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]

Lord of the Rings Online begins testing War of the Three Peaks DLC, and yes, boar mounts are high-price bundle perks

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The big fall update for Lord of the Rings Online -- newly promoted to "mini-expansion" status with an accompanied price tag -- is now...

The Stream Team: Celebrating Aion’s 11th birthday

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Aion holds a very special place in Massively OP's MJ's heart; after all, it's what brought her to MOP! So of course she wants...

RuneScape adds new Lunar spells, launches a fresh Yak Track, and announces Golden Gnome finalists

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This week in RuneScape brings yet another cornucopia of... stuff. It's another update post and it's once again all over the map, but it...
Dig dig dig dig dig.

Legends of Aria looks back at the summer PvP arena season and notes adjustments due for next season

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The PvP arena is nearly closed for the summer in Legends of Aria, and so it's time to take stock of how things went...
We should really go somewhere specific.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 289: Microsoft and Bethesda sitting in a tree

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Justin and Bree discuss Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax and Bethsoft, Fallout 76, Conan Exiles, Elder Scrolls Online, Echo of Soul, Phantasy Star Online 2, Final Fantasy XVI, and Crowfall, with adventures in WoW and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on FOMO marketing tactics in MMOs.

Pokemon Go continues Mega Events, celebrates fashion week with pokemon in top hats

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Pokemon Go is embarking on the final part of the Mega September events we've previously covered, once again promoting its controversial Mega Evolution feature. Fortunately...
Oh no. Oh no.

Aion invites players to celebrate its 11-year anniversary through October

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Hold on a moment. Eleven years of Aion? That can't be right, it was new when I started working in this field, it can't...

Shroud of the Avatar offers a sneak peek at a new adventure scene and crafting station surface decorations

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It's been a couple of weeks since we looked at the newsletter updates from Shroud of the Avatar, so allow us to bundle up...
past me.

EverQuest II kicks off a prelude event for its next expansion and brings back Days of Summer for subscribers

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Yup, EverQuest II is going to be expanding once again, and while players aren't getting a lot of details about this expansion yet, there...

EVE Online players submitted over 41M classifications to fight COVID for CCP’s latest Project Discovery initiative

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What's better than a science MMO story or a feel-good MMO story? One that's both. And this one is both, as EVE Online and...

Choose My Adventure: Wurm Online is not for me, and that’s OK

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Wurm Online has made me feel the most noobish I've ever felt in an MMORPG in ages even after the tutorial. A tutorial that, by the way, I did indeed do; it's literally impossible not to do the tutorial. I couldn't get in to a different island until I got through the tutorial. The tutorial was done.

Riot Games-backed afrofantasy MMO The Wagadu Chronicles just went live on Kickstarter

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MMO developer Alexander Zacherl kindly put this game on our radar today, and it couldn't be more timely, given that this summer's swelling of...
Not all scenarios are your best foot forward.

Interview: Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida on home development, future villains, and the big changes in patch 5.3

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The story of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers got a pretty explosive sendoff in patch 5.3, which brought several major plotlines to their conclusion and...
To rather uneventfully go.

Star Trek Online offers players a buyout option for advancing reputations

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If you're a new player in Star Trek Online, there are a lot of reputations to level up once you get to a sufficient...
Different kitty.

World of Warcraft’s void cat Jenafur is found at long last, as is the currency option from the Great Vault in Shadowlands

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Players in World of Warcraft sure do love their kitty cats, even the ones that periodically sprout void tendrils. That's what Jenafur does, a...

Dungeons and Dragons Online postpones its level cap increase

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In a year of many game and project delays, one more isn't surprising -- even though it isn't welcome to hear. So bad news,...
Not water.

EVE Online’s Rolling Thunder update arrives today

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There's nothing worse than spending all sorts of time and resources to acquire something you think will be cool... but turns out to be...

The Daily Grind: What location in your favorite MMO have you only recently discovered?

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Until last week, somehow I had heard of the Agrilat Swamp but never actually visited it in Star Wars Galaxies. SWG Legends' @RoarAshley tweeted...

Pixel art 2-D MMORPG Naïca kicks off open beta on November 10

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We've been peering in on the progress of Naïca on a couple of occasions now in our usual roundup of obscure MMOs, noting the...
Zeno's prepatch.

Blizzard outlines World of Warcraft Shadowlands prepatch changes, announces BlizzConline for February 2021

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The one thing that basically everyone playing World of Warcraft wants to know right now is when the prepatch for Shadowlands will arrive. Thus, it makes perfect...