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]

Cartoon Network successfully shut down FusionFall’s rogue servers

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Do you remember FusionFall? It was Cartoon Network's attempt at making its own kid-friendly MMO, operating between 2009 and 2013; we took a listen...
Space me out.

That Star Trek Online patch to make some cash shop ships available buyable in-game is live

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This past Thursday saw an update to the PC version of Star Trek Online that wasn't particularly heavy content-wise but did make a pretty...
Bring the light

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s eternal restoration of Ishgard

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As of this writing, the Final Fantasy XIV server that has made the most progress on Ishgard restoration is Tonberry on the Elemental data...

ArcheAge Unchained’s ArchePass season three offers new cosmetics and a brave little hamster

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The newest ArchePass is now live in ArcheAge Unchained, which means there's new goodies to chase, including temporary mounts, cosmetic goodies, and a very...

First impressions of Fallout 76’s Wastelanders expansion

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Everyone thought it was impossible, but somehow, Fallout 76 actually got good. And all it took was for Bethesda to not be Bethesda. That's a...
Oh golly oh gosh!

Eternal Magic has officially launched on Steam

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Hey kids! Do you remember Eternal Magic? If you said "isn't that the game that was accused of ripping off assets from other games,"...

Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs discusses the new island and testing a ‘slice’ of the game

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Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs has once again taken to a livestream to discuss with fans about the latest island scenario that's in testing as...

Blue Protocol dates its next closed beta test in Japan for April 23

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When we last peeked in on Blue Protocol, the Japanese MMORPG was beginning to ramp up its next round of beta testing with 5,000...

The Daily Grind: What MMO is the most hardcore and brutal?

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A few months ago, there was a post on the MMORPG subreddit about the MMO that was the "most intense brutal hardcore" MMO -...

MMO Week in Review: Earnestly hoping for Fallout’s redemption

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The global pandemic continues canceling gaming events, but MMOs keep on going - some of them better than ever. Fallout 76, Guild Wars 2,...

ROSE Online’s Japanese operator filed for bankruptcy while promising new content

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ROSE Online, a Korean MMO that first launched in 2005 and was shut down in its home country in February 2019 after three years...

The MOP Up: Grand Theft Auto Online mugs its players

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Here's a perfect example of irony. Grand Theft Auto Online tempted players to log in this month with the promise of a free $500,000....

Global Chat: That moment when you realize you chose the wrong MMO class

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Have you ever gotten deep into a character's journey in an MMO -- and gradually realized that you'd picked the wrong class for you...

One Shots: The ultimate waterbed

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I had an aunt and uncle in Florida who had a waterbed. We always thought it was the most bizarrely awesome thing, although now...
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The Daily Grind: Do you enjoy fishing in your MMOs?

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Playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons with my wife means getting used to the reality that I have to do fishing. The game doesn't really...

Make My MMO: Project Gorgon is working on an epic animal husbandry system

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, MOP reader Dalton tipped us off to some fun stuff brewing in the near future for Project Gorgon. "Animal...

Fallout 76’s Wastelanders wins over Steam players, looks ahead to May

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With Fallout 76 reviews trending "mostly positive" on Steam following the release of this past week's Wastelanders content update, it looks as if Bethesda...

The Stream Team: Star Trek Online honors the medical field

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First responders and the medical profession are getting all the accolades today in Star Trek Online; players are gathering in Quark's bar on Deep...

Into the Super-verse: Catching up with the big superhero MMOs

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With the weirdness of the quarantine and how it's been impacting game development, I thought it might be a good time to take a...
Sexy, kinda.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO race is too ugly for you to play?

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In graphical games, looks matter -- even when we claim we're above such petty eye candy. And when we're crafting a character to represent...