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]

Old School RuneScape’s vampire patch triggers a rollback, Jagex supports Black Lives Matter

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Here's the good news for Old School RuneScape fans: The 2007-era MMO just unleashed its Darkmeyer update on the world, which "introduces the Sins...
Darkness!

Final Fantasy XIV cancels its North American fan festival for 2020 over COVID-19, delays patch 5.3

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One of the later events scheduled for this year has still been claimed by the global pandemic; Final Fantasy XIV's fan festival scheduled for...

The Daily Grind: What was the last ‘new’ thing you learned about an MMO you’ve played a long time?

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So I've been playing SWG Legends about two years now, and yet I'm constantly learning things that are completely new to me. For example,...

The Stream Team: Bring on Neverwinter’s Barrow Lords!

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There are a host of Barrow Lords in Neverwinter, and Massively OPs MJ is ready to meet and greet them. But it won't be...

Massively Overthinking: Deleting pieces of MMOs to save them

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Two ideas floated across my virtual desk in recent weeks, neither directly relating to MMORPGs, but they put the nugget of an idea in...

Ultima Online revamps event gamemaster tools ahead of its big secret announcement later this year

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It sounds as if even 23-year-old Ultima Online is benefiting from the continuing stay-at-home state of many players, as the game's latest newsletter declares...

Black Desert recaps the Heidel Ball announcements in a Twitter thread

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You're a busy person. You've got things to do, monsters to slay, countless upgrades to chase, and nodes to war over. You missed Black...

Albion Online adds arena improvements, more solo randomized dungeons, and zerg changes

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A new patch for the Queen update of Albion Online is live, and it's basically providing a few adjustments to make life a little...
How am I supposed to remember you if you won't let me forget?

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen talks encounter design, NPC Dispositions, and player zone camping

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The most recent developer roundtable steam from the Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen devs covers a lot of pretty big topics, including the game's...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Matt Firor addresses Greymoor launch issues

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Elder Scrolls Online game director Matt Firor has posted a lengthy and detailed explanation of some of the rough spots encountered during last week's...

Ashes of Creation puts up a spectacular 4K video of raw gameplay footage

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With Ashes of Creation's pre-alpha ticking along and the NDA partially lifted, we're starting to hear more and more about this upcoming MMO. It's...

Marvel Heroes would’ve been seven years old today if Gazillion hadn’t imploded

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It may not have been a traditional MMORPG, but it's safe to say that Marvel Heroes was a pet favorite here among the Massively...
Impending.

Naoki Yoshida dismisses Final Fantasy XVI directorship rumors

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The rumors have flown around about Naoki Yoshida being attached to Final Fantasy XVI as the game's director. In fact, the rumors have been flying...
Burnsauce.

Storyboard: Making fights matter in MMOs (and in roleplay)

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You know what's fascinating about the original Guild Wars release, later redubbed as Guild Wars: Prophecies? The Prince Rurik fight works. Yes, these are spoilers for a...

Phantasy Star Online 2 promises continued work on Windows 10 issues while running a casino boost week

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So, PC player friends, how has Phantasy Star Online 2 been working for you? Have you been running face-first into issues? Have you been...

Amazon’s New World gears up with all the loot you can handle

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Let's not beat around the bush, here: We are all loot fanatics. We love getting those choice drops and seeing our bags fill up...
Can I come out yet?

World of Warcraft previews the region of Ardenweald and the Night Fae

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A land of perpetual twilight, overseen by the Winter Queen, Ardenweald is a forested portion of the afterlife players will be exploring in World of...

EVE Online patch enables trillions of ISK in theft from inactive players

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When EVE Online introduced player-built citadels in the 2016 Citadel expansion, there were fears that people wouldn't trust them enough to put their valuable...
Bork.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO antagonists do you still fondly remember?

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For some reason, even in the earlier years of World of Warcraft, my favorite antagonists were never the big villains that were supposedly built up...

The Stream Team: Advancing to the abandoned lodge in ESO’s Greymoor

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Massively OP's MJ learned a few more facts about the shady dealings happening in  in ESO's city of Solitude. She needs proof, however, to...

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