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]

Worlds Adrift walks down the fashion runway

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Cosmetics are serious business, people. And lest you think we're joking, we really are not: Players obviously care deeply about how their characters look...

How Turbine built Lord of the Rings Online’s Battle of Pelennor Fields

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Turbine Design Lead Ben "DrOctothorpe" Schneider has a meaty design blog out for Lord of the Rings players anxiously awaiting the launch of Update...

RIFT’s Shadeborn can hit two targets at the same time

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We've been covering the gradual reveals of the new souls (read: classes) coming to RIFT with Patch 3.6 this month, including the Runeshaper and...
It's not happening, people.

Bless Online strives to balance its PvE and PvP communities

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This past weekend the Bless Online dev team sat down with the community in Seoul to talk about the state and future of the...

Who wants a closed beta key for The Skies from EFORB and MOP? [All gone!]

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Wanna take part in this week's closed beta test for the Steam early access version of upcoming MMORPG The Skies? EFORB has granted MOP 2000 keys...

Derek Smart is pulling Line of Defense from Steam over review-bombing

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In response to a question about Line of Defense's status on Steam, developer Derek Smart (yes, that Derek Smart) has told players that he...
Where you at?

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s missing Midgardsormr

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What is Midgardsormr doing? The lord of the wyrms played a major role in the end of the 2.x story series in Final Fantasy XIV,...
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Project Gorgon introduces player vendor stalls

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There are plenty of ways to sell items to other players in Project Gorgon already, but there are some situations not covered by the...
Ironically, this is the sort of controversy you'd probably rather face from inside a hot tub.

ArcheAge players cry foul on a $100 in-game pool

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It's been a cold April in parts of the US, but ArcheAge is addressing that with the addition of a new hot tub house...

The Daily Grind: How do you feel about being ‘run’ through MMORPG content?

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The news that Guild Wars 2 is nerfing player-led "runs" through Super Adventure Box made me sit back and ponder the whole concept. Power-leveling lowbies...

MMO Week in Review: Farewell, Nostalrius (April 10, 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! This...
Where is something I can hit with a pointy bit of metal?

Gloria Victis patch balances weapons and adds armor penetration

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The combat in Gloria Victis is a big part of the game, so it makes sense that the developers are taking their time to...

The MOP Up: Demons invade Skyforge (April 10, 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...

Guild Chat: Starting a raiding guild in Guild Wars 2

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Welcome along to Guild Chat, the place where we gather to discuss a reader submission on whatever guild-related topic is giving him or her...

Skyforge’s next update will make finding adventures a snap

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Good news, everyone! Skyforge's next big update, Reaper's Revenge, is only days away from release. Allods Team announced this week that the content patch...

One Shots: Farming at dawn

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You people and your Black Desert fetish! Yes, the game is drop-dead gorgeous. Yes, it's the new hotness. Yes, you like sending in screenshots...
I don't really know either.

The Daily Grind: How often do you have to look up information in your main MMO?

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My wife was sitting behind me and leveling one of her alts in Final Fantasy XIV, looking for a particular enemy. "Where are these...

Jukebox Heroes: Six MMO tunes for a starry night

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I am in love with the night. No, I'm not an emo vampire or Batman (although...); I've just always appreciated the quiet and peacefulness...

The Stream Team: Making a maze with mobs in Landmark

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While MassivelyOP's MJ had some concerns and issues with Landmark's big spring patch (her first moments in game were buggy), there is one aspect...
See, that's the joke of the name.

The Game Archaeologist: Guild Wars Utopia

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Aztecs. Chronomancers. Mounts. Halberds. Golems. Dual wielding. These are all but a hint of what a fourth Guild Wars campaign could have been, a campaign...