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]

The Stream Team: Looking for lore in DDO’s Ravenloft

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Diaries litter Ravenloft. Massively OP's MJ wants to read them... er, clean them up. Who wants stuff strewn around the landscape? Besides, privacy is...

Massively Overthinking: MMOs and ‘fresh piece of gum’ syndrome

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Back in March, MOP reader Exarch Cathedra posted a comment to a Daily Grind about daily logins and sticky MMOs that caught my attention,...

Neverwinter runs down Adventures in Wildspace’s upcoming battle pass and its ‘spill-over XP’ feature

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Since 2021, Neverwinter has been trying to do new things with the battle pass model, and now it's looking to try out a new...

Tarisland answers more questions about PvP, monetization, economy, and cross-platform progression

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Tarisland is continuing its multi-day lineup of answers to Discord member questions, as days two and three have brought another couple of rounds of...

DC Universe Online adds Fortress of Solitude base and themed missions to celebrate Superman Day

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I was today years old when I learned (or more likely, re-learned) that there's an official Superman Day, and that day is April 18th....

City of Heroes Homecoming unveils huge community-driven base building initiative

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If you've been enjoying our tours of our favorite City of Heroes supergroup bases and portal hubs on the officially licensed Homecoming servers, then...
This is everything wrong.

Entropia Universe announces plans to have an ‘AI president’ manage its MMO

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Entropia Universe has not been one to ignore a big shiny bandwagon - remember that this MMO has tried to hawk egg NFTs and...

Fractured adds new playable demon races and cash shop with its May 8th Invasion update

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Dynamight Studios formally announced Fractured Online's next patch last night: Dubbed The Invasion, it heralds the arrival of two new player demon races, specifically...
See, not all things are the same.

Vague Patch Notes: Getting meta in MMORPGs

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This week, MOP's Chris ran afoul of the MMO meta when he was going through New World. Only he... didn't, not really. He ran...

Mortal Online 2 opens a new dungeon, adds new mounts, and tweaks sieges with its latest update

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Testing is over and release is here: Mortal Online 2's latest content update is live this week, opening the doors to a new dungeon,...

World of Warcraft adds videos and Q&A on the War Within, dynamic flight, and more

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We hope you World of Warcraft fans brought a big appetite for The War Within this week because Blizzard doesn't seem in the mood...

Kickstarted MMORPG Legends of Aria is relaunching as Legends of Aria Classic on May 9

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When last we looked in on Legends of Aria, it was fading fast into unfortunate obscurity. The Kickstarted MMORPG - originally known as Shards...
STORM!

The Daily Grind: Have you ever backed an MMO kickstarter?

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Back around the time when I first was getting my sea legs on Massively-that-was, donating to an MMO Kickstarter was basically a rite of...
In summary, all of you kind of suck.

World of Warcraft shows off the ways that Warbands will share currency, items, and reputations

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Your Warband is going to share everything. Clothes, money, social standing, even boyfriends. That's the big takeaway from the new entry on Warbands from...

Elder Scrolls Online *might* have all rolled-back accounts unlocked by the end of the week

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Earlier this week, Elder Scrolls Online players were annoyed by a nasty bug that duplicated their efforts between the PTS and North American live...

RuneScape cancels summer event in favor of permanent content, OSRS tweaks undead pirates and more

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Summer is cancelled. No, we're not just saying that because we don't handle the heat very well; we're saying that the large new summer...

The Quinfall will let you dress up your horse and have a hornet for a pet

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Gameplay videos are continuing to spill out from Quinfall, this time granting curious players a look at the current pet and mount systems that...

Last Oasis, four years in early access, finally releases its modkit and teases season 6 (again)

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Last Oasis has been a side-eye magnet in the MMO world for a few years now. The "woodpunk" survival MMORPG had the misfortune to...

Gaijin’s ocean adventure MMO Age of Water delays early access a week

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Gaijin's seafaring survival MMO Age of Water was intended to rolled into the smooth ocean of early access tomorrow, but it's choppy waters instead,...

Lord of the Rings Online patches up ahead of tomorrow’s hamster event I mean anniversary event

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It looks as though Lord of the Rings Online is closing a small loophole that allowed players to fish out a legendary tracery by...

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