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]

Kickstarted MMORPG Crowfall moves from pre-alpha to alpha today

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Goodbye pre-alpha, hello alpha: ArtCraft is officially pushing Crowfall into the next stage of testing. It hasn't been without its setbacks - MMO vets...
Lol

Vague Patch Notes: BlizzCon’s cancellation might just be for the best

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After a lot of time spent expecting this particular announcement, yesterday it was finally confirmed that there will be no BlizzCon 2020. This is...

Nordic-themed MMO Odin: Valhalla Rising gets a publishing deal with Kakao Games and a gameplay trailer

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You'll never guess the setting for the upcoming MMORPG Odin: Valhalla Rising. Admittedly, it couldn't be more on the nose unless it were called...

Fallout 76 interview: Bethsoft on One Wasteland, text chat, and other radioactive topics

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After a year and a half of regrettable design and business decisions (not to mention unending castigation in the media and among the community),...
Yeah but WHY though

EverQuest runs into some fresh server problems overnight, EverQuest II releases new podcast

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The server-related headaches for EverQuest just keep coming. Hot off of the heels of last week's extended maintenance, the classic MMORPG's servers found new...
Yeah, it's never happening.

First Impressions: Phantasy Star Online 2’s technical clownshow mangled its PC launch

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Phantasy Star Online 2 is, bar none, the absolute worst experience I have ever had with trying to get a game working on my...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Greymoor, Phantasy Star Online 2 PC struggle during launch week

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If you thought Guild Wars 2's No Quarter was going to be the release champion of this big-launch MMO week, you deserve a whole...
That's not a doll, guy.

The Daily Grind: What are the MMO starting zones that feel most welcoming to you?

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To this day, there is no starting zone in any MMO that has felt as warm and welcoming to me as Ronfaure in Final Fantasy...

The Stream Team: Procuring droid parts in SWTOR

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Last time, Massively OP's MJ discovered a cache of assassin droids in SWTOR, and she knows how to get herself one of her very...

RuneScape’s Ninjas make several fixes to boss instances and interfaces

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Go ninja, go ninja, go! More directly, the Ninja Team of Jagex, which has applied a variety of fixes in RuneScape's most recent patch....

Elite Dangerous plans Fleet Carriers launch for June 9, with bug fixes and mining balances along the way

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Elite Dangerous' Fleet Carriers may have been delayed from last year, but the update is on track now: Frontier formalized a June 9th launch...
Lies, damn lies, and statistics.

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands will allow blue-eyed Blood Elves and Void Elves

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Remember when people got very excited about finding blue eyes for elves in the customization options in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands? And remember when...

Elteria Adventures is a Landmark-like MMO of cute but deadly critters and fully destructible environments

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Assuming this press release in front of me is to be believed, this new title might be the closest thing we get to seeing...

Black Desert has a horsey event and a schedule for the digital Heidel Ball, mobile has an Enraged Red Nose

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It's horsey time in Black Desert! Technically, any time can be horsey time, but the latest update has a very horse-specific event as well...
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Neverwinter introduces its 19th module, Avernus, launching ‘soon’ for PC

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In a bit of a low-key announcement this morning, Perfect World and Cryptic have taken the lid off what's next for Neverwinter. If you...

The Stream Team: So long MapleStory 2 and thanks for all the ducks

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Duck you world for ripping away this spot of yellow fluffiness! It is with great sadness than Massively OP's MJ sends MapleStory 2 off...
Mushrooms.

World of Warcraft celebrates the Glowcap Festival today

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Today in Zangarmash in World of Warcraft neither badgers nor snakes are welcome, because the micro-holiday is all about mushrooms. Yes, it's time for the...

Perfect Ten: Unconventional MMORPG magic classes

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Earth. Fire. Air. Water. These elements are all well and good if you want to summon Captain Planet for some reason, but they make...
Darky dark dark dark.

Aion’s Shadows Over Balaurea is live today in North America

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It's shadow time for Aion players on the NA servers, because Shadows Over Balaurea is live in the game today. This means that Inggison...

Funcom is set to reveal an ‘unannounced game’ on June 5

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Does Funcom have another game up its sleeve? It appears so, as the Oslo-based developer broadly hinted that it is getting ready to make...

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