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]

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Wisdom of Nym: The next stop on Final Fantasy XIV’s magical expansion tour

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The next expansion for Final Fantasy XIV will be announced this year. We all know it. I suppose there's a chance it won't happen,...
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Get some useful tips on Blade & Soul before it launches tomorrow

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Tomorrow's the big launch day for Blade & Soul for anyone not already enjoying the head start opportunity. Users on Reddit have helpfully compiled...
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The Daily Grind: What’s the best pet class in an MMORPG?

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I hated pets when I first got started in MMORPGs. Pets in early MMOs had such terrible AI and were such a nuisance to...

MMO Week in Review: Blade & Soul’s headstart

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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! Blade...

Fans are remaking RuneScape with Neverwinter Nights 2’s toolset

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Most RuneScape fans would probably agree that Jagex's game is very fine indeed, but there are always those who look at an MMO and think,...

Star Conflict’s latest patch introduces badass player-made destroyer ships

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Building on its December Age of Destroyers patch, Gaijin's space sandbox Star Conflict has this week patched in that very ship class for players to create. "The first...

The MOP Up: Titan Siege debuts (January 17, 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...

Wakfu and Dofus add the Huppermage class

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It's not every day that you see the same class come to two different MMOs, but here you go: Ankama has added the new...

MMO Mechanics: MMORPG mechanics predictions for 2016

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In the last edition of MMO Mechanics, I looked back on 2015 and the mechanics I managed to squeeze into the column: We looked...
Ah yes, teamwork.

The Daily Grind: What do you do in MMOs to calm down?

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At the risk of giving you more information than you all want to hear, lately my anxiety issues have been reaching a fever pitch....

Wear animals while mentoring in Moonlight Blade

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What's big in fashion in Moonlight Blade for the new year? It's not animal prints -- it's animals! From accessories to costumes to weapons, the...

Knight Online launches on Steam next week

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The day has come for Knight Online. The old-school medieval MMORPG, first released in Korea in 2004, is being reborn on Steam on January...

City of Titans teases its superhero character modeling

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Missing Worlds Media's Warcabbit is showing us how the superhero sausage is made in a recent post on the City of Titans forums. The in-development...

Star Citizen recaps December’s progress across all of its studios

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Even as December 2015 is fading into the distance, Star Citizen has a few words to say about the progress its team made during...

Elder Scrolls Online subscribers to get bottomless crafting bags

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Packrats rejoice! If you ever wanted a bag of holding in The Elder Scrolls Online to store all your piles crafting components, then you...

Crowdfunded indie MMO TheWorld in ‘limbo’ as lead dev goes MIA

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A Massively OP reader has tipped us off to trouble brewing over in TheWorld, an ultra-indie MMORPG we've never before covered. Staff and moderators...

TUG’s second brain vomit vlog talks monetization

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Titled "To free, or not to free," TUG's second vlog highlights the subject of monetization. While discussing the free-to-play topic, Nerd Kingdom CEO Peter Salinas...

H1Z1 zombies promise a screaming good time

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H1Z1's developmental plans have long included adding a variety of zombies into the mix, from different looks to different skills. Female zombies were added...
This is why we can't have nice things. Or maybe it's exactly why we can have nice things. It's hard to be sure.

Winning Putt is a free-to-play golf MMO in open beta, and yes, you read that correctly

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We live in a world where Winning Putt exists. It is a golf MMO. There are no epic endgame raids against the Grand Wrath-Beast...

Champions Online’s Teleios Ascendant update is on the way

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PWE and Cryptic Studios have just announced that Champions Online's latest content update will land on the public test server today. It's called Teleios...