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]

Sub-based survival MMORPG The Skies hits Steam early access next week

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Survival MMORPG The Skies is launching what developer Eforb is calling closed Steam early access next week on April 8th, with an open early...
Redheaded shooter lady in green #58.

Crowfall shows off shaded Ranger armor designs and gameplay

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The Ranger's pre-Siege Perilous addition to Crowfall was unexpected, but her presence should make getting used to her mechanics in siege battles that much...

The Daily Grind: Are older MMOs too intimidating to play?

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So here's an odd conundrum that I wrestle with every now and then. I am a big fan of established, long-running MMOs for their...
Fighting a bear is always a challenge.

Allods Online previews the Incarnation abilities for its classes

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The classes of Allods Online are getting a big update with the game's next major patch, with a whole new set of abilities and...

Trove adds a mess o’ tiger mounts in today’s patch

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A small patch to Trove today has added a trio of big cat mounts to chaos chests. While there's a tiger and an ocelot...
It's almost like getting what you were promised, only exactly not.

Sword Coast Legends’ n-Space shutters, but Digital Extremes says the game is OK

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We've updated below with the statement issued to us by Digital Extremes. According to former n-Space artist Ben Leary, n-Space is closing down following a number...
There's something vaguely unsettling about buying and selling people here.

The Elder Scrolls Online is adding two new mercantile assistants to the crown store

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A quest within the Thieves' Guild DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online rewards you with a smuggler assistant who will come to your location...
Okay...

Sandbox Wild Terra adds male characters, hunger system, safe zones

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Wanna play a bit of Wild Terra? The sandbox is in a true open test period for anyone who wants to sign up for...

Get your Noblegarden eggs before World of Warcraft hides them for another year

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As spring creeps out from underneath blooming bushes and wiggles its bushy tail in the sunlight, Noblegarden returns once again to World of Warcraft. The...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 57: Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs

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

Otherland returns to Steam after two-month absence

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When you're in early access, it probably doesn't help your cause to disappear from the world's most popular digital games store for months at a...

Ragnarok 2 comes under new management, returns to active development

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Good news for fans of Ragnarok 2 today: WarpPortal announced that it will be taking over the development of the game from Gravity Interactive....

Star Trek Online introduces a ship cosmetic system in Season 11.5

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Star Trek Online Lead Programmer Daniel "FlyingTarg" Razza has good news for captains who want to micromanage just how pretty their ships are. Beginning with...
Flight of the Matrimony.

Final Fantasy XIV expands chocobo racing and the anima weapon questline

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Are you a big fan of chocobo racing in Final Fantasy XIV? Then you'll be very happy to know that the game's latest patch...

WildStar teases tomorrow’s Arcterra launch, zone rewards

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WildStar's devs have today given players a more in-depth look at lore undergirding the incoming Arcterra content. "The base of operations for both Dominion...

Player wanders into deserted virtual world, finds abundant creepiness

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Chances are that you're unfamiliar with Active Worlds. It was a virtual world created in 1995 with the ability for players to create their...

Hyperspace Beacon: Dear SWTOR community, keep being passionately casual

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Star Wars: The Old Republic community, I listen to your podcasts and read your sites nearly everyday, but I realized that it’s been almost eight...

Webzen reveals new MMOs Light Fall, The Beast; teases MU Legend’s closed beta

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Webzen has seven games on the way for South Korean players, which very often means a trickle-over for us across the pond. MU Legend (MU2)...

Star Citizen’s Erin Roberts: ‘Persistence is very close’

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The latest edition of Star Citizen's 10 for the Chairman stars not Chris Roberts himself but Global Head of Production and Foundry 42 Studio...
Well, this isn't ideal.

Tree of Savior’s early access has officially launched

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After a brief delay brought on by minor technical difficulties, Tree of Savior's founder's servers -- Klaipeda and Orsha -- came alive this morning,...