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]

The Stream Team: Beyond Black Desert’s Velia

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MassivelyOP's MJ is finally settling in to Black Desert -- or so she thought. She's set up some trade routes and has been hauling...

Darkfall: Rise of Agon lays the foundation for player testing

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Darkfall's Rise of Agon reboot spent the last week prepping the servers for the game's eventual player test, according to a new developer diary....

Revival’s development has been indefinitely suspended

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We're sorry to report this afternoon that indie grimdark sandbox Revival is being put on indefinite hold. Illfonic's Adam "Snipehunter" Maxwell has posted that formal...

Heretics storm into Albion Online

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Albion Online is beefing up its PvE game with this month's Cador update. If you've been following this title for any length of time,...

PSA: ArcheAge is giving away five days of patron time this weekend

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Psst! Hey kid, want some free... game time? Sure you do! All the hip cats are doing it, and you can get your first...

Crowfall demos new full-screen character viewport and more UI tweaks

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Crowfall UX design lead Billy Garretsen has a new State of the UI video out today in which he discusses the changes to the...

Allods promises patch by the end of March, announces collector’s edition

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Is it strange for an MMO to be coming out with a collector's edition years after its launch? Allods Online doesn't think so, apparently,...

The Stream Team: Looking at Landmark’s latest wipe

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Landmark's big spring update dropped this week... and promptly broke. There's already been another wipe! Things have definitely been wonky, but MassivelyOP's MJ has...
H1Z1

Daybreak appoints former EA and Zynga exec as new Senior VP of Games

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MMO studio Daybreak has a new Senior VP of Games. Gamesindustry.biz reports that Larry LaPierre, a 14-year veteran of Electronic Arts and former general manager...
Somebody loves you, and that's good.

Superdata predicts China will buy up more western gaming publishers

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Superdata has released a summary of its research on the worldwide digital games market for February 2016, claiming that the digital games market sales...

Perfect Ten: Most notable console MMORPGs to date

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It used to be that hunting for a console MMORPG was one of the most fruitless endeavors known to gamers. The PC was where...

EverQuest II previews the desolate isle of Zek

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EverQuest II players may not have heard much about the island of Zek, but that's for a good reason: The small landmass was all...
I can see you now.

Black Desert’s craftable ghillie suit counter will be craftable ‘soon’

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We posted yesterday on Black Desert's maintenance and patch, but since that time we've gotten a little bit more information on what's in the...
Just throw on any old gear.

The Daily Grind: What MMO has your favorite non-combat pets?

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Non-combat pets are one of those things that lots of MMOs have hanging around in their own ways. They're little vanity rewards that allow...

EVE Online’s Project Discovery gets an update to combat abuse

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It's been a while since EVE Online released its Project Discovery minigame that rewards players for participating in real-world scientific research into cell biology. The project organisers at...

Jukebox Heroes: MMO tracks to make your heart happy

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Music doesn't just speak to emotion; it often evokes it, conjuring it out of thin air with notes and tones and those squiggly lines...
It's the circle of something, anyway.

Gloria Victis adds new exile islands and smoother new player experience

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Being a griefing jerk is an option in Gloria Victis, but it's not supposed to be a terribly attractive one. The most recent update...

Chinese publisher Youzu snaps up Bigpoint

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Free-to-play operator Bigpoint looks to be the latest company to be acquired by a foreign firm. Games Industry reports that a deal is ready...

Echo of Soul adds new continent, increases level cap

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Nay, thine eyes hath not deceived thee: We are indeed going to talk about Echo of Soul today. It's been a long time indeed since...

Path of Exile now sells a special stash tab to store your currencies

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Do you ever wander around the world of Wraeclast, loaded down with all your orbs and scrolls and coins? Wouldn't it be great if...