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]

RaiderZ’s Reboot promises zone revamps, map optimization, and core storyline

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Remember way back 2015 when PWE shut down RaiderZ? The tragedy didn't last long, as the original developer Masangsoft waited only until 2017 to...

MassivelyOP’s complete 2020 awards debrief and annual recap

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As we did in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 (whee!), today I'm going to recap our annual awards and other meta articles from the...
What is HAPPENING to your RIBCAGE lady

Blade & Soul prepares to celebrate five years of operation

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It's been five years since Blade & Soul's local release, and the team is going all-out in celebration complete with a big new desktop...
I see.

Vague Patch Notes: Yes, Virginia, that counts as an MMO

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There is a particular comment we get on a semi-regular basis, and it is always wrong. It shows up on a wide variety of...

The Daily Grind: Will you kickstart any MMOs in 2021?

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I think I managed to make it all the way through 2020 without Kickstarting a single game, or anything at all, for that matter....

The Stream Team: Setting sail to pirate adventure in Dungeons and Dragons Online

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With so many of her DDO adventures involving pirates lately, Massively OP's MJ was pretty disappointed that she never got to sail. That changes...

Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2021

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Welcome to 2021, folks. It's not even going to have to try all that hard to be better than 2020! For our first official Massively...

Whatever happened to Rappelz?

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We haven't really had a look in the direction of the classic-style fantasy MMORPG Rappelz in a while save for a listen to its...

Star Stable is debuting an animated series on YouTube January 16

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Who here wants to watch some apparently magical horse adventures? No, I'm not asking you to watch My Little Pony, I'm actually referring to...

A look back at the MMO and gaming science topics of 2020

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It's now become a long-running tradition on Massively OP to track science-related and science-adjacent stories that touch on the MMORPG world, but this past...

Free Realms rogue server Sunrise begins taking beta sign-ups

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With this past December's sale of Daybreak to a new owner, it brings to mind all of the MMOs that didn't make it to...

Leaderboard: What was the most overrated MMO of 2020?

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Longtime readers will know we've been granting an official end-of-the-year award for the most underrated MMO for several years now. But it comes along...

Working As Intended: The MMOs we lost in 2020

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I'm happy to report that the list of MMOs that sunsetted in 2020 was shorter than in previous years, but I'm sure you'll join...

Chronicles of Elyria clarifies art and comms as players vow their lawsuit will go forward

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One of the biggest MMO stories from 2020 was surely the collapse of Soulbound Studios and its MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria, which at one...
Nothing else has worked.

WoW Factor: Oh no, not the Sylvanas redemption arc

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All right. So. Apparently people wanted to know my response to the new cinematic mined out from within World of Warcraft. Cool. That's easy. My...

EVE Echoes lets players claim nullsec space and fly in larger fleets with the Indomitable update

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Is that a war raging in your pants or is that EVE Echoes' latest update on your phone? The Indomitable update to the mobile...

Crowfall’s first beta patch of 2021 includes a revamped leveling system

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As the crow flies into 2021, it sees a glorious feast before it -- a feast full of downed players, beta testing, and... could...

Neverwinter announces three-part Sharandar expansion, with The Iron Tooth launching on February 9

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Big news for Neverwinter fans rolling out this morning: PWE and Cryptic have just formally announced The Iron Tooth, the first episode of the...
Over and over.

The Daily Grind: What moments make you feel powerful in MMOs?

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Playing MMOs puts you on a certain power trajectory, one that curves forever upward. Over time, you gain more and more power and abilities....

The Stream Team: Snowball PvP is the way to celebrate the season in TERA

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How does TERA celebrate the holidays? With a snowball fight! Winteria Snowfield -- the PvP battlefield -- is underway, and Massively OP's MJ...

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