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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Last Oasis maps out 2020 content, plans another year of early access

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Remember at the end of June, when Last Oasis rolled out the first part of its Volcanic update? The second part is live today,...
It tracks.

Vague Patch Notes: New World delays to add the game into the game

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All right. Someone has to ask it, and it doesn't need to be me but it's still going to be me because I feel...
North north north.

Black Desert adds new PvP server, revamps main quest rewards for new levelers

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Black Desert's PC updates almost flew under the radar this week because they had no tentpole feature or event, but there's still plenty to...

Albion Online previews Roads of Avalon’s treasures and tribulations

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We're back to talking about roads in Albion Online; as promised, Sandbox Interactive has posted another of its deep-dives into the Roads of Avalon...

No Man’s Sky Desolation is live, sending players to explore spooky derelict ships

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No Man's Sky's Desolation update 2.6 is live today, and where do we even begin? The patch notes are short, but there's a ton...

World of Warcraft kicks off Shadowlands’ beta with Covenant choices and legendary powers

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It's official: The World of Warcraft: Shadowlands beta test is now live. Considering the lack of any other major releases right now, it's become...
Airborne sylphic event.

Final Fantasy XIV launches its special site for patch 5.3, Reflections in Crystal

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The next live letter for Final Fantasy XIV isn't until next week, but the special site for patch 5.3 has already arrived and can...
Engagement.

The Daily Grind: Are you anxious about the Funcom acquisition?

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I read the news today, oh boy. Tencent has bought out all of Funcom's stuff. This is pretty significant; it's yet another thing being...

Battle Bards Episode 173: Down on the farm

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Seeking a simpler and more quaint life? Then come on down to the farm with the Battle Bards, as the video game music crew...

MMOs you’ve never heard of: War Nomad, LifeBlast, Rise in Time

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Care for another round of MMOs you've likely never heard of? Sure you are. You've got nothing else going on until a certain shadowy...

Mabinogi will unleash the power of pets in its next update

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Having a pet in Mabinogi will be quite a bit different with the next planned update. Dubbed the P.E.T. update (which stands for Pawsitively...

Bit Legends is a new retro-pixel mobile MMO featuring both PvE and PvP

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So, who wanted a new mobile MMO? What if I tell you it's stuffed with retro graphics and is a bit different from the...

Lawful Neutral: No really, who owns Jagex and RuneScape?

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RuneScape is one of those games that always seems to fly under my radar. It's not intentional, and I don't have anything especially against...
The fanboy mines are harder to work all the time.

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is trying to move away from ‘anything that feels like it might be a grind’

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You've heard it from the World of Warcraft development team over and over: Anima for your covenants in Shadowlands will not be a grind....
Effing OOPS

Perfect Ten: Classic alt challenges for MMOs

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When you start up your first character in a new MMO, it's all fresh and novel. But if you're the sort of tedious weirdo...

Tencent edges out Sony in Leyou Technologies buyout negotiations

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A week or two ago, we covered the especially-amusing-to-MMO-fans news that Sony was gunning to buy up Leyou, the Chinese holding company that both...

Astellia Online heads to Avalon with its latest update

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The future has been revealed for Astellia Online, and that future is contained in one word: Avalon. The next big content update will take players...

Torchlight III opens PTR, tests endgame ‘dun’djinn’

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With massive adjustments, patch filler, and wipes incoming, Torchlight III isn't the most stable of online environments these days. Weirdly enough, it may actually...

The Daily Grind: How grown-up do you like your MMO graphics?

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I may be settling comfortably into middle age, but I'll freely admit that I'm very partial to bright colors and highly stylized designs for...

The Stream Team: Catching the killer in Elder Scrolls Online’s Kagnthamz

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The side quests (and holy sweet rolls!) and event distracted Massively OP's MJ from continuing The Elder Scrolls Online main Greymoor questline, but she's...

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