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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]

MMO Week in Review: Oh no Bethsoft what is you doin

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It just wouldn't be fall without a Fallout 76 debacle and the continuing perversion of what was once meant to be its satirical anti-war...

The MOP Up: The Division 2 places the Pentagon under siege

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A pair of new narrative missions are coming soon to The Division 2, tasking players with liberating the Pentagon and exploring the DARPA research...

Black Desert Mobile celebrates soft launch and answers questions

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It would seem the folks at Pearl Abyss simply told some of the community managers and developers for Black Desert Mobile to sit on...

Global Chat: Starting over in ArcheAge

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The (re)launch of ArcheAge Unchained is of significant interest to certain parties who are hoping that this "do over" finally will propel this sandbox...
Here we go again.

New World of Warcraft ‘leak’ continues to fan the flames of assumption for the next expansion

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Those within the World of Warcraft community have already been pondering what the next expansion for the MMORPG is, whether it's something like Shadowlands...

One Shots: Deceptions or desserts

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It's that time of year again when strange little MMO players put on clever disguises, thrust their inventories at developers, and shout, "Deceptions or...
Nope.

The Daily Grind: Are you still on board the Kickstarter MMO train?

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An interesting thing happened when Justin put out his list of Kickstarted MMOs that raised the most money; the comments pointed out that the...

Make My MMO: Book of Travels has already doubled its Kickstarter ask

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, we've got a new addition to the Make My MMO list: Book of Travels, the "tiny multiplayer online"...
Big hall.

Final Fantasy XIV elaborates on the additions to housing for patch 5.1

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Updates to housing for Final Fantasy XIV are coming in patch 5.1 beyond the addition of new wards. Sure, the addition of three new wards...

Legends of Aria details a US server merge and PvP rule adjustments for Point Release 8

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It's time for a server merge of sorts for US players of Legends of Aria. Assuming all things work out, Wednesday, October 30th, will...

EVE Vegas 2019: EVE Online’s Invasion expansion chapter 2 arrives November 26

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More features and more Triglavians are coming to EVE Online with the release of Invasion: Chapter 2, the... uhm... second chapter of the Invasion...

The Game Archaeologist: A brief history of Multi-User Dungeons

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You know that sinking feeling when you get into something that's way, waaaay over your head and you have no choice but to swim...
Creep.

Astellia Online runs a pair of free trial weekends

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Do you have any pressing plans this weekend? Astellia Online hopes not because the team would really like to get you into this new...

The Daily Grind: How has an MMO recently tested your patience?

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I like to think of myself as a reasonably patient man. I'll line up at the DMV or Disney and wait my turn for...
store

Betawatch: Star Citizen patches up to 3.7.1

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Yo dawg, we heard you like Star Citizen patches, so we applied a patch to another patch so your Star Citizen patch has another Star Citizen...
spoop

EVE Online brings out its Halloween horrors for the spooky season

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It's time for EVE Online to get spooky. You may wonder how scary a game can really make itself when being blown up for no reason...

MMO Business Roundup: Ubisoft’s stock drop, Skull & Bones’ delay, Google games

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Welcome back to another depressing super fun roundup of business news from the MMO industry and adjacent climes. Ubisoft We don't cover a lot of Ubisoft...
We're fine.

World of Warcraft will be locking down corruption values on the test server

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The new Corrupted item system being tested for World of Warcraft has already received a fair amount of feedback, generally in the negative. The...
But THIS time it'll work.

Bless Unleashed explains the multi-tiered process of equipping your character properly

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If you were worried that equipping your character would be a simple process of looking at an item level number in Bless Unleashed, you will...

Leaderboard: Did you go back to SWTOR for Onslaught?

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When Star Wars The Old Republic's Onslaught was first announced last April, people were surprisingly excited for it. Oh sure, some folks in the...

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