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]

The Daily Grind: What was the best MMO emulator or rogue server in 2019?

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So 2019 turned out to be a pretty damn interesting year for fans of old MMORPGs. Not only did WoW Classic launch and bring...

The Stream Team: A Rogue’s first Christmas in Neverwinter

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Why is there snow if it's Neverwinter? Massively OP's MJ would ask the hard questions, but she's not willing to chance losing out on...

Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2020

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With 2019 drawing to a close and a new decade of MMORPGs waiting for us just a few days away, the Massively OP writing...

PSA: RIFT’s second Battle Pass season gets an end date of January 16

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Have you climbed through the 30 levels of the RIFT Battle Pass? If not, your window to do so is beginning to close. The...
Fine, whatever.

World of Warcraft patches in Visions of N’Zoth on January 14

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We knew it was coming after the new year, and now we have the date. The next major patch for World of Warcraft, Visions of...

The MMOs of the Steam winter 2019 sale

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Valve's summer winter sale has arrived, bad gateways and all, along with a dopey (sorry) winter market minigame thinger. Here's everything that caught our...

Desert Oasis: A few improvements I’d like to see in Black Desert for 2020

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Part of the reason it's been so easy to write for the Black Desert Desert Oasis column is that I really love this game....
HAIL

DC Universe Online introduces a progressive tax to correct money exploitation

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So here's the bad news, DC Universe Online fans - the game got hit with a pretty nasty exploit that allowed players to flood the...

The Stream Team: Warking through the holidays with Final Fantasy XIV

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It's the most magical time of the year in Final Fantasy XIV with another Starlight Celebration, and MassivelyOP's Chris is ready to take a...

Ashes of Creation addresses Siege Mode, Node dev, and 5000-bot test battles

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Yesterday saw another Ashes of Creation livestream with several devs offering a general rundown of progress. The broadcast touched on a pretty wide swath...
All right, let's ignore that this game is functionally abandoned.

Vague Patch Notes: Why don’t we have more MMO psionics?

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Seized by what I can only describe as an incomprehensible fit of pique, I've spent a decent chunk of my free time over the...

The Snowball Festival returns to ArcheAge – and now to ArcheAge Unchained too

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Is winter the turning point for ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained? We'd surely like to think so. Today's update to both versions of Gamigo's MMO...

Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Biggest MMO Disappointment

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Massively Overpowered’s end-of-the-year 2019 awards continue today with our award for Biggest MMO Disappointment, which was awarded to multiple industry failboats last year. Disappointments can...

Star Citizen: Alpha 3.8 on the PTU, SOCS interview, Pillar Talk, and the BBC Click investigation

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Star Citizen is having a huge last week before the holidays. Let's round it all up, shall we? First, the patch: Alpha 3.8 was pushed...
Ho, then when I say so, ho again.

The Massively Overpowered 2019 winter holiday MMO roundup

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The holidays are here! Well, most of them are. Some of them might not be. And as is tradition here at Massively Overpowered, we...

EverQuest’s Torment of Velious and EverQuest II’s Blood of Luclin expansions are live

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Happy Expansion Week for the EverQuest franchise! EverQuest Next is releasing its second expa... what? What dimension am I in right now? One where...

Mysterious parchment teases next chapter of the Elder Scrolls Online

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Yesterday, members of the Elder Scrolls Online community began receiving mysterious packages in the mail. Despite likely instructions for the items to remain "for...
Very dynamic.

The Daily Grind: What’s the biggest MMO impulse purchase you’ve ever made?

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One holiday season, I was playing Star Wars: The Old Republic. There was a sale for cartel coins running. I decided to buy in (there...

SWTOR kicks off Life Day and its eight year anniversary, shows off the Alderaan Stronghold

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Star Wars: The Old Republic has had an event-loaded December on tap, with the Relics of the Gree event already here and gone but...

The Stream Team: Frosty fun and frolicking in LOTRO’s Frostbluff

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Winter is a winner in LOTRO! The Yule Festival is in full swing, and Massively OP's MJ is back in Frostbluff for some fun...

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