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]

Swords of Legends Online drops a brand-new lore trailer and concept art

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Swords of Legends Online would really like your attention, and it's apparently going to keep pumping out trailers until it has it. Today, Gameforge,...

Choose My Adventure: RIFT was fun before, wasn’t it?

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My time in RIFT this past month has left me confused, frankly. Primarily because I remember genuinely enjoying this game more than I did. That’s...

An infamous WoW Classic griefer sees his 16 accounts all banned during a livestream

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If you've got your finger on the pulse of the greater World of Warcraft: Classic community, you perhaps are familiar with the exploits of...

Star Wars: The Old Republic explores dark secrets with today’s Update 6.3

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Hey you! Drop everything -- groceries, babies, financial responsibilities -- and make a dash over to the Star Wars: The Old Republic launcher. You...

EverQuest’s ‘random loot server’ Mischief and item comparison are coming in May

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There's a portion of the classic EverQuest community that absolutely lives for days when a new time-locked progression server is added to the roster....

The Daily Grind: What’s the best way MMOs can improve player retention – other than new content?

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Months ago, Gamasutra published a piece about the long-tail of game development - basically, how to keep a video game selling copies and/or attracting...

The Stream Team: Before Blackwood, anything goes in Elder Scrolls Online

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After checking out ESO's upcoming Blackwood, Massively OP's MJ can't get all that lava out of her mind.  She just can't focus as she...

Runes of Magic plagued by murder bunnies and psychedelic eggs for spring

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All of the surviving bunnies (sorry, "wabbits") from Easter and leftover colorful eggs have migrated to the safe haven of Runes of Magic, which...
Dig it.

RuneScape player’s huge history book goes on sale for charity

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The full history of RuneScape, which spans two decades of development and operation, is far more than can fit in any one book. That's...

Neverwinter will reopen the Hell Pit for PC players to test their mettle on April 29

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With Neverwinter on the precipice of war and the legions of hell looking for strong souls to join their ranks, now seems as good...
Ah, boo.

Rise Online is a two-faction MMORPG inspired by Knight Online currently in open alpha

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If you were looking for a new MMORPG that's similar to the 2004 title Knight Online but is designed by someone else (and you...

Profane previews its sound design by focusing on a tropical beach biome

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While the developing PvP MMO Profane will obviously feature the sounds of fighting between players and the sounds of combat in general, a new...
Word.

Star Wars: The Old Republic to launch update 6.3, The Dark Descent, on April 27

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Earlier today, we made a snarky joke about how the next Star Wars: The Old Republic patch has had plenty of its content teased but...

New Eden is a pixel graphics Souls-like MMORPG that’s in open early alpha testing

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This one's for the MMORPG fan that likes a more hard-bitten challenge in their game and doesn't mind some old school visuals to go...

Old School RuneScape announces plans for story mode and hard mode versions of the Theatre of Blood

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While the devs at Jagex are keen to follow player feedback and introduce more endgame content to Old School RuneScape, the team hopes that...
Unshocking.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.5 stories have some issues

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All right, I'm just going to spoil this column up front. Out of this patch's stories... well, one is kind of a wisp of...
Puppy!

Final Fantasy XIV confirms that there will be no in-person attendance for the digital fan festival

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Here's the good news for Final Fantasy XIV fans: The digital fan festival scheduled for May 14th and 15th is still going to go forward...
Oh snaps.

World of Warcraft’s director Ion Hazzikostas has no plans for Legendary refunds but does promise catch-up systems in 9.1

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Apparently, you should have an entire collection of Legendary items in World of Warcraft. That's one of the takeaways from an excerpt from a recent...

Star Wars The Old Republic talks about the upcoming Secrets of the Enclave Flashpoint

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It's time once again for another de facto dev blog from Star Wars: The Old Republic! BioWare has once more brought forth world designer Allison...

The Daily Grind: Which non-MMO developer should make an MMORPG?

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I've been playing a bit of Cozy Grove lately, and I have to say, I'm incredibly glad that the company behind it, Spry Fox,...