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]

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City of Heroes’ SEGS rebuild project releases a pre-alpha version of its engine

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The Super Entity Game Server (SEGS) project, which readers will recall is an attempt to rewrite the code for City of Heroes to connect...

Nexon will take MapleStory Fest all-digital on November 11

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Nexon is getting ready to kick off its third MapleStory Fest, and like so many other gaming events this year, this version will indeed...
What a shock.

Star Wars: The Old Republic outlines its triumvirate of special events running in October

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Welcome to another month of events in Star Wars: The Old Republic wherein you're exploring the relics of the Gree! It's always Gree, isn't it?...

OrbusVR’s most recent patch adds a new island, treasure maps, bracers, and long-term missions

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It was certainly an inevitable conclusion, but the playerbase of OrbusVR has successfully completed the required tasks for the Explore the Realm community event,...

The Stream Team: Conjurer class questing in FFXIV

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After poking back into FFXIV for its 10th anniversary, Massively OP's MJ yearned for more adventures on her Miqo'te, so she's nabbed Chris to...

Crowfall’s October ACE Q&A livestream discusses expanded build options coming in update 6.2

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The month of October is all about update 6.2 for Crowfall, which will be all about deepening the build variety for players of the...
I'm definitely an elf!

Perfect Ten: What gamers need to understand about MMO mages

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So the first two times I tackled this type of topic for the Perfect Ten column here on Massively OP, I had the advantage...
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World of Warcraft will still offer 100% drop rates for raid-dropped mounts in the Shadowlands pre-patch

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One of the big things that World of Warcraft players have been advised to get done before the launch of the Shadowlands pre-patch is to hunt...

O’dyllita is live for Black Desert PC as console launches its first Succession classes

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The O'dyllita region is finally open for PC players of Black Desert today! Readers will recall that the high-level area was postponed back in...

Cryptic’s Stephen D’Angelo on City of Heroes’ lessons, Star Trek Online’s booming revenues

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It's been a wild year for PWE's Cryptic Studios, as it's been busy maintaining its core MMORPGs but also working on Magic Legends, which...

Lord of the Rings Online tests missions, pushes back Halloween

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It's shaping up to be a busy month over in Lord of the Rings Online, as yet another preview build of Update 28 went...
It sells the landing.

The Daily Grind: Does gacha have a place in MMO business models?

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Just so, so many of my friends are playing Genshin Impact these days -- and not just playing, but gushing over the fun, the...

The Stream Team: Frolicking in EverQuest II’s moon forest

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As beautiful as the crystalline structures are, Massively OP's MJ can't help but love the lushness of the Aurelian Coast in EverQuest II's Blood...
SWAP!

Neverwinter allows for cooldown-free power swaps on console with its latest patch

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Don't you hate when you're playing Neverwinter on your PlayStation 4 and you realize you need to change your power setup but don't want to...

Shroud of the Avatar will introduce expanded teleporter functionality in Release 83

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Release 83 for Shroud of the Avatar is going to make fast travel significantly more convenient for those players who own certain teleporters in...

RuneScape begins mental health charity drive, plans Orthen digsite launch for October 19

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October's destined to be a solid month for RuneScape fans, thanks to the release of a new archaeology digsite rolling out on October 19th....
Can I come out yet?

Massively OP Podcast Episode 291: Day of Delays

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW Shadowlands' and Magic Legends' delays, Torchlight 3's planned launch, PlanetSide 2's big patch, Skyforge's Switch announcement, and HEX's sunset, with a Daily Grind lightning round and mailbag topics on feelung untethered from MMOs, live podcasts, and MMO dailies.

Star Trek Online’s House Shattered is live on PC as the game heads to the Epic Games Store

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Star Trek Online's new season is called House Shattered, but it is not in fact about shattering actual houses, as satisfying as that might...
Nah, you're gonna make it, buddy!

World of Warcraft shares its survival guide for the Shadowlands pre-patch next week

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You still have another week before World of Warcraft releases its Shadowlands pre-patch, which marks the end of the game's Battle for Azeroth phase and moves into...

Guild Wars 2’s Halloween festival, Shadow of the Mad King, returns October 13

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On today's podcast, Justin asked me which MMO NPC needed more screentime, and I don't remember whom I picked but it was wrong. Obviously,...

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