

The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of screenshake in MMORPGs?

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Some people hate lockboxes, some people hate PvP, some people hate grind, some people hate jiggleboobs. But I hate... screenshake. Seriously, if I could banish...
In the grim darkness of the future there's only oh really who cares any more.

Betawatch: Eternal Crusade’s entry into early access (January 29th, 2016)

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In the grim darkness of the future, there is no more launch or beta or alpha testing, just early access for eternity. Fortunately, Eternal...

Camelot Unchained’s new website is live

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The Camelot Unchained team was back to work to work this week, confirming that City State's brand-new (and much more mobile-friendly) website is up and...

The Secret World increases membership rewards

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Today's Streaming Ones dev livestream announced a big change coming to The Secret World's membership benefits in February. Game Director Romain “Tilty” Amiel emphasized...
I know.

Skyforge’s next major update makes sweeping changes to the Resistance system

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Knowledge may or may not be power in the real world, but it's certainly a powerful part of Skyforge in the next major update....

H1Z1 lets its zombies dress themselves

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Zombies aren't known to be on the cutting edge of fashion -- more like the rotting fringe, if you ask us. Still, they want...
I get the temptation, but you are not actually a captain.

How MMO studios wield ‘YouTube influencers’

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Kotaku has posted what it's calling "a behind-the-scenes peek at what it looks like when YouTubers shill for game companies." Perfect World Entertainment, well-known to...

Giveaway: Pick up a Forsaken World Volos pet and gift pack from PWE and MOP

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Forsaken World's latest expansion, Awakening, went live earlier this week, and to celebrate, Perfect World has granted Massively OP a thousand key bundles to hand...

Blade & Soul plagued by chat bugs after maintenance

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NCsoft's Blade & Soul is having a rough maintenance day. Players are reporting numerous issues since the game's latest update, most relating to chat. Earlier today, the...
This is not hard to do.

WoW Factor: Why Legion’s alpha/beta label is a hair worth splitting

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The Legion alpha is back, and it is still an alpha. And I want to to stress, not for the first time, that I...
Why don't you trust us?

Star Wars: The Old Republic’s story stream talks about resuming romance and future story developments

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The next chapter of Knights of the Fallen Empire is coming out in early February, and it's reintroducing a major character to players of...

Marvel Heroes 2016 launches today with new story chapter, visual updates

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Marvel Heroes is about to reinvent itself as Marvel Heroes 2016. And it's even 2016! What a coincidence! Launching today, the upgrade will download for...

Trove makes major business model adjustments

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RIFT isn't the only game under Trion Worlds' umbrella that's reevaluating and adjusting its business model to become more profitable. Yesterday, the Trove team...

Divergence Online abandons Steam sales over ongoing review harassment

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Update: We have continued our reporting on this story here. Yesterday, an eagle-eyed reader noticed that Divergence Online had seemingly been pulled from Steam and...

The Daily Grind: Could a time travel MMO work?

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A week or so ago, we reported on the release of an eastern title called Dark Era that was largely unremarkable save for the...

Massively Overthinking: The cynicism of modern MMO Kickstarters

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This week we've been abuzz about Smed's Hero's Song Kickstarter cancellation - the KS more than the game, mostly because the game is happening...

Post-apoc MMO Trinium Wars previews the Human faction in new video

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Revealed last week, Trinium Wars appears to be a remake or rerelease of Nitrozen's Living After War, a post-apoc/sci-fi mashup MMO that went into...
Guns hurt more when you're shot in the back, I can only use this gun for that, sorry, don't make the rules.

EA says SWTOR’s sub numbers were way up last quarter

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Good news for MMORPG players coming from the preliminary EA quarterly financial results: "In Q3, STAR WARS™: The Old Republic grew to its highest subscriber...
I did a thing, now give me my stat boost.

Testing for Landmark’s next update is currently underway

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No, Daybreak hasn't abandoned Landmark: Producer Terry Michaels tweeted yesterday evening that the team has sent the next update to the QA server and is...

RuneScape adds Invention elite skill, slightly breaks the game

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There's a new elite skill that's come to the skill-centric RuneScape, and it's causing both jubilation and jeers among the game's community. Invention allows players...