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]

Elder Scrolls Online’s Markarth DLC and update 28 are officially live for PC players

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If this week is all just a little too much for you to handle, you can try living in Tamriel for a little while,...

The Stream Team: Dodging shrapnel in Star Trek Online’s House Shattered

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The House is no longer divided -- it's shattered! The next step in STO's Klingon civil war story is House Shattered, and Massively OP's...

TERA Console will introduce cross-play between PS4 and Xbox and merge servers on November 19

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Thursday, November 19th, is a pretty big day for TERA Console as the MMORPG will introduce cross-play features between PS4 and Xbox versions of...

Shroud of the Avatar adds mounts, the Breach, map changes, and economy changes in R83

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Release 83 has landed in Shroud of the Avatar, and with it comes a whole lot of changes as outlined in the official newsletter. High...
Toss me a cure, will you?

Wisdom of Nym: The implications of Final Fantasy XIV Forspoken

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So we do actually know the title of the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion now, even though we don't. Technically this has not yet been...
Not a great plan.

Camelot Unchained offers looks at new UI, the Dreadcaller class, and more Dragon’s Web details

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Camelot Unchained has offered up another round of check-ins for the playerbase to cap off the weekend playtest. We start with the most recent...

NCsoft expected to change its name to NC before September

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Evidently, NCsoft is no longer going to be soft. It's not going to be hard, either, or even slightly squishy. It's simply going to...

World of Warcraft hosts 16th anniversary party, spotlights Shadowlands’ Ardenweald

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It's going to be a busy month for World of Warcraft, and it all starts with the 16th anniversary celebrations of the long-running MMORPG....

The Daily Grind: What’s the best ‘affordable’ MMO?

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We're fast approaching the end of 2020, which means we'll be cranking up our end-of-the-year machine with some of our recurring pieces. One of...

MMO Week in Review: WoW Shadowlands repositions for launch

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This week in MMOs, we learned that Guild Wars 2's Steam launch and Path of Exile's next league would be delayed, which is a...

The MOP Up: Anarchy Online’s remixed raid

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It's always a notable event when a stagnating MMORPG suddenly receives an infusion of new content. Such was the case for Anarchy Online this...

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...

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