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]

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...
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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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WoW Factor: Shadowlands has a release date… again

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I really thought I had written a column when World of Warcraft properly announced the launch date for Shadowlands. Alas, I apparently did not. But I...

Lord of the Rings Online is seeking a new senior game producer

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The Lord of the Rings Online team is looking to grow by at least one significant role, as Daybreak posted a job listing for...
The fanboy mines are harder to work all the time.

The Daily Grind: What does the future of (World of) Warcraft look like?

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Usually, Activision-Blizzard investor calls are boring as heck and I wish I didn't have to sit through all the Call of Duty and Candy...

The Stream Team: A night of Dungeons and Dragons Online Night Revels

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Night Revels are upon us in DDO, and Massively OP's MJ is ready for the reveling. This year will be the first time the...

Massively Overthinking: Doing crimes and getting punished in MMORPGs

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A couple of weeks before Dual Universe's snafu banning beta players for taking advantage of a developer's poorly permissioned structure, I saw the game's...

Closers goes down for maintenance until November 5, TERA Console announces work on a DPS meter

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The MMOs Formerly Associated with Bluehole, aka TERA Console and Closers (seriously, it's a bit of a Gordian knot, which we've helped cut through...
They're big, you see.

Final Fantasy XI starts a new series of winter campaigns on November 11

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Winter is coming in Final Fantasy XI. Wait, sorry, that's not quite right; winter is coming in the real world, and that's being reflected with the...

Activision-Blizzard Q3 2020: Blizzard MAUs fell to 30M as overall ActiBlizz revenues hold steady

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It's time for another round of Activision-Blizzard financials as today covers Q3 2020. It's been a weird couple of years for the company as...

Netmarble’s mobile TERA Origin to close down in Japan

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Oh you can give me all the big wet lavender anime eyes you want, banner girl, but your game is doomed. DOOMED, I say! The...

Pathfinder Online adds new structures for Combat Alchemists and rebalances an Escalation

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When I saw the words "Combat Alchemist" in the latest patch notes for Pathfinder Online, I immediately brought to mind someone charging into battle...
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The Elder Scrolls Online details the challenges and rewards of the Vateshran Hollows

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Facing off against deadly foes in single combat, traversing new landscapes, and earning your way to improved rewards. That might sound familiar to players...

The Stream Team: Halloween happenings in Lord of the Rings Online

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With the Haunted Burrow and an entire Halloween zone, LOTRO really is one of the best places to spend the spooky holiday. Add in...

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