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 Stream Team: Testing out MechWarrior Online’s Hunchback

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MassivelyOP's MJ bought a new 'mech during MechWarrior Online's last sale and she's eager to test it out! Her spurge: the Hunchback HBK-4J. A...

Forsaken World’s Awakening expansion launches next week

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PWE's Forsaken World is due for another big update this month. Awakening, dubbed the game's 16th expansion by PWE, launches on January 20th and carries...

Worlds Adrift is hosting a creative writing contest

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Worlds Adrift is hosting a creative writing contest whose winner will find his or her work included inside the game itself. To celebrate the launch...
This. They're this.

Ultima Online is looking for fresh staff to run live events

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Ever wanted to try your hand at writing content for a production MMO on the fly? Appreciate old games that still maintain staff to create...

Dungeon Striker shutting down for the second time

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It might not have the persistence of Hellgate: London, but Dungeon Striker has released and been shut down once before. Alas, its second lease...

Marvel Heroes starts selling Advance Pack 3 and 1602-era costumes

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What, did you think that Marvel Heroes was going to take it easy and not churn out another small army of superheroes this year?...
HAVE AT YE, FOUL TREE STUMP!

Gloria Victis alpha patch adds NPC battles and resource depletion

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The player characters in Gloria Victis are not the only moving pieces in the game world. Even without players there, NPCs are still undertaking...
It's real fire! It burns! It's very hot!

ELOA launches part two of ‘The Smash’ expansion with two new dungeons

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The second part of ELOA's first big expansion is dubbed "The Smash," but it will be an exercise for readers how smashy the two...

Choose My Adventure: In which my Shroud of the Avatar plans are foiled

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Hello friends, and welcome to the next installment of the Shroud of the Avatar edition of Choose My Adventure. Last week, as I'm sure...
Hey guys, what's going on?

Skyforge previews the new hostile territory of Ontes Valley

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Being a god in Skyforge doesn't simply mean getting lots of power; it also means you need to face challenges and deal with greater...
big air

Guild Wars 2 shares the simple details of gliding in central Tyria

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Here's what will be necessary to start gliding in central Tyria once it's unlocked in Guild Wars 2: unlocking the start of the Mastery...
At least the baddies are... present?

NCsoft addresses Blade & Soul gamemaster name reservation controversy

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The Blade & Soul subreddit has been in an uproar the last few days over accusations that NCsoft EU GMs pre-claimed popular character names,...
Just whenever you get around to us, it's cool.

World of Warcraft: Legion’s alpha will be back online today

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Good news to those of you testing World of Warcraft's next expansion - the alpha for Legion will be coming back online today! No...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Examining Guild Wars 2’s winter 2016 update plans

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Guild Wars 2 Game Director Colin Johanson dropped a massive amount of information about the direction development will take in the first quarter of 2016...
Let's war ov

Crowfall on experimental design and ship dates for crowdfunded MMOs

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In January's Crowfall Q&A video, Design Lead Thomas Blair and Founder/Art Director J. Todd Coleman discuss Crowfall as an "experimental project." So many game design...

MU: Origin starts mobile beta testing on January 25

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MU: Origin, the mobile spin-off of Webzen's MU Online, will start closed beta testing on Android devices later this month. Players can sign up on the...

WoW celebrates Diablo III’s latest patch with Demon Hunter tmog gear

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In honor of Diablo III's latest patch, Blizzard has something special in store... for World of Warcraft players who also play Diablo III: We’ve added something...
when yo crew stylin af

EVE Online’s January patch brings new SKINs and UI improvements

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Electronic warfare is important in EVE Online. It's not the most important part of any sort of armed conflict - there's the whole "weapons"...
Can't stop won't stop.

Das Tal plans major PvP feature additions for April alpha

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Das Tal is due for a new round of alpha testing "for all testers" come April. Fairytale Distillery's Game Direct Alexander Zacherl explained to fans...
Well, almost however you'd like, there are still no ways to gain experience through awesome roleplaying.

The Elder Scrolls Online’s 2016: DLC, housing are in; veteran ranks are out

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ZeniMax Game Director Matt Firor has just posted a dev blog outlining The Elder Scrolls Online's gameplan for 2016. "With the millions of players that...