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]

EverQuest II discusses solo content, crafting, and auto-attack updates in a podcast

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Kyle "Kander" Vallee, creative director for EverQuest II, has recorded and shared the third episode of his Kander's Candor podcast, which talks about, among...

RaiderZ reboot shows off progress on basic attack improvements and the skill socket system

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Developer Masangsoft has posted a new progress update video for its reboot of RaiderZ, showing off some new updates in terms of improved basic...

Guild Wars 2 Super Adventure Box reopens next week, plus somebody bought the golden sink

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Finally! ArenaNet had previously announced that Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box, inarguably the best April Fools' event in all of MMO land, was...

Disgruntled Chronicles of Elyria backers seek aid from the Washington attorney general

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Ever since Kickstarted MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria went belly-up, players have been trying to figure out what to do about it. Some had sunk...
KITTY! AGAIN!

Our interview with Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida and Yusuke Mogi

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Health concerns kept the staff from Final Fantasy XIV away from this year's PAX East in Boston back at the end of February. This...
Roast somebody.

World of Warcraft previews the first pass of Covenant abilities for Shadowlands

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Players were promised yesterday that the developers behind World of Warcraft would be shedding some more light on Shadowlands in the near future. That...
I like being a WHM, though.

Final Fantasy XIV launches patch 5.25 with new Relic weapons

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It's time for players to start in on the latest set of relic weapons for Final Fantasy XIV today, as patch 5.25 opens up...
Burnsauce.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the messiest combat?

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I don't like messes. They freak me out. The chaos, the uncertainty, it gets to me. And it's as true in real life as...

Massively Uplifting: Cake, coloring, and EVE Online’s PLEX4Good COVID-19 relief

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The news this past month has been infected with the novel coronavirus. It's everywhere we turn, and we can't escape it even if we...
Of course 400 million people can be wrong. it just means they have a wider range of collective error.

Call of Duty wins a ‘first amendment’ lawsuit, Tencent sues cloud company for hosting its games

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Ready for some litigious gaming news? Sure you are. In part the first, we look towards vehicle manufacturer AM General and its 2017 lawsuit against...

Get a look at Blade & Soul Revolution’s gameplay ahead of its English release

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While Blade & Soul Revolution is already open for pre-registration for its English version, you might be the sort who wants to know what...
Work that soul, yo

Soulworker explains why the game’s updates have been slower recently

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The update cadence has been slow for Soulworker of late, but it turns out the reason was Gameforge has been trying to give players...

RuneScape talks about Archaeology adjustments, an Easter event, and visual updates

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RuneScape is feeling the spring season and emerging from the winter cold with another load of updates for the week, the more notable of...

LOTRO’s 2020 producer letter: Dwarves, weddings, PvP servers, Rohan housing, and more

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Lord of the Rings Online's tardiest producer's letter ever has finally arrived, six days into April, to give players a vision of what's to...
Mushrooms.

World of Warcraft’s Shadowlands closed alpha is finally beginning this week

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Earlier today, we noted fresh changes in World of Warcraft's launcher that indicated Shadowlands' testing was imminent, and this afternoon, Blizzard has confirmed it. "Later...

The Stream Team: Colossal kitties in Guild Wars 2

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Some days you game hardcore, and other days you just want to chill and admire the colossal kitties. The latter is exactly what Massively...

COVID-19 roundup: Brick-and-mortar game store stupidity, ‘reimagined’ E3 2021, and Twitch’s new record

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We're back once again with some more novel coronavirus news stories all bundled up for you in one place, and friends, we're going to...
Alas and alack.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s schedule in the wake of pandemic

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We have an official statement from Square-Enix now. We have a whole lot of panicky Final Fantasy XIV players who want to believe that...
Mourning.

Former ArenaNet art lead Jens Hauch passes away at age 46

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It's always sad to report when one of the forces behind a game has passed away. Jens Hauch served as a longtime technical art...

Popular Chinese MMO JX3 Online will close in Taiwan following COVID-19 protest

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This article needs a quick bit of backstory: Chinese doctor Li Wenliang was one of the first whistleblowers for the current COVID-19 epidemic; he...

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