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]

RuneScape on mobile and movement updates, end of Java support

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The future of RuneScape's technology is the primary topic of the latest developer blog, which provided affirmation of the nearing end of mobile development,...

Fractured’s November alpha will include horizontal character progression

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After multiple rounds of alpha this past spring and summer, the SpatialOS MMORPG sandbox Fractured will finally launch into Alpha 2 this month. "The...

The Stream Team: Celebrating EverQuest II’s 15 birthday with a dragon attack!

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A 15th MMO birthday is already impressive, but this one has dragons! EverQuest II has added a new event for this year's anniversary celebration,...
This is what it looks like.

Nexon has officially cancelled Dragon Hound

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Oh no! Not Dragon Hound! Anything but Dragon Hound! Remember how promising Dragon Hound looked? No, you probably do not even remember that Dragon Hound existed at all,...

A gamer has lovingly recreated Beavis and Butt-Head in Star Trek Online

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Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Dumbass. It's five-year mission: To find T.P. for its bunghole. To ruthlessly mock...

WAPO says Activision-Blizzard execs profited from dodgy but legal stock sale

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Yesterday we covered Activision-Blizzard's third quarter financial results, which were... not good. While WoW Classic drove a subscription spike and saw Blizzard's MAUs finally...

EVE Online Senior Community Manager CCP Falcon departs CCP Games

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It's safe to say that EVE Online hasn't had the smoothest history of dealing with its playerbase throughout the game's 16-year life, having endured...
This plan sure worked!

WoW Factor: The big questions we still have about World of Warcraft Shadowlands

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Remember just yesterday when I was all like, "Let's get hyped for Shadowlands, yo!" Well, here's the thing. As much as I'm genuinely excited...

Rock band Alice in Chains threw a wicked AdventureQuest 3D concert

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This may just be the more unique concert performance that you will ever witness in an MMORPG - at least the most unique since...

Ship of Heroes’ final character creator beta event is this morning – save your costumes!

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We hope you got your fill of the Ship of Heroes' character creator beta this week because it's coming to a close today, following...

Brad McQuaid’s Pantheon gives a glimpse of its beautiful new world in new trailer

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Don't make it too obvious, but guys, you have to check that sweet Pantheon out. See it? That game must have gone to a...
Oh, cool.

The Daily Grind: What’s the longest break you’ve ever taken from MMOs – and why?

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A while back, MMO blogger and fellow SWG Legends player Napyet posted a video about a sudden burst of burnout he was feeling when...

The Stream Team: Which way to Elder Scrolls Online’s Witches Festival?

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Massively OP's MJ can't let the Halloween season go by without a trip to Elder Scrolls Online's Witches Festival. And thanks to an event...

Massively Overthinking: The best and worst of BlizzCon 2019

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BlizzCon 2019 is behind us, finally, and we're winding down our coverage and trying to put a capstone on the experience. In this week's...

World of Warships launches Midway movie tie-in events ahead of Veterans Day

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If you spend most of your free time in video games and not movie theaters, you might not realize that Midway is releasing this...
Mossy.

Final Fantasy XI offers up a dagger, a mount, and a lottery for players

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Welcome to Final Fantasy XI! Would you like some stuff? You can get some stuff! Seriously, the game is choosing November as the month to...

Activision-Blizzard Q3 2019: Revenues sink for the third quarter in a row

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Activision-Blizzard has not had the best year. In February, the company saw record-high revenues and promptly laid off 800 employees, leading to widespread condemnation....
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Astellia Online’s newest patch adds in a new Astel for fighting dragons

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It is assumed by the writer of this piece that the newest Astel in Astellia Online's roster, added with today's patch, is quite adept at...

The Stream Team: Testing Ship of Heroes’ character creation closed beta with Heroic Games

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What's going on in Ship of Heroes lately? This past week has been a character creator closed beta test with a number of events,...
The new place.

FFXIV Shadowbringers boosted Square Enix’s financials, Nexon sees 24% YOY revenue drop

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Let's talk about money, shall we? The first week of November is always inundated with the last big fiscal report of the year for...

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