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]

Desert Oasis: Fun things to do in Black Desert in 2020

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With the new decade upon us, I think it's a good time to do some goal-setting for the upcoming decade. I might be biased...
At one point, this seemed like a big deal.

Camelot Unchained to reveal a ‘massive, immersive experience’ this month

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What will the new year bring for the long-awaited, long-brewing Camelot Unchained? You might find out sooner rather than later according to the very...
Oh, COME ON, what did that accomplish?

Vague Patch Notes: How to make your corner of the MMO space more pleasant

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It's 2020, people - let's do this. What do I mean by this? Unscrew our MMO living space. That one's a lot more fun...

World of Warcraft botches its third Battle for Azeroth PvP season

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"Oops" is not something you want to hear from your surgeon, your kids in another room, or your MMO development team. But an "oops"...

Leaderboard: What was the best new MMO or online game of 2019?

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Let's be honest: The last time a brand-new MMORPG really deserved a GOTY was when Black Desert ran away with it. This is why...

Black Desert news: Mobile’s Node War pre-season, PS4’s Altar of Blood, and PC’s content update preview

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Every edition of Black Desert has something new to show off heading into 2020, whether it's the start of the Node War in Black...

Ashes of Creation’s 2020 outlook includes Alpha One, castle sieges

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Promising "exciting announcements" and "significant team growth" in the new year, Intrepid Studios' Steven Sharif penned a letter that attempts to wrest attention back...
NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU, BUT EVEN IF THEY DID YOU SUCK

The Daily Grind: What gaming lessons from 2019 are you bringing forward in the new year?

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We're into 2020 now, and that means it's the year of hindsight. (That is also the last time I'm allowed to make that joke, so...

Battle Bards Episode 159: Black Desert revisited

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It’s a return to a soundtrack that, over the past couple of years, experienced a lavish remastry. This week, the Battle Bards explore the...

The Stream Team: A new year of SWTOR Choose My Alignment adventures

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Are you ready for a new year, and a new decade, of Choose My Alignment adventures in SWTOR? Massively OP's Larry and MJ are!...
We still care.

Final Fantasy XI’s January update includes an Ambuscade fight, Beastmaster adjustments, and Domain Invasion tweaks

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Final Fantasy XI has a few things planned for the month of January according to a recent forum post from the devs. Players...

Nexon merges two studios, dumps another as part of ongoing restructure

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It would appear that Nexon is keen on smooshing together some of its studios in the interests of "organically integrating the know-how and resources...
Hold your breath and count to ten, fall apart, start again.

Leaderboard: Are you onboard with the online gaming industry’s new take on sequels?

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Overwatch 2 and Path of Exile 2 being announced in such close proximity, plus rumors of an Anthem reboot in the weeks and the...
Never over.

Perfect Ten: The best MMO updates and expansions of 2019

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The down side of doing these columns at the end of the year every year is that there's a certain challenge of writing the...

The best Massively OP community polls of 2019

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Time for another annual tradition here on Massively OP: the counting of the polls! Yes, we run a bunch of polls in our irregular...
Just the same thing but forever.

EverQuest adds a memorial for developer Brad ‘Aradune’ McQuaid

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If you find yourself wandering the lands of Norrath in EverQuest, do yourself a favor and head over to East Karana. There, you may...

The Daily Grind: Which MMOs do you want to play in 2020?

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There's nothing like a new year -- and a new decade! -- to encourage one to make grand plans that may or may not...

Goodbye to all the reasons we can’t have nice things in MMOs, 2019 edition

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A while back, we started collecting all our cozy, comforting, positive, happy stories under the "warm fuzzies" tag. This year, we turned it into...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 253: Knights of the MOP roundtable

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Justin, Bree, Eliot, Chris, Carlo, Sam, Ben, Mia, and MJ team up for a special roundtable edition of the podcast, discussing their favorite MMOs, writing for MOP, thoughts on the whole MOP awards rollout, and the current State of the Site.

The Stream Team: Ending 2019 in AdventureQuest 3D

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What better way for Massively OP's MJ to close out 2019's OPTV streams than with the game that impressed her the most this year:...

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