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]

Landmark preps March update, demos claim time and camera controls

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Daybreak's Emily "Domino" Taylor has posted an update on Landmark's status on the official forums. After announcing that a new Landmarks of Landmark competition...
Washington state can be a bit malicious, maybe.

Shroud of the Avatar previews structures, templates, and regions

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The Shores of Malice are currently being designed for Shroud of the Avatar, but they don't look particularly malicious on a whole. Unless you...

Wild Terra’s official trailer: One character from peasant to pugilist

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Pining for an isometric indie sandbox? How about a "massively multiplayer life simulator" like Wild Terra? We've been following the game since last fall;...
Zorp.

Star Trek Online previews the new Tier 6 flagships

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The Odyssey-class cruiser, the Scimitar-class warbird, and the Bortasqu'-class battlecruiser serve as the flagships for each of their respective factions in Star Trek Online....
On the plus side, good on these folks for always providing nice pretty images with every new update.

Skyforge releases Marsh of Knowledge patch notes

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Skyforge is bringing you March in February. Specifically, it's bringing the March of Knowledge. The patch is called March of Knowledge, anyway, which seems...
EVE Online

EVE Online login authentication bug leads to ’emergency downtime’

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CCP recently discovered an SSO (single sign-on) bug with EVE Online's test server. The good news is that CCP fixed it. The bad news is...
Winning?

WildStar’s new game director Chad Moore on the state of the game

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Chad Moore is moving up the ranks in Carbine Studios; after a long tenure as the lore expert, Moore is now the director behind...
Gambler.

Wisdom of Nym: The Warring Triad and what it means for Final Fantasy XIV

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The Warring Triad is a big deal in Final Fantasy VI. We don't actually know if it's a big deal in Final Fantasy XIV,...

The Secret World’s new membership rewards launch tomorrow

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Game Director Romain “Tilty” Amiel has just informed MassivelyOP that The Secret World's new membership reward system will be launching tomorrow, February 9th. That...
Heroic?

Valiance Online’s pre-alpha is available for testing

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Do you feel a burning desire to get in and try out one of the intended spiritual successors to City of Heroes? Because you...
If you were hoping for business model snark, you will be disappointed.

RIFT is testing multicore processing support

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Technology is vital to every single MMO that we play and is also almost completely invisible. When a game is running well, you don't...
Jungle catte

WildStar runs a Dungeon Chase through February 18th

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There's treasure everywhere on the planet Nexus, even if your definition of "treasure" is on the stricter side. The Big Game Hunters of WildStar...
Oh, these bugs.

Final Fantasy XIV previews the upcoming Gnath beast tribe quests

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Even if you've never played Final Fantasy XIV, you can probably make a decent guess about how the Gnath work. They're little insectoid people;...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO monetization schemes don’t piss you off?

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Gamasutra argued last week that there are three effective in-app purchase strategies that mobile gamers don't hate: the classic demo, where players can try the...
Glub glub.

MMO Week in Review: H1Z1’s split, DUST 514’s sunset, Black Desert’s launch date (February 7, 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! It...

EVE Evolved: The right way to reboot DUST 514

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This week we heard the news that CCP Games will be officially shutting down PS3 online shooter DUST 514 in May to start work on...

Elder Scrolls Online reveals the truth behind Prince Hubalajad

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"Was Prince Hubalajad as foolish and stubborn as tales make us believe? Why would he build Abah's Landing in a place as unwelcoming as...

WildStar shines the spotlight on queens and battle priests

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The one perk of becoming a famous leader is that you'll know that schoolkids some day will have to do reports on you. Wouldn't...

The MOP Up: RuneScape’s TCG wraps up closed beta (February 7, 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...

One Shots: On a highway to Hell

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The Secret World has needed awesome mounts since, oh, day one, and it does my heart good to see players rumble about on hogs,...