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]

RuneScape argues why MMO companies should offer classic servers

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There's been this thing in the news over the past two weeks about a certain (illegal) fan-run vanilla World of Warcraft server and its...

Dogma: Eternal Night strives to get a playable client operational

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While the team behind Dogma: Eternal Night isn't quite ready to roll out a schedule of testing dates, it did report that it's making...

One Shots: Hello Spino!

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I should have known better. I really should have. A couple of weeks ago, I challenged Massively OP's readers to submit "disturbing, grim, or...
FEEL THE NOISE

The Daily Grind: What’s the most satisfying level up you’ve ever experienced in an MMO?

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As much as I've been enjoying my time in Final Fantasy XI and seeing stuff that was previously inaccessible, one of the big things...

Elite: Dangerous’ Engineers tweaks starports, map filtering, and POIs

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As promised, Frontier has published the first of its Elite: Dangerous Countdown to Beta newsletters, each intended to flesh out its plans for the Engineers...

Camelot Unchained shows off concept art and animation work

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Camelot Unchained Producer Tyler Rockwell helms the latest newsletter for the Kickstarted game thanks to a plague that struck the heart of CSE and...

Leaderboard: What was World of Warcraft’s best era or expansion?

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With vanilla World of Warcraft on the brain so much lately, I thought it would be fun to take stock of just what people...

Massively OP’s guide to the Project Gorgon starter island

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If you get past its (hopefully improving) looks and to the substance of the long-in-development Project Gorgon, you'll find that this game is a...

Crowfall interview covers the campaign system at length

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Wrapping your head around Crowfall's PvP campaigns can take some doing, especially as ArtCraft is angling at a different approach than what most MMOs take. Italian...

The Daily Grind: What are your current MMO goals?

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I've noticed that several of my friends have taken to drawing up monthly goals for their MMO sessions, an activity that I've been doing...

Betawatch: A perilous siege hits Crowfall (April 15, 2016)

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Players of Crowfall are in quite a lot of peril with the arrival of the Siege Perilous testing phase. Or are they assaulting a...
You only think this is fair because you're winning.

Gloria Victis further balances combat while improving account management

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The last patch for Gloria Victis focused on combat balance, and this patch does too. Adjustments for player HP, passive abilities, and weapon damage...

LUX looks for other investors as its Kickstarter comes up short

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Things aren't looking good for LUX's Kickstarter campaign. With a little over two days left to go, the multi-platform survival MMO has only raised...

Skyforge delays Reaper’s Revenge release by a week

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Hope you weren't planning a sick day for Skyforge's Reaper's Revenge patch update: Obsidian and My.com announced today that they're delaying deployment of the...
In today's installment of non-surprises.

Sacrament’s Kickstarter ends unsuccessfully

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Whether or not it's a project you are interested in, when a Kickstarter fails it means that someone is losing out on a project...

Fight your way to the top in SWTOR’s Eternal Championship

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Remember back in Knights of the Old Republic when you had to duel your way to the top of an arena in Taris? BioWare...
Guess who's back. Back again.

Perfect Ten: The odd things I noticed slipping back into Final Fantasy XI

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Over the years, I may have spent more money on Final Fantasy XI than any other MMO. It's undoubtedly my first MMO, and it's...
That's a nice throne. Mind if I war over it?

Crowfall shares details on the upcoming Throne War test version

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The current test module of Crowfall, Siege Perilous, is all about taking on a keep's defenses and taking control. In theory, anyhow; in practice...

BBC news reports on World of Warcraft Nostalrius server shutdown

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The shutdown of Nostalrius is not going quietly into the night. The wake of the World of Warcraft vanilla emulator's closure under the threat...

EVE Online World War Bee update: The Imperium shatters

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Recently we've been following the story of the biggest war in gaming history kicking off inside EVE Online and its far-reaching consequences for the EVE...