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]

Global Chat: Star Trek Online’s content problem

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As we kick off another edition of MMO gamer blogs talking about the titles that we love the most, we'll be visiting with Contains...

New World’s Aeternum open beta on PC and console has officially begun

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As planned, New World's Aeternum open beta has officially launched as of noon EDT today, welcoming all players on PC and console to test out...
Heroic!

Storyboard: Who gets to be the hero of an MMORPG?

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When Guild Wars 2 launched, there was a contingent of people who were very, very annoyed about Trahearne. There were a lot of players...

Pantheon Rise of the Fallen confirms the arrival of guild functionality in its next update

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Having guild features in MMORPGs seems like such a given that it can often surprise us when we learn a game hasn't had them...

Raph Koster shows off Stars Reach’s updated world graphics in new footage

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When Playable Worlds first fully revealed Stars Reach to the public earlier this summer, the one sticking point with a certain segment of MMO...

Star Citizen showcases alpha 3.24.2’s Zeus mk.II ships and multi-function display updates

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While Star Citizen is still currently in alpha 3.24 with alpha 3.24.1 looming on the horizon, the sandbox's weekly video digest is looking ahead...

Throne and Liberty answers ‘top questions’ about its business model

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While MMO fans continue to wait for the September 26th early access and October 1st launch for Throne and Liberty, NCsoft did address a...

The Daily Grind: Which class or archetype have you spent the most time on across MMOs?

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Earlier this summer, MOP reader PaJamas noted that he'd been maining a Paladin tank for something like 10 years (and alted it before that)....

The Stream Team: They might be giants in Dungeons & Dragons Online

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It's neither Istanbul nor Constantinople! But as for the new foes Massively OP's MJ will be facing in DDO, they might be giants indeed....

Massively Overthinking: When the big five MMORPGs have five big expansions in the same year

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By the time you're reading this article, Black Desert's Land of the Morning Light Seoul has officially launched on PC, and it marks an...

VR MMO Ilysia releases its own energy drink flavor, sure why not

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Now that the VR MMO Ilysia has performed a full overhaul of its core systems, what's the next thing to do? Why, release an...

Vindictus revamped eight of its 25 playable characters in this week’s patch

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I'm always surprised and pleased to see that Vindictus must still be making money as Nexon is still cranking out updates for the 14-year-old...

Tarisland kicks off a speed-leveling event with rewards for the fastest levelers

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Remember when Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street argued in favor of slower leveling in MMOs? Well, Tarisland is doing the total opposite of that: It's starting...

EVE Online blockchain spinoff Project Awakening rebrands as EVE Frontier ahead of ‘founder access’

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You had to figure that CCP Games wasn't going to keep calling Project Awakening that forever, right? Indeed it was not, and as of...

Blade and Soul’s September update starts a new season pass and events

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The September update for Blade and Soul hath arrived, bringing with it some modest events, fixes, and a new battle pass season. Let's start with...
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Vague Patch Notes: Leveling in MMORPGs is cool because it’s finite

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No matter what you do, leveling in an MMORPG is going to be too fast. It's also going to be slow. It is the...

Eternal Tombs extends its pre-alpha for another two days or ‘until the wheels fall off’

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The self-described hardcore MMORPG Eternal Tombs would very much like people to bum rush its servers and set them aflame. The pre-alpha test that...

Pre-loading begins for tomorrow’s New World’s Aeternum open beta on both PC and console

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New World's Aeternum open beta is almost upon us - yes, even PC players this time. While the official event doesn't kick off until...

LOTRO previews its first Legacy of Morgoth expansion zone, Ambarûl

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Lord of the Rings Online officially has begun promoting its fall expansion, Legacy of Morgoth, with a series of preview streams hosted by Senior...

Black Desert’s Land of the Morning Light: Seoul expansion has officially launched

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Today's the day, Black Desert fans, at least if you're on PC: Pearl Abyss has officially launched the game's 2024 expansion, Land of the...