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]

The Stream Team: Participating in AQ3D’s Pirate Siege

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There's a new game mode in AQ3D that Massively OP's MJ has been waiting to try: Pirate Siege! A 3v3 naval war sounds like...

NCsoft is already sunsetting its Aion: Legions of War mobile MMO

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It's been a good half a year since we covered Aion: Legions of War, the mobile MMO spun-off from the Aion franchise, back for...

Lawful Neutral: Leakers, trade secrets, and lawsuits in the online gaming world

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In recent years, you might have noticed a new type of lawsuit coming out of game companies, as some of the more litigation-happy studios...

Roblox will stream the One World: Together At Home event tomorrow

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Let's be real, the campaign slogans for the games studio efforts to fight COVID-19 have started getting a bit ridiculous. Play Apart Together. Stay...

First Impressions: Fractured’s alpha playtest begins to put the pieces together

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As we reported at the end of last week, MMORPG sandbox Fractured opened up its alpha test to all backers. With this test phase,...

Camelot Unchained talks about a new island scenario and other updates in a livestream

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Camelot Unchained held a mid-April livestream to share some of its latest progress with backers and fans. Specifically, Mark Jacobs, who broadcast live from...
True strength is inside. But leveling should really help.

WoW Factor: Examining Shadowlands’ Shaman, Monk, and Druid ability changes

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So, here's something you might find funny: My greatest struggle with this particular ongoing World of Warcraft column was deciding the best possible order...
Also, far too many dwarves.

Final Fantasy XIV’s first patch 5.3 preview is due for April 24

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We already know that patch 5.3 for Final Fantasy XIV is going to be a little bit delayed, but it turns out that even...

DC Universe Online’s latest Birds of Prey episode is live with gobs of new content

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Daybreak's DC Universe Online has been kicking ass and taking names lately, and it's doing it again now. Last night, the latest Birds of...

Take a fresh tour of Population Zero’s planet Kepler and biomes

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Leaving planet Earth right now doesn't seem like such a bad idea, although life on Kepler might be even tougher. This is the location...

Blade and Soul hammers out a Steel Uprising patch

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You know what would go down really nice right about now? A huge, hefty MMO content update. Or a shamrock milkshake from McDonald's. But...

The Daily Grind: What dead MMOs are you missing while under quarantine?

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MOP reader Tyler wrote us a few weeks ago, pining for lost games during this time when so many people are under pandemic lockdown. "I...

The Stream Team: Seeing The Snitch in Dungeons and Dragons Online

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Tonight, Massively OP's MJ continues to her run through DDO's temporarily free content. The third part of this quest arc is The Snitch; the...

Massively Overthinking: MMO business models in the face of recession

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MOP reader Sray posed us an interesting question this past week focused on how MMO business models interface with the global economy. "The last major...

Old School RuneScape brings more player requested improvements in the latest update

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There's a fresh update for Old School RuneScape, and much like the last one, this one continues to add Poll #70 requests, which means...

Torchlight III expands localization and talks up the player housing fort feature

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Good news for Spanish-speaking players of Torchlight III who would prefer to play in that language, as the game's most recent update has added...

City of Titans shows off some recent images of Alexandria City

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The folks at City of Titans have stayed busy (and stayed safe), with continuing work on fleshing out the Alexandria City location. In a...

Realm of the Mad God’s remastered Unity edition, Exalt, is now in open beta

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Realm of the Mad God is one of those MMOs that are hard to quantify, being part retro-pixel shooter and part permadeath MMO in...

OrbusVR’s Secrets of Mugwood DLC launches April 28 with new zones and story

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Adorable virtual reality MMORPG OrbusVR has come such a long way since we first began covering it three years ago, with more content pumped...
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COVID-19: Gamescom goes digital, Star Trek Online honors medics, Raph Koster tackles pandemic denialism

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Welcome back to another roundup of how MMOs and the gaming industry are handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Yesterday we reported on the news that Germany...

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