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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]

Dungeons and Dragons Online’s Planar Eyes adventure pack arrives

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It's wild to look back over the course of Dungeons and Dragons Online's history and see how many instanced quests the MMO has released...

The Daily Grind: Are you concerned about Guild Wars 2’s End of Dragons?

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The Guild Wars 2 community has been a jumble this week. While half of the discussion has centered on the brewing hype machine for...

Massively Overthinking: The terrible hot-mess MMOs we have fun in anyway

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Every time we cover Hellgate London - and let's be honest, it's a lot since the game comes back from the dead at least...

10-year-old World of Tanks has finally landed on Steam

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Hey, did you know World of Tanks wasn't on Steam? I always assumed it was, but nope - until Wargaming's move today. "Wargaming is pleased...
Maybe that's not a bad thing.

Phantasy Star Online 2 adds cherry blossoms, seasonal enemies, and a new challenge quest

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Spring has sprung with yesterday's update to Phantasy Star Online 2, which means that there's a whole lot of cherry blossoms for players to...

The Stream Team: So long, SoulWorker

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Massively OP's MJ had a first look at SoulWorker, and now she's having a final look. The anime action combat MMO is closing its...

Gameforge officially sunsets the western version of SoulWorker tomorrow

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Back in February, we covered the frustrating announcement that Gameforge was planning to sunset the Western version of SoulWorker. The only good news to...

MMO Business Roundup: Nexon’s bitcoins, Fortnite’s tiny iOS playerbase, and GDC’s State of the Industry

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Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. GDC's State of the Industry: GDC's annual survey of game developers offers an array...

Player apartments won’t make SWG Legends’ Cloud City expansion launch next week

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With SWG Legends' City in the Clouds expansion just a week away, the player devs have dropped a dev blog (yes, really). And it's...
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Vague Patch Notes: The win state of MMOs

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So how do you win an MMO? The general consensus is that you don't. The whole point of an MMO that this is an...
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Magic Legends runs a weekend world enchantment event

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Random thought: If you're colorblind, how much are you at a disadvantage in playing Magic Legends? After all, colors are pretty important to the...

Casually Classic: The brilliance of World of Warcraft’s sound design

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Can you hear pictures? Well, I bet you heard the banner graphic for today's column because that level-up sound from World of Warcraft is...

The Elder Scrolls Online won’t be able to fix UI issues on console until June 8 due to certification timing

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For console players of The Elder Scrolls Online who have been experiencing problems with the game's item UI, there's some rather unfortunate news. A...

PlanetSide 2’s containment site is finally available for warfare

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After a delay in testing for more adjustments and polish, PlanetSide 2's containment site rolled out to the live servers yesterday. This is a new...
I realize that in this article I raise the prospect of someone liking the combat in any version of The Secret World, which is really quite funny.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO ‘reboot’ was the worst idea?

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I've talked before about how a lot of fans have seemingly taken the wrong lessons away from Final Fantasy XIV's successful relaunch, clamoring for a...

The Stream Team: Guild Wars 2 griffon egg hunting in Elon Riverlands

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In honor of Guild Wars' anniversary on the 26th, Massively OP's MJ is hopping into its sequel, Guild Wars 2. There, she's halfway though...

Black Desert welcomes May with tulips on PC, awakens the Sage on console, adds the Kunoichi to mobile

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Every version of Black Desert has seen an update of some sort this week, which means that not only is there a whole lot...

The Stream Team: Saying sayonara to Defiance 2050

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It's been a long, long time since Massively OP's MJ hopped into Defiance 2050... and today is her last chance! The game, as well...
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Final Fantasy XI kicks off multiple boost campaigns in May

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If you still have leveling to take care of in Final Fantasy XI, you might want to hold off until May 11th. Not because you...

Champions Online is holding a kaiju-themed costume contest on April 30

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Ah, the costume contest. That venerable piece of emergent content that vets of a certain superheroic title will remember all too fondly (or bitterly...

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