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]

Blade & Soul Korea announces ‘Frontier World’ alternate servers and continues its Force Master spec tease

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Don't get me wrong, Blade & Soul players here in the west are getting some nice stuff with the next update, but the Korean...
That's quite the moustache, my friend.

Bless Unleashed details its Valor Perks character-buffing cash shop item

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Pay-to-win? Pay-for-power? Pay to "unleash your character’s full potential as they traverse the dangerously beautiful lands of Lumios" as Bless Unleashed describes it? Whatever...

Champions Online releases its new in-game Serial Story and a Trade Paperback questionite lockbox

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Ready for some more Serial Story action in Champions Online? That's good, because the second narrative story mission is out now just in case...
We're fine.

World of Warcraft unveils changes to the Mythic Dungeon Invitational and Arena World Championship

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The race to a world first kill of the last World of Warcraft Mythic raid of this expansion is over, so it's time to focus...
Dig dig dig dig dig.

Legends of Aria showcases Point Release 9’s ranked arena matches and militia keeps

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Sure, you can head to the wilds of Legends of Aria and find plenty of PvP there (as well as maybe lose your mind...

The Stream Team: Valentine’s Day means helping heckbugs find love in Trove

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What are your plans for Valentine's Day? Massively OP's MJ will be helping some heckbugs find true love in Trove! The so-ugly-they-are-cute critters are...

Elder Scrolls Online explains the need to re-download the game client and offers a free torchbug for doing so

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Yes, when Update 25 of The Elder Scrolls Online hits, you're going to have to re-download the entire client all over again. The upshot...
Through the fire and the flames

WoW Factor: How could World of Warcraft restore confidence ahead of Shadowlands?

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The last opportunity that Blizzard had to really restore player confidence was Warcraft III: Reforged. And... Yes, that's very good, please stop laughing. I know. It's...

MMO Business Roundup: Tim Sweeney’s politics gaffe, Nexon’s Q4 2019, and the old BioWare crew

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Welcome back to another roundup of MMO (and MMO-adjacent) industry news! Politics in games Epic's Tim Sweeney opened this week's DICE Summit with a whopper of...
Darkness!

Final Fantasy XIV posts the preliminary patch notes for Echoes of a Fallen Star

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The waiting may be the hardest part, but Final Fantasy XIV always takes the edge off of waiting for patch day with its full set...

Neverwinter’s 2020 roadmap includes Zariel fight and big surprises

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It doesn't take a crystal ball and a Mind Flayer to suss out the future of Neverwinter, just a few chatty Cryptic developers. The...

New World resumes closed alpha testing with NDA, teases new dev vlog

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We're expecting another big day for Amazon's New World today. First, the MMO has gone back into private player testing after many months dormant. "We...

The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO for duoing in 2020?

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Appropriate topic for Valentine's Day, right? I mean, sure, you could go get reservations and pay through the nose for expensive dinner along with...

The Stream Team: Crawling through Neverwinter’s Cragmire Crypts

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With everyone in the group over level 25, tonight's the night Massively OP's MJ gets to crawl into the Cragmire Cypts of Neverwinter's Blackdagger...

Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPG do you wish got a glow-up?

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No matter how much we love mechanics, even our most cerebral writers and readers still admit to being graphics snobs. It's human: We like...

Black Desert patches in Witch and Wizard succession skills, plus a wacky bee event

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Apiphobes should stay the heck away from Black Desert right about now, as the PC version of the game is under siege by bees....

Valentine’s Day 2020 across the MMO universe

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Per tradition, we've been covering the launch of Valentine's Day events in MMOs and MMORPGs over the last couple of weeks, but tomorrow is...
Wheedle deedle

Astellia Online patches in a quest merge and a difficulty adjustment that wasn’t meant to be in-game yet

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Sometimes you just get stuff you weren't expecting. An extra McNugget in your McOrder from McDonald's. An extra few LEGO-brand construction bricks in your...

Crowfall’s February Q&A tackles tentpole features, survival tray, and racial passives

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ArtCraft's J. Todd Coleman and Thomas Blair are back for another monthly Crowfall Q&A, covering all the questions and big news as the Drengskapar...
Got to know free.

Blue Protocol shares more character creation and initial gameplay, Reddit fansubs the closed beta trailer

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The first few moments of an MMORPG are certainly the most impactful, and in this new look from Bandai-Namco's upcoming Blue Protocol, that first...

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