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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EVE Online’s digital EVE Academy offers deeper lessons on ship classes and piloting

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You're not going to go too far in EVE Online without a spaceship, and knowing how to pilot a spaceship is a bit more...

MapleStory adds quality-of-life changes, events, and a new character in today’s update

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That face you're seeing in the header image isn't a waking anime nightmare; it's the face of the latest character addition that's part of...

Old School RuneScape applies changes to duel arena to combat scammers in this week’s patch

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Back in the middle of October, Old School RuneScape promised to replace the duel arena with something different in order to tamp down scamming...

MMO Cartographer: No Man’s Sky has worms

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I have come back to Earth to report on the Emergence Community Expedition I have explored in No Man’s Sky, the once-maligned and currently...

Amazon recaps Lost Ark’s beta experience, with launch still slated for ‘early 2022’

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With the end of Lost Ark's beta, MMO gamers are gonna be settling in for a long winter's nap, waiting on next year's launch....
It just keeps happening.

WoW Factor: Examining the muted reaction to World of Warcraft’s Eternity’s End

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If this is what Blizzard listening looks like, folks, now is the time to be concerned for the future of World of Warcraft. All right, that's...

Elyon adds a new clan map in today’s patch, postpones new 10-person raid

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It's patch day over in Elyon, and this one's actually a relatively meaty one for this still-got-that-new-car-smell MMORPG. "With today’s patch we’re bringing a new...
It tracks.

New World re-enables wealth transfers, again, as players report new dupes, again

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Late last night, the New World servers returned from maintenance with a small patch that finally lets the money flow again. "Wealth transfers will be...
Discounted!

Guild Wars 2’s Jade Sea ‘powers the Canthan empire’ in End of Dragons

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I know that the Kurzick faction was the most popular in Classic Guild Wars, so there's probably more nostalgia overall for Echovald. But my...

Amid fresh Activision-Blizzard scandal, WoW Classic launches its Season of Mastery

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Are you ready to ding like you've never dinged before? WoW Classic hopes so, as the legacy version of the MMO took a temporary break...

The Daily Grind: Does the idea of running an MMO shop appeal to you?

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Every week on the podcast, you can hear how Bree and I have vastly different interests when it comes to engaging with MMOs. While...

The Stream Team: A trip to the Astralarium in Guild Wars 2

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After making it through all the lightning of the dragon fight, it is time for Massively OP's MJ to move on to GW2's Istan...

Wizard101 is testing a major fall update revolving around lemur people

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Wizard101 is gearing up for a big fall update, whose second patch is currently in testing on the game's test realm. The update includes...

Playable Worlds’ Raph Koster explains how feedback loops can create unexpected results in MMO design

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What's a feedback loop? And, more importantly, why should MMO players care about them? According to Playable Worlds' Raph Koster, this part of game...

Vindictus upgrades to a 64-bit client in latest patch, prepares for a new roster addition in December

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At the beginning of June we wondered whatever happened to Vindictus, the action combat MMO from Nexon that arrived to our side of the...

Nexon recaps Maplestory Fest ‘At Home’ 2021

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The legion of MapleStory fans couldn't get together in person this year for a huge fanfest -- but they didn't let that stop them...

SpatialOS had a huge head start on beating Facebook to the metaverse

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About five years ago, the word "SpatialOS" was everywhere: It was supposed to be a platform designed to build previously impossible online worlds -...

Warframe announces a multi-week unvaulting of Prime Frames through the New War’s release

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Did you miss out on some of your favorite Prime Frames before Warframe decided to stuff them into a vault? Then today is your...

Activision-Blizzard’s Bobby Kotick hit with new accusations, Jen Oneal speaks up, employees walk out

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Oh my sweet summer child, you thought Activision-Blizzard might make it a whole week without another story in its ongoing sexual discrimination and harassment...
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Tamriel Infinium: A very Elder Scrolls Online wish list

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Wish lists: We all have one for our regular MMORPGs. I mean, how can you not when you're playing a game for so long?...

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