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]

Rumor: SWTOR datamining leads to megaserver speculation

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According to the Star Wars: The Old Republic player-run datamining site TOR Community, the current "PvE and PvP servers are being replaced with PvE and PvP...
At last, good stuff.

EverQuest II plans big spring update, EU server merges

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Development on EverQuest II has been very quiet all through January and most of February, but that's just from our perspective. A new letter...
DAGRON

Rank 55 Dragons wins the ESL Pro League Season for Guild Wars 2

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The first season of Guild Wars 2's professional e-sports league has come to its conclusion. And who won? Well, in the macro sense, no one...
whatevs

Black Desert plans special events for the game’s launch

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The final beta test for Black Desert recedes into the horizon, but that's all right; there are only a few more days before the...

The Daily Grind: What’s the greatest MMO innovation of the last few years?

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Last week on the Massively OP Podcast, we tried to answer a question from long-time listener Spagomat, who told us he keeps going back...

Life is Feudal adds immersion with seasons patch

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How many times have you expressed (or seen expressed) the desire to watch seasons change in an MMO? That's not a feature that most...

Shroud of the Avatar is an ally for player-created quests

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It should be rather obvious by now that the Shroud of the Avatar dev team is just as focused on involving the community in...

Asker Online is closing down next month

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Well, that did not last long. Only months after launching, Asker Online announced that it is shutting down on March 22nd. The action MMO featured...

Preview Blade & Soul’s Warlock class in a new overview trailer

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NCsoft is hyping Blade & Soul's upcoming Warlock class with a fresh video today. "The Warlock is Blade & Soul’s second dedicated ranged class with...
I get the temptation, but you are not actually a captain.

Interview: The scoop on Star Trek Online’s skill redesign

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I make no secret of the fact that I'm very fond of Star Trek Online, but I also make no secret of the fact...
Jackal off.

The Elder Scrolls Online adds new vanity pets for DLC owners

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Owning the DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online already confers a benefit upon you, insofar as you have access to everything contained within that...

Giveaway: Grab a Cabal Online booster key in honor of its Steam launch

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Classic Cabal Online launched on Steam this past week, reintroducing gamers to the 2005 title. Nearly a thousand years after its devastation, the CABAL leader Faust...
I know, I usually don't reuse these so quickly, but come on. This time it makes perfect sense.

Wisdom of Nym: Analyzing Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.2 notes

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It's patch day, ladies and gentlemen! All right, so it's the day before patch day. It's close to patch day. It's patch day adjacent....
Great old.

The Secret World’s subscriber badge reward unwittingly provokes dismay

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The Secret World's recent membership status tweaks have more than a few players up in arms. A 450+ post thread on the official forums chronicles...
The important thing is that no one learned anything.

IBM is testing a Sword Art Online VR MMO next month

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If you've never watched Sword Art Online, here's the quick version: There's a VR-based MMO that became popular but then trapped everyone inside of...

Blade & Soul adjusts anti-cheater measures, says server transfers are in the works

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NCsoft is making a few changes to its anti-cheater software in Blade & Soul and says that its efforts to combat sneaky behavior are...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMORPG boss fight?

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World of Warcraft's Burning Crusade was very definitely not my favorite WoW expansion, but it had some fantastic dungeons. Karazhan leaps to mind as...
Black Desert

MMO Week in Review: Black Desert and ArcheAge cash-shop rage (February 21, 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! Cash-shop...

EVE Evolved: Citadel stats revealed, theorycrafting begins

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EVE Online's Citadel expansion is due to launch this spring, transforming the way many of us play the game through the introduction of player-owned...

The MOP Up: PlanetSide 2 gets a promotion (February 21, 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...