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]

29 sassy insults for the e-thugs who are DDOSing Shroud of the Avatar

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Sadly, this one isn't an April Fools' Day joke, or if it's a prank on the part of the perpetrators, it's not a funny...
AHHHH

WoW Factor: A totally legitimate history of World of Warcraft

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Editor's note: We're sorry to report that Eliot appears to have fallen through some sort of wormhole when this column was due. Maybe a...
It's never quite gone.

April Fools’ Day around the MMOverse, 2016 edition

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Happy April Fools' Day, and remember not to believe anything you read on the internet today! We're stepping outside of our own BuzzFeed-headline prank...
Starting again.

There’s never been a Landmark hotfix patch like this one; you’ll have to see it to believe it

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A whole mess of bugfixes are on the table today for Landmark players, making the experience of crafting landscapes and mining for resources that...
Oh, rocks! Novel.

Find out what Mark Jacobs, Max Porter, and Jenesee Grey had to say about Camelot Unchained

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The team behind Camelot Unchained is still hard at work making the game ready for its first beta test, but there's still plenty to...
Chill out!

You won’t believe how much the Frostkeeper soul can heal tanks in RIFT

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Having more healing options is always nice if you prefer "staying alive" to "dying," so RIFT is adding another healer in the form of...
Hello, I'm very shiny.

The Daily Grind: In which we tell you the jokes you’re expecting to find through the day

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The day of the fool Has arrived once again here; Eyes are upon us. What jokes might writers In the MOP newsroom Play upon you now? In years past, our...

The largest PvP war in gaming history has begun in EVE Online

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Sci-fi MMO EVE Online has had no shortage of huge battles in its lifetime, from the world-record-breaking 3,110 player battle in 2010 to the Battle of Asakai in...

The Stream Team: Arabian tales in The Secret World’s Issue #14

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What's that, you say? An new Secret World issue is live? Well, we know where to find MassivelyOP's MJ! Even though Egypt isn't her...

Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPG classes

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Nostalgia has me this week: I've been thinking a lot about some of my all-time favorite MMORPG characters, some of whom I can't physically play anymore...
Well, good hustle.

Watch Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs storytelling shenanigans live tonight

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If you haven't had enough of listening to Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs this week thanks to our pair of podcast interviews, then prepare for...

Otherland patch raises level cap to 60 and introduces factions

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When Otherland returned to Steam earlier this week, Drago promised that it would soon be accompanied by two sizable updates. Players didn't have to...

War Thunder’s new sky renders will melt your eyeballs with joy

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Considering how much time War Thunder players spend fighting and flying through the skies, having that horizon look as gorgeous as possible is probably...

Neverwinter’s in-game tabletop D&D campaign is live today

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Neverwinter's "Marvelous Game" is live today, just in time for April Fools' Day shenanigans. Portobello's Campaign is basically a D&D tabletop campaign... inside the D&D...
All of the time.

Crowfall demos catapult gameplay from Siege Perilous test round

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Crowfall Design Lead Thomas Blair has just revealed a brief new video walkthrough of the catapult, the first combat vehicle in the game and...

City of Titans takes MMO player retention cue from the hospitality industry

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The city in City of Titans is more than a soulless backdrop; to its developers, the metropolis is "a vibrant, living organism" that can...

Final Fantasy XI ends its run on consoles

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Raise a sword and salute Final Fantasy XI for its truly impressive run as a console MMO since 2002. The title is ending service...

Sandbox Ascent: The Space Game’s new patch adds co-op combat, overhauled UI

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Indie space sandbox MMORPG Ascent: The Space Game scored a "massive" update yesterday, so big the studio has nicknamed it the HyperMegaUltra update. "So...

Shroud of the Avatar massively expands its world

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Have you ever had those moments where you realize that the world is a lot bigger than you previously thought? For Shroud of the...

Guild Wars 2 brings back Super Adventure Box for April Fools’ Day

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So we're going to cross our fingers and hope that this is all true and not just a new April Fools' joke about an...