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]

Lost Ark announces a registration date for Japanese closed beta, shows off a guild territory feature for Season 2

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The outward expansion of MMOARPG Lost Ark has taken another big step forward. The game's official Japanese Twitter account has announced that Thursday, June...

ArcheAge’s controversial Garden of the Gods expansions is live today

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It should be a happy day for ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained, as the duo's latest expansion, Garden of the Gods, is going live. But...
Come on, man.

The Daily Grind: Which long-in-testing MMOs should just toughen up and launch already?

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I like a lot of the stuff that Warframe does, but it still sparks anger in me when someone reminds me that the game is technically...
WRONG KIND OF SHINE

Final Fantasy XI deploys its anniversary event and its June update to the live servers

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Players had to wait a little bit longer for Final Fantasy XI's anniversary event this year, due to the whole... global pandemic thing. Fortunately, the...

RuneScape fixes evil trees and ‘horribly deformed’ livestock as Jagex celebrates a $250K charity donation

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Another week, another RuneScape patch. It's a tale as old as time, but as the headline alludes, this week's set of patch notes has...

EVE Echoes readies up a final playtest before official launch and shares a Q&A

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With the mobile MMO EVE Echoes on the horizon, there's time still for one last test to make sure everything is right and tight....

New World previews its crafting system and player housing decoration

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Yesterday's New World dev blog was all about character development and progression, and it was a bit of a let down for folks who...
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No Man’s Sky impements full PC and console crossplay starting tomorrow

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When Hello Games announces new stuff for No Man's Sky, two things are usually true: They're huge, and they're soon. And today's announcement from...

The Stream Team: Starting Trove’s Splendid Summer Event

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What, you thought it was just spring? Get with the times! It's summer now! At least it is in Trove event time: The Splendid...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Greymoor chapter is live on console today

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Skyrim is finally opening up for everyone in Elder Scrolls Online today as Greymoor finally officially launches on console. It's been delayed a few...

Desert Oasis: Exploring Black Desert’s mysterious O’dylitta region

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With the Heidel ball now a memory, there's much to look forward to in Black Desert Online. Along with a new class and a variety...

Phantasy Star Online 2 adds new campaigns and issues boosts for broken content release times

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Phantasy Star Online 2 has just finished its latest maintenance which has brought on a variety of things for players to do. Among them...

Perfect Ten: The most fun pre-launch MMO runs

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You know what's really fun? The build-up to an MMO's release, especially when you're really invested in that particular game. Some of my fondest...
Cool story, guy!

Black Desert delays season servers on PC, adds Margoria on console, as Shadow Arena sees 5K concurrent players

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Black Desert's PC version is gearing up for summer, which means a deluge of events under the "Waiting for Summer" banner. Players will be...

The Soapbox: Yes, here

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This guest Soapbox was commissioned through MassivelyOP's original Kickstarter back in 2015; the writer has chosen to remain anonymous. The opinions in guest Soapboxes...
That's Trek for you.

Star Trek Online promises Romulan boosting while fan podcast calls for a boycott of the game in support of Black Lives Matter

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The developers behind Star Trek Online are letting players boost up a Romulan. A new level boost pack coming soon allows you to start...
We're here! We're... that's it, actually.

EverQuest’s Jen Chan apologizes for ongoing issues, compensates players

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Apparently it's been a rough scene in both EverQuest games over the past few months. And this isn't coming from our readers; Darkpaw's Jen...

The Daily Grind: Do MMO studios favor console or PC players more?

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Here's a topic that I'm torn on answering definitively because I think it changes from studio to studio when it comes to prioritizing the...
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Neverwinter explores the regions of Avernus for its upcoming module

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When the next module arrives in Neverwinter, you can go to Hell. Specifically, the first layer of the Nine Hells, Avernus, a war-torn wasteland of...
Oddly beautiful.

Wake of the Storm brings new weapons, accessories, runes, and an instance to Aion EU

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European players of Aion are facing the Wake of the Storm, which sounds pretty dramatic as update names go. Several of the patch's features...

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