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]

The Stream Team: Socially un-distant undead are sieging AQ3D’s Battleon!

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So many new things arrived recently in AQ3D that Massively OP's MJ couldn't experience them all at once. Apparently, undead are craving some social...

Choose My Adventure: Accidentally going to Hell and other Dungeons and Dragons Online misadventures

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I’m only level 3 and already Dungeons and Dragons Online has elected to whup my ass. By the barest margin, the polls said to pick...

Hello there! Star Wars The Old Republic just officially launched on Steam

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Remember back when EA refused to put much of anything on Steam, lest it compete with its own Origin platform? Those days have fast...
WORK THAT SOUL OR SOMETHING

SoulWorker Anime Legends is available now for mobile devices

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If you really enjoy SoulWorker Online but find yourself frustrated that there are times when you have to be away from your desktop and...

Nexon’s new mobile and PC MMO V4 arrives on July 22 — here’s a panoramic trailer

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Over the course of this past June we've been checking in on V4, a new MMORPG from Nexon arriving to PC and mobile devices...

LOTRO has now been suffering downtime and tech issues for an entire week

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It turns out to have been a bad week to start subbing to Lord of the Rings Online. As we've been covering, LOTRO is now...
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

World of Warcraft has been post-Pandaria longer than it has been pre-Pandaria (in the EU)

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When dealing with a long-running MMO, it's easy to sort its history into eras based on expansions. But it's also good to remember that...

The Daily Grind: Do you rely on reviews for your MMO purchases?

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On MOP, we don't do formal reviews; we've spent the last 10 years arguing that MMORPGs change so dramatically from year to year that...

The Stream Team: Elder Scrolls Online presents The Liar, the Witch, and the Werewolf

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After Massively OP's MJ snuffed the life out of the queen's assassin, she discovered what the coven was plotting in ESO's Greymoor. And it...

Shroud of the Avatar is adding teleporters that link player-owned towns in Release 80

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Don't let that image above fool you. That's no ordinary covered wagon, that's a high-tech teleportation device that will forever change how players travel...
Yes... the island.

Temtem adds in the Kisiwa island tomorrow

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It's time to make some friends in Temtem with the next major update coming tomorrow. Not just because players will be tasked with fighting...

Enter to win a Population Zero Steam key from Enplex and MassivelyOP

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Make no mistake, Population Zero isn't giving up: Last week, the early access Steam MMO pushed out another update in the wake of its...
Oh, great.

COVID-19 roundup: How the pandemic has affected game devs, GameStop’s flip-flopping on mask wearing policy

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Hey, it's been some time since we've done one of these roundup stories about the novel coronavirus' effect on gaming, and since there are...
Oh, that clears it up nicely.

New cross-platform Korean MMO RISE gets a story trailer

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A grizzled Standard Video Game Protagonist (model option 2C, Young Man Stubble Beard) has a horse. There is no one else and no civilization...
Cars!

Wisdom of Nym: What content in Final Fantasy XIV is optional?

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So here's an interesting question with an answer that continually shifts: What content is optional in Final Fantasy XIV? If you're a big fan of...
See? No bear.

Ashes of Creation’s Steven Sharif gives an impromptu talk on the game’s mechanics

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So a funny thing happened during a Summit1g livestream on Saturday. The streamer was checking out a recent LazyPeon breakdown video for Ashes of...

The Elder Scrolls Online is pulled from Stadia Pro’s lineup, causing players to cry foul

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Back in June, The Elder Scrolls Online first announced that it would be arriving for free on Stadia Pro, with the only asterisk being...

Lord of the Rings Online goes into its sixth day of server outages

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The server woes that began last Wednesday for Lord of the Rings Online continued all through the weekend, with players on multiple realms left...

The Daily Grind: How do you feel about ‘oh shit’ buttons in MMOs?

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I hate "oh shit" buttons! Justin and I were joking about this on a podcast a while back, but I mean it quite seriously. I...

MMO Week in Review: One does not simply log into LOTRO

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I mean you can try, but you can't actually do it right now. It's calling you like the ring calls Boromir, but you're Gimli...

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