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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Elyon teases experience curve rebalance coming in August’s closed beta test

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KRAFTON is back with another update on the state of Elyon as we press onward to the second closed beta test in August. "With our...

Warhammer Return of Reckoning begins its Ranked Season 2 next week

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Warhammer Online's Return of Reckoning rogue server has been teasing its second ranked season over the last few weeks, and now it's almost here....

ArcheAge Unchained hands out a stuffed cow sheriff in latest ArchePass as the Freedom Festival returns

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There's a new sheriff in town. A new cowboy. Who also happens to be a cow boy. That's the primary feature of ArcheAge Unchained's...

EverQuest II begins Scorched Sky festival this weekend, PlanetSide 2 unveils the Chimera

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"Scorched Sky" - is it the weather report for today or EverQuest II's summer festival? Hey, why not both? I'm not sorry. But yep,...

Lost Ark sets the scene of the game’s world with its lore-filled landing page

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Nine times out of 10, the only motivation one needs to play a multiplayer ARPG is "bad enemies explode good and give shiny," and...

EVE Online tests out some new color filters, EVE Echoes introduces exploration

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Both EVE Online and EVE Echoes are seeing some new things introduced to their respective games. In EVE Online, there's a new test build...

Starborne dev announces new sci-fi MMORPG called Starborne Frontiers

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MMO players know Starborne: Sovereign Space as a space MMORTS, but if you wanted something more MMORPG-like, then I have good news for you,...

World of Warcraft Senior Artist Eric Braddock leaves Blizzard

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The brain drain continues over at Blizzard Entertainment, as World of Warcraft Senior Artist Eric Braddock announced this month that he had left the...

Aion Classic encourages global first races as players raise fresh pay-to-win alarms

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Aion is enjoying a rare moment in the spotlight thanks to yesterday's launch of a legacy mode called Aion Classic. The opening day was...
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The Daily Grind: Have you ever had to try an MMO multiple times before getting into it?

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I have literally lost count at this point of how many times I've seen posts on the Final Fantasy XIV subreddit from someone saying...

Closers’ latest character is knives out… to the max

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I always wondered what happened to the infamous little kid who found a pocket-knife at a party and was so gleeful about it. Wherever...

Here’s over an hour of footage from mobile MMO Re: Tree of Savior’s Japanese beta

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There's been quite some time since Tree of Savior made its way into the news, but we're bringing this title back into the spotlight...

Old School RuneScape outlines future patch updates and releases its first wave of Steam client updates

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Last week, Old School RuneScape kicked out an update that was headlined with its 150th quest, and since then the devs at Jagex have...

Dungeons and Dragons Online brings Saltmarsh dungeons, endgame item changes, and more to PTS

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The PTS of Dungeons and Dragons Online is once again flush with new things for players to check out as this past Tuesday saw...

Phantasy Star Online 2 fixes bugs and addresses fresh issues with Microsoft store

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It's patch day for Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis, though the update is largely focused on fixing bugs than on adding content. SEGA...
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The Elder Scrolls Online kicks off the Midyear Mayhem Festival for PvP fun times

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Why should you get in your fighting on a Saturday night and no other time? No, The Elder Scrolls Online wants you to get...

Perfect Ten: 10 reasons you’d never want to live in an MMORPG

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Escapism and daydreams are, in my opinion, wonderful and part of what fuels our creativity and excitement. I mean, most of us probably engage...

Aion Classic is officially live in the west- are you playing? Or at least in the queue?

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Listen, if you're reading this at work, then you're already behind in Aion Classic, I'm sorry to say. That's because after a brief delay,...

You can make your Black Desert Corsair right now (and play her next week)

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On this week's podcast, we were discussing how few pirate classes there are in MMORPGs despite pirate NPCs being in pretty much all of...

Casually Classic: What retail WoW could (re)learn from Burning Crusade Classic’s class progression

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Now that we're weeks into Burning Crusade Classic, players are discovering that despite many antiquated design elements, this expansion is still a whole lot...

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