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]

The Daily Grind: What’s the worst maze in an MMO?

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It's been clinically proven that no RPG player has ever, at any time, under any circumstance enjoyed a run through an in-game maze....
You are not the real thing.

Betawatch: Pantheon gets a funding runway

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The big news this week for Pantheon wasn't really about the game's beta exactly but about a seven-figure investment that supposedly set the game on...

Skyforge is selling new Nintendo Switch founder pack bundles prior to launch

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Skyforge is getting a nice boost of coverage and publicity thanks to its imminent launch on the Nintendo Switch. My.com is taking advantage of...

The Stream Team: Swaying the werewolf senators to silence in AQ3D

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If she's going to help end the war between the werewolves and the vampires in AQ3D, Massively OP's MJ has to ensure the current...
Uh, no.

RIFT’s Typhoon of Doom battle pass goes live

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Since RIFT has long since traded in actual content updates for seasonal battle passes, the start of a new cycle is as much a...
Not quite Bahamut Mark Two.

Final Fantasy XIV schedules the next live letter on February 5

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The next letter from Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida is taking place on February 5th at 10:00 p.m. EST. If the timing...

Following Gamigo buyout, Wizard101 keeps monetization and Pirate101 might resume development

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Earlier this week, we covered the surprising news that Media and Games Invest, whose chief subsidiary is Gamigo and which is run by Gamigo's...

World of Warships was reprimanded by advertising regulators over misleading lockbox promo

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We're 22 days into 2021 and we haven't had a gaming lootbox mess yet, but that ends today. As MMO Fallout first reported, the Cyprus...
A journey already taken.

WoW Factor: Does Blizzard have a messaging problem or a message problem?

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A recent post over at Kaylriene's blog got me originally thinking about this one. The original posting here is actually about a different issue...
Range.

Neverwinter’s latest update on PC introduces a major rework to ratings, item level, and stats

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The big-scale combat rework for Neverwinter has officially gone live on PC, bringing with it some major changes to how ratings, item levels, and...

Crowfall seeks to make attributes more meaningful and customizable in its next update

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Strength. Dexterity. Constitution. We all know attributes like these are the hallmarks of RPG characters. Most of the time they're just numbers with varying...
Be better.

Path of Exile broke its own player concurrency records with Echoes of the Atlas

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So it looks as though Grinding Gear Games' decision to delay Path of Exile's Echoes of the Atlas from December to January was a...
Big ally.

Star Trek Online’s overhaul of the Klingon starting experience concludes with improvements to Grethor

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It's going to be a little while longer until the current major story arc in Star Trek Online wraps up, but before that happens you...

The Daily Grind: Do you reroll the same MMO classes over and over?

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There's a whole group of MMO players who have always fascinated me: the type who keep rerolling the same characters over and over. For...

The Stream Team: Wrapping up the Blood Tide Pirate adventures in Dungeons & Dragons Online

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The Blood Tide pirates in DDO just don't want to give up! They've apparently got some wild notion that they can become the...

Massively Overthinking: Retaking Quantic’s survey to determine our ‘gamer type’

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Five years ago - yes, it's been that long! - we did an Overthinking in which our staff all took Quantic's survey to see...
Attract mode.

Closers takes aim at new accounts with bonus currency

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The team behind Closers wants some new blood joining the game, and that means a new pair of events are now running for new accounts...

Past Fate details work on professions, mounts, and new weapons as it zeroes in on next alpha test

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While things have once more been quiet on the front of Past Fate, that doesn't mean the devs at Icy North Games have been...

EVE Online’s United Eden event celebrates the arrival of Japanese capsuleers

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In case you missed the news before, EVE Online made it easier for Japanese fans to enjoy the game thanks to some fresh localization...
how DARE you

World of Warcraft gamers move 21B gold through the player economy every day

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IT-centric Splunk's .conf is not generally an event we cover here on MOP, but the .conf20 edition held back in October had a presentation of...

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