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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Final Fantasy XIV’s live letter reveals more about patch 3.3

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The next major patch for Final Fantasy XIV is arriving on June 7th, and just like other patches, it's bringing quite a lot of...
The fun of getting lost, being upset, and getting annoyed.

The Daily Grind: How long do you expect a 2016 MMORPG to live?

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One of the many features touted by Chronicles of Elyria is a 10-year storyline, over the span of which your characters will "die" probably 10...
ArcheAge

MMO Week in Review: Cleaning up the MMORPG community (May 22, 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! It's...
A game that never met a WoW mechanic it didn't want to copy.

RIFT offers a quick guide to making the most of minions

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Are you making the most of your minions in RIFT? You really should. Minions are a lightweight way to get a little more out...

The MOP Up: Mark Hamill’s new tour of duty (May 22, 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...

Riding Out gallops out of the MMO starting gate next week

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If you're looking for an answer to the obvious question, no, we can never have too many equestrian MMORPGs in the world. There are...

Guild Chat: How to get real-life friends to join your MMORPG guild

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Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, my cosy wee corner of Massively Overpowered in which we can all come together to help...

One Shots: Post-murder spree bliss

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When all of the enemy mobs lie defeated at your feet and you've rifled through their corpses for any valuables, there's this precious slice...
Yes, money.

The Daily Grind: Are you interested in making money in your MMOs?

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When my friends need to borrow money in Final Fantasy XIV or Final Fantasy XI, they come to me. It's not because I'm higher-level...

TennoCon 2016 brings Warframe players together this July

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As we mention in the Massively OP offices from time to time, Warframe is one of those games that seems to be doing ridiculously...

EverQuesting: The absurd number of things to do in EverQuest II

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If ever there was a game that gives me decisional paralysis, it's EverQuest II. While it may technically be very much a themepark, there...

Leaderboard: Do you go light side or dark side in MMORPG factions?

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We’ve been following gaming research firm Quantic Foundry since last year as it's been publishing datasets and conclusions based on its Gamer Motivation Model....
Well, it's a nice lake, at least.

Camelot Unchained shows off weapon concepts and the growing world

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One of the big elements of Camelot Unchained's design philosophy is the difference between its three factions. It wouldn't make a lot of sense...

Jukebox Heroes: Great tunes from dead MMOs

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When a beloved MMORPG is canceled, it doesn't entirely vanish without a trace. After all, there are thousands (if not millions) of eyewitnesses with...

The Secret World reveals the housing-esque Museum of the Occult

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After hinting about a new Secret World feature with the monster T-shirt contest and letting players speculate for a week, devs finally revealed their plans...

The Daily Grind: What MMOs do you admire from afar?

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Ain't nobody got time to play every interesting-looking MMORPG out there (unless, of course, you are of the persuasion that none of them is worth...
Ah yes.

Betawatch: AdventureQuest 3D shows off its cross-platform performance (May 20, 2016)

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You would think that cross-platform play for games would generally be a thing by now, but the fact that I can only get a...

Das Tal adds 29 skills to give players more ‘interesting choices’

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Fairytale Distillery's Alexander Zacherl says the team working on Das Tal has just finished up a two-week sprint working on a new world editor...

Star Citizen’s Around on Verse on 2.4, animations, events, and shopping

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Star Citizen's Around the Verse this week sees the return of Ben Lesnick just in time for the 2.4 patch to land on the...
look out it is a vortex

Star Trek Online discusses graphical upgrades for its console launch

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The graphics could be better in Star Trek Online. That's not really a value judgement; the game has been out for six years now,...