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]

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...
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Get a video preview of Dungeons & Dragons Online’s Update 30

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The truth of the matter is that you could jump onto the test server for Dungeons & Dragons Online right now and preview Update...

EverQuesting: A guide to EverQuest II’s monthly and yearly events

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Anyone familiar with EverQuest II knows that Norrath likes to celebrate. The game is filled with so many holidays and festivals that it can...

Firefall loses its senior systems designer

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Last Thursday the Firefall community had to bid a sad farewell to David "Cloudchaser" Severs, the senior systems designer for Red 5 Studios. Severs...

One Shots: Taking a breather

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While one might get a sense that MMOs are nonstop adventures, with players shuttling to and fro on various important (and not-so-important) tasks, every...

The Daily Grind: Would you be into an MMO with constant reboots?

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As much as I love the current version of Final Fantasy XIV and want the programmers to be able to visit their families, part...

World of Akria: The Underground lands on Steam Greenlight

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Back in January, Massively OP reader Crow tipped us off to the development of The Underground, a cutesy 2-D MMORPG with a decidedly old-school graphical...
I gots to bag it up.

RIFT asks players what they’d like in a brand-new bag

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Inventory space is at a premium in RIFT, but that's always been an issue. The designers are aware of the issue, and they are...
Memetic's sloth was less disturbing.

Guild Wars 2 previews its next raid boss, and it’s a horror sloth

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Are you ready to jump into battle against the next raid boss in Guild Wars 2? The team previewed the next boss on the...

Leaderboard: Are you up in arms over Black Desert’s cash shop?

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Since the Black Desert beta opened up, the cash shop has been at the center of a gathering storm. While the game is ostensibly...

The Daily Grind: What’s your most and least favorite MMO biomes?

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While developers are, by virtue of the job, very creative folks, there are only so many types of environments that seem to crop up...
It's... Christmas somewhere? That can't be right.

Betawatch: The Division opens up for beta testing (February 19, 2016)

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It's that wonderful time again, ladies and gentlemen, when a long-awaited title goes into open beta. The Division has opened up its beta today...

Flamefrost Legacy attempts to capture the tabletop RPG spirit

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Some of our readers are always keeping an eye open for new, out-of-the-way titles to check out. In the spirit of shining the light...

Bless Online is merging its Korean servers

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Bless Online is currently attempting to address its somewhat lopsided server situation in Korea, with some shards populated to the point of producing queues...

Final Fantasy XIV will give screenshotters improved tools in Patch 3.2

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You may not know this, but apparently there is a so-called "Screenshot Alliance" of Final Fantasy XIV developers who work behind the scenes to...

Allods Online is getting a big update called New Order

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A big game update is on the way for Russian themepark Allods Online. Dubbed New Order, the 7.0 update will bump the level cap...
That's a nice throne. Mind if I war over it?

Crowfall loses game designer Tully Ackland

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Crowfall is losing a key game designer in the form of Tully Ackland, who told Twitter about his last day earlier this week. https://twitter.com/TullyAckland/status/700072169661857796 Ackland didn't...

52-player fleet documents potentially record-setting Elite: Dangerous jump

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Making the rounds today is this pair of epic Elite: Dangerous videos depicting the exploits of Elite clan Distant Worlds as 52 members of...
Guess who's back. Back again.

Perfect Ten: What you need to know before you play an older MMORPG

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I cut my teeth on MMOs with the launch of Final Fantasy XI in America. My roommate in college was interested in the game,...