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]

Champions Online delays its next story update until 2021

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It's been a good while now since Champions Online received a new story -- and the bad news is that players are going to...

Global Chat: How World of Warcraft can be peaceful

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A recent article about the revised leveling process in World of Warcraft caught my eye, because MMO blogger Kaylriene spoke about how it's really...

One Shots: Cooking with arsenic

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In the apocalypse, cooking shows are a lot weirder -- and deadlier. But just because your co-host accidentally drank that bubbling green liquid and...
So has anyone had cookies recently? I like cookies.

The Daily Grind: Have you ever gotten into MMO lore speculation?

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When you play Star Wars: The Old Republic, there is a certain sort of lore speculation that holds that in 3000 years none of this...

Make My MMO: Wagadu funds, Project Gorgon eyes mid-2022 launch

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, we got a blast of good news courtesy of Project Gorgon player Drew, who got a tentative release window...

Ashes of Creation offers a peek at PvP combat from pre-alpha and discusses PvP balance in a livestream

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Ashes of Creation has made no bones about the fact that it's a PvP title and the latest livestream from the devs once more...
Meridian 59

PSA: The online memorial for Meridian 59’s Brian Green is this afternoon

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It's been a long year, so you're entirely forgiven if you forgot that we lost Brian "Psychochild" Green this past summer. Green was the...

The Game Archaeologist: Fallen Earth

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I remember back when Fallen Earth first came out, I had some friends who were raving about it and doing everything in their power...
Not riding a dinosaur.

World of Warcraft shifts its 16th anniversary event, defends raiding over the holidays

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Now that the (new) release date of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is public knowledge, both players and developers are swinging into action to prepare...

The Daily Grind: What MMO boss quote can’t you get out of your head?

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There's one thing to be said about running the same dungeons and fighting the same bosses in MMORPGs repeatedly: You absolutely end up memorizing...
Blessed not be.

Betawatch: Spooky scary Bless Unleashed closed betas

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Yes, I know, Bless Unleashed isn't scary... except for the specter of the original Bless that hovers in the background. Oooh, there's a closed...

The Yellow King has introduced hardcore mode, Mac and Linux versions, and a new dungeon

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Back in February of this year, we reported on the early access release of The Yellow King, a self-described Lovecraftian horror rogue-lite MMO. We...

Afrofantasy MMORPG The Wagadu Chronicles just funded on Kickstarter for almost $200K

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Twin Drums and its fans have done it: The Wagadu Chronicles just fully funded on Kickstarter to the tune of €163,910 (around $191,400 US)...

Guild Wars 2 postpones November Steam launch indefinitely to focus on End of Dragons expansion and living world

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Just three months ago, ArenaNet told Guild Wars 2 players the game was bound for Steam with full crossplay in November. You might have...
Very nice-ah

Naïca releases a gorgeous pixel art trailer ahead of its equally pixelated open beta

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The open beta for Naïca starts on November 10th. We've covered that before, of course, along with all of the things that the game...

Netdragon’s Eudemons Online just hit Steam with a new server and promo

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Long-running free-to-play MMO Eudemons Online is following in the footsteps of several other MMOs this year and has set up shop over on Steam. "In...

The Stream Team: Trick-or-treating in Trove

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One of the most iconic parts of Halloween is trick-or-treating. And Massively OP's MJ looks forward to it every year, in all its many...

WoW slots Classic’s Naxxramas for December 1, previews Shadowlands’ Bastion in new video

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If you're looking for big news about World of Warcraft Classic... well you're not likely to get it for a while, in spite of...

The MMO Cartographer: In the Echo of Echo of Soul

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How much would you pay to play a game that has been shut down as a free-to-play game and then re-released as a buy-to-play...

Massively-on-the-Go: Gotta cash’em all in Pokemon Go

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In the last few editions of the Massively-on-the-Go column, I've been covering the deluge of events and updates Pokemon Go has received quite suddenly...

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