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]

Blade & Soul offers its own endgame content overview

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So what do you do in Blade & Soul once you've levelcapped? Well, you could go do all the patched-in content coming along at break-neck speed. Silverfrost...

Chaos Theory: Tomb-raiding The Secret World’s Issue #14 with Funcom

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Remember that Indiana Jones-inspired outfit from The Secret World's Issue #6? Today is a great day to dust it off and slip it on because...

Today’s Allods Online update includes solo time travel and a Plague City

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Allods Online promised that its New Order patch would come out by the end of March, so... today, we suppose! As you prepare your body...

WoW’s latest Legion build includes Brewmaster spec, new class hall campaigns

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Last night's World of Warcraft Legion alpha patch is a small one on the whole, but Monk players will be pleased: the Brewmaster spec...

After canning EverQuest Next, Daybreak is hiring for new title

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Daybreak: LF15M. Is Daybreak dying? Maybe not, at least in light of a recent jobs posting that would see the studio grow from its current...

The Daily Grind: Is instancing in MMORPGs our real enemy?

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The first MMORPGs I ever played hadn't come up with instancing yet. They had perceptible server lines and time-sucking zone walls, but everyone was...

Global Chat: Why bloggers aren’t worried about the future of MMOs

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The future of MMOs weighs heavily on some minds in the community, but contrary to some Chicken Littles out there, the sky is not...

The Stream Team: Black Desert’s welcome wagon

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Trading on foot in Black Desert builds your strength, but it sure takes a long time to earn cash. When you start using a...

Worlds Adrift details the dangers of its weather walls

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In most MMOs, weather is merely a variable environment cosmetic. Whether it's rainy, sunny, or snowy, the only difference to the player is visibility...

Guild Wars 2 is adjusting fractals, scribing, and the Alpine WvW borderlands

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ArenaNet's Mike O'Brien appears to be continuing his shakeup of Guild Wars 2 with today's forum post on the planned spring update. Pushing past...

Lineage II mobile title announced for China

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There's no doubt that the Lineage franchise is absolutely massive in Asia, so drop your surprised face at the news that there's a new...

Star Trek Online is working on its next expansion and the return of exploration

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Star Trek Online captains who are feeling the pinch of being denied exploring those final frontiers might soon have a reason to rev up...
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Who wants a slice of Elder Scrolls Online’s birthday party cake?

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Mmm, cake. The Elder Scrolls Online is about to ding two years old, and that means a grand celebration beginning next week. And cake! "To celebrate...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 58: More Camelot Unchained questions answered

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Justin and Bree are joined once again by Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs to address questions from the Massively OP audience.

WildStar welcomes players to Arcterra

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After talking about it for months, WildStar has finally opened up Arcterra for exploration and general looting. The frozen continent looms over today's content update, offering...

Tree of Savior opens new southeast Asia server, fights gold sellers

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Tree of Savior's branches are bowing under the weight of all of the players flocking to the game's early access launch this week. Not...

Desert Nomad: Avoiding overload in Black Desert

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Hello, fellow Black Desert wanderers, and welcome back to another week’s installment of Desert Nomad. If you’ve been reading the column regularly, you may...

Warcraft’s international trailer blows up Karazhan

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The international trailer for this summer's Warcraft feature film is now out, and it contains a few new shots interspersed with scenes we've seen...

Darkfall: New Dawn explains its decision to reboot

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Are you confused over why a small PvP MMO like Darkfall would ever warrant a reboot, nevermind two? Or why these competing reboots wouldn't...

Black Desert’s Mediah update is live today; so is the Cherry Blossom event

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As promised, Black Desert's Mediah expansion goes live today, and the patch notes are up on the official forums. There are new buyables in the...