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 Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best console or mobile experience?

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Every year when this Daily Grind comes 'round, I have to admit I'm not a heavy console user. I'm a PC girl, and I...
Dare to be stupid!

MMO Week in Review: Endwalker, ArcheAge, and turtle power

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It was a helluva week here in the MMO genre, and it wasn't just because Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker finally hit early access and...

Lord of the Rings Online explains how its delayed legendary item track works

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While it was supposed to be a launch day feature for Fate of Gundabad, Lord of the Rings Online's new legendary item reward track...

The MOP Up: Ultima Online plays Santa and hands out gifts

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Ultima Online is really into gift giving this season, so head in and get yours before they're all gobbled up: "We wish to offer...

One Shots: Bring on Endwalker!

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Friends, we are going to need to happily resign ourselves to the fact that we're about to get a flood of FFXIV pictures in...
Tales of loss, and fire, and faith.

Final Fantasy XIV breaks Steam concurrency record, offers free sub time as queue compensation

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If it isn't already obvious, Final Fantasy XIV has a lot of people trying to play the new Endwalker expansion, which opened up to...
Gifts?

The Daily Grind: Do the holidays mean more or less time for MMOs for you?

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For some people, the advent of the holiday season means that you'll have more time to do whatever you want. You'll have some vacation...

Guild Wars 2 shares an overview of End of Dragons features and deep-dives new legendary weapons

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As planned, Guild Wars 2 held a Guild Chat livestream last night that provided an overview of some gameplay features that fans can look...

Kakao tackles ArcheAge’s relatively minimal launch issues, opens Snowfang Isle

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We are now past day one of Kakao's operation of ArcheAge, and by most accounts things appear to have gone generally pretty well, apart...

LOTRO Legendarium: OK, let’s talk about Lord of the Rings Online on console

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I'll admit it: When EG7 acquired Daybreak back in 2020, I was very dismissive of the report that mentioned a console edition for Lord...

The Daily Grind: How do you like to set up your MMO player house?

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Not all of us are into player housing in MMORPGs, but those of us that are -- and I am among this savvy group...

The Stream Team: Starting AQ3D’s Sandsea story back up

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Between holidays and Thor attacks, so much has been happening that Massively OP's MJ has not been able to continue AQ3D's Sandsea story since...
Hey, my name is Glen?

OrbusVR prepares for the Festival of Strangers and another world boss

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The Festival of Strangers has been running for the past several years in OrbusVR, but let's be realistic... it seems as if there might be...
The first one was enough.

Second Life’s Philip Rosedale is skeptical about the promises of the metaverse

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Let's not kid ourselves, everyone: Second Life was doing the metaverse thing before the metaverse was cool. It's basically entirely built around the idea of...

The Wagadu Chronicles shares scads of concept art and preps for next year’s alpha test

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It's been a while since we've checked in on the progress of The Wagadu Chronicles, as the last major news coming out of Twin...

Dev studio One More Game touts a ‘players first’ attitude and a studio ‘free from ego’

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Last July we got word of the founding of One More Game, a dev studio launched by former founder of ArenaNet and En Masse...

MapleStory’s new anima mage Lara the Earthseer is now playable

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Last month, MapleStory released the On Air: Glimpse of Joy update, which added among other things a new character by the name of Lara....

Mortal Online 2 now lets players build houses, claim keeps, and grow fresh beards in latest update

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What is best in life in Mortal Online 2? Is it crushing enemies? Is it seeing them flee? No, it's owning a nice house...
Absolutely a niche.

Vague Patch Notes: There’s nothing wrong with being a niche MMO

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So Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen doesn't want to be seen as a niche game. Visionary Realms' recent interview saying so was clearly bewildering to...
Plue Brotocol.

Whatever happened to anime MMORPG Blue Protocol?

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We've all been twiddling our thumbs wondering what's going on over in Japan regarding Blue Protocol, the anime-styled MMORPG from Bandai Namco. We know...

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