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: Celebrating 5 years of Trove

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Today, Trove turns five years old! And Massively OP's MJ knows that five-year-olds get the best birthdays. There's the Sunfest celebration, a bonfire, and...
You put the gun on the robot and make it do a shoot.

Perpetuum’s community-run servers introduce the game’s newest robot class, the Destroyer

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It's been more than two years since the Perpetuum community took over the operation of the science fiction game, and in that time the...

Legends of Aria, Kickstarted in 2014 as Shards Online, has officially left early access and launched

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As promised, Legends of Aria officially launched out of early access and into the wild last night. We should also probably say "finally," as...

Black Desert console players are getting the new Hashashin class first

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Well, this is a decision that will no doubt draw forth reasoned discourse and carefully formatted reactions: Console players of Black Desert will be...

Working As Intended: Decorating MMORPG houses in SWG Legends and beyond

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I've been mulling over how to do a piece about MMO housing for a while now, spurred on by colleagues and readers who've said...
Hey, that's nice.

Guild Wars 2 datamining uncovers a new player guide coming to the game

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It's always the right time to welcome new people into your favorite MMO, but sometimes the process of getting them on board can be...
It just keeps happening.

WoW Factor: Dissecting the drips and drabs from the Shadowlands reveal stream

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All right. World of Warcraft: Shadowlands kicks off its beta next week. I would kind of like to be involved in that! I am...

Trove celebrates its fifth birthday with Delves on console and Sunfest for all

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I can hardly believe that Trove - the toy that was created in a Trion office by devs on their breaks and eventually turned...
Attached.

SuperData calls expansions the ‘lifeblood’ for World of Warcraft

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I have a thing about graphs without labeled axes. Just yesterday, I was literally making fun of the time Nexon turned in this unitless graph in its investor report. Yay squiggly lines!

RuneScape resorts to Desperate Measures with its July 27 content drop

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New content is always on the way to RuneScape, and this round, it's called Desperate Measures. As revealed yesterday, the new chapter will follow...
That was a real laugh!

The Daily Grind: Have you ever tried to get your money back from an MMO Kickstarter?

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We're all clear on the fact that at this point Kickstarted MMOs do not have a great track record, right? For every Elite: Dangerous...

The Stream Team: False Emperors and Hunter Killers in Star Wars: The Old Republic

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Massively OP's Larry and MJ weren't able to acquire all the parts last time, but they are close to completing their Hunter Killer droids...

Rebirth Online comes this month following its mobile predecessor

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We'd be very impressed with you if you were able to remember that a year-and-a-half ago, in the Before Times, there was a mobile...
These guys.

Final Fantasy XI’s newest login campaign offers you a bed for moogles

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Unfortunately for dedicated Final Fantasy XI players,the latest login campaign for FFXI does not give you a bed made of moogles. In fact, it's...

Wizard101’s avatar overhauls and Pirate101’s rewarding trivia

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KingsIsle's kid-friendly MMORPGs are cranking out the summer fun, so let's touch base with them today and see what's going on in the magical...
Tell me more, tell me more, but you don't have to brag.

Final Fantasy XIV’s next Live Letter is on July 22

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Every fan of Final Fantasy XIV is eagerly awaiting more information about patch 5.3 along with the patch's actual release. Of course, the patch...

The Stream Team: Needing that AQ3D nature wisp!

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How do you make Massively OP's MJ happily farm an instance? AQ3D knows: You put a pet in there! The Nature Guardian Tower has...

Desert Oasis: How should Black Desert handle class balance?

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Last week, I wrote about how the recent tamer changes in Black Desert resulted in a write-in campaign. Ever since then, I've had game...

DC Universe Online seeks player feedback on three new Artifacts arriving with the Wonderverse update

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We all know that the Wonderverse update coming to DC Universe Online in August is mostly going to be about Wonder Woman but that's...
Just marking time after all.

World of Warcraft Shadowlands’ beta begins next week

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Updates and pics are at the bottom of this post! Welcome back to Eliot liveblogging about Blizzard events. Like you, I thought we were done...

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