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]

PSA: Embers Adrift’s sale price will remain in effect ‘for the foreseeable future’

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With the July and August summer celebration events now in the rearview mirror, one would assume that the $20 sale price to buy the...

SWTOR brings more date night missions and Galactic Seasons 7 with this week’s Update 7.5.1

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While it can't compete with all of the huge MMO expansion releases this week, Star Wars: The Old Republic does have a decent late-summer...

The Daily Grind: What are New World’s chances of recovering from this year?

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Something that we in journalism (or in general fandom!) always have to be aware of is the danger of unfairly or inaccurately crafting ongoing...

The Stream Team: Entering Guild Wars 2’s Janthir Wilds

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What? Massively OP's MJ gets to explore a new land in Guild Wars 2 on launch day? Is the MMOverse coming to an end?!...

New World will be a featured IP in Amazon’s new Secret Level animated series

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During this afternoon's Opening Night Live at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, Amazon's Prime Video label announced Secret Level, a "new adult-animated anthology series" specifically...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 481: Pre-Gamescom MMO mini podcast

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In this mini episode, Bree runs down Throne & Liberty's delay, New World's Aeternum beta, Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds launch, the Richard Garriott Ultima Online rumor, the state of Ultima Online New Legacy, Nightingale's Realms Rebuilt, the record-setting SWG Legends' SOEclipse event, and the approach of Gamescom.

Gamescom 2024 Opening Night Live(blog): Dune Awakening launches on PC early next year

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Gamescom 2024 in Cologne, Germany, is about to begin with Geoff Keighley's Opening Night Live spectacle, a two-hour parade of trailers, advertisements, and ideally,...

Final Fantasy XIV gears up for another year of The Rising celebration

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Last year was a major milestone for Final Fantasy XIV, as it marked the 10-year anniversary for the relaunched game. So what do you...

Fight or Kite: Necesse is a cute retro survival game for Minecraft and Terraria fans

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I’ve never been one to make very good use of Steam wishlists – or any wishlists, for that matter. I’m weird in that way,...

Choose My Adventure: Fractured Online starts off unremarkably but comfortably

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I always start off with a lot of concern whenever I enter a sandbox MMORPG for Choose My Adventure. Mostly because these games are...
Bye.

Laniatus-owned Idea Fabrik claims The Repopulation is back online, renews assault on former contractor

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It's been quite some time since The Repopulation was in our collective radar, but that was because development of the game was ended in...

RuneScape-inspired Brighter Shores says it won’t officially be complete until PvP arrives

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With the early access launch of Brighter Shores planned for this fall, one big question's on the table for this RuneScape-inspired MMO: Will it...

World of Warcraft yeets Pandaria Remix characters to main servers, talks ‘new era’ of storytelling

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It's the last Tuesday reset for World of Warcraft before The War Within arrives, and in many ways, the game is already off to...

Guild Wars 2’s Janthir Wilds expansion officially launches with player housing today

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Fellow MMO housing fans, furbish up your design skills because we're going to Janthir Wilds today. Yes, Guild Wars 2's latest expansion officially rolls out...

The Daily Grind: How long are you willing to wait for an MMORPG from announcement to launch?

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Back in July, Kotaku penned a piece on Kien, a game originally announced for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance... in 2002. Apparently, the game...
I made a thing.

Elder Scrolls Online’s update 43 is here and we are so ready to tour all of your homes

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Elder Scrolls Online players, set your launcher patchers to go because update 43 is officially live as of this afternoon - at least if...

Steam visually filters out ‘humorous but unhelpful’ reviews, readies new game description rules for September

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Gamers who updated their Steam desktop app recently may have seen something a little new in their browsing experience: a feature that is visually...

Dual Universe’s myDU private server functionality is officially available today

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It's all of the great taste of Kickstarted sci-fi MMORPG Dual Universe but with your own personal spin: It's myDU, the standalone version that...

Battle Bards Episode 233: Epic fight music

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For Battle Bards’ penultimate episode, Syp and Syl explore some EPIC battle music across many MMOs. After all, if we’re going to go out...

Once Human celebrates over 10M downloads and Steam top-seller spots with free login goodies

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There are evidently a lot of people who are eager to jump into the free-to-play survival shooter Once Human, even in spite of the...