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]

LOTRO Legendarium: What we have here is a failure to communicate

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If this year has taught us anything, it's that clear and boosted communication is vital to handling a crisis. Having information and a message...

Rockstar addresses GTAO and Red Dead Online content droughts with vague previews

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Rockstar hasn't had the best summer, what with SuperData dinging GTAO for its lack of major content leading to revenue dips and gamers protesting...
Yeah, it's never happening.

SEGA clarifies what exactly Phantasy Star Online 2’s standalone revamp is

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Yesterday's big Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis announcement left pretty much everyone confused about what exactly it is. A do-over? An expansion? A...

Rumor: The next Fable may be an MMO

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Could the Fable series be heading in a massively multiplayer direction? A blazing hot rumor is searing its way through the internets this week that...

An interview with Jagex ahead of the launch of RuneScape’s Desperate Measures

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Next week, the latest RuneScape quest, Desperate Measures, is arriving in the game. These story additions are always a big deal to the game's...

Lord of the Rings Online returned to service last night, with fresh outages and lag

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We return to the ongoing Lord of the Rings Online saga this morning, as Standing Stone Games' MMOs have entered their 10th day of...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever felt robbed in an MMO?

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The title of this Daily Grind can go in a lot of directions, can't it? We could be talking here about an actual thief...
Let the dead bury their dead, they will come out in droves.

Massively Overthinking: Contemplating the never-ending summer of not-E3

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A couple of weeks back, I was reading a piece on RPS that jokingly lamented the way the game reveals of this summer have...

Superhero MMO Valiance Online plans an open beta in August

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Of the big three City of Heroes-inspired superhero MMOs, Valiance Online probably wasn't the one most folks expected to be next in line for...

DC Universe Online unveils a release date and new key art for the Wonderverse update

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You know that an update is coming soon when some fancy new key art is displayed for it. Also, you know an update is...
Tink tink.

EverQuest II brings Tinkerfest around once more until August 5

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Do you love tinkering with the gnomes in EverQuest II? Alternately, do you absolutely hate doing that but love taking part in seasonal events...

SuperData June 2020: Valorant had the ‘biggest launch ever for a free-to-play PC title’

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It's time for our monthly check-in on how the games industry is doing according to SuperData's numbers, and don't worry - they're all still...

Sea of Thieves offers apologies and compensation for last weekend’s dataloss

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So let me tell you a story. It's a story about an online gaming company that had major problems with its servers last weekend....

SEGA announces Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis for 2021

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If Phantasy Star Online 2's long-awaited arrival on western devices this past spring didn't light your world on fire, then maybe you'll be happier...

Desert Oasis: Black Desert’s outlook in the lead-up to Crimson Desert

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I've played nothing but the Black Desert season servers in the last month. It's such a fresh breath of air, and it's something I...

Wizard101 drops a massive summer update with character facelifts

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You hear that delighted squealing? It's just the Wizard101 community as they unpack a Christmas' worth of presents in this week's summer content update. KingsIsle's...
Sky sky sky

Vague Patch Notes: No Man’s Sky is the real reboot success story

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Whenever an MMO of any type has a launch that resembles the Nedelin catastrophe, people start talking about what the studio should do to...

PlanetSide 2 is finally nerfing the Firestorm implant in today’s update

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Daybreak's Rogue Planet Games is rolling out an update for PlanetSide 2 this morning, focused on tweaks to the Firestorm implant that effectively nerf...
Override.

Final Fantasy XIV updates its Reflections in Crystal site as it passes 20 million registered players

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It was easy to miss amidst all of the other news contained in yesterday's live letter from producer and director Naoki Yoshida, but Final...

Black Desert offers free play event ahead of transmedia synergy collab with Netflix’s Cursed

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So here's one I did not expect to see in my inbox this morning: Pearl Abyss has apparently teamed up with Netflix for a...

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