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: Looking toward EverQuest II’s Luclin

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Last EverQuest Two-sday, Massively OP's MJ discovered she couldn't participate in EQII's new cowboy content until she could mosey herself on up to the...
Years and years.

Star Trek Online serves up three weeks of doubled experience starting on April 24

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What a year this past month has been. That's not just us being poetic, either; the latest news post on Star Trek Online opens...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 268: Second chances in the apocalypse

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Justin, Bree, and Colin discuss Phantasy Star Online 2, Fallout 76, Holly Longdale's move to Blizzard, WoW Classic, WoW, Star Trek Online, with adventures in LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, City of Heroes, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on FFXIV's dungeon problem, favorite MMO group roles, and specific gamer types as warning signs for games.
Is contempt the word I'm looking for here?

Star Wars: The Old Republic’s GU 6.1.1 is live with the personal conquests revamp

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It's patch day for Star Wars: The Old Republic, though the patch is a week late and short some of the content players were...

The Stream Team: Glitches in Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box

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It's time for more Super Adventure Box fun! Guild Wars 2's event is back, and this year it has includes some glitches. (No, Massively...

Grab a Conquer Online gift pack in honor of the Inspired Ninjas expansion live today

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It's been a while since we last checked in on Conquer Online, but it's been humming right along. Today, in fact, it's launching a...

Classic Guild Wars is turning 15 years old with a party, new gear, and a Guild Wars 2 gift

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Let's talk about Guild Wars - classic Guild Wars, that is, one of the most beloved MMOs among veterans in our genre, assuming you...

Ship of Heroes launches an invasion event test with Riot at the Arches

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One of my favorite memories in the classic City of Heroes game was the launch of the Rikti Invasion, which saw Atlas Park get...
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COVID-19 roundup: Teaching disease prevention in WoW Elysium, more sports turn to esports

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It's time once again to gather up a swath of gaming news that has sprung up due to the ongoing novel coronavirus epidemic, and...

Fight or Kite: Starborne is the MMORTS I didn’t know I was missing

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For about 15 years, I’ve had an MMORTS shaped hole in my heart. I didn’t even realize it was there. I used to play...

World of Tanks begins early 10th birthday festivities, celebrates 160M registered players

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Damn, somehow I hadn't internalized quite how old World of Tanks is, but it's true: It's been just about nine years since the game...
Sometimes it just makes sense.

More World of Warcraft: Shadowlands covenant abilities unveiled as Classic returns layering for population issues

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As the testing for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands continues, players continue to datamine the game and find new information about what's coming with the...
Time is on my side, after a fashion.

Elder Scrolls Online unlocks subscription benefits for a week

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With Greymoor just on the horizon, Elder Scrolls Online is receiving a whole lot of attention these days. And now there's an additional reason...

The Daily Grind: Does ESRB’s and PEGI’s new lockbox label go far enough?

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Last week, ESRB in the US and PEGI in the EU announced they would both be amending their video game rating systems to use...
Take that, Sea of Thieves!

Twin Saga updates for spring with a pirate invasion of Alfenheim

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It turns out that pirates can kinda be jerks sometimes. The newest storyline in Twin Saga is all about how a bunch of pirates...

EVE Online recaps contentious Surgical Strike tweaks and quality-of-life changes

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EVE Online has once more put together another Pulse video full of news updates and recent information. Just in case you're the sort who...
Escape the rune.

RuneScape calls the curtain on the race to 120 Archaeology while updating the new skill

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There's a certain irony in the fact that RuneScape's newest skill is Archaeology, which itself is tied to nothing more than old stuff. But...

Cartoon Network successfully shut down FusionFall’s rogue servers

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Do you remember FusionFall? It was Cartoon Network's attempt at making its own kid-friendly MMO, operating between 2009 and 2013; we took a listen...
Space me out.

That Star Trek Online patch to make some cash shop ships available buyable in-game is live

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This past Thursday saw an update to the PC version of Star Trek Online that wasn't particularly heavy content-wise but did make a pretty...
Bring the light

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s eternal restoration of Ishgard

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As of this writing, the Final Fantasy XIV server that has made the most progress on Ishgard restoration is Tonberry on the Elemental data...

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