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]

I get the temptation, but you are not actually a captain.

Interview: The scoop on Star Trek Online’s skill redesign

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I make no secret of the fact that I'm very fond of Star Trek Online, but I also make no secret of the fact...
Jackal off.

The Elder Scrolls Online adds new vanity pets for DLC owners

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Owning the DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online already confers a benefit upon you, insofar as you have access to everything contained within that...

Giveaway: Grab a Cabal Online booster key in honor of its Steam launch

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Classic Cabal Online launched on Steam this past week, reintroducing gamers to the 2005 title. Nearly a thousand years after its devastation, the CABAL leader Faust...
I know, I usually don't reuse these so quickly, but come on. This time it makes perfect sense.

Wisdom of Nym: Analyzing Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.2 notes

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It's patch day, ladies and gentlemen! All right, so it's the day before patch day. It's close to patch day. It's patch day adjacent....
Great old.

The Secret World’s subscriber badge reward unwittingly provokes dismay

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The Secret World's recent membership status tweaks have more than a few players up in arms. A 450+ post thread on the official forums chronicles...
The important thing is that no one learned anything.

IBM is testing a Sword Art Online VR MMO next month

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If you've never watched Sword Art Online, here's the quick version: There's a VR-based MMO that became popular but then trapped everyone inside of...

Blade & Soul adjusts anti-cheater measures, says server transfers are in the works

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NCsoft is making a few changes to its anti-cheater software in Blade & Soul and says that its efforts to combat sneaky behavior are...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMORPG boss fight?

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World of Warcraft's Burning Crusade was very definitely not my favorite WoW expansion, but it had some fantastic dungeons. Karazhan leaps to mind as...
Black Desert

MMO Week in Review: Black Desert and ArcheAge cash-shop rage (February 21, 2016)

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Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review! Cash-shop...

EVE Evolved: Citadel stats revealed, theorycrafting begins

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EVE Online's Citadel expansion is due to launch this spring, transforming the way many of us play the game through the introduction of player-owned...

The MOP Up: PlanetSide 2 gets a promotion (February 21, 2016)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
FACE

Get a video preview of Dungeons & Dragons Online’s Update 30

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The truth of the matter is that you could jump onto the test server for Dungeons & Dragons Online right now and preview Update...

EverQuesting: A guide to EverQuest II’s monthly and yearly events

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Anyone familiar with EverQuest II knows that Norrath likes to celebrate. The game is filled with so many holidays and festivals that it can...

Firefall loses its senior systems designer

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Last Thursday the Firefall community had to bid a sad farewell to David "Cloudchaser" Severs, the senior systems designer for Red 5 Studios. Severs...

One Shots: Taking a breather

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While one might get a sense that MMOs are nonstop adventures, with players shuttling to and fro on various important (and not-so-important) tasks, every...

The Daily Grind: Would you be into an MMO with constant reboots?

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As much as I love the current version of Final Fantasy XIV and want the programmers to be able to visit their families, part...

World of Akria: The Underground lands on Steam Greenlight

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Back in January, Massively OP reader Crow tipped us off to the development of The Underground, a cutesy 2-D MMORPG with a decidedly old-school graphical...
I gots to bag it up.

RIFT asks players what they’d like in a brand-new bag

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Inventory space is at a premium in RIFT, but that's always been an issue. The designers are aware of the issue, and they are...
Memetic's sloth was less disturbing.

Guild Wars 2 previews its next raid boss, and it’s a horror sloth

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Are you ready to jump into battle against the next raid boss in Guild Wars 2? The team previewed the next boss on the...

Leaderboard: Are you up in arms over Black Desert’s cash shop?

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Since the Black Desert beta opened up, the cash shop has been at the center of a gathering storm. While the game is ostensibly...