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]

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...

Star Citizen raked in higher profits over the month of June and the second quarter

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One might suspect that the month of May would have been a big one for Star Citizen's piggy bank owing to the Invictus event...

Choose My Adventure: The Elite Dangerous vs Pax Dei rematch

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Nine times out of ten, I generally follow the Will of the Polls here in MOP's Choose My Adventure column without too much question...

Final Fantasy XIV’s massive Dawntrail expansion is officially live today

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If you've already been playing Final Fantasy XIV's Dawntrail early access since Friday, then today's official launch will be little more than a blip...

Vitae Aeternum: New World Aeternum’s stagger changes could make or break the game

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In all the hubbub over New World's controversial Aeternum relaunch, there's one element of the update that's been largely overlooked. The features infographic mentions...

Chinese Star Citizen fan attempts to sound an alarm over a resolved Bar Citizen ticket price fiasco

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Followers of Star Citizen are likely very familiar with the Bar Citizen community meet-ups that run every year. These free player-run events allow fans...

Albion Online’s Paths to Glory update is coming July 22 with a new achievement system

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You had to know this one was coming, given the game's cadence, but finally we have details: Albion Online's Paths to Glory update, its...

BitCraft adds $20 supporter pack guaranteeing access to all future playtesting

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We're just a week away from BitCraft's second alpha, and developer Clockwork Labs has updated the account hub in preparation for the event. Specifically,...

The Daily Grind: How many players constitute a proper MMORPG raid?

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Back when Amazon first announced its New World Aeternum rebranding, I noticed an interesting comment about the planned raid. Longtime reader Squid opined that...
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Daybreak bought Palia studio Singularity 6 and aims to bring the game to launch

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File this one under "did not see this coming in a million years but also not sad about it whatsoever": Daybreak has acquired Palia...

The Stream Team: A Calamity of Fate in Elder Scrolls Online

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With Meln's Black Book in hand and Master Shelreni's spirit laid to rest, Massively OP's MJ is ready for the next step in saving...

Gamigo offloads Desert Operations and Wargame 1942 publishing to Fawkes with only two weeks’ notice on migrations

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Remember back at the end of 2020, when Gamigo began rather obviously to divest itself of most of its publishing agreements and video games,...

MMO Business Roundup: Roblox’s 4D AI, Perfect World’s layoffs, Bethsoft’s unionization, and Rockstar’s ambitions

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Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Business business business! Roblox - The controversial games giant now claims that it's "building...

Elder Scrolls Online sets July 3 preview date for update 43 and a new housing feature

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With Gold Road in the rear-view mirror, ZeniMax Online Studios is looking ahead to what the rest of the year holds for Elder Scrolls...

UK employment tribunal says Star Citizen studio discriminated against autistic employee

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While we recognize that this monetary ruling is barely a bug bite to the wrist of Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games, we'll take...
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Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail’s relatively smooth early access isn’t a sign of doom

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On Sunday evening, I had to log out from Final Fantasy XIV to take care of an errand. This is not unusual. It is,...
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Sega is promising a new open-world and massively multiplayer Crazy Taxi game

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If you've never played Crazy Taxi before, the gameplay is very simple to describe: Someone gets in your taxi, you drive to the designated...

Shroud of the Avatar offers an axe in honor of Richard Garriott’s birthday, but only for buying $80 in currency

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We're not trying to be facetious when it comes to writing headlines for Shroud of the Avatar, but when the update notes for Release...

Final Fantasy XIV posts updates regarding Aether data center login queues and Xbox bugs

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This past weekend was an obviously busy one for Final Fantasy XIV, as the pre-order early access for Dawntrail continued on, which has seen...

Corepunk’s third alpha test arrives this week with a fully voiced pilot episode

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A third round of alpha testing for the genre blended Corepunk kicks off this week, starting on Monday July 1st and running through Sunday,...