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]

Multiplayer RPG Portal Knights just got new DLC with druids, Furfolk, and new mounts

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It's been half a hot minute since we last checked in with Portal Knights, so we're rectifying that today. Gamers will recall that the...

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen takes a tour of the Faerthale region in a livestream

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That Faerthale gameplay look we were promised has arrived. The new area is the focus of the latest livestream from Pantheon: Rise of the...
Oh, hi.

Bless Unleashed offers a two-part preview of its cash shop

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With Bless Unleashed finally approaching a launch, the developers want you to be aware of it and feeling good about giving it a spin. And...

Visions of N’Zoth boosted World of Warcraft subs, but it’s lost tons since WoW Classic’s 2019 peak

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SuperData's January 2020 games industry revenue rankings are up, with only mild shakeups since December 2019. On the PC side, Red Dead Redemption 2 dropped...

Legends of Aria’s Point Release 9 update is officially live

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For the past few days we've been getting updates about the features coming to Legends of Aria in Point Release 9. Now, players have...
Gleam.

Square Enix has canceled most of its Final Fantasy XIV and FFXI PAX East festivities over the coronavirus

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Whether or not you think the Coronavirus scare is overblown, it's been impacting launches, ports, and conventions for the last month. The latest such...

Chaos Theory: Guide to love and heartbreak in Secret World Legends’ latest event

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If I made a New Year's wish upon a falling star, it wouldn't be far-fetched to think getting new content in Secret World Legends...

EVE Online is adding a frigate bay to every battleship in the game

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The cardinal rule of EVE Online is to not fly what you can't afford to lose. That said, bad things just happen and suddenly...
When it comes.

WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – The Burning Crusade

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So it seems pretty likely at this point that we are going to keep going through the various World of Warcraft expansions with Classic servers...
Commence the jiggling.

Blue Protocol is going to be free-to-play on launch

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Those of you eagerly following news about the upcoming cel-shaded Blue Protocol may be happy to know that the game now has a planned business...
Zero, zero, zero, Ted Danson.

Interview: Population Zero devs on the May Steam launch, buy-to-play, and PvP philosophy

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Survival MMORPG Population Zero is officially launching on Steam in early May, Enplex Games announced today. As part of the reveal, the studio's also...

Peek at Guild Wars 2’s notes for next week’s balance patch to see whether you’ve been buffed or nerfed

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Is it a proper balance patch if anyone walks away from the list of changes completely happy? ArenaNet is putting that question to the...

Minecraft MMORPG Hegemony has been delayed from its weekend launch

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We've been covering indie Minecraft MMORPG Hegemony all week, and if you were as intrigued by it as we were, you know it was...
THE BACK OF MY HAND!

The Daily Grind: Which MMO consumables are the most completely useless?

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It's very obvious why Final Fantasy XIV has items like Antidotes. These medicines are consistently present across the series, so they need to be in...

The Stream Team: This little halfling went to market in Dungeons and Dragons Online

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After exploring all of DDO's Cerulean Hills, Massively OP's MJ is ready to move on to more adventure. So where are she and her...
Yip?

Massively Overthinking: How essential are hardcore gamers to an MMO’s health?

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Last week, there was a positively eyebrow-raising thread on the Guild Wars 2 subreddit that tied neatly into the overall MMORPG meta discussion many...
Past something, sure.

Past Fate starts its open alpha on February 24 following Kickstarter cancelation

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At long last, Past Fate is entering its open alpha testing on February 24th. "How is this possible?" you ask, before clarifying that the...
Oh, hello there!

Netmarble’s Q4 2019 were up YOY as the company raked in $1.6B for the year and pushes west

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I'm gonna say a weird thing about Netmarble: It has the cleanest, most non-misleading investor report of any of the ones I've poked through...
Stabbers do.

Blade & Soul patches in the third specialization for the Assassin along with Lyn Assassins

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Yes, you can now make a Lyn Assassin in Blade & Soul. If you have a burning need to do an in-game version of that...
We built a very good house or something.

Bless Mobile is built from the ground up as a different game from the original Bless

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If Bless Unleashed fails when it launches, we'll still have Bless Mobile, which is also claiming to be using the original Bless graphical assets but have nothing to...

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