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]

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...
Black desert, yellowish beach, SAME DIFF.

Black Desert explains how both of its cash shops will work

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Black Desert rep Belsazar has posted a lengthy missive from the Pearl Abyss developers explaining the details of the game's cash shop and announcing...

PWE shuts down World of Jade Dynasty for redevelopment

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Perfect World Entertainment has decided that it will be going back to the drawing board with one of its newest titles. The studio announced today...

Alien life discovered in Elite Dangerous — and it’s not what you think

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Ever since Elite Dangerous dropped its Horizons expansion and allowed players to land on planet surfaces, captains have been scouring the galaxy for interesting...

The Secret World vows to put more mobility in combat

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An unpopular change to one of The Secret World's ranged abilities in the last patch might end up benefiting the game's population as a...

The Stream Team: Blade & Soul’s headstart

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Although Blade & Soul doesn't officially launch until the 19th, the headstart begins today. And that means MassivelyOP's MJ gets to jump in and...
Local Panda Recalls When She Was Special.

WoW Factor: The importance of class fantasies

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Here's a fun thought exercise for you all: explain the differences between Fire Mages and Destruction Warlocks in World of Warcraft. But before you...
Just like a cat.

Crowfall details the goddess Illara and launches its pantheon guide

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There's no doubt that the gods of Crowfall are powerful. But the last of the lot to be revealed - Illara, mother of cats...

Bless Online begins Korean open beta this month

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If you're keeping tabs on Bless Online, it might cheer you up slightly to hear that it's revving up its Korean open beta later...

Star Citizen releases Alpha 2.1 with new flyable ships and player-trapping elevators

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The skies are a little more crowded today in Star Citizen with the release of Alpha 2.1 to the live servers. The patch added...
Oh dear.

TERA apologizes for the last producer’s letter, content gulfs

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Yesterday's letter to the TERA community went over like something of a lead balloon. Sure, the game had its best year ever, but players...
Classic.

SWTOR is plotting new companions and solo arena fights

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There's a lot of stuff coming to Star Wars: The Old Republic in 2016. Not all of it was ready to be discussed during...

The Stream Team: Searching for cyborg secrets in The Secret World

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There are plenty of mysteries to solve in The Secret World, and now MassivelyOP's MJ has turned her attention to solving one involving Tokyo's...

Massively Overthinking: Just how massive is massively multiplayer?

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Recent tweaks to the taxonomy structure of Massively OP and coverage of what we formerly called "Not-So-Massive" games prompted a resurgence of internal discussion about the types...
Making it all better all over again.

Star Trek Online holds a recovery event for the rest of January

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The galaxy of Star Trek Online has just finished dealing with a destructive war against a race of almost incalculable age and power. There's...

FFXIV’s Yoshida remarks on the death of voice actress Sian Blake

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Final Fantasy XIV Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida officially commented on the murder of actress Sian Blake, who voiced Yugiri Mistwalker in the game. "Yesterday,...