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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Would you watch a TV show based on The Elder Scrolls franchise?

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We already knew that the Fallout franchise was supposedly getting a full show treatment, but wholly unsubstantiated rumors this week suggest that Netflix might...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s 2020 year in review

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2019 was a rough year for Guild Wars 2. Its studio, ArenaNet, suffered sizable layoffs, and lost game directors Mike O’Brien and Mike Zadorojny....

Camelot Unchained demonstrates its Terminator-like enemy AI in new video footage

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Non-player character pathfinding is one of those systems that you don't ever notice or think about -- at least, until it doesn't work and...
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Ship of Heroes presents a nightmare after Christmas with new holiday video

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While Apotheosis City isn't open for business -- not just yet! -- Ship of Heroes is nevertheless laying the groundwork for spectacular holiday events...

The Daily Grind: Which gaming company told the biggest fib in 2020?

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We have a rule at MOP: "Save your recordings." This is specifically because studios have said things to us on the record and then...

WAR’s Return of Reckoning hosts Keg’s End and more Twitch Drops

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The good folks over at the Warhammer Online rogue server are working to close out the year on the best green, muscley foot possible....
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Astellia Online’s patch tomorrow lets you break down mounts while adding daily login rewards

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Good new to mount owners in Astellia Online - with the game's next patch tomorrow, you can disassemble your mounts! Not your starter mount,...

MassivelyOP’s 2020 Golden Yachties: Best MMO crime of the year

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MassivelyOP’s not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our pick for best worst MMO crime of the year. (If you’re wondering what the heck a...

Fractured welcomes you to a free end-of-year PvP playtest

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Just when you thought you've unwrapped all the presents you were going to get this holiday season, there's one more tucked away in the...

The Stream Team: Holiday happenings in Phantasy Star Online 2

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Massively OP's MJ loves to celebrate the Christmas season throughout all the MMOverse. And this year, Phantasy Star Online 2 has brought holiday events...
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Crowfall has kicked off another Decapathon event until January 5

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'Tis the season to hunt heads and collect skulls in Crowfall. Yes, it's time once again for Decapathon, a special PvP event which tasks...

Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: MMO Expansion of the Year

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MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for MMO Expansion of the Year, which was awarded to Final Fantasy XIV's Shadowbringers...

Phantasy Star Online 2 collabs with model kit line Frame Arms Girl and readies some New Year’s events

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It's time for some Phantasy Star Online 2 events! The MMO is introducing some limited-time fun thanks to the arrival of the new year...
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Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s 2020 was better than expected, worse than planned

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Here's something interesting to consider in the abstract: Bereft of any further outside context and looked at purely from a content standpoint, Final Fantasy...

EVE Online promises that ‘scarcity is not the new reality’ in its 2020 ecosystem report

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If you've found that there's less ISK, resources, and general wealth in EVE Online, that's not just your mind playing tricks on you; it's...

Dual Universe sketches an outline of a content-packed 2021

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Dual Universe CEO and Creative Director J.C. Bailie would like to have a little chat with you. Don't worry, you're not in trouble, Bailie...
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Heavensturn returns to Final Fantasy XIV for an oxtraordinary time

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As with every year, it's time for Final Fantasy XIV to steer its course into the new year with the annual Heavensturn celebration. And...

ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained prepare to celebrate the new year with cash shop items

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What better way to cheer for 2021's arrival than by buying stuff? That's sort of the whole gist of a marketplace update for ArcheAge...

The Daily Grind: What MMO will change its business model dramatically in 2021?

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Years ago, it was a MOP tradition around the end of the year to speculate on which MMORPG that hadn't yet gone free-to-play would...

The MOP Up: Flyff Classic is in the works

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If you are one of the millions of die-hard Flyff Online fans who pine of the days of yore, then here's a great Christmas...

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