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]

MapleStory adds new nodes and even more events in part two of its Go West update

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Last month saw the first part of MapleStory's big giant Go West update release, and as scheduled, the second part of the udpate came...

RuneScape opens the ‘back-to-back bossing’ Sanctum of Rebirth dungeon

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Who here likes fighting bosses in RuneScape? If you do, then this week's update is just for you, as it opens up the Sanctum...

Enter to win a Neverwinter Volcanic Galeb Duhr companion pack in our Mountain of Flame giveaway

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In celebration of last week's multiplatform launch of Neverwinter's latest module, Mountain of Flame, Cryptic has kindly granted us gift codes to raffle to...

VR MMO Ilysia performs a top-down overhaul of its core systems

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It's been a good stretch since we last checked in with Ilysia, a Kickstarted virtual reality MMO that went into early access last fall....
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Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Arcadion brings the noise

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There has been a question that has kind of been bubbling in the background of the entire premise behind Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, and...

Stars Reach’s Raph Koster argues that a persistent virtual world is ‘too powerful an idea’ to dismiss

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Those watching the online gaming genre with a growing sense of dismay at everything drifting away from large, persistent MMO worlds may find solace...
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Albion Online’s Paths to Glory update goes live with a task journal, dynamic spawns, and quality-of-life

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Usually people aren't happy to see a list of tasks arrive to them, but in the case of Albion Online, there are ideally lots...

Lord of the Rings Online tentatively eyes July 31st for Update 41 and legendary servers

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With a few big things coming in the near future for Lord of the Rings Online, the question is when players might expect to...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs are low-key pay-to-win but somehow avoid criticism?

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A thread on the MMORPG subreddit caught my eye a few weeks ago as the post author suggested that Albion Online was not only...

MMO Week in Review: Worlds, Solisium, and TennoCon

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Lumpy Spacesuit Couture or not, Hello Games' No Man's Sky dropped a massive revamp-centric patch meant to enliven the MMO's environments, among other things....

The MOP Up: Grim Dawn spices up the endgame with a new mode

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OARPG Grim Dawn's third expansion is on the way with a brand-new game mode that should inject some extended life for its playerbase: "Ascendant Mode...

Grab a New World Aeternum PS5 console beta key from MOP and Amazon – EU version

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After a brief delay, MMORPG players - and non-MMORPG players, as Amazon hopes - will finally be getting their first look at New World's...

Grab a New World Aeternum PS5 console beta key from MOP and Amazon – NA version

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After a brief delay, MMORPG players - and non-MMORPG players, as Amazon hopes - will finally be getting their first look at New World's...

The Stream Team: Entering the battle arena of Final Fantasy XIV’s Arcadion raid

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It's time for MOP's Chris and his team to step into the ring! Specifically, the combat arenas that await within Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail's...

Black Desert Console confirms Mountain of Eternal Winter’s August 7 arrival… in a cash shop video

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Just because it will be August soon doesn't mean you can't experience winter, or at least that will be the case for Black Desert...

Throne & Liberty KR’s upcoming new skill system update is reportedly headed for global release

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Were you among those who found the combat in Throne & Liberty's ongoing open beta to be a bit blasé? Then perhaps you'll want...

One Shots: Hey World of Warcraft has housing after all…

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This just in, World of Warcraft beat Guild Wars 2 to the punch by instituting the most robust, flexible, and creative housing system ever...
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The Daily Grind: What’s your biggest self-inflicted annoyance in new MMORPG content?

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I have a bad habit of judging myself based on my performance in brand-new content. This is, honestly, exceptionally silly and pointless. I'm not...

TennoCon 2024: The terrific twos of TennoCon charities and Make-A-Wish

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Good things come in twos at TennoCon 2024. Even the year itself is beautifully divisible by twos. But the best of the twos isn't...

Star Trek Online hints at a new ship bundle with mysterious teaser images paired with a cipher

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What's a good way to draw hype for an upcoming reveal for Star Trek Online? Offer fans a mystery, apparently: The MMO's Twitter account...