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]

Veteran MMORPG developer Brad McQuaid has passed away

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I'm sorry to report another MMORPG genre obituary tonight: It's just been announced that veteran MMORPG developer Brad McQuaid has died. McQuaid was probably best...
So much text, so ugly.

Black Desert Online introduces PlayStation 4 players to the world of fairy companions

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There are some players who think that Black Desert Online is an intensely hardcore game that rewards nothing so much as brutal combat efficiency. Then...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 247: Shopping for MMO guilds

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Justin and Bree discuss Dark Age of Camelot, Path of Exile, DDO, WoW Classic, FFXIV on Xbox One, and Anthem, with a sponsored segment on Kingdom Under Fire 2, and mailbag topics on the feel of old MMOs and shopping for guilds.
Can you see me?

The Elder Scrolls Online disables a purchased costume due to an invisibility exploit

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If you bought the Dungeon Explorer costume in The Elder Scrolls Online, you may have noticed that it is now a bit less... visible than...

Leaderboard: Are you still playing WoW Classic?

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On today's MassivelyOP podcast, Justin and I briefly discuss WoW Classic and how quiet the buzz around it's gotten lately. It actually irks me that...

Fallout 76’s latest patch focuses on bugs, but probably not the ones you wanted fixed

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It's a testament to how messy this year has been for Fallout 76 that I see patch notes on Twitter and cringe, hoping as...

The Stream Team: Dancing through some dailies in Final Fantasy XIV

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MassivelyOP's Chris just has to dance. Don't worry, he's not actually going to be on camera and dancing -- nobody wants or needs to...

Guild Wars 2’s Whisper in the Dark saga chapter is live this afternoon

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At the tail end of this summer, ArenaNet revealed that it was changing up Guild Wars 2's content cadence by ditching the "seasonal" content...

Mu Origin 2 gives everyone a Holy Shield and introduces new levels and jewel crafting

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Some shields are better than others. Some more pious. More holy. Mercifully, you don't have to be a devotee to a deity to get...

Neverwinter’s Infernal Descent module is sending players straight to hell on January 21

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Video games love hell. It's just the best, really. You get to make all sorts of awful monsters, there's an excuse to be gratuitously...

PlanetSide 2 is celebrating its seventh birthday, teases early 2020 content

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If you were worried that recent layoffs to the PlanetSide franchise team would hamper PlanetSide 2's anniversary festivities, you can breathe a sigh of...

The Daily Grind: What MMO has the worst crafting – or none at all?

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Earlier this fall, after Raph Koster announced his new MMO and investor funding, he did a flurry of interviews. In the bowels of one...

MapleStory’s next update brings a new class, new activities, and new events

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You'd be forgiven for believing the defeat of the big bad in MapleStory would mean the end of the story and of conflict in-game,...

G-Star 2019: Project Arena brings boxy cross-platform MMO gaming for PC and mobile

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The devs at the newly formed studio NGel Games have unveiled a new MMORPG for PC and mobile called Project Arena, which looks to...

RuneScape announces a more flexible double XP weekend, Premier Club 2020, and several game updates

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If it's Monday, it's a RuneScape news bundle! Enough of the cute lede, let's get started: Double XP Weekend is coming back, but this...

Wurm Online teases new content and Steam as devs scale back content support for Wurm Unlimited

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Wurm Online dished out a new patch to players this past week, with changes for the Jackal server, updates crafter signatures, new hitching posts...

Former EverQuest, Vanguard developer passes away; colleagues raise money for his family

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Please be aware that this post contains discussions of suicide, which we realize may upset some readers. Please read with caution and comment respectfully. We're...

Occupy White Walls celebrates a year on Steam with a DLC pack

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Has it really been a year since the art curation MMO Occupy White Walls released into early access? Apparently it has, and the devs...

TERA 2 rumors resurface thanks to rediscovered character renders and a Project EXA interview

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Even though TERA still seems to be going strong for developer Bluehole Studios, that certainly doesn't mean the studio can't keep working on something...
Let the dead bury their dead, they will come out in droves.

World of Warcraft adds in catch-up gear tokens in the latest 8.3 test server patch build

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So now you're level 120 in World of Warcraft and you want to start doing stuff. If you want to start doing stuff on your...

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