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]

Jukebox Heroes: Six forgettable MMOs with unforgettable soundtracks

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I have often thought it grossly unfair that a video game soundtrack is linked, for better and for worse, with the popularity of the...

ELOA deploys new raid dungeon, tackles spammers

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ELOA's latest patch, The Lost Temple, has deployed today, with its chief addition being a raid dungeon by that same name. Need more motivation...

How The Elder Scrolls Online is making grouping less painful

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The Elder Scrolls Online's Thieves Guild DLC will offer benefits to more than your sneaking exploits, says a new dev blog released on the...

Star Conflict prepares to upgrade its sector conquest system

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The meat of Star Conflict's, er, conflict has been in its sector conquest system, which went live about a year ago. The team has...

FFXIV’s Feast arenas are a klepto’s dream

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If you need to combine vices to get your jollies, then Final Fantasy XIV might have just the thing. When the game's new PvP...

Here’s how to adopt your own lunar dragon in Trove

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You might not have noticed that the Chinese Lunar New Year was February 8th, but trust us, it was. Some MMOs do mark this...
Oh dear.

Someone actually won The Elder Scrolls Online’s million dollar prize

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Someone actually won The Elder Scrolls Online's million dollar prize, and it wasn't you. ZeniMax CM Jessica Folsom broke everyone's heart with the news on the...

The Stream Team: Moving past Makeb in SWTOR’s story

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SWTOR keeps adding new chapters to the story, but MassivelyOP's MJ can't experience them yet because she still hasn't made it to the KOTFE...

Trinium Wars pushes Steam launch to March, demos 1000-player PvP

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InselGames and HanmaruSoft have today posted a trailer for Trinium Wars' large-scale PvP gameplay, called Resource War. The Resource War mode plays out on...

World of Warcraft: Legion has higher system requirements than previous expansions

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If you've been assuming that World of Warcraft: Legion will run just fine on your current machine, you might want to take a minute...
Look at me!

Final Fantasy XIV previews changes coming to group pose functionality

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Getting a screenshot right is serious business. Final Fantasy XIV added its group pose functionality in patch 3.1 to make it that much easier...

Previewing Chronicle: RuneScape Legends ahead of its March 23 beta

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If you haven't heard of RuneScape's upcoming card game, you're not alone. Even when it skittered across my desk last fall, it largely escaped...
No one weekend should have all that power.

Former Funcom CEO charged with market manipulation and insider trading

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Reuters reports that former Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas has been charged by The Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and...
One day the snow began to fall...

Black Desert gears up for its final closed beta test

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The release date for Black Desert grows ever closer, and that means that its final round in beta is just about here. The final...

Jagex announces RuneScape: Idle Adventures

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You know those moments when you are dying to get your RuneScape fix but you aren't anywhere near your computer? When you just need...

The Daily Grind: How do you handle MMO burnout?

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We've all been there: You're playing your favorite MMO(s) continually until you log in one day and find that the joy of the game has...

The Stream Team: Everything Erollisi in EverQuest II

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Whether you are looking for love or just loot, your chance to participate in EverQuest II's Erollisi Day celebration is almost gone. The event...
Tuesday point five.

Star Trek Online details the art design of the Tier 6 flagships

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Every Star Trek series has its iconic ships, and for Star Trek Online, the factional flagships fulfill those roles. Those flagships have recently received...
Not surprising, still sad.

A day in the life of a Revival hunter

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While the first pass of renovation kit revisions are in the bag, the most recent entry on Revival's site isn't really about that. Nor...

Asta’s English open beta arrives March 2nd

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Korean import Asta: The War of Tears and Winds is just a few weeks away from open beta here in the west. Publisher Webzen has...