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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WoW Factor: The time-skip Shadowlands theory and the longing for World of Warcraft 2

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All right, here we go. Normally this is the sort of thing that I wouldn't actually spend a whole week on because believe it...

Warhammer Online: Return of Reckoning adds an original dueling arena, teases future content

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The Warhammer Online rogue server Return of Reckoning is pressing on with updates, including yesterday's patch which added an all-new dueling arena among other...
I suppose.

RIFT begins fourth battle pass season as dataminers dig up new passes and a warfront

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Holy crap, stuff is happening in RIFT. First, Gamigo kicked off the game's fourth battle pass season, which runs through August 13th and offers all...
Whee or something.

World of Warcraft introduces an Auction House ‘action budget’ that is then immediately removed

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It's time to talk about Auctioneer for World of Warcraft. If you're unfamiliar with this particular add-on, what it does is pretty scan the...

Path of Exile’s Harvest League is live today – and the community bought the devs lunch

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It's harvest day for Path of Exile, as the game's latest expansion is live this afternoon on PC (with PS4 and XBbox One to...

The Daily Grind: Are you a min-maxer in MMORPGs?

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A few weeks back, the Skyrim Grandma - aka Shirley Curry, who's been profiled in our own Massively Uplifting column more than once -...

The Stream Team: Working among Neverwinter’s werewolves

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Massively OP's MJ and her team thwarted Idris' attempt to build an undead army in Ebon Downs, but there's plenty of adventure to be...

Massively Overthinking: When should we cut MMO studios some slack for trainwreck launches?

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A while back, the MOP writers were chatting about some of the trainwreck launches we've seen from MMO studios over the last few years. "I...

Nexon’s mobile MMORPG V4 will launch in the west for PC and mobile this year

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Last year, Nexon announced that it was rolling its mobile MMORPG V4 over to Korean PC players. Now, it's making eyes at the rest...

Blade & Soul demos Way of the Lightning spec as Korean version preps new class

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Players of Blade & Soul's western version are in for a treat, at least if they play the Force Master, as NCsoft West has...

DC Universe Online invokes the Council of Wonder Women for WONDERVERSE, launching in August

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Daybreak's DC Universe Online is turning its attention to Wonder Woman for its next episode, dubbed WONDERVERSE. "In WONDERVERSE, the Source Wall has cracked and...

The Stream Team: Going in the Nature Guardian Tower in AdventureQuest 3D

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During a previous escapade, Massively OP's MJ discovered the Nature Guardian Tower in Heartwood that was lost to time, but that's not where this...

Lord of the Rings Online devs discuss Rohan housing, new hooks, and future neighborhoods

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So who wants to talk Lord of the Rings Online housing? Yao at French fansite D&Co du Milieu recently landed a fun new interview...

Who really owns RuneScape? A new Chinese lawsuit in the UK is poised to find out

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Ah, remember 2019? Such a terrible year, made good only in hindsight. Throughout that year, we wrote about how RuneScape developer Jagex was put...
Similar, but not the same.

Vague Patch Notes: Have we ever really had an MMO sequel?

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In the wake of Justin's recent column on whether or not MMO sequels are a good idea, MOP reader Bobfish had an interesting question...
Very mature.

74,000 WoW Classic accounts just got the banhammer for botting and other cheats

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This'll shock you, but not everyone playing WoW Classic is doing it for the thrill of an arguably more hardcore experience: Some people are...

Echo of Soul is getting a new version that will come to the West via Gamigo

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This news will either signal an exciting bit of new MMORPG gaming or strike very familiar, depending on whom you ask. In any event,...
I'm on a boat.

World of Warcraft brings back Single-Minded Fury in Shadowlands

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All of you who play Warriors in World of Warcraft and like to be in the class of characters who flip out and break...

Torchlight III acknowledges rocky launch, promises work toward act three and more

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Not quite a week into the surprise early access launch of PWE's Torchlight III, Echtra Games' Max Schaefer has posted a developer messaging acknowledging,...

Magic: Legends continues its artistic tour of the realms with a look at Benalia

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The preview of Shiv was nice, but what if you like your realm a little less sulfurous and lava-filled? Then come to Benalia, the...

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