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]

Choose My Adventure: Experiencing Zenith’s Blademaster and the overall sensation of VR MMO gaming

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So, the Blademaster's way more fun. Rolling a new character in Zenith ended up being a great decision all in all because the Blademaster class...

New World’s Heart of Madness update for March boasts a new dungeon and the blunderbuss

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Amazon's barely going to let New World players catch a breath between the launch of the February patch just two days ago and the...
Sometimes you know there's an ongoing story.

Lord of the Rings Online patch adjusts legendary item rewards and new raid

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Lord of the Rings Online players will log in later today to a game mildly improved from where they last left it. Update 32.0.2...
I'm the villain, too?

World of Warcraft reveals Anduin’s ultimate fate in a new raid cinematic

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All right. If you need to be told this from the header, this post and this cinematic is into El Spoilero territory. These are...

Guild Wars 2 addresses End of Dragons bugs, rolls out new supply drop requisition and sales

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With Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons out in the wild now almost two days, ArenaNet has been scurrying around in the background cleaning...

Zenith’s Ramen VR joins chorus of MMO studios donating to support Ukraine

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Large gaming companies, organizations, and esports teams have been raising their voices - and wallets - in support of Ukraine following the Russian invasion...

Obituary: Nexon founder Kim Jung-ju has passed away

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The Nexon Corporation is mourning the loss of the man who started it all back in 1994, Kim Jung-ju. The billionaire founder of the...

The Daily Grind: What mouse and keyboard do you use for MMO play?

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Last week, my keyboard died. Well, it didn't die so much as "was brutally murdered by kids spilling juice all over it," but the...

The Stream Team: The beginning of Guild Wars 2’s End of Dragons

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Other than her distaste of the name (End of Dragons? Why would she want an end of dragons? She loves them!), Massively OP's MJ...

Old School RuneScape outlines release plans for new quests, a new raid, and the runecrafting minigame

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Old School RuneScape has several different teams working away on updates to the MMORPG, and the recent Gielinor Gazette has provided a roadmap for...
Almost tangible. Again.

Final Fantasy XIV offers players its Immerse Audio Pack add-on

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How important is your in-game audio experience to you? Final Fantasy XIV is hoping it's pretty important, as one of its selling points for...
Not pictured: Critters.

Fractured Online explains its alignment system for players to segment PvE and PvP play

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If you're only just now hearing that Fractured Online will feature a system of player alignment to determine which players are allowed to attack...
Lock'd

Massively OP Podcast Episode 362: Eternal Winter, Eternity’s End, End of Dragons

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons, Black Desert Mountain of Eternal Winter, DDO's 16th anniversary, WoW's Eternity's End, EverQuest II's level-agnostic server, and Elder Scrolls Online's account-wide achievements, with adventures in LOTRO, DDO, ESO, and Guild Wars 2, plus a voicemail on faction identity in MMOs.
So, probably not.

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen’s public alpha won’t be this month

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While it doesn't look like a public alpha is in the cards for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen this month, the team at Visionary...

MGI Q4 2021: Gamigo’s parent company guns for mobile, takes over Wizard101 EU publishing, ignores RIFT

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Gamigo's parent company, Media and Games Invest SE aka MGI, released its Q4 2021 financials to investors this week, reporting a 65% revenue bump...

Aliens, events, and The Pitt: MassivelyOP interview with Fallout 76’s Mark Tucker

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Four years into the wasteland, and Fallout 76 isn't slowing down one bit. With Bethesda committing to several updates over the course of 2022,...
First Refund Guy in the comment agrees to be called a clown for the next month. This is legally binding.

Camelot Unchained tweaks its melee ability tree and the heavy fighter as part of ‘Melee 2.0’

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The melee combat in Camelot Unchained is about to get a change according to the February dev update, which is part of what's being...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go March and Season of Alola

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It's officially March now, and in Pokemon Go that means we'll be experiencing both a new month of content and shift seasons, so say goodbye to that...
Wiz.

Neverwinter parent company donates $2M in aid to Ukraine, IGDA calls on industry to condemn invasion

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Since last week, we've been covering the game industry's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as game studios and esports teams divert launches, raise...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Spoiler-free first impressions of Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons

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Remember when "Cantha confirmed" was a Guild Wars 2 meme? I, along with many other players, never thought we'd actually see Cantha in the...

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