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]

Ram moo

Final Fantasy XI deploys its August update with more story and Ramuh

1
It's time to fight Ramuh again in Final Fantasy XI! Sure, you might have already fought him to unlock him as a summon at...
this whale is all of us

$40M of Nexon’s $100M bitcoin investment poofed in the last four months

27
So Nexon's had an interesting financial quarter. Its revenues for Q2 were down quarter over quarter, in line with expectations. Why? Well, it turns...

Swords of Legends Online is launching two new easy- and normal-mode raids tomorrow

2
Swords of Legends Online is due for a big patch tomorrow that ought to make raiders happy. The patch notes introduce the Waves in...
Effing OOPS

Perfect Ten: MMORPGs that would actually benefit from a Classic server

27
Here's the thing about having a classic server for a lot of MMORPGs: It doesn't actually do much. In order for a classic server...
Oh, readable.

Old School RuneScape talks up its third raid, RuneScape details a mini dig site and Nodon Front fixes

0
The week's news for both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape are mostly about things that are coming soon as opposed to what's new. At...
We never like these things.

Congress asks publishers to self-regulate lootboxes via a UK regulation that has nothing to do with lootboxes

17
There are some Democrats in the US Congress that are hoping to do something about lootboxes in the country. That's good. They even went...

Here’s how getting into a fight – and getting out of one – works in Book of Travels

1
If you thought Might and Delight's Book of Travels was going to be all walking and talking and no fighting, well, you're wrong. A...
And STILL champEEEEN

Activision-Blizzard shareholder group blasts response to scandal, demands board reshuffle

29
There's already a would-be class-action lawsuit from shareholders against Activision-Blizzard alleging that the company withheld important information about its legal turmoil, constituting fraud against...
Slice

Blade and Soul’s Hongmoon Resurgence event goes live today

0
While it's not the incredibly anticipated Unreal Engine 4 update that Blade and Soul has been hyping, today's Hongmoon Resurgence update is giving fantasy...

Black Desert’s Corsair awakens today on PC – yes, it’s otter time

1
Happy Corsair awakening day! She's got pirate hats, she's got gunblades, she's got adorable otters, she's got rapiers, she's got mermaids... wait. Wait. Go...
Who are you? Where are we? What are we doing now?

Guild Wars 2 confirms End of Dragons’ Necromancer elite is the Harbinger

39
Speculation has run rampant over the two elite specs that ArenaNet has been teasing ever since its Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons reveal...

Lineage II’s casual-friendly edition launches today

1
How about a beefy MMO launch to spice up your Wednesday? That's exactly what Lineage II is providing, as the game is pushing out...

The Daily Grind: How many MMOs have you played this summer so far?

53
I've always seen the summer as a time to branch out and get in as much MMORPG gaming as possible, especially with all of...
glargh and suchlike

Warhammer Online’s Return of Reckoning rogue server starts the second part of its Stronghold Saga

6
If you haven't been paying close attention to the Return of Reckoning rogue server of Warhammer Online, then you're probably not one of the...

OrbusVR plans Highsteppe release and new content updates through 2021

0
Are you looking forward to what's next in the VR MMORPG OrbusVR? Then you'll definitely want to take a moment to look at this...

Sandbox MMO Profane discusses how players will acquire cosmetics

3
As we've touched on many times, dressing up your MMO avatar is the single most important thing you can do in-game. Mercifully, the devs...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 334: New World’s fourth delay

26
Justin and Bree discuss Bless Unleashed's PC launch, Blizzard's financials and Brack's departure, New World's latest delay, Dungeon and Dragons Online, the gender and survey, with adventures in Ship of Heroes, LOTRO, FFXIV, Albion, CoH, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on deadly difficulty in LOTRO and why FFXIV has become the landing zone for WoW refugees.
Sure, fine, whatever.

Black Desert Mobile opens Lahn and Crimson Lily pre-creation with contest

1
You think you can make a rather nice-looking character in Black Desert Mobile, do you? Well the game itself is asking you to prove...
Whooops.

So Netmarble is getting into the social casino gaming business

7
Our inbox here at MOP gets flooded with three things that are the equivalent of nails-on-a-chalkboard to me: requests for sponsored content, requests for...

Galaxies of Eden is a new sandbox MMORPG with all the Star Wars Galaxies trappings

27
So here's a new MMO that just landed in our inbox: It's called Galaxies of Eden, and studio MIR Cybernetics Corporation is billing it...

ADVERTISEMENT