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]

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Final Fantasy XIV previews dungeons, quests, and improvements for patch 6.1, Newfound Adventure

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So what do you do after you save the world from a malingering threat at the edge of the universe? In Final Fantasy XIV, you...

Lost Ark’s T1 and T2 content nerf is now live as Amazon sees T3 as the real endgame

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If you were still unsettled by the mild controversy over Lost Ark's planned dungeon difficulty balancing update, well, continue being unsettled, as those changes...
Here we go again.

WoW Classic public test realm datamining points toward Wrath Classic

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While nobody really denies that Wrath Classic is coming to World of Warcraft's legacy servers, we are still waiting for that official confirmation --...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO that you’re not playing?

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The reality of the MMORPG genre is that even when the genre was small, there weren't enough hours in the day to play everything....

The Stream Team: Celebrating Dungeons & Dragons Online’s sweet sixteenth

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If games could drive, Dungeons & Dragon's Online would get its license this week! (Well, I'd stay off the roads if I saw a...

Massively Overthinking: Initial thoughts on Guild Wars 2’s End of Dragons

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We're just a few days into the launch of Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons, one of the highlights of the year and sandwiched...
Attract mode.

Closers adds a new LEGION Program encounter and engages several events in newest patch

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Now and again, you just need a nice, quiet instance where your chosen member of the Closers roster can slap the ever-loving stuffing out...

Side-scrolling 2-D MMO Element Quest has relaunched as Sunset World Online

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You'd be forgiven for having missed Element Quest, the 2-D platforming MMO inspired by MapleStory that released in November 2021 and then shut down...

Aion NA brings back the Shugo Game event for another round until March 18

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Are you prepared for another series of dangerous and deadly minigames involving ambulatory weasels? If your reply was, "Are you typing this while taking...
Ladies.

Breaking down Tencent’s extensive holdings across the video game industry

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Riot Games, Epic Games, Netmarble, and Kakao. What do these companies have in common? If you said that they're all companies we talk about...
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Star Wars: The Old Republic lays out its March events while testing new bosses for the next operation

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All right, so the latest Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion launched and you already finished the content it added in the time it took...

EverQuest II reopens time-traveling portals to celebrate the franchise’s 23rd anniversary

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What better way to celebrate an MMORPG's past by actually reliving it? That's the opportunity being granted to EverQuest II players once again as...

ArcheAge begins events that provide synthesis discounts, double XP and loot

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The newest patch to ArcheAge is thin on content (unless you consider new marketplace items to be content), but it does have a couple...

Elder Scrolls Online teases Ascending Tide’s Coral Aerie four-person dungeon

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We're less than two weeks away from the launch of The Elder Scrolls Online's first DLC of the year, Ascending Tide, and those of...

Lord of the Rings Online’s Shadowfax server moves into Rohan

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Lord of the Rings Online's super-speedy server is now riding, not walking, toward Mordor. That's because Shadowfax has now unlocked the horse-crazy expanse of...
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Vague Patch Notes: So why do MMO developers gender lock?

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Last week's Vague Patch Notes on MMO lore and its impact on design decisions produced a lot of good comments along with a smattering...

Lost Ark addresses gold spam, EU queues, and the big raid and dungeon nerf

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Yesterday's Lost Ark preview from Amazon and Smilegate focused on the big March update - content, lore, and islands. But what about everything players...
It costs.

Star Trek: Picard uses four Star Trek Online ships in its second season premiere

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The second season of Star Trek: Picard kicked off this week, and astute MMORPG players might notice one welcome addition to the 25th century...

Swords of Legends Online’s Firestone Legacy and F2P switchover are live as SOLO launches in Russia

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After only a slight delay, Swords of Legends Online has finally pushed out its 2.0 patch, The Firestone Legacy, along with the free-to-play conversion...
Ooh, it's meat time.

The Daily Grind: Have you ever bought something in an MMO cash shop you regret?

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Ah, buyer's remorse, how sweet you taste. That moment when you've put down your money, you're examining your purchase, and that thought runs through...

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