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 Daily Grind: What are your current MMO goals?

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I've noticed that several of my friends have taken to drawing up monthly goals for their MMO sessions, an activity that I've been doing...

Betawatch: A perilous siege hits Crowfall (April 15, 2016)

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Players of Crowfall are in quite a lot of peril with the arrival of the Siege Perilous testing phase. Or are they assaulting a...
You only think this is fair because you're winning.

Gloria Victis further balances combat while improving account management

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The last patch for Gloria Victis focused on combat balance, and this patch does too. Adjustments for player HP, passive abilities, and weapon damage...

LUX looks for other investors as its Kickstarter comes up short

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Things aren't looking good for LUX's Kickstarter campaign. With a little over two days left to go, the multi-platform survival MMO has only raised...

Skyforge delays Reaper’s Revenge release by a week

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Hope you weren't planning a sick day for Skyforge's Reaper's Revenge patch update: Obsidian and My.com announced today that they're delaying deployment of the...
In today's installment of non-surprises.

Sacrament’s Kickstarter ends unsuccessfully

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Whether or not it's a project you are interested in, when a Kickstarter fails it means that someone is losing out on a project...

Fight your way to the top in SWTOR’s Eternal Championship

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Remember back in Knights of the Old Republic when you had to duel your way to the top of an arena in Taris? BioWare...
Guess who's back. Back again.

Perfect Ten: The odd things I noticed slipping back into Final Fantasy XI

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Over the years, I may have spent more money on Final Fantasy XI than any other MMO. It's undoubtedly my first MMO, and it's...
That's a nice throne. Mind if I war over it?

Crowfall shares details on the upcoming Throne War test version

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The current test module of Crowfall, Siege Perilous, is all about taking on a keep's defenses and taking control. In theory, anyhow; in practice...

BBC news reports on World of Warcraft Nostalrius server shutdown

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The shutdown of Nostalrius is not going quietly into the night. The wake of the World of Warcraft vanilla emulator's closure under the threat...

EVE Online World War Bee update: The Imperium shatters

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Recently we've been following the story of the biggest war in gaming history kicking off inside EVE Online and its far-reaching consequences for the EVE...
It's not in one piece now.

Fragmented Early Access kicks off on April 26th

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The engine woes of The Repopulation have led to its spinoff, Fragmented, and that spinoff has a Steam page now. You can't jump into...

RIFT pledges better communication regarding its business model

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You might recall that a few months ago, RIFT made some abrupt and significant changes to its business model. Between swiftly taking away the...

The Stream Team: Following the Issue #14 trail in The Secret World

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Last time in The Secret World, MassivelyOP's MJ investigated the Aten cultists and their drilling to try to discover the cause of the earthquakes...

Massively Overthinking: Reconsidering the MMORPG daily quest

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Dailies. The word evokes pure hatred from some corners of the MMORPG world. And yet games without dailies are dinged for not having enough content...

Global Chat: An MMO to call home

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Home. It's what many MMO gamers are looking for in a title: to plant down roots and find a place that exudes belonging. What...

Albion Online starts rework on Morgana’s faction

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Expect to hear gamers in the future shout "MORGANA!" in frustrated anger with fists raised to the sky. This will be thanks to Albion...

Aion Europe gets Abyss update on April 27

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Aion's Abyss continues to be a source of great conflict in the game, a fact that won't change when Update 4.91 comes to the...
But think of all the experience someone else is going to get!

EverQuest II introduces Experience Vials with its next major update

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We all have a friend or two in MMOs that's a really good player but really lousy at actually leveling. Some people just don't...

The harsh lesson City of Titans learned from Kickstarter

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When fans bankrolled a project to bring a superhero MMO to live to the tune of a little over $678,000, it wasn't without a...