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 Elder Scrolls Online promises a crash fix patch for PC and console next week

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Update 28 of The Elder Scrolls Online has apparently not exactly landed on all fours for many people, according to a series of tweets...

Lord of the Rings Online composer revives his music company after ponzi scheme fiasco

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Two years after fraud ruined his company, Chance Thomas is back. The Academy Award-winning composer (and composer of great portions of Lord of the Rings...

Desert Oasis: Black Desert Online should be 2020’s MMO of the year

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Well here we are again, heading to the end of another year. And while many are eager for this year to end, us gamers...

Camelot Unchained talks up development of new Verdant Forest biome and RvR map

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The month of November saw the devs of Camelot Unchained improving the game's landmass quite a bit. In the latest newsletter, we get a...

Console LOTRO and DCUO’s huge playerbase: Everything we just learned about Daybreak thanks to EG7

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MMO twitter has been ablaze since yesterday's announcement that Daybreak is being bought up in its entirety by Swedish games company Enad Global 7,...
Ominous.

End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2020

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Whew. We're finally getting close to the end of 2020, and I think I speak for all of us when I say that it...
About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.

Guild Wars 2 rolls out a PvP class balance patch

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It's that old adage of MMOs that nobody wants developers to mess with their classes -- unless the devs totally buff those classes up...

LOTRO, DDO, EverQuest, DCUO, and PlanetSide 2 studio heads reassure players about Daybreak sale

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Following yesterday's revelation that Daybreak has been sold to Swedish company Enad Global 7 for $300M, the bosses at Daybreak's substudio have all now...

The Daily Grind: What features from single-player games would you like to see in MMOs?

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Let's be honest: Sometimes we might play games other than MMOs. Treason, I know, but that's also what's called being "well-rounded" and "a gamer...

The Stream Team: EverQuest II’s Ruins of Ssraeshza

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Shadow veins of dark power appear to converge in the ruins of an EQII shissar temple on Luclin, and Massively OP's MJ needs to...

A3: Still Alive introduces a new area, level cap raise, and new PvP content in latest update

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A3: Still Alive has recently kicked out its first major post-launch update, which is bringing players of the mobile PvPvE title some new things...
Big treasure.

Albion Online explains the big changes coming to PvP with the newest season

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Don't you love when developers give you a choice? Albion Online has done that with its latest official dispatch, providing a video you can view...
Oh look,

Massively OP Podcast Episode 299: Out of the Shadowlands and into the light

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Eliot joins Justin and Bree to discuss World of Warcraft: Shadowlands' launch, Fallout 76's surprise patch, FFXIV's next patch, and TERA's console crossplay, with a Daily Grind Blitz to lead us in, plus mailbag topics on remaking older MMOs and storylines that wreck your roleplay.

RuneScape talks up a new boss fight, the Advent Calendar’s return, and wide-reaching patch updates

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The current week in RuneScape is pretty busy judging from the game's regular missive, with an event, a boss, and a patch that by...

What the heck is Krafton up to this week

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Krafton Krafton Krafton. This massive Korean games company has been a whirlwind of confusion over the last couple of years as it's smooshed around...
Demonstrative

Skyforge details the improvements to the new player experience coming with the next patch

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If you haven't played Skyforge yet, the developers would like you to do so. Obviously they would also like you to continue playing if you're...

Daybreak has been sold – again – this time to EG7 Global for $300M

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Who had this on the end-of-the-year bingo card? Apparently, Daybreak has been bought out - again. The company holding the hot potato this round is...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Go Beyond update is surprisingly solid for vets and newcomers alike

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Yes, in case you missed it, Pokemon Go's Go Beyond update is live. My preview piece was updated right up to the release, so...
Ta-da!

Black Desert pushes back its digital Calpheon Ball as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

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COVID-19 is such a threat, it's even causing digital events to be delayed. According to an announcement post from Black Desert, preventative measures that...

Fight or Kite: Albion Online’s mobile beta hits the sweet spot

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I’m still in quite a lull when it comes to MMOs as of late. I don’t know whether it’s related to the time of...

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