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]

TERA’s Secrets & Shadows update arrives next month

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This should take some of the sting out of those layoffs: En Masse says TERA has a major update on the way for the...

The Daily Grind: How would you make permadeath work in MMOs?

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Permadeath is always a fun if rarely used design concept to discuss, which is why I want to put forth a thought exercise to the...
Come and get your PLEX.

EVE Online plans to add dailies with skill point rewards

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Of all the ways to encourage players to engage with an MMO, two of the most controversial are daily quests and login rewards. Used in everything from World of Warcraft...
Wish you could actually consider being here.

Blade & Soul’s next event is all about random prizes for purchase

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Spring is here, and Blade & Soul is celebrating with a new set of expensive treasures for players. From April 13th, players will be...

Final Fantasy XIV producer letter pokes and prods at Patch 3.3 and 3.4 features

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Stop the presses, go home from school early, and call off from work -- the latest Final Fantasy XIV producer letter is here. As...

MU Legends offers up an eight-minute trailer

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Are you looking forward to checking out MU Legend? You might have a long wait: Although the prequel to MU Online is planned to...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 60: Nostalrius down

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Justin and Bree discuss Nostalrius, TERA, Black Desert, SWTOR, DDO, Guild Wars 2, and WoW, with mailbag questions on Kickstarters and Tabula Rasa.

Crowfall Q&A talks about Eternal Kingdoms and next playable archetypes

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The Crowfall community has no end of questions for the ArtCraft team, and ArtCraft has no end of time to answer them. Actually, today...
Ride or... um, actually, just ride. Riding is your goal here.

Skyforge’s Reaper’s’ Revenge adds new mount customization, vector stats

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Mounts are pretty important in any game that offers them; they get you from place to place, they often provide assorted benefits, and they...

Spellcheck won’t help you in TERA’s new Seek & Spell event

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Live with TERA's maintenance patch today is an contest-slash-event En Masse is calling Seek & Spell, so: Dictionaries at the ready! For the next three...

Hyperspace Beacon: Impressions of SWTOR’s Visions in the Dark for gamers still on the fence

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After the last couple of lackluster chapters, I’ve lowered my expectations for the Star Wars: The Old Republic story. Not because I think that...

Blade & Soul’s Shattered Empire update arrives on April 27

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Hope you weren't too attached to that empire because Blade & Soul done gone shattered it. The wuxia action MMO is preparing to bring Update...
Time after time after time etc.

Star Trek Online launches Season 11.5 today

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Are you tired of Star Trek Online's clunky old skill system? Are you eager to start showing your strategic side in space battles? Do...
HO HO HO

CCP’s 2015 finances included year-over-year revenue decline for EVE Online

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Hat tip to marketsforISK blogger croda for digging into CCP's 2015 financials, which were released to the public at the end of March. The good news is...

Lord of the Rings Online mini-expansion brings Pelennor Fields and level cap increase

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“Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden! Fell deeds awake, fire and slaughter! Spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered, a sword-day, a red day, ere...

The Musa and Maehwa class pair joins Black Desert on April 20

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Daum EU has just announced a new class pair will join the Black Desert sandbox next week: The Musa and Maehwa. You might recognize...
Ha, launch, like a spaceship. Cute.

Ascent: The Space Game formally launches from early access today

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Players of Ascent: The Space Game have no doubt grown accustomed to the game being in early access, along with approximately every other title....
We were the kings and queens of promise.

The Daily Grind: Does your guild or family govern which MMORPGs you play?

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A few podcasts ago, I lamented that my time in Black Desert would probably be brief, at least for now, because my guildies weren't...

The Stream Team: Exploring with Elektra in Marvel Heroes

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Elektra has finally joined the cast of Marvel Heroes, and MassivelyOP's MJ has been waiting a while to play her, so of course she...
Pretty nice world that might one day be a game.

Saga of Lucimia shows off its alpha environments

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How do you feel about taking tours of landscapes? The latest video from Saga of Lucimia is taking you on just such a tour...