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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Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on Final Fantasy XIV’s Allied Societies for Dawntrail

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We've gone through a lot of different names for what are now being called Allied Societies in Final Fantasy XIV, but I think this...
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Mortal Online 2 players can no longer steal life from invincible NPCs thanks to the latest patch

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The days of Mortal Online 2 players using invincible targets like vendors, priests, and training dummies as juice boxes are regrettably over. That's thanks...

Embracer Q1 2024: Sales and company debt lower while the LOTR MMO gets a mention

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If you were hoping for some form of revelation for Embracer Group's slate of MMOs to come out of the company's April-to-June investor report...

Ashes of Creation boosts its alpha access bundle offerings following gamer uproar

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If you were among those who raised your eyebrows at the three-figure prices that Ashes of Creation was charging for access to its upcoming...

Lord of the Rings Online’s new server might banish you from its Nazgul world boss fights

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What would it be like if an MMORPG created a huge world boss fight... and then kicked you out for daring to show up?...

The Daily Grind: Do you purposely play bad MMOs?

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A while back, MOP reader Hebby joked on Mastodon that she intentionally plays bad MMOs, but even she was surprised to see a certain...

MMO Week in Review: Myth Drannor, Janthir Wilds ahoy, and Throne & Liberty delayed

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This week in the world of MMORPGs tried its damnedest to make up for the week before (iykyk): Throne & Liberty got a two-week...
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The Elder Scrolls Online takes a deep dive behind the scenes of crafting item sets

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Item sets in The Elder Scrolls Online are pretty important if you want to reach your maximum potential in the game, but the creation...

The MOP Up: Spellfarers lets you dabble in moon magic

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The recently launched magic life sim Spellfarers Update 0.511 arrived with "lots of fixes, including to cooking, a new stove for Ilo's kitchen, minor...

The Stream Team: Taking the tank toward level 100 in Final Fantasy XIV

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A new level cap in Final Fantasy XIV means that MOP's Chris has some catching up to do for some of his alt jobs,...

Make My MMO: Ashes of Creation’s alpha 2, Dual Universe’s player hosting

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It's been an interesting summer for crowdfunded MMOs. Ashes of Creation has hit August running, first with a preview of the Bard class, then...

One Shots: Remembering in peace

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When a beloved player falls, a studio may honor that memory by including him or her as part of the game world. While our...
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The Daily Grind: What’s a minor omission in your main MMO that just bugs you?

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Final Fantasy XIV does not let me just have a normal horse mount. You can get elemental ponies from the old Extreme trials, there...

Almost 3000 characters broke the SWG Legends server this weekend celebrating the SOEclipse

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Earlier this afternoon, Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends hosted a massive event called SOEclipse, essentially the precise moment when the Legends Omega...

PSA: Don’t miss Project Gorgon’s community writ-gathering challenge for game-wide goodies

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If you're seeing players in Project: Gorgon dashing around slaughtering foes willy-nilly (more than normal anyway), that's because there's a community-wide Writ Challenge that's...
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LOTRO Legendarium: Yondershire is one of the most fun zones in LOTRO

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Thanks to the encouragement provided by Lord of the Rings Online's new legendary servers, I've been enjoying a couple weeks of blissful low-level adventuring...

Ashes of Creation’s year-long NDA-free Alpha Two starts October 25

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In the Ashes of Creation community, the phrase "Alpha Two" almost has a hallowed significance to it due to how long it's been in...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most annoying type of MMO mob to fight?

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Not all mobs are designed equally in MMOs, which means that some end up far more annoying to fight than others. Personally, I've never been...

The Stream Team: The Lost Armory of AQ3D’s Nulgath

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It's a new week, you say? So new content in AQ3D? Yup! It may only be new Nulgath daily quests, but there are also...
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Betawatch: Throne & Liberty’s latest delay, New World’s crossplay beta

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Players who were super hype about Throne & Liberty releasing very soon are going to need to wait a little longer, as the game...