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]

Star Trek Online fans agitate to bring Leonard Nimoy-voiced missions back to the game

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Leonard Nimoy's contribution to the Star Trek fandom cannot possibly be overstated, so bearing that in mind, it makes sense that fans of Star...

Shroud of the Avatar improves crafting as Richard Garriott dives to the bottom of the ocean

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We'll go ahead and get this out of the way first: MMO developer Richard Garriott dived to the bottom of the Mariana Trench today....
KITTY! AGAIN!

The Daily Grind: How do you meet new people in MMOs?

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A recent post on the MMORPG subreddit fretted over the difficulty of meeting people in MMOs. While the OP pinned the struggle on MMOs...
I'm sorry this is the only long-form article you're likely to get, Twin Saga.

MMO Week in Review: Gamigo’s game-pocalypse

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Gamigo laid waste to its MMO stable this week, devastating the fanbases for Defiance, Twin Saga, and Eden Eternal - and worrying players of...

Jukebox Heroes: The best of DK Online’s soundtrack

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I don't have much familiarity with DK Online, although I doubt that you do too. But that's not going to stop me from swimming...

The MOP Up: Dauntless dials up the dazzle

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Patch 1.5.4 roared right into the online monster slayer Dauntless this past week, giving players a non-RNG way to grab desired Behemoth dyes. Also, the...

The Game Archaeologist: EA’s Motor City Online

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When we use the shorthand "MMO" for online games, it's always assumed that we're talking about swords-and-sorcery or sci-fi RPGs. However, the massively multiplayer...
Yes, this is one of the few cases wherein EA kinda gets to be the good guys.

Global Chat: Grieving over Anthem’s demise

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Belghast over at Tales of the Aggronaut is going through several stages of grief over the news that Anthem has ceased active development. It's...

One Shots: Hug a jellyfish today, why not?

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Now personally, I don't do a whole lot of scuba diving or anything, mostly because I have a healthy fear of everything that lurks...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite weird cross-promotion with an MMO?

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So the Genshin Impact thing with KFC is weird, but let's be real, it's not even the first online game to have some tie-in...

Make My MMO: Roadmaps for Camelot Unchained and Chronicles of Elyria

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This week in MMORPG crowdfunding was all about roadmaps for Kickstarted MMORPGs. Camelot Unchained posted its latest 90-day plan with work on RvR zones,...
Party down.

Star Wars: The Old Republic’s delayed patch is finally coming on March 2

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After getting hit with a snow delay, Star Wars: The Old Republic's next update is finally coming to the servers on Tuesday, March 2nd....

Dungeons and Dragons Online serenades you into its latest raid

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It's been a fun week for Dungeons and Dragons Online players! Not only did they get a producer letter with details about upcoming content,...

Ashes of Creation discusses testing snags and world boss creation, showcases new alpha one gameplay

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Ashes of Creation recently held yet another development update stream with some more looks at what the folks at Intrepid Studios has been up...
Win more!

The Daily Grind: Does an untidy MMO quest log drive you nuts?

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I'm a checklist kind of guy. My days are structured by a cross-platform task list that keeps me focused and on track to accomplish...

The Stream Team: Challenges accepted in AdventureQuest 3D

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Last week, Massively OP's MJ took on the Wolfwing Challenge boss fight in AQ3D, but that's only the latest of so many challenges! She...
I demand to pay more for this.

Betawatch: Dual Universe opens a test server

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A test server! A server wherein one may test! Such a thing has been built for Dual Universe! Albeit not using the in-game building tools, but...

Goblin Life links Minecraft-like worlds together

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Goblins are sick and tired of being your low-level loot fodder, do you hear? They've got lives of their own -- including dreams, passions,...
Yeah, that makes sense.

Old School RuneScape shares an early look at the progress made on its Clans system

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Do you want a group of like-minded players to adventure with in Old School RuneScape? Of course you do. For that, you need a clan,...
Burns

The Elder Scrolls Online previews the Black Drake Villa dungeon from Flames of Ambition

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The arrival of the Flames of Ambition DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online means a lot of new stuff, and that includes new dungeons. Black...

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