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]

Elder Scrolls Online’s Waking Flame will be accompanied by technical upgrades for console and PC

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Elder Scrolls Online's Waking Flame and its associated patch are a lot more than just a dungeon DLC, and ZeniMax Online Studios explaining why...

Shards-powered CODEX wants to ‘change the way we play massively multiplayer games’

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You may recall that one of the goals of Citadel Studio in creating Legends of Aria was developing the flexible Shards Engine to allow...

Guild Wars 2 reveals the Guardian’s new elite spec, Willbender, and new Virtuoso and Harbinger details

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We've been buzzing all week over the impending reveal of Guild Wars 2 first three elite specs from End of Dragons. Technically, we already...
Front lines.

The Daily Grind: What MMO drop has eluded you for the longest time?

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You band together with other players, you go out into a dungeon, you kill a boss, and you take the stuff that boss drops....

Blizzard apparently ousted three more key devs, including Diablo IV’s game director

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Kotaku is reporting that Blizzard has parted way with several more high-profile developers this week: Luis Barriga was game director on Diablo IV, while...

Twitch streamers agitate for more revenue and better controls against harassment of marginalized casters

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A hashtag has been making the social media rounds as Twitch streamers are trying to call awareness to several problems they have with the...
Yeah, cool.

Former Stadia first-party developers claim Google balked at the investment required to make first-party development work

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Holy wow, did you know that developing video games is expensive and takes some time? It turns out that Google might not have known...
Ram moo

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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...

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