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]

Embers Adrift adds new chat features and introduces new ‘tree imposter’ technology

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Before you ask, no, Embers Adrift is not making trees that spring up and attack you or entering into a collab with a certain...

Lord of the Rings Online’s Update 41 adds birding hobby and hard tack crafting event today

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Look to the skies and you may see Lord of the Rings Online's new hobby taking flight! That's right, today's Update 41 adds the...
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The Daily Grind: Would you warn your past self against getting attached to an MMO that would die?

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Is ignorance bliss? Perhaps, but perhaps not -- especially if it might save yourself some time and heartbreak in the end. Today I want to...

The Stream Team: A Guild Wars 2 rescue Ranger

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In order to investigate Rata Novus, Massively OP's MJ split up her Guild Wars 2 NPC team, heading off originally with Taimi and Braham....
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Guild Wars 2 plans a community meetup of ‘food, drinks, and giveaways’ in Seattle August 30

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What does Guild Wars 2 do when it decides to not be a part of PAX West but still wants to do something fun...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 478: Ultima Online finds its stones

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Justin and Bree discuss the WoW War Within prepatch and Ultima Online's New Legacy, followed by a mailbag catch-up segment on AI, holidays, release timing, and MMO complexity.

Path of Exile applies several adjustments to Settlers of Kalguur and continues attacking launch bugs

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We're once again checking in on Path of Exile and its newly released Settlers of Kalguur update, which appears to have moved away from...
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World of Warcraft starts up The War Within’s pre-expansion event and finally turns on Warband banks

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A week after the patch that was meant to turn on most of the features for World of Warcraft's next expansion, one of the...

Lost Ark’s August-through-November 2024 roadmap heralds new continent, T4, and bound gold

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Lost Ark's third roadmap of the year has arrived as of this afternoon, heralding core new content and features coming to the game from...

Choose My Adventure: Blowing up rocks for fun and profit in Elite Dangerous

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When I first started my run in Elite: Dangerous for this week's Choose My Adventure, I was just barely over the amount of credits...

Vitae Aeternum: Let’s design some New World artifacts

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The New World community is currently waiting not so patiently for the big Aeternum update in October. While we're killing time, I thought it...

For Science: EVE Online ramps up cancer-fighting Project Discovery with new minigames and rewards

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You know, one of my all-time favorite types of stories to write are about EVE Online's Project Discovery. It's science, MMOs, and warm fuzzies...
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Final Fantasy XIV adds in time-limited tomestone along with its new Savage raid tier

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The time has come for Final Fantasy XIV players to start collecting time-limited tomes once again with the most recent patch, which adds Allagan...

MMO sandbox Fractured Online wants your whole guild to come give it a free trial run

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Fractured Online officially launched last week with a $15 price (cut down to $12 on sale) - and while the release and patch helped...

Pearl Abyss shows off Black Desert’s eye candy during the Paris Olympics

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Since all eyes are on Paris this summer during the 2024 Olympics, Pearl Abyss is taking advantage of the increased foot traffic in the...
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Lord of the Rings Online’s two new progression servers, including an EU-based one, launch Thursday

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While Boromir once famously said, "One does not simply log into Mordor," that's exactly what's going to happen this Thursday. Standing Stone Games announced...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most difficult MMO crafting profession to master?

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I have been a die-hard crafter in a lot of MMOs over my lifetime, but I am also the first to admit that some...

The Stream Team: Not-Necrom adventures in Elder Scrolls Online

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It's not easy seeing green. All. The. Time. So even through green is one of her favorite colors, Massively OP's MJ is glad to...

Pax Dei promises another round of ‘plot clean up’ – but will not be offering character transfers for now

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Finding a place to stake a claim and build your ideal homestead in Pax Dei is pretty important, so word of players finding less...
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A week after The War Within’s pre-patch, World of Warcraft still has the same bugs

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The World of Warcraft pre-expansion patch for The War Within launched on July 23rd, and it launched with some pretty substantial bugs. The updated...