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 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...

TennoCon 2024: Soulframe’s creative customization and a preview of preludes

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With how much I am looking forward to the launch of Soulframe, you better believe I was eagerly anticipating seeing and hearing more about...

LOTRO Legendarium: Is LOTRO’s early game too big and unwieldy?

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As I was making some personal plans for my future adventures on Lord of the Rings Online's new legendary servers, I was really struck...

Devs from multiple Bethesda offices formally create a ‘wall to wall’ union of over 200 workers

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The unionization movement among video game developers has taken yet another large step forward this weekend, as workers from Bethesda Game Studios offices located...

The Daily Grind: What parts of your MMO do you overthink?

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While I do love how MMORPGs encourage my imagination, sometimes I find that thinking and analyzing a title too much can lead to unanswerable...
Did you know there was an IP here?

Betawatch: Holy crap, Throne & Liberty actually entered open beta in the west

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Yes, at long last, that headline is true. Throne & Liberty has begun its open beta, with some issues along the way as well...

Ravendawn’s Horizon’s Call adds new PvP and PvE instances, gameplay improvements, and new professions August 9

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It's been a while since we've peeked in on Ravendawn, the Tibia-inspired MMORPG that launched in January, which our Fight or Kite columnist Sam...

Sandbox MMO Dragon and Home adds the Void Isle and photo mode next month

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Looking for a cozy and comfy MMO to augment those summer vibes? You don't necessary have to scan for something brand-new, as indie sandbox...

The Stream Team: Hopping in to the open beta of Throne & Liberty

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It's time for MOP's Chris to once again to start on another open beta adventure! This time his destination is NCsoft's and Amazon's Throne...
Here we go again.

WoW Classic Cataclysm launches the Rise of the Zandalari on July 30

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If you remember back when World of Warcraft: Cataclysm was a new thing, perhaps you remember the Rise of the Zandalari as a fun...

Gamigo is closing down RIFT EU server Bloodiron, the last PvP bastion in the game

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Pour one out for one of the few remaining RIFT servers: Bloodiron is closing down. Gamigo made the announcement this morning, characterizing it as...
This plan sure worked!

WoW Factor: The mulligan problem in World of Warcraft’s narrative

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In World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, Illidan Stormrage gets killed. This isn't actually a surprising end for the character. Illidan as a person...
So what now?

Raph Koster’s Stars Reach will offer shorter play sessions specifically to boost stickiness

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Playable Worlds' lengthy blog post on Stars Reach's middle quad of pillars earlier this week wasn't long enough, or so Raph Koster suggests, as...

Throne & Liberty’s open beta wrestles with login issues and EU server problems, showcases early access bundles

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The past day of open beta for Throne & Liberty has gone about as one might have expected, which is to say that the...

Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred introduces a franchise first class with the versatile Spiritborn

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If you thought that Diablo IV would be content to coast on the traditions of the past for its class design, think again, for...

Ultima Online previews New Legacy’s themepark stylings in its new gameplay video

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I need to warn you before you click on this trailer: If you played original Ultima Online back in the day, the opening notes...

The Daily Grind: What do you think about floating combat text in MMOs?

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When Trove launched its Rising Tide update back in June, Gamigo's PR included a ton of screenshots, including several of a character with massive...
It's a thing.

Massively Overthinking: When I’m president of video games…

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This week's Massively Overthinking is inspired directly by a positively delightful tweet that could totally happen. "When I'm President Of Video Games, all games will...

Elder Scrolls Online has tweaked the Whitestrake’s Mayhem PvP event for its return next week

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Hey, PvPers! Elder Scrolls Online is rerunning the Whitestrake's Mayhem PvP event just for you starting July 25th - and it's got a bit...

Aetherian Chronicles is a side-scrolling MMORPG that lets players team up with others or LLM-powered bots

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The majority of large language model (LLM) AI tool proponents suggest that the tech can be utilized to fill out a virtual game world...