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]

Trick-or-treating and Baalphazu, Marquis of Terror, return to New World next week

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New World is having a second day in the sun this week, thanks to its release on console and its new Aeternum edition, but...

The Daily Grind: Do you have a weekly MMO routine or are you more freeform?

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World of Warcraft's "weekly reset" on Tuesday eventually became the anchor point around which entire routines were built, including mine. I like the predictability of...

The Stream Team: The end of the war and AQ3D’s new Mogloween Trick-or-Treat Street

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Now that she's finally level 50, Massively OP's MJ can participate in the conclusion of AQ3D's Pirates vs Ninjas war. (She'll just pretend she...
Well, that's something.

Betawatch: Aloft drifts to 2025-ish skies

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If you'd been looking forward to playing Aloft this year during its previously announced fall early access, we're sorry to inform you that this...

Black Desert brings Halloween to PC, gives console players a guild manor, opens a guild promo chat on mobile

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This week is once more full of goodies for Black Desert players of all stripes and platforms, with new events starting on PC, the...

Old School RuneScape invites you to carve your head into a pumpkin face

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If you're going to wear a Jack O' Lantern as a mask, we strongly suggest that you carve it before it's resting on your...
Carried.

Final Fantasy XIV brings back its Fall Guys crossover on October 23

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The wait for Final Fantasy XIV's next patch will see you collecting irregular tomestones as well as taking part in the game's All Saints'...

Pax Dei confirms its next big update, Proving Grounds, will arrive on November 5 – alongside server merges

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For the past couple of weeks, Pax Dei has been talking up its next major content update, which is set to bring things like...

The Stream Team: Checking out the demo of the oddball MMORPG Spire Horizon Online

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When we went searching through the Steam Next Fest page for some interesting MMORPGs and other multiplayer titles, one almost immediately captured our eye:...

Lord of the Rings Online hands out expansion level boosters, shows Legacy of Morgoth instances

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Lord of the Rings Online is full steam ahead for this fall's Legacy of Morgoth expansion, but you won't have to wait until next...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Halloween-themed Witches Festival kicks off October 24

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I know you'll be shocked to hear this, but it's Halloween season! And pretty much every MMORPG you care about is doing something festive...

Massively Overthinking: Are we over early access MMOs and the ‘early access trap’ yet?

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A few weeks back, Shadow's Kiss, a Kickstarted vampire MMORPG that probably most of our readers never even knew about, threw in the towel,...

Elite Dangerous delays this month’s Mandalay ship and powerplay rework by a week

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If you were looking forward to flying a swish new internet spaceship or trying out "Powerplay 2.0" in Elite: Dangerous' big October update, we've...
Probably as close as we'll get.

Design Mockument: How might we build a Stormlight Archive MMORPG?

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So when I was talking with MOP editor Bree a while back, I mentioned how one of my early ideas for the most recent...

Star Citizen devs report drying funds, micromanagement, overspending, and episodic release for Squadron 42

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The news that Star Citizen studio CIG forced developers to give up two weekends in order to make CitizenCon happen - followed by a...

Star Trek Online gets into the Halloween spirit with space witches

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Putting aside the valid fears of mass studio layoffs for the simulated fears the final frontier, Star Trek Online players are invited to indulge...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs actually have *good* escort quests?

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I've been playing a lot of Guild Wars 2 lately, and my fellow fans will know that traditional escort quests aren't just present in...

The Stream Team: Shop ’til You Drop during DDO’s Night Revels

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Dungeons & Dragons Online has a new quest this year for its Night Revels event, and Massively OP's MJ is ready to Halloween it...

Tarisland locks down October 22 for Blight Dragon Elegy and Season 1’s shared account benefits

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After dragging its feet on a specific date for Tarisland's big Season 1 update, Tencent popped up at the 11th hour to let fans...

EVE Online outlines Revenant’s upcoming corporation tools and tests damage output code

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Tuesday, November 12th, brings the latest update to EVE Online, which naturally means that CCP Games is going to start shoveling out information about...