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]

Star Citizen fan says he spent $31,000 on the game following a near-death experience

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Gather round, Star Citizen skeptics and superfans, because it's story time over on the game's subreddit. Redditor ILMsux has posted a gripping story about a...
SPEAR but MORE

Dang, Astellia Online is sunsetting in its native South Korea

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Well, this is not a good sign: Nexon announced last night that it's closing Astellia Online in its native South Korea. If you'll forgive...
Are you a door or not?!

The Daily Grind: Do sealed doors in MMOs bother you?

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I am well aware of the reasoning behind why there are several doors in Final Fantasy XIV on buildings you cannot enter. The point is...

The Stream Team: Playing in the Black Desert snow

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Do you wanna build a snowman? That's what Black Desert Online is asking. And Massively OP's MJ yells yes! She definitely wants to get...
Cloudy?

Tencent will host a cloud version of Blade & Soul in China soon

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It's possible that the hacking cough that was Google Stadia's launch has turned you off from the notion that cloud gaming is the future,...

EverQuest II’s Frostfell has arrived with new goodies from Santa Glug

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Gonna be honest, a dancing gobbo in a santa hat is a bit creepy to me, but I was informed that gobbo is in...

Blade & Soul’s Will of Iron launches today with a new dungeon and Destroyer spec

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Will of Iron is officially live today in NCsoft's Blade & Soul, presumably the last major update of the year for the game's western...

Mortal Online devs announce Mortal Online 2 (again) – check out the trailer!

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Way back in February, Mortal Online developer Star Vault announced it was following up that first MMORPG and its 2018 battle royale spinoff with...

Black Desert PC adds Valkyrie, Tamer Succession skills plus huge December login perks as the Valkyrie class lands on Xbox One

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There's a whole lot of Valkyrie goin' on in the most recent updates to Black Desert. On the PC version, the Valkyrie and Tamer...
Well, I feel daunted.

The Elder Scrolls Online is delaying the Undaunted event into January

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Ironically, it appears that getting the Undaunted event running in The Elder Scrolls Online has proven to be an exceedingly daunting task. You all remember...
Set sail, etc.

Perfect Ten: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2019

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Everyone is healthy! Good news! Every game is super healthy and absolutely no one has a terminal playerbase disease that may result in the...

Perfect World announces the return of the Winter Festival in Neverwinter and drops a tease for Star Trek Online

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There's no place like Neverwinter for the holidays, or at least that's how Perfect World would like players to feel as the MMORPG gets...

Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Most Improved MMORPG

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Massively Overpowered’s end-of-the-year 2019 awards continue today with our award for Most Improved MMORPG, which was awarded to RuneScape last year. All live MMOs, regardless...
This guy.

Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida talks about console porting and addressing older parts of the title

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If you've ever thought that Final Fantasy XIV's earlier main scenario and quests don't really reflect the game's overall quality, you should know that...
ho ho ho indeed

Champions Online yanks event currencies and seasonal rewards to be replaced with more time-limited availability

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We all know that Champions Online had been in de facto maintenance mode for a long while, although this year has seen a spate...

Black Desert Mobile has officially launched now around the globe

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Pearl Abyss has officially done it: It's launched Black Desert on four total platforms now, three of them this year, now that Black Desert...

The Daily Grind: What place in MMOs you wish you could explore – but can’t?

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I don't know how high I'd rate on an MMO explorer scale, but I have been known to go off-track and wander around in...

Dual Universe shows off some visual updates arriving in alpha 3

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There's plenty to look forward to in the alpha 3 build of Dual Universe, but perhaps one of the more immediately striking is some...

The Stream Team: A fun frolick in EverQuest II’s Frostfell festival

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There are no new quests in this year's Frostfell, but Massively OP's MJ still enjoys frolicking in one of EverQuest II's greatest holiday festivals....
Someone will get that reference.

Final Fantasy XI unveils its revamped Domain Invasions

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The Domain Invasion system has gotten a major overhaul for Final Fantasy XI, and it should allow more players to take part in the system....

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