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]

Ship of Heroes and City of Titans share character creation test results

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As you may have known, over the past month both City of Titans and Ship of Heroes have released their respective character creators to...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most purposeful housing?

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So this is a thing I've talked about before because I love me some MMORPG housing. Even a bad MMO with housing gets brownie...

Massively Overthinking: Do MMO betas rob you of launch joy?

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I use to think of betas as being unpaid labor for video game companies, but maybe I've been going about it all wrong. On...
If you come to San Francisco...

Final Fantasy XIV is coming to Xbox One, Microsoft’s Phil Spencer vows

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At the London Microsoft presser today, Square Enix announced a crapton of its games are headed to Xbox Game Pass. None of them is...

Torchlight Frontiers fan creates a build calculator as community waits for launch

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The tantalizing wait through Torchlight Frontiers' development and testing continues, but one fan has made the waiting more bearable with a build calculator for...

Neverwinter hands out a freebie to ticket holders of a special Dungeons and Dragons charity livestream

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Neverwinter has decided to provide a little extra incentive of its own for those who purchase tickets to the special Dungeons and Dragons charity...

World of Warcraft and WoW Classic hit by another round of DDoS attacks

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If you're having a hard time logging on to World of Warcraft -- either version -- today, you are not alone. Blizzard reported that...

Gameforge’s Kingdom Under Fire 2 has officially launched today in NA and EU

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Developer Blueside and publisher Gameforge are dropping Kingdom Under Fire 2 for western players today, treating us to a new entry in a franchise...
Oh, boo-hoo.

EVE Online is officially live in South Korea

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For far too long, the only way for residents of South Korea to experience the loop of mining for minerals to support pointless military...
Oh my.

J. Allen Brack says the Blitzchung incident ‘exposed some immaturity’ in Blizzard

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It's a bit long in the tooth now with BlizzCon well behind us, but the Esports Observer published an interview with Blizzard's J. Allen...
Retail value seems limited.

Lord of the Rings Online shows off what’s in the level 120 boost and applies a hotfix to Update 25

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It's been a while since you've fired up Lord of the Rings Online, but you want to get in to the Minas Morgul expansion...

Vague Patch Notes: MMO grind is good (except when it isn’t)

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Some of my fondest memories of World of Warcraft involve Adam Sandler and the Badlands. My wife and I had a pretty steady tradition made out...
On the dark side.

World Visit restrictions are added to Final Fantasy XIV’s Ishgard Restoration

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Everyone wants in on the crafting action of Final Fantasy XIV's Ishgard Restoration, but that can be a bit of a problem. Since the various...

ArcheAge Unchained has finally sorted out its ArchePass compensation – go claim yours

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It's surely frustrating for players and devs alike that most of the conversation surrounding ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained for the last month has concentrated...
Sans daunts.

The Elder Scrolls Online begins its dungeon-delving Undaunted event [Update: Now disabled]

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Do you consider yourself generally lacking in daunts when it comes to The Elder Scrolls Online? Resistant to being daunted? Undaunted, if you will? Because the...

NCsoft Q3 2019: Another flat financial quarter as NCsoft pumps money into NCWest

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Given the strange financial quarters that Blizzard, Funcom, Square-Enix, and Nexon had, you're surely wondering how NCsoft fared. And the answer is... about the...

G-Star 2019: Pearl Abyss fully reveals Crimson Desert, Plan 8, Shadow Arena, and DokeV

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Late last night, Pearl Abyss took the stage at Pearl Abyss Connect ahead of G-Star to officially unveil a staggering four new online games...
Try this again.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio would you like to see make another MMO?

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Every MMO studio has its own particular style and flavor. You can argue that the game itself matters more than its point of origin,...

PSA: Star Wars The Old Republic hands out a free pet in honor of Jedi Fallen Order’s launch

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What does a single-player Star Wars game have to do with an MMORPG like Star Wars: The Old Republic? Free pets, that's what! In...
Gank the king!

Albion Online patches in the special Avalonian invasion with unique rewards

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The denizens of Albion Online face a unique threat with the game's latest patch as the Avalonians invade the landscape. It's a special mini-season for...

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