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]

Lost Ark confirms Aegir raid’s October 23 launch, elixir and transcendence system updates for September 11

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Lost Ark has a news digest video to share with its players, with Amazon offering up a bit more information concerning some of the...

New World’s latest Aeternum videos spotlight the MMORPG’s settlements, factions, and allies

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New World's cavalcade of videos that direct potential new console players to the game continues, and much like some of the previous episodes, the...

Elder Scrolls Online’s update 43 has brought home tours to PlayStation and Xbox

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Elder Scrolls Online players on console are finally joining their PC and Mac friendos today as update 43 rolls out to Xbox and PlayStation...

Funcom is optimistic Dune Awakening will work on most PCs but admits Xbox Series S is ‘a challenge’

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With all of the buzz Funcom has been generating about Dune: Awakening, you'd be forgiven if you thought the conversation topic well had dried...

The Stream Team: Going on a raid in Elite Dangerous

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When you think "raid" in our corner of the gaming sphere, you usually think of large parties in an instanced dance battle. Not so...

Monsters & Memories introduces a brand-new crafting system and UI

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Throwback MMO Monsters & Memories posted its late summer report to fans following this interesting project (and last weekend's stress test). Niche Worlds Cult...
no mad lizert

Perfect Ten: The reward categories for killing a major enemy in MMORPGs

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If an enemy exists in an MMORPG that you are supposed to kill in some fashion, it is going to offer you some kind...
It's the climb.

Final Fantasy XIV’s next Letter from the Producer will be on September 28

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The release of Dawntrail is increasingly in the rear view for Final Fantasy XIV players, and that prompts a natural curiosity about the first...
we're so dark

Casually Classic: The five World of Warcraft mods I use as a non-modder playing The War Within

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Generally, I don't use mods for MMORPGs. Or most video games. It's not that I take some high-minded principled stand against them; I have...

Aion Classic EU’s Dominance update is live today with two endgame PvE instances and a PvP map

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Dominance - aka patch 2.8.5 - is live for the EU version of Aion Classic today. "With Dominance, players who have achieved the new...

No Man’s Sky’s Aquarius expedition is here with fishing, diving, and skiffs

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You're 'bout to have that Aquarius song from Hair stuck in your head for a few days, and I'm sure Hello Games is sorry...

MapleStory’s MapleStory Fest returns for its seventh consecutive year on October 26 in LA

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Hey, west coast Maplers - and anyone else with the will and the way to travel - today's MapleStory announcement is for you. Nexon...

World of Warcraft readies The War Within’s Season 1 while WoW Classic tests Rage of the Firelands

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Despite what that goofy demon hunter once said, Blizzard does want you to be prepared for everything that's happening in the World of Warcraft...

The Daily Grind: What long-term MMO goal are you still working toward?

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I once was given the advice that things worth having usually take a lot of effort and work to obtain, so suck it up,...

The Stream Team: Touring Guild Wars 2’s Kodan village

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What's that? The next step in Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds story is to explore? Well that fits right into Massively OP's MJ's personality!...

Early access MMO Quest Master’s Realm will go free-to-play with optional DLC

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Near the top of last year we took a first peek at Quest Master's Realm, an indie effort from Electronic Lightning that called itself...

PSA: Dual Universe will once more make abandoned constructs salvagable starting September 4

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Consider this a friendly reminder for any Dual Universe players who may have some constructs that have been ignored or forgotten: After Novaquark turned...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 483: Singing the Blues Protocol

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Justin and Bree discuss the demise of Blue Protocol, WoW's War Within launch, RuneScape's sub fee hike, and Wizard101's console ambitions, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on MMO cosmetic gear, Ultima Online as a survival game, and sticking to a vision as MMOs age.
wow

World of Warcraft temporarily disables unspecified new content in The War Within because of bugs

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If you've ever asked, "What's the worst that can happen without a fully staffed QA team?" It seems that the travails of World of...
Boredom McScamhour

Shroud of the Avatar adds $18 and $27 monthly subs to offset the costs of development

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Catnip Games has admitted that the free-to-play Shroud of the Avatar isn't exactly making the studio a lot of money. That's one of the...