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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Albion Online on hardcore-vs.-casual player sandbox synergy

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Just a day after launching its massive Darian patch, Albion Online has posted up a Q&A video and roadmap summary for its summer goals....

DC Universe Online’s GU60 launches today with new raid and duo

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DC Universe Online officially launches GU60 today along with its 24th episode. In addition to bug fixes and tweaks for the Celestial powerset and the...

Perfect Ten: My highlights from pre-launch MMO hype

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Maybe the hype and anticipation of an upcoming MMORPG leaves you feeling burned out and turned off these days. Considering that some titles can...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Matt Firor on game population, not going F2P, and defining MMOs

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ZeniMax Online’s Matt Firor told players back in April that the console versions of The Elder Scrolls Online had "opened the game up to...

H1Z1 preps Ignition mode for tomorrow, shows off its new map

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Heady times are upon H1Z1, especially if you're playing the PvP version (that's King of the Kill, in case you've lost track). The good...

World of Warcraft now bundles Warlords of Draenor in with base game

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There comes a time in every boy or girl's life where changes start happening. Yes, it might be scary, but it's also exciting because...

Nexon announces Heroes of Incredible Tales, a hack-and-slasher for mobile devices

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MMOs are making strong inroads to mobile gaming in 2016, and Nexon is eager to get a share of that action. The publisher announced...
All right, this one did have some pretty annoying moments.

Final Fantasy XIV previews the story and dungeons of patch 3.3

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The Dragonsong War is coming to a close, but it will not do so without more blood shed. Final Fantasy XIV players have been...
Vengeance.

The Daily Grind: What’s the least effective character you’ve played in an MMO?

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Red Mage is pretty unambiguously the worst class in Final Fantasy XI right now. The old trick of the class (enfeebling magic) is now...

The Stream Team: Bebopping about Black Desert

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When MassivelyOP's MJ goes off the beaten path, you never know what she will run into. Last time, she found some overrun ruins and...

Players vote to change Elite Dangerous: Engineers progression

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Are Elite Dangerous players happy with how Engineers' endgame progression is in the beta or do they want a change? According to a poll...

ArcheAge offers name change service, postpones name reset

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If you're sick of your character's name in ArcheAge yet have too much time on that toon to consider rerolling, you now have a...

SMITE sells Viking-themed invasion pass

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Starting on May 24th, SMITE is welcoming a Viking invasion to the game. No, a nasty virus won't be pillaging and looting your hard...
What is even happening now

Final Fantasy XIV posts a teaser for its next two dungeons

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The next two dungeons to be added to Final Fantasy XIV's lineup are not a secret - players will be exploring the brand-new Sohr...

RIFT launches a sentient 10-man raid; here’s the trailer

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Live in RIFT's patch today is a brand-new 10-man raid called The Comet of Ahnket. A lore piece last week revealed that the eponymous...

Vigor Roads takes the wheel of the apocalypse

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When will the apocalypse get here already so that all of the really cool stuff can start happening? Mutants, rampant looting, cannibal games, and...

Desert Nomad: The misplaced individuality of Black Desert

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Hello, friends, and welcome back at long last to another installment of Desert Nomad. I'm very sorry to have kept you all waiting during...

HEX has purged inactive accounts, but don’t despair yet

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If you woke up this morning to an email in your inbox telling you your HEX account has been permanently deleted, you're not alone,...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking the proposed Guild Wars 2 WvW scoring improvements

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In my last edition of Flameseeker Chronicles, I outlined ArenaNet's recent WvW player poll and discussed the possible implications of voting for each of...

Skyforge’s Cybernetic Alliance coming on June 1, game soundtrack is out now

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Summer is going to start with an interesting team-up in Skyforge. The sci-fi title announced today that its next content update, Cybernetic Alliance, is...