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 MMORPGs have you played most excessively?

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I saw a fun thread on Reddit a while back I thought would be fun to pitch to our community too. The question asked...

Massively Overthinking: How much would you pay for an MMO sub in 2021?

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A few weeks back, MMO YouTuber Napyet tweeted that he liked Fallout 76's private servers but that compared to MMORPGs, the subscription for the...

Browser MMO Genfanad plans an alpha event for September, pushes off Kickstarter

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Back in July, we covered a new-to-us browser-based MMORPG called Genfanad, and if you remember anything about it, it's probably the concept art of...

Trove asks players to side with fae or undead in latest event, releases the Bard class to Xbox and PlayStation

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If you had to choose between undead horrors or trickster faefolk, which would you go for? That's the question being asked of Trove players...
That horn is now +7

Aion NA’s producer hypes up the arrival of new updates coming to retail and classic in a letter

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While it's still only September, the producer for Aion in North America has plenty to write about. The letter in question is mostly about...
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Swords of Legends Online offers a moon-filled festival for players to enjoy

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We're going to go ahead and make a bold statement: The moon is the prettiest lifeless space rock locked in perpetual orbit around our...

Bless Unleashed PC introduces a new high-level boss fight and new dungeon in latest update

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If you've got a character that's between level 35 and 42 in Bless Unleashed's PC version, you've got some new content to face with...

Combat style testing for Star Wars The Old Republic now moves to the Assassin and Sorcerer classes

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Public testing for the new combat styles of Star Wars: The Old Republic's classes rolls on. As of yesterday, the game's PTR has started...

Time-travel MMO Into the Echo releases new video and alpha signups

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Back in August, we covered a newly unveiled time-travel MMORPG called Into the Echo. Canada-based ETLOK Studios pitched the game as one with "traditional...
Oh, hey.

BitCraft is a new upcoming MMORPG promising a procedural sandbox environment for players

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So, want a new sandbox to look forward to? BitCraft has shown up as a new procedurally generated wide-open sandbox for players to explore,...

Stick and Rudder: Gaining traction as a newbie in EVE Online

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EVE Online has a reputation for being difficult for new players. The varied, complex systems, some of which are a product of the era...

Crowfall lays out roadmap, addresses newbie zones and requests for auction halls

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If you were worried about the state of Crowfall following the layoffs early this month, you can at least be comforted by the fact...
Feelings felt

Vague Patch Notes: Returning MMO players need tutorials too

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One of the nice things about Final Fantasy XIV is that it is explicitly designed by someone who thinks that it's not just reasonable but expected...

Lord of the Rings Online does some more work on the Brawler and LI 3.0

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If you haven't yet gotten an advance look at the new Brawler class and the revamped legendary item system for Lord of the Rings...

Mad World is in open alpha and can be played in a browser until tomorrow

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It has been almost a full year since we had any major reports arrive about Mad World, the grimdark isometric multiplayer ARPG from developer...
This was kind of neat, at least.

Guild Wars 2’s sixth End of Dragons elite spec is the Elementalist’s Catalyst

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ArenaNet has just unveiled its sixth End of Dragons elite spec for Guild Wars 2, the third this week: It's the hammer-wielding Elementalist known...

WoW Classic releases Overlords of Outland, WoW Patch 9.1.5 undergoes additional testing

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The watchword of World of Warcraft this week is "patches." Patches of patches of patches. Miles of patches. Patches of all shapes, sizes, and...
Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.

The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs that would be better off without crafting?

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Crafting is important. I like crafting. In games that do it well, I flat out love it; in games that do it decently but...

Warhammer Online rogue server Return of Reckoning preps anniversary celebration and huge reveal this weekend

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If you've been keeping an eye on Warhammer Online rogue server Return of Reckoning, you probably already know that the game is knee-deep in...
Are we good now? Do you love us yet?

Bless Unleashed answers a whole slew of player questions

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The most recent community livestream for Bless Unleashed answered a lot of player questions. No, really, a lot of player questions. You would be kind of...

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