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]

EVE Online shares further adjustments coming to Equinox’s skyhook buildings

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The skyhook is one of the primary features of EVE Online's Equinox expansion, so naturally any adjustments made to it would very likely perk...

Here’s how New World’s crossplay, servers, and transfers will work when Aeternum launches

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If you remember the New World launch just a few years ago, you may already be wondering whether the Aeternum launch will offer the...

Black Desert changes clans to guilds on PC, makes several class adjustments on mobile

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This week is a bit of a less intense one for Black Desert fans comparatively speaking, but there are still things of interest to...

First Impressions: Throne and Liberty blends the overly familiar with the intriguingly unique

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Throne and Liberty represents a new big-label MMORPG launch, which is something that feels like a rare occurrence, particularly as most players are likely...
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Vague Patch Notes: When leveling too quickly becomes a problem in MMORPGs

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Last week, I talked about how slow leveling design could become a problem. In that piece (and the one before it - it's become...

Ultima Online devs are working with ClassicUO modders to rehab the ancient client and renderer

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We're going for a record here, clearly! This will mark the third time we've needed to write about Ultima Online this week, what with...

Throne & Liberty officially begins its paid headstart today – are you playing?

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OK, folks, it's game day, literally: The game is Throne and Liberty, which we've been waiting for for over a decade, though of course...

Pirate101 launches new Krokotopia-themed update called The Enemy Revealed

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Wizard101 offered a juicy treat for players earlier this week with its birthday bash and Dungeon Defenders II collab, and now, KingsIsle's other family...
Shipping.

The Daily Grind: What’s the dumbest character name you’ve ever played seriously?

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Years ago, when we were playing Torchlight 2 as a group of writers from the site because surely that franchise was going to result...

The Guild Wars 2 community prepares Foostival events for fans in France and Germany

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Voulez-vous aller a une fete pour Guild Wars 2? Parce que ca arrive bientot! There, see, those French lessons did pay off for work....

Here’s how Tarisland’s first season will finally fix combo classes

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Blessedly, Tarisland's latest Frost Dragon Elegy post is absolutely devoid of lore, though you might be wishing it were just lore by the end...

Throne & Liberty lays out three-month post-launch roadmap, promises big patches every 3-4 months

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We're on the eve of Throne and Liberty's early access debut here in the west, and that means Amazon and NCsoft are taking their...

Lost Ark gave everyone a bundle of boost items to address Behemoth boss gatekeeping

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Most of the time it seems as if Lost Ark players are pushing their way through the latest raids and boss fights as they...
Make like a tree and revamp.

Embers Adrift’s latest update revamps Redshore and character creation

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Can you believe that October will mark two years since Embers Adrift first launched? It's hard to believe, but it's true, and there will...

Old School RuneScape adds new areas, quests, and profession activities in Varlamore The Rising Darkness

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Are you ready for Varla-more? Because that's what has arrived in Old School RuneScape this week with Varlamore: The Rising Darkness, which adds some...

Perfect Ten: The MMO races that nobody ever seems to choose

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Just because an MMORPG offers a wide array of character options doesn't mean that player interest will be equally divided among them. We've long...

EverQuest II announces its fall expansion, Scars of Destruction, launching in November

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The final stretch of the "Year of Darkpaw" is underway for EverQuest II, and Head of Studio Jenn Chan is here to talk all...

Interview: New World devs on Aeternum’s features and regaining PC player trust

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With the launch of New World's Aeternum update fast approaching, Amazon Games agreed to chat with us about what to expect - and how...

Star Wars The Old Republic opens tester signups for its native Mac launcher

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Surprised but pleased by last week's announcement that Star Wars The Old Republic is getting a native Mac client? We were too. And now,...

WoW Classic puts up the patch notes for Season of Discovery Phase 5’s trio of raids

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When Thursday arrives, nothing in WoW Classic will ever be the same... again. Well, that's if you're on the Season of Discovery server, which...