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]

Elder Scrolls Online’s latest roadmap details Update 44’s PvP additions and improved sub benefits

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In case you haven't been watching the announcements out of Elder Scrolls Online since September, ZeniMax Online Studios is refreshing its roadmap with an...

LOTRO Legendarium: Should all LOTRO expansions include ‘special systems?’

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It's been an exciting week for Lord of the Rings Online as full details and testing for this fall's expansion, Legacy of Morgoth, arrived...

The Daily Grind: Do you have any completionist characters in MMOs?

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When I play MMOs, it seems wrong to me to skip around in the game, bypass quests and zones, and leave areas littered with...
This is what I always wanted.

Betawatch: Brighter Shores is really launching in November after one last beta

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You should get your whites whiter and your shores brighter when Brighter Shores goes into testing in late October ahead of a full release...

EverQuest kicks off Nights of the Dead, EverQuest II begins spooky season

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Feel that chill in the air and scent of pumpkin spice? That's Halloween coming to take over all your MMORPGs for the next few...

Star Wars Galaxies Legends expands the Galactic Moon Festival for Halloween 2024

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One of the oldest - and goofiest - MMORPG Halloween events has returned today thanks to player-run Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends:...

The Stream Team: Enjoying the Harvestmath festivities in Lord of the Rings Online

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MOP's Chris and his Happy Cappy Nirlun the Bear-Chested are off to enjoy Harvestmath in Lord of the Rings Online! There's quests to be...

Elder Scrolls Online expounds on the design of U44’s new player companions

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ZeniMax Online Studios has previously introduced its two upcoming Elder Scrolls Online companions through lore pieces; now, the team is going in-depth on the...

Pax Dei outlines adjustments to its landscape, enemies, and PvE progression in its next patch

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Earlier this week Pax Dei confirmed that its next major update will be changing the game's world in a rather literal sense with an...
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World of Warcraft shares where to get currencies and what to spend them on during its 20th anniversary

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Tuesday, October 22nd, will be when World of Warcraft marks its 20th anniversary, and that will mean shopping! Apparently! At least in-game shopping, anyway,...
Supplies!

Design Mockument: How would you make a good mecha MMORPG?

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So because I am me, I decided to be on the bleeding edge of topicality and start figuring out how to make a Robotech...

Star Wars The Old Republic readies public testing of its next lair boss and dynamic events system soon

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Star Wars: The Old Republic game director Eric Musco has some fresh details about the game's incoming Game Update 7.6: Galactic Threads patch -...

Fallen Earth remake’s new Unity servers are ‘quite far along’ as devs target launch for Q4 2025

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After a 10-month period of silence about Fallen Earth and its Unity remake, Little Orbit CEO Matt Scott sat down for an hour-long AMA...

New World’s latest Aeternum trailer splices cutscenes into gameplay to sell the experience

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Does anyone remember back in 2021 when Amazon's media saturation for the launch of New World was insane? I sure do! I can't say...
surfing something.

Star Trek Online ends grandfathered subscriptions – in exchange for free lifetime memberships

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As if the news of Cryptic's mass layoffs and de facto demise this week wasn't news enough, now Star Trek Online's new caretakers appear...

Albion Online is offering big gold raffles for players who test Horizons this morning

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If you're curious about Albion Online's upcoming Horizons update and want to take a peek ahead of time, today is your day, as Sandbox...

ArcheAge Chronicles video highlights its acrobatic combat and vast persistent online world

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A couple of weeks ago XLGames and Kakao Games showed off a rebranded and revised ArcheAge 2, with the name of ArcheAge Chronicles and...

The Daily Grind: Do you bother leveling much in MMORPG playtests?

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Amazon's New World is about to launch Aeternum next week, but I'm still thinking about the playtest. In that playtest, Amazon promised cosmetics to...

The Stream Team: Mercs make a Foundation of Discord in Dungeons and Dragons Online

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Curse those arcane mercenaries! In DDO's Gianthold Wastes saga, the Stormreaver's forces are bolstered by a large group of them from the Aurum organization....
Keep your cat in a box.

Massively Overthinking: How do you stop MMOs from feeling like (or becoming) a part-time job?

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In last week's Choose My Adventure, MOP's Chris penned a perfect paragraph summing up the paradox of MMORPGs - it doesn't even matter what...