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]

Grab a Eudemons Online lucky media pack in honor of the Elvencity server launch

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Long-running free-to-play MMO Eudemons Online is adding a clean-start server to its roster today. It's called Elvencity, and it arrives alongside a sale, a...
she's a killah

Albion Online’s latest update tweaks Avalonians, streamlines UI, and polishes elite dungeons

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Albion Online's Queen update has ushered in a new era for the game in terms of player concurrency - but also in terms of...
I'm not him! I don't even look like him!

PWE didn’t forget Champions Online! Now you can link that account to Steam too

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Yesterday, we covered the news that Perfect World Entertainment is finally enabling account linking between Steam and Arc, its proprietary platform for distributing all...

The Stream Team: A smidgen of SWTOR story

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It's SWTORy time! Well, a smidgen of story at least. Not that long ago, Massively OP's Larry and MJ completed the latest arc, ending...

Enter to win a TERA action figure and grab a Fists of Justice pack from En Masse and MOP

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We've got another awesome TERA giveaway lined up today. In fact, it's two giveaways: One is a key giveaway for console players to grab...

PlanetSide 2 boss hedges on existence of PlanetSide 3 in new interview

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It's a bit out of date, since it refers to the launch of Escalation as if it were happening today (MMO players have known...
We got it back, after all.

Perfect Ten: Dead MMOs resurrected via rogue servers

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Last December, the Massively OP 2019 Awards gave its "Best Trend" nod to the rise of rogue servers in the MMO genre. Preservation of...
Prepare for bear.

Blizzard appears to have quietly launched a WoW Classic PTR

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We're all very accustomed to the test realm for World of Warcraft usually showing off every facet of a patch well in advance, sometimes taking...

No Man’s Sky’s Living Ship update adds organic, growable, psychedelic starships

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It's patch day for No Man's Sky, the game that launched as a not-MMO mess and has pumped out so much epic content in...

Dungeons and Dragons Online’s next Hardcore League and new permadeath server are here

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Dungeons and Dragons Online is having a good 2020, first with its 64-bit client and Alchemist class - and now with the return of...
Misty.

Guild Wars 2 rehires a former programmer, drops PvP patch and season next week

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You know what I don't love? Chronicling how more Guild Wars 2 devs have left the building. So I'm not going to do that....

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best voice acting?

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Because I love a good story in an MMO -- I know, I'm rebelling against the cool crowd here -- I particularly enjoy it...

The Stream Team: Headbanging at AQ3D’s Breaking Benjamin battle concert

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It's time for AdventureQuest 3D's third battle concert! Rocking out for the audience today (and for the next two weeks) is Breaking Benjamin. Massively...

Vindictus explains its Fatigue Point system and promises to fix character voices

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It's been about a hot minute or three since we had a proper peek into Vindictus, so let's see what's going on with this...

Mad World’s dev team discusses adapting the game’s grimdark world

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Creating the grim world of Mad World isn't just about using browns for a color palette and making sure there's mindless gore. There's also...

Classic EverQuest PvPers plan a protest to agitate for a PvP progression server

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If you've paid attention to EverQuest over the years, you likely recall that one of its hallmarks is lots of different types of servers,...
Isn't it necromantic?

Crowfall offers a two-hour tutorial on digging up graves and practical necromancy

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If you've ever longed for the option to look on your crafting interface and see the option to assemble a higher quality arm for...
weird dog

Black Desert Mobile brings Nouver to the world as the newest boss

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Ah, world bosses. Why do we have to bother them, again? Black Desert Mobile is encouraging players at level 55 and above to take...

Jack Emmert isn’t sure Daybreak will publish his next MMO, says DCUO is as big as it was four years ago

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In January, Daybreak finally announced the fruits of its "realignment" that we'd been covering since last summer: It was splitting off new substudios for...

Leaderboard: Are you still interested in Amazon’s New World, knowing it won’t be reverting to a FFA PvP MMO?

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There's been a big ol' ruckus about New World across Reddit the last day or two, ever since the closed alpha resumed. You know...

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