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]

Massively OP Podcast Episode 63: Leisure suit Larry

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Justin and Larry discuss pristine WoW servers, TSW, Trove, Champs Online, SWTOR, lockboxes, and birthdays in CoH, LOTRO, and Guild Wars.

Chronicles of Elyria’s Kickstarter is now live

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The Kickstarter for Chronicles of Elyria has just gone live. Soulbound Studios' goal won't surprise anyone as the company told followers in March that it would...
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Check out a video preview of TERA’s flying mounts

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Dear readers, if you have a delicate constitution, the video below the cut may prove too shocking for you. You see, as the video...
It's the ride.

Funcom launches The Park on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

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In the mood for a bit of horror in May? If you passed on The Park (the single-player narrative spin-off from The Secret World)...

Jukebox Heroes: City of Heroes’ soundtrack

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In the history of MMORPGs, City of Heroes might well go down as having one of the most passionate communities in the genre. People didn't...

Daybreak scrambles new servers after DC Universe Online’s huge Xbox One launch

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Here's a sentence I never thought I'd be typing: DC Universe Online might actually be too successful for its own good. Since the game's launch on...

Civil War breaks out in Marvel Heroes

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When the war breaks out, whose side will you be on? With Captain America: Civil War hitting theaters this month, Marvel Heroes will be right there...
Nice shot.

Crowfall’s castle siege video is appropriately brutal

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Crowfall's latest Siege Perilous footage is brief, but it digs into the flashier parts of castle sieges, with catapults loosing their missiles, explosions knocking...
The Forgotten Realms is still boring and generic as heck, though.

Neverwinter launches The Maze Engine on Xbox One today

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You probably should not taunt anyone who has access to something called a "Maze Engine." At a quick glance at the name, it sounds...
THIS IS CHARITABLE

Elite: Dangerous features in a new Oculus Rift trailer

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A new Oculus trailer this week is intent on reminding everyone that Elite: Dangerous is indeed available on the Oculus Rift VR platform. "Frontier was...
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Ryzom finally lands on Steam this week

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Ryzom is really truly on the way to Steam -- this week, in fact. May 6th is the big day. The 2004 sci-fantasy sandbox MMORPG...

Trove players protest the expansion’s new gem system

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One of the selling features of Trove's first expansion, Mantle of Power, is its gem system. This new way of increasing your character's stats...

Why Brad McQuaid chose Pantheon over reviving Vanguard

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Brad McQuaid's name is linked to many things, most recently Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen and most infamously with Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. In...
This is not a perfectly black screenshot, we promise.

Saga of Lucimia explores the depths of darkness

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Vision is something we sort of take for granted when it comes to video games. We assume that if we can't see something, there's...
Was this the longest?

The Nostalrius team on hopes for a legacy World of Warcraft server

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For those who can't get enough information about what led to the creation and maintenance of the Nostalrius World of Warcraft server, the site...

The Daily Grind: Do your MMO choices actually reflect your playstyle?

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Massively OP reader Leiloni tipped us off to a great blog post by MMO blogger Ethan "Isarii" Macfie, in which the author questions his...

Anime-themed Tome of the Sun launches for mobile

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Feeling in the mood for a colorful and streamlined MMORPG to play on your mobile device? Assuming that you have a tablet or smartphone...

Shroud of the Avatar flies through Brittany, kicks off fundraiser

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Shroud of the Avatar's spring fundraiser kicked off earlier this afternoon, which means it's time to head to Twitch and pay the devs to...
This is the way we won't.

Former City of Heroes artist hosts an impromptu Reddit AMA

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People always get nostalgic for City of Heroes around the time of its anniversary, even though it's gone. It's not just players, either. Former...

Star Wars: The Old Republic game update 4.4 brings Eternal Championship, weapon customization, and more

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Ladies, gents, and Wookiees, make sure you have your bowcaster strapped securely, for Star Wars: The Old Republic is embarking on Game Update 4.4 tomorrow. The...