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]

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Ship of Heroes shows off the power of morphing body shapes with its newest video

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The upcoming test for Ship of Heroes' character creation is arriving on November 1st, and that means plenty of new superheroes running around on...

ArcheAge Unchained is kind of a hot mess while the land rush begins

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It is certainly a busy and frantic time as the fledgling ArcheAge Unchained attempts to find its game legs and stabilize into a premiere...
We all become done.

WoW (Classic) Factor: The journal of Nieve Vinther – final entry

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Let me write about the day that the Cataclysm arrived. I wasn't going home. I just happened to be in Elwynn Forest, really, visiting an old trainer and introducing him to my boyfriend at the time. We were sharing a glass of wine, he was laughing about the way that an early exercise had me toppling into the water in the freezing cold of early winter. My laughter was of the shamed sort, but still warm; it was a funny story, one told with love rather than loathing. The sky was bright.

Oath’s developers show the receipts and its own evidence in the ongoing art studio payment controversy

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"We never wanted to take this to the public," starts the opening of Oath developer Ready-Up Studios' statement. "However, since Ocean Spark decided to...
We should really go somewhere specific.

The Daily Grind: Do you tend to have a destination in mind when you leave an MMO?

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We all know those people who are in romantic relationships that aren't happy, but one (or both!) partners refuse to leave until there's someone...
Classy.

Final Fantasy XI brings out the Harvest Festival for another year of costumed antics

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Players with long memories who were there for the Final Fantasy XI launch in North America no doubt recall that it coincided with the game's...
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Betawatch: Riot Games announces all the things

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Last week was exhausting for news. The week before was exhausting for news. It feels like even betas are tuckered out completely from the...
I'm purely decorative!

Dark Age of Camelot brings out its Halloween challenges through November 7

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Why should Halloween be a time when it's easy to prevail against dark forces? That doesn't seem on-brand, does it? Dark Age of Camelot...

The Stream Team: Raiding the new Mogloween mad science lab in AQ3D

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AQ3D's Mogloween official started last week, but a new lab ran by a mad scientist was just discovered. You know Massively OP's MJ can't...

Grab an Aura Kingdom starter pack with a booster character to celebrate Halloween!

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To usher in the Halloween season, Aeria has granted us a stack of Aura Kingdom starter packs for our readers! The included items run...

Durin’s Day returns to Lord of the Rings Online

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Even while the dark revels of Harvestmath are in full swing in Lord of the Rings Online, a second seasonal holiday has arrived in...

RuneScape 2019: RuneScape’s focus on community shines in Golden Globes and cosplay

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What is RuneFest? We have reported on the announcements, but that's the convention actually like? As I had only attended RuneScape's 15th anniversary before,...

Survival MMO Stars End hits Steam early access with some Firefly flair

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Hey, a new shiny! A very Firefly-esque shiny! We're talkin' 'bout Stars End here, a new sci-fi title with some space western flair, newly...

EverQuest II announces the Blood of Luclin expansion, a new server, and a new anniversary event

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We've known that EverQuest II is getting a new expansion, but details have been a little light. Thanks to the latest producer's letter, however,...

Black Desert Mobile will be soft-launching to select countries on October 24 on Android

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The mobile version of Black Desert is coming soon!* *depending entirely on where you live in the world and if you have a suitable Android...

SWTOR touches on the Sentinel and Marauder in its latest class preview entry

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Yep, it's another Onslaught class preview for Star Wars: The Old Republic! Next on deck is the twin lightsaber-swinging Sentinel and Marauder, which, as...

LOTRO Legendarium: Taking the Stout-Axe Dwarf on a journey

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While the (hopeful) launch of Minas Morgul is still over a week away, players who have pre-ordered the newest Lord of the Rings Online...
Sometimes the theme is just disappointment.

Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.1, Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty, is arriving on October 29th

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The latest Letter from the Producer LIVE arrived for Final Fantasy XIV, and as fans predicted it includes both a trailer and a release...

ArcheAge Unchained’s Steam launch is still driving queues as land claims start tomorrow

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ArcheAge Unchained officially hit Steam last night after a couple of delays, and while name-claiming and character-creation locking and unlocking is still a bit...

Daybreak’s Holly Longdale promises: ‘There is a future for EverQuest’

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Even as Daybreak fractures into several studios, its flagship MMORPG continues to fly high. EverQuest itself recently confirmed the Q4 arrival of its Torment...

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