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]

Guild Wars 2 shows off the new legendary spear coming on November 19

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When is a stabby stick more than just a stabby stick? When it's a legendary stabby stick. What makes it legendary? When it has...

Neverwinter unvaults Dread Sanctum dungeon November 19 and reruns the Harvester of Nightmares event

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When Neverwinter announced its Return to Pirates' Skyhold module release, one of the features it talked up was the return of the Dread Vault...

One Shots: How to tantalize your dragon

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You know what's always a good idea? To go right up to the jagged maw of a ravenous carnivore and tempt fate by trying...

Corepunk updates its website, reopens pre-orders, releases Episode 2, and debuts a new early access trailer

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This week was a particularly busy one for the MMOARPG Corepunk, as developer Artificial Core has put its nose to the grindstone to make...

MMO Hype Train: Into the Echo and the wish for a time travel MMO

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Are there any MMO projects that you suspect only you remember and care about -- but everyone else has forgotten? I feel that way...

Blizzard insists World of Warcraft’s housing won’t just be Garrisons 2.0

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So World of Warcraft is getting player housing, and this announcement was so big that nobody seems to remember or be talking about anything...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you feel is spinning its wheels these days?

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When we think of MMOs that have stalled out or are spinning their wheels doing a lot of nothing in particular, often our minds...
You are not the real thing.

Betawatch: Aloft and Pantheon both eye their early access dates

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Early access approaches for both Aloft and Pantheon, although on different dates. Pantheon is hitting early access (and Steam, incidentally) on December 13th, while...
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Daybreak touts new Harley Quinn vs. Apokolips rewards for DC Universe Online

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What do you get when you pit Harley Quinn against Apokolips? Well, you get the most recent episode in DC Universe Online, obviously, but...

Blockchain MMO EVE Frontier extols the expanded galaxy and gameplay mechanics of its latest test build

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The blockchain sandbox MMO EVE Frontier appears to be desperately wanting to remind players that it has gameplay to offer and not just a...

Elder Scrolls Online invites players back to the High Isle chapter in November 21’s zone-focused event

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If you like the way Elder Scrolls Online entices you to revisit older DLC zones with events, then you're going to love the fact...

MMO Business Roundup: Embracer Q2 2024, Steam toxicity, and GOG’s game preservation program

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Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Business business business! Embracer Embracer - the failson megacorp we keep an eye on because...

PSA: Monsters & Memories’ next stress test is Saturday, November 30

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Looking for some chunky MMO fun to round out your November gaming? Throwback-styled Monsters & Memories scheduled another afternoon stress test for the curious...

LOTRO kicks off legendary item Season 12, DDO patches in performance improvements

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The first patch for Lord of the Rings Online's newest expansion arrived this past Wednesday. Update 42.1 unlocked the third tier of Legacy of...
Ominous.

WoW Factor: Home is where the heart is, even in World of Warcraft

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It has been a curious sensation these last few months, looking at World of Warcraft: The War Within and not wanting to play. That...

Stars Reach says it ‘heard you loud and clear on graphics improvements’

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Last week's Stars Reach trailer captured a lot of attention - so much that studio Playable Worlds decided to focus this week's dev blog...

Star Wars The Old Republic confirms GU 7.6 for early December but delays its story launch for quality reasons

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Remember back in September when Star Wars: The Old Republic developer Broadsword said it would share more about Game Update 7.6 in November? Well...

Star Citizen brings more new ships in latest PTU build and discusses alpha 4.0 server meshing progress

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Are you ready to try out some of the latest internet spaceships in Star Citizen regardless of whether they're fully ready to go to...
going so fast like a... whatever

The Daily Grind: Do you say goodbye when you leave MMOs?

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In the long long ago, it was so common for MMORPG players to leave a goodbye letter to their guild or server when quitting...

The Stream Team: Restoring the sanity of giants in Dungeons & Dragons Online

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D&D night is back! And in it, Massively OP's MJ needs to resolve a problem of strange magic that is driving the giants mad....