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]

Warcraft film audience might get WoW free as a bonus

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If you've been following the news of this summer's Warcraft movie and thought that this would be the best opportunity ever for some serious...
Great old.

The Daily Grind: What makes an MMO old?

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MMOs have a longer shelf life than other games do. We talked about this not so long ago, even, and you can see it...

NCsoft Q4 2015: Sales surge for Guild Wars 2, bump for WildStar

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NCsoft's fourth quarter 2015 financial report is in. The Korean gaming giant reports that its quarter-over-quarter sales, operating profit, and net income are all up,...

Battlestar Galactica Online celebrates fifth anniversary with free gifts

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Sit back, let that headline sink in, and try to stop yourself from quietly muttering, "Five years? That game is still around?" Yes indeed, Battlestar...
Here we continue.

Final Fantasy XI’s February version update is live

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The history of Final Fantasy XI gives you many opportunities to upgrade your weaponry. Did you think you were done just because the game's...

Daybreak begins new Landmark building competition

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As promised earlier this week, Daybreak is kicking off its latest Landmarks of Landmark competition tomorrow, inviting players to submit custom claims as, well,...

The six skills your aspiring rogue will employ in The Elder Scrolls Online’s Thieves Guild DLC

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Enterprising rogues will be pursuing six new skills once The Elder Scrolls Online's Thieves Guild DLC launches next month: Finders Keepers for spotting treasures,...

Firefall updates players on missing items following patch 1.6

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The most recent Firefall patch had some significant issues when it first went live, but those issues are still being sorted out now. Players...

Choose My Adventure: Blade & Soul’s school of hard knocks (and mysterious, potentially deadly curses)

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Hello friends, and welcome to week two of the February series of Choose My Adventure. For those of you who are just tuning in,...
Yeah, it's never happening.

Could one agreement be what’s preventing localization of Phantasy Star Online 2?

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We've made our fair share of jokes about Phantasy Star Online 2 over here at Massively Overpowered, because how could we not? The game...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR Knights of the Fallen Empire Chapter 10 impressions

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I can't lie: The fact that BioWare took nearly seven hours longer to launch the next chapter of Star Wars: The Old Republic than...
Forward and back and then forward and back and we go forward and back and wait this wasn't that boss.

Final Fantasy XIV previews the second section of Alexander

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The threat of the Illuminati in Final Fantasy XIV has yet to be fully dealt with. Sure, the initial struggle to shut down Alexander...
There are wolves out here.

Nexon’s Q4 2015 financial report exceeded its November outlook

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It's gonna be a big week for studio financial reporting. Nexon has kicked it off with its fourth quarter and full 2015 report, and...
sword

Sword Coast Legends lands on consoles this spring

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Sword Coast Legends has just announced that it's launching on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this spring. "Sword Coast Legends will be available for purchase...

Flameseeker Chronicles: A visual guide to gliding in Guild Wars 2

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I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that there aren't many mechanics that are more fantastical than zooming around within...
Right in half.

Star Citizen clarifies the persistent universe and Squadron 42 split

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Are you wondering about how the split between Star Citizen and Squadron 42 will affect your purchase of the game? The short answer is...

RIFT will soon let you buy any of its 8,100 artifacts for credits

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Whether you call them shinies or sparklies, artifacts are a fun little diversion in RIFT that can pay off with special toys, mounts, and...

Pantheon’s Cleric is the ultimate team player

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There comes a point in any MMO's early development when the players find themselves at the end of their patience for yet another zone...

Blade & Soul releases Rising Waters, reaches 2M players in the west

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Are you finished with all of the content that Blade & Soul has to offer, now that you've had a few weeks to play...

Neverwinter trade bar store bait-and-switch causes community stir

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Neverwinter's Xbox One community has had to live with the fact that its version of the game would always be lagging behind the PC...