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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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TERA’s Dawnfall update arrives on March 1st

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Remember the starting zone of TERA? Well, it's gotten just a little bit... messy with the game's next update. The Dawnfall update arrives March...

Chaos Theory: The Secret World really needs player music

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Sing us a song, you're the piano man. Except, you can't -- not in The Secret World. That's because there is no player music...
This is both awesome and an illustration of what's wrong.

World of Warcraft’s lore book previews the cosmology around Azeroth

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If you've never cared about the lore behind World of Warcraft, the hardcover Warcraft Chronicles book releasing on March 15th is unlikely to change...

Choose My Adventure: Crafting catastrophes and dungeon doldrums in Blade & Soul

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Hello, friends, and welcome to the fourth and final installment of Choose My Adventure with Blade & Soul. Last week, as you may recall...
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Final Fantasy XIV adds David Bowie Easter egg to latest patch

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If you have the vaguest interest in music whatsoever, you were probably a bit heartbroken when David Bowie passed away in January. The man...

SamuTale lets you explore a sandbox world as a samurai

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"Boundaries" and "limitations" are not words that the makers of SamuTale like to incorporate into their design philosophy. This upcoming sandbox MMO seems to...

Dungeons and Dragons Online starts its 10th anniversary celebration

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All hail Dungeons and Dragons Online, which is now being inducted into the MMO 10 Years Club! To celebrate a decade of the game's...

Neverwinter enhances its mount system with stables and insignias

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You can always tell when a Neverwinter content release is nigh, as Cryptic will unleash a flurry of dev blogs. The latest? A look...
I know Gridanians hate moths.

The Daily Grind: What MMO had the best revision to an existing system?

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There have been very few total relaunches in MMO history, so marking Final Fantasy XIV as having one of the best isn't exactly disputed....

Battle Bards Episode 69: FFXIV Heavensward

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The Battle Bards are taking an airship back to Eorzea to cover the soundtrack to the first expansion to Final Fantasy XIV, Heavensward. How...

Allods Online’s New Order will be broken up into four seasons

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Does anyone else find it slightly ominous that the Russian-created Allods Online has an update coming out called "New Order?" Will all MMOs soon...

Trinium Wars bringing three classes out for its early access next week

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Trinium Wars is preparing to kick off its early access program next week on March 2nd. When prospective players take their first steps into...

The Repopulation spinoff Fragmented is hunting for a few good testers

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The Repopulation lead dev Joshua Halls says that Above & Beyond has opened closed testing for Fragmented to selected applicants. Interested gamers should fill...

Daybreak walks a fine line with EverQuest II’s TLE server

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A developer update on the status and future of EverQuest II's time-locked expansion server illuminates some of the difficulties that the team is facing...

ArcheAge’s February update brings costume sythesis and a tougher Mistsong Summit

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It might not be the largest content update that's ever graced ArcheAge, but the game's February update does have a few items of note...
Just assume one of these people is Susan. I do not like Susan.

Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs explains CSE’s Beta 1 ‘hard crunch’

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City State Entertainment has announced on its livestream that it's entering a "hard crunch" mode to deliver RvR-centric crowdfunded MMORPG Camelot Unchained according to...
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Celebrate Crowfall’s Kickstarter birthday by plastering its logo in the real world

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A year ago, Crowfall ran its successful Kickstarter. Now that it's been a year, the team behind the game wants to commemorate the event,...
Prestigious!

WildStar’s PvP plan means server consolidation on PvE worlds

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WildStar Game Director Chad "Pappy" Moore has big plans for reigniting the PvP flame in the beleaguered sci-fi MMO. "Increasingly over time the majority...

Scarlet Blade will sunset next month

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We're genuinely sorry to report that Aeria Games has announced an impending closure for the notoriously suggestive MMORPG Scarlet Blade. Aeria broke the sad news earlier today: "Scarlet...
All the single ladies!

Final Fantasy XIV dolls itself up for Little Ladies’ Day

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The latest patch for Final Fantasy XIV is only a day old and has brought along more story, more dungeons, and more things for...