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: Would you play an Indiana Jones MMORPG?

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Disney confirmed yesterday that the Indiana Jones franchise is getting a new entry. Starring Harrison Ford and directed by Steven Spielberg, Indy 5 is...

Allods Online elaborates on new class aspects, weapon mechanics

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You might recall that Allods Online has big changes in the works for its classes with the coming Update 7.0. If you don't remember...
Not yours, but... all right, yes, not funny, sorry.

Dark Age of Camelot adds revamped bosses and more guild symbols

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When your friends in Dark Age of Camelot want to take a trip to Spindelhalla, do you pretend that your internet connection has died?...
We all become one.

Skyforge offers players a merging tool for pantheons with its next update

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When you have contests between various guilds, it's going to be harder to maintain your existence as a smaller guild. Skyforge's pantheon conflicts have...

Neverwinter’s Maze Engine is live today

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Neverwinter's Maze Engine expansion is live today for PC players -- you'll be taking on Baphomet’s demonic army and venturing into Castle Never itself,...

The Elder Scrolls Online resets leaderboards with a bugfix patch

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The Thieves' Guild DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online was meant to include a leaderboard reset due to the changes with the Vitality system....
Get in and get moving, I hear the law!

Star Citizen’s latest set of player answers involve outrunning the law

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So you're minding your own business in Star Citizen and just committing certain deeds which may - under certain laws - be considered "grotesquely...

Trove: Mantle of Power will introduce stellar gear with rainbow auras

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All leet players know that to truly show off how snowflake-special they are; there need to be blindingly bright auras emanating around their characters, as...

Landmark’s storytelling system really is incoming

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Amid the week's sad news and uncertainty, one question is getting a happy answer: Yes, Virginia, there is a Landmark storytelling system! And it...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 55: Black Friday fallout

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Justin and Bree take on EverQuest Next's cancellation, WildStar's layoffs, the future of the EverQuest franchise, and the state of the genre.
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Final Fantasy XIV posts its third video diary on visual design

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Final Fantasy XIV is a very pretty game. Even if you don't play it, you can see that a lot of care has been...

The Stream Team: Happy birthday Xsyon!

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It has been a long, long time since MassivelyOP's MJ has poked around in the survival game Xsyon, and now the title has grown...

Raph Koster on Crowfall’s social gameplay and robber-baron badasses

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This month's Crowfall Q&A video is all about social systems, which means design consultant and MMO industry veteran Raph Koster is on camera to...

Saga of Lucimia emerges from ‘the dark ages’ of development

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Wondering why you haven't heard much about Saga of Lucimia over the past several months? That's been intentional, as the team had gone silent...

Paradox and Obsidian are plotting something big at GDC

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Update: The new game is called Tyranny, and it's not VtM-themed -- full update and PR/trailer at the end of the post. Paradox Interactive is...

Daybreak is shutting down the EQ Worlds mobile app

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Daybreak is shutting down its EverQuest franchise mobile app at the end of March. "We will be closing the EverQuest Worlds mobile app at the...

Player-created space cities arrive in EVE Online when Citadel launches April 27

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CCP has announced that EVE Online's next big expansion, Citadel, is officially landing on April 27th following EVE Fanfest. At the heart of the expansion...

Hyperspace Beacon: Should you resub for SWTOR: Disavowed?

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Hello, friends. I hope you don’t mind my calling you that. I do respect my readers. Thankfully, most of you are rational and thoughtful....
There are wolves out here.

Tree of Savior enters Steam early access tomorrow, launches F2P June 19

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The English version of Tree of Savior is on the way, and today we know when. Beginning tomorrow, March 16th, the game will enter...

Jagex has been sold to a Chinese company for $300M

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Jagex has a new master today. According to The Financial Times, Shandong Hongda, a company known primarily for its iron ore mining operations, has apparently...