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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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Fractured opens up free play starting today to wrap up its fall alpha event

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Do you want to try out Fractured without being in the proper alpha testing batch? You're in luck because the game is kicking off a...

Palia offers tantalizing glimpses of gameplay, posts pre-alpha infographic

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Can you tell that we're absolutely ravenous for any and all information about Palia? The upcoming life simulator MMORPG has proven kind of stingy...
A journey already taken.

WoW Factor: What the Season of Mastery says about WoW Classic

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The fracturing has begun. That's what sticks out to me when I look at WoW Classic's Season of Mastery limited-time experiment. Obviously, this is not entirely...

Book of Travels reveals world map and roadmap to Chapter One

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We're just a few days away from the long-delayed early access launch of tiny MMO Book of Travels; indeed, higher-end backers are already in...
zzooooombie

California’s DFEH files an objection to the settlement between Activision-Blizzard and the EEOC

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It probably seemed like Activision-Blizzard had actually finally dodged a bullet in its ongoing lawsuit drama when it reached a settlement with the EEOC...

New World Day 11: EAC errors, burnout, mass-reporting, and PvP imbalance

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If you're one of the many people affected by the implementation of New World's anti-cheat measures, you've probably been slammed by "untrusted system file"...

The Daily Grind: What’s an MMO UI feature you didn’t know you needed until you got it?

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New World has a couple of settings I can't recall seeing in many other MMORPGs. It's got a toggle that allows you to flag...

Massively Overthinking: How long are you willing to wait in an MMO queue?

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New World has made headlines since the moment it launched for its excessive queues, but it's hardly the only MMO ever - or even...

Astroneer’s fall update invites you to plant ALL the space squash

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We somehow managed to miss the fall Astroneer update, which is wild since my own kids have been playing it, but either way we're...
DUDE

Final Fantasy XI looks back on the game’s history in 2006 and continues its industry interviews

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When Final Fantasy XI released its third expansion, Treasures of Aht Urhgan, the playerbase rejoiced and had a particular love of the new jobs released with...

Enter to win a Bless Unleashed PC Frontier pack courtesy of Round8 and MOP

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It's been exactly two months since Bless Unleashed ported its way to PC players, and in that time, it's already seen a peak of...

Blizzard talks Diablo 4 sound design and finds a new game director in Joe Shely

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Blizzard's quarterly update for Diablo IV comes at an unfortunate time, given that the studio is still mired in a massive sexual harassment and...

Book of Travels opens early access for ‘nomad’ backers, emphasizes NDA

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Tiny MMO Book of Travels is continuing its staggered early access rollout today. While "settler" ($52) tier players were invited in at the top...

Playable Worlds’ Raph Koster is not gonna stop saying the word metaverse

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Even though I very much want to play around in whatever weird huge sandbox thing Raph Koster and Playable Worlds are building, I now...
For SOME REASON

Vague Patch Notes: Anonymity is not why people are awful online

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One of the intentions of the Vague Patch Notes column is to have a place to share things that we're going to need to...
I'm sure it's a coincidence.

Classic WoW’s Season of Mastery attempts to boost the MMO’s challenge level

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The testing for the new seasonal ruleset for WoW Classic is already underway, but what exactly is the Season of Mastery event meant to deliver...

Elyon posts its soundtrack ahead of launch for your listening pleasure

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Will October turn into the Month of Elyon? No doubt that Kakao dearly hopes so as the MMO nears its headstart and launch dates....

New World’s Amazon Games has major ambitions for the gaming industry

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So New World appears to be Amazon Games' first success after two major stumbles. Is it going to be its last? Amazon CEO Andy...
A nasty boy, a foul cigarette boy.

The Daily Grind: Which NPC do you personally hate the most in your favorite MMOs?

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A while back, Bree and I were sharing memories of the original launch of Guild Wars and talking about the exact moment when we...
Glade and bhoul.

Blade & Soul brings its Blade & Ghoul events around for another season of Halloween fun

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It's the spookiest time conceivable for Blade & Soul once again as the annual Blade & Ghoul events roll onto the live servers once more....

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