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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Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs with weirdly defensive fanbases

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I do not have nice things to say about RuneScape. I have never had nice things to say about RuneScape. I also do not...

Black Desert’s 300v300 War of the Roses elite PvP battleground begins this week

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If mass PvP is your jam, Black Desert has some violent delights for you in the form of War of the Roses, live on...

New World has delayed its Aeternum console closed beta two weeks to July 25

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When Amazon first announced the Aeternum reboot and console port for New World, it noted that it would be rolling out beta testing all...

NetEase’s post-apoc survival MMO Once Human is live – and already tearing up Steam

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NetEase has been extremely busy the last few years, cranking out games and picking up studios to make more for what it apparently thinks...
Bye, guys.

The Daily Grind: Do you make your own fun in MMOs when you run out of content?

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This summer, my wife and I told our children that they don't get any "screen time" until after dinner each day. They initially struggled...

The Stream Team: Guild Wars 2’s The Predator’s Path

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With her mastery XP grind out of the way, Massively OP's MJ is finally set to continue the Heart of Thorns story in Guild...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 475: The Legend of Ralph Lobster

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Justin and Bree discuss Raph Koster's Stars Reach, Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail, Daybreak's purchase of Singularity 6 and Palia, Nexon's The First Descendant, and Guild Wars 2's housing, with a mailbag topic on the legend of Ralph Lobster.

The Stream Team: A very voxel Trove birthday

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Today, Trove turned nine years old! And if that wasn't reason enough for the voxel game to vie for Massively OP's MJ attention, the...

The Quinfall previews maritime activities and trading ahead of today’s second closed beta

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You've signed up. You've been selected. You thought it was happening on June 22nd but that was delayed. Now the time is here, as...

Fantastic Pixel Castle’s Project Ghost is still years out, but plans public playtest for ‘fairly soon’

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Fantastic Pixel Castle announced that Project Ghost recently crossed its second prototype milestone, with the first happening back in April, and the studio is...

EVE Online outlines plans to continue its nullsec focus and release Vanguard to Steam early access

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EVE Online fans have gotten their first taste of what the rest of this year is looking like for their favorite gankbox, as CCP...

Star Wars Galaxies Restoration rogue server confirms leak that it’s considering subscription benefits

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Uncertainty has enfolded Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Restoration III, as a player senator leaked financial plans from the team that suggest the...

Here’s what you can do in Embers Adrift’s free trial events this weekend

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A couple of weeks ago, Embers Adrift announced plans to host summertime events in the MMORPG during July and August; it didn't provide many...

Sandbox MMORPG Trove begins Sunfest celebrations for its ninth birthday

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It's official: Trion/Gamigo's voxel sandbox MMORPG Trove is turning nine years old today and is celebrating with its annual Sunfest events. "It's time to have...

The Soapbox: Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail, mortality, remembrance, and last chances

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Earlier this week, at least at the time of this op ed's writing, I completed the main story for Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail, and...

Corepunk wraps up its 50,000 player alpha 3 test: ‘Better than the last one’

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The third major alpha for Corepunk is officially history, as Artificial Core wrapped up the test and thanked players for their help in identifying...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Update 43 hits the PC public test server with new housing additions

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It was foretold in the Elder Scrolls that a test server update would arrive, bringing a way for people to peer into others' in-game...
Why shouldn't we all be here?

City of Heroes Homecoming begins public testing of new raid and Marine-themed support set

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The totally legal and licensed City of Heroes Homecoming (isn't that fun to say?!) has rolled out Issue 28: Page 1, dubbed Legacy, to...

The Daily Grind: If you could banish one piece of gear from MMOs, what would it be?

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When MMOs were new, the iconic chainmail bikini was a whole damn thing. It was the big joke in the games industry, the idea...
Earrings go here.

Final Fantasy XI preps new Sortie Records of Eminence for its next version update

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If you've been working your hardest but having a hard time convincing yourself to make more progress in Sortie in Final Fantasy XI, hopefully...