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]

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PlanetSide 2 previews its upcoming Assault gameplay mode, arriving in 2025

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The new Assault mode for Planetside 2 is going to require different playstyles for both attackers and defenders, according to the developers' final missive...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG launched the best new zone or map of 2024?

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The last couple of years, I've come full circle back to being a hardcore explorer in MMORPGs, and it's led me to some games...

The Stream Team: Night Falls on Stormreach in Dungeons & Dragons Online

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The healers of House Jorasco in Dungeons & Dragons Online discovered that a cult called the Disciples of Rage plan to attack the Night...

Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2025

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This might just be my favorite roundtable of the year: It's time to lay down our predictions for the MMORPG genre for 2025. And...

EverQuest Online Adventures rogue server Sandstorm celebrates Christmas

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Are you ready for some classic low-poly holiday cheer? Then you're in luck because the EverQuest Online Adventures rogue server Sandstorm has kicked off...

Ghost promises it’s an MMO and not a lobby title, discusses wider gameplay and design plans

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With the Ghost MMO project wrapping up its development in 2024, it's time once again for the devs at Fantastic Pixel Castle to come...
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Albion Online’s fourth Horizons update is a patch full of combat balance changes

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You kids today fail to give the Dreadstorm Monarch's Eye of the Storm ability the respect it deserves in Albion Online, and so the...

New World’s PvP seasonal worlds and season 7 launch January 21

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At the end of November, Amazon finally released a roadmap for New World, revealing its plan to launch the PvP-themed season 7 early in...

Black Desert celebrates Deadeye class and Christmas on PC, adds new boss monster on mobile

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It's time to celebrate whiskey! And Christmas! Yes, those two things can come together in real life, but they're also being celebrated in Black...

Aion NA and Aion Classic EU host holiday events full of trees, free gifts, and Shugos

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Ah, Christmas in Aion. It means snow, seasonal gifts, Solorius trees, and ambulatory weasel people saying "nyerk" a lot. All of these festive traditions...

Dungeons & Dragons Online’s latest update addresses lag spikes caused by pets and hirelings

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Dungeons & Dragons Online is a creaky ol' game by Standing Stone Games' own admission, but ideally things should be working better for everyone...

Casually Classic: Putting a cap on WoW Classic’s crazy 2024 run

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While it got overshadowed by World of Warcraft's 20th anniversary this year, WoW Classic's fifth birthday was a thing that happened as well. It...

Vague Patch Notes: MMORPG accelerationism is a stupid sucker’s game

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The most recent Warframe update starts with a solid chunk of story, and the story that it tells is that of a time loop....

Amazon already greenlit a second season of its videogame-themed Secret Level series

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We've given two takes on Amazon's Secret Level TV series so far, specifically on the New World episode, as it was the core MMORPG...

MassivelyOP’s 2024 Awards: Biggest MMO Disappointment

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Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards! Today's award is for the Biggest MMO Disappointment, which was awarded to Digital Extremes abandoning Wayfinder last year....

Once Human 2025 roadmap promises Visional Wheel system, new scenarios, and mobile launch

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NetEase-owned Starry Studio looks to have some big plans for the survival MMO Once Human in 2025. That's the message being offered from the...
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Ashes of Creation starts up the second phase of Alpha Two this weekend

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So how glorious are you feeling these days? We know that Ashes of Creation loves to call its community glorious, and this glorious Friday...

Lord of the Rings Online’s 2025 roadmap includes an expansion and new 64-bit servers

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I'm sorry but what is this - a Lord of the Rings Online roadmap published before Christmas?! I might still be scarred from the...
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The Daily Grind: Which MMO is the worst for letting you earn (rather than buy) in-game cosmetics?

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Every MMO on the market these days will let you slap down some money to look prettier. This, in and of itself, is fine....

Ultima Online has released its first patch for New Legacy

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There's a lot going on for Ultima Online players right now, regardless of which version of the game you play! We say that because...