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: The painful process of Mandalorian battle pup adoption in SWTOR

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Adopting a pet is not easy, especially not in SWTOR. And especially not when it's a Mandalorian war machine, er good boi. Massively OP's...

Aion Classic EU offers unique rewards to those who plumb the Red Throne dungeon for a limited time

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Usually clearing an MMORPG's dungeon is meant to offer rewards for your character. That's hardly news. However, a new event that's kicked off for...

DC Universe Online rolls out Aquaman-themed Tides of War event for the summer

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Daybreak's DC Universe Online's servers were offline a bit yesterday, but only for good things, as the Tides of War summer event and concomitant...

Here’s how the ‘cellular automata simulation’ in Raph Koster’s new sandbox MMORPG Stars Reach works

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In the wake of the announcement of Stars Reach, Playable Worlds' Raph Koster has been making the rounds of Reddit and the gaming blogosphere...
Raft.

RIFT brings Summerfest around through July 24

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Hokay, RIFT, we need to talk about something with your announcement of Summerfest's return. You start that announcement by stating that it's been a...

Mortal Online 2 releases its mastery tree system, adds a new dungeon, and introduces more items

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No, Mortal Online 2 is not making characters masters of climbing trees; it's adding a mastery tree for them to climb in its latest...

Lord of the Rings Online begins its EU server and Veil of the Nine stress test this afternoon

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After a brief delay yesterday, Standing Stone Games is back on track with Lord of the Rings Online's Mordor server stress test, which means...

EverQuest’s continuing 2024 roadmap teases The Outer Brood expansion and a server merge

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"The Year of Darkpaw has passed the halfway mark and is still going strong!" Daybreak's Jenn Chan says in her latest EverQuest producer's letter,...

Perfect Ten: 10 more MMOs you’ve already forgotten ever existed, from Elyon to Defiance

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Last year, I assembled a list of 10 former MMOs that not only have ceased to exist but have ceased to be remembered (for...

The Game Archaeologist: World of Warcraft in the 1990s

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MMORPGs don't pop out of nowhere, ex nihilo, to suddenly be enjoyed by players across the globe. Good ones take several years, dozens of...
Money.

RuneScape’s RuneFest is saved as Jagex sets new location and dates for March 2025

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Jagex's RuneScape-themed fan festival RuneFest has not had the best luck the last few years. Jagex had to cancel it back in 2020 for...
This, but without the camraderie and friendship.

Funcom marks Secret World’s 12th anniversary with a brief message of thanks

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Today, July 3rd, marks the launch date of the deeply unique modern world MMORPG The Secret World, which has been online for 12 years...

Black Desert’s latest class, the mist-warrior Dosa, is live in today’s PC update

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If you peeped any of the news coming out of Pearl Abyss' Black Desert Heidel Ball extravaganza in Beynac-et-Cazenac a few weeks back, you...

The Daily Grind: Which MMOs have the best character select screens?

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With The War Within pre-patch arriving in late July, World of Warcraft's character select screen is getting a huge makeover to allow you to...

The Stream Team: Catching the updraft in Guild Wars 2

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With the dragon Glint's egg safely guarded in Guild Wars 2's Tarir, Massively OP's MJ can now turn her full attention to destroying Mordremoth...

Trove celebrates ninth birthday, plans Sunfest, and offers console roadmap

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Next week, Trion's original voxelbox Trove turns nine years old, and though Trion is long gone, current handler Gamigo and its severely underpaid community...

Prosperous Universe adds new political layers, German language support, and loan creation

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Most of the time when Prosperous Universe crosses our desk, it's because the devs have put up some extremely granular but arguably sleep-inducing dev...
Twee leet.

Villagers & Heroes opens up the Twilight Vale for its midsummer event

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It's time for players of Villagers & Heroes to take a trip to the Twilight Vale because the zone is open once again. That...

Aion Classic EU showcases the upcoming cross-server PvP battlefield of Apheta Beluslan

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For all of its PvE gameplay, Aion also has a lot of faction vs. faction PvP going on for it, and soon more of...

Lord of the Rings Online delays European legendary server stress test, tweaks crafting quest beta

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If you were hoping to join Lord of the Rings Online's Mordor server stress test today, you're about to be disappointed as it's been...