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 celebrates 20M global players as concurrency dips and roadmap sees delay

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You might be eyeing Lost Ark's Steam population with trepidation, but Amazon and Smilegate are looking at bigger numbers, quite literally: Last night, the...

The Daily Grind: What’s the quickest way to derail an MMO expansion?

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I think that if I polled veteran MMORPG players about expansions that bombed, they'd probably point to Star Wars Galaxies' Trials of Obi-Wan and...

The Stream Team: All aboard Elder Scrolls Online’s Calamity!

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Massively OP's MJ is all dressed up with somewhere to go! The search for the other two Ambitions in Elder Scrolls Online has led...
It got worse.

Netmarble creates its Marblex blockchain ecosystem in preparation for its arrival to A3 Still Alive

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If you were hoping that Netmarble would have read the room and come to its senses regarding cryptocurrency, blockchain, and play-to-earn in the mobile...

Path of Exile releases a patch with bug fixes of ‘both small and medium importance’

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The things that are important in an MMO patch are certainly subjective, but by Path of Exile's reckoning, the patch that released last week...
No, smaller. Smaller.

Albion Online’s Season 15 and returning Keeper’s Challenge are underway

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Things are happening in the world of Albion Online. Last week saw a couple of major events get underway for the sandbox MMORPG, specifically...

Mad World showcases a dungeon in a video, starts taking sign-ups for its final alpha test

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Were you wandering around the grimdark ARPG of Mad World's alpha 5.0 last month? Then perhaps you plumbed a dungeon or two, or maybe...
Hello, Thanos Lite.

World of Warcraft promises to reveal its next expansion on April 19

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Fans of World of Warcraft have likely been more than a little anxious for news about what the game's next expansion will be, as well...
Holy arts.

Activision Blizzard’s head of esports announces departure as World of Warcraft tunes classes and sets

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Brandon Snow, who has been heading the esports division of Activision Blizzard since this past July, is moving on to greener pastures. Snow has...
Sad elk in snow.

LOTRO Legendarium: Why people bounce off Lord of the Rings Online

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Any time that you are deeply invested in an MMORPG, it's perhaps one of the most disheartening and frustrating experiences to watch your friends...
Voyage onward.

Wisdom of Nym: Everything we know (so far) about Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 6.1

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Here we are with our first live letter for the start of a new patch cycle in the bag! Are you excited? I'm excited....
Shawow.

Guild Wars 2 dev confirms that End of Dragons does not mean the end of story content

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It's perhaps a somewhat reasonable assumption that an expansion called End of Dragons would maybe mean that Guild Wars 2 is going to stop...

Fight or Kite: Lost Ark’s PvP is a well-designed experience for Lost Ark players

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Lost Ark was a game that may as well have been vaporware for so many years. It plays basically like a Diablo game, although...
Less impressive.

Final Fantasy XIV prepares for another Moogle hunt and Little Ladies’ Day on March 14

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The next patch for Final Fantasy XIV is due out at some point in mid-April, but the game is offering you some events to celebrate...

Embers Adrift explains what’s in its NDA-free backer beta

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Just in case you missed it with all of the gaming news as of late, Embers Adrift (formerly Saga of Lucimia) transitioned into a...

The Daily Grind: Is the MMO market too segmented?

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Back in November 2021's Activision-Blizzard quarterly investor call, Blizzard's Mike Ybarra spoke about the company's vision for the Diablo franchise. He essentially said that...

MMO Week in Review: Cantha now

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You can put aside your "Cantha when" memes as End of Dragons launched for Guild Wars 2 players this very week, sending gamers back...

Battle Bards Episode 210: Warframe

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We heard your many requests, and we delivered! The Battle Bards crew is back to explore the final frontier of music in the Warframe...

The MOP Up: Ravendawn wraps up ‘epic’ Alpha 4 test

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The Ravendawn team reported that it recently wrapped up a successful and "epic" Alpha 4 test. Now all attention is aimed at Alpha 5...

Guild Wars 2 outlines slight adjustments to End of Dragons’ Battle for the Jade Sea encounter

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This might be entering spoiler territory, but the finale for Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons ends in a fight. I know, I know,...

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