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]

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...

The Daily Grind: Do you play MMOs for the fashion wars?

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Whether you call it "fashion wars" as in Guild Wars 2 or "space barbie" as in Star Trek Online or "dolly dress-up" as in...

The Stream Team: Hanging out and helping hands in Dungeons and Dragons Online’s Harbor

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Although the D&D group is too low level to participate in the Halloween event in Dungeons & Dragons Online, they have left the tutorial...

Massively Overthinking: Are you boycotting Blizzard?

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Tyler's piece this week about the Blizzard he loved being dead actually brought tears to my eyes. It hurts to lose a game and...

Citadel: Forged with Fire opens the doors to its three Crypts in its latest video

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Greetings, boys and ghouls! I am the Crypt Keeper, and welcome to the frightmare that is the Forsaken Crypts of Citadel: Forged with Fire!...
MOVE.

Albion Online outlines plans for improving its mobile client UI

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Good news for players excited by a mobile client for Albion Online: The game's development team now has someone dedicated specifically to the game's mobile...

DC Universe Online’s GU98 adds new items to the Second Chance Vendor and Resurgence Mega Capsules

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If a resurgence returns, is it a re-resurgence? An ultrasurgence? A megasurgence? Instead of pondering portmanteaus, I'll instead just mention that Resurgence Mega Capsules...
That's Trek for you.

Star Trek Online patches in the new Event Campaign system for a Tier 6 ship

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Tier 6 ships are not precisely rare in Star Trek Online, but they sure can be expensive. The new Event Campaign system in the game...

Chronicles of Elyria shares another pre-alpha video that focuses on environmental sound

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There are plenty of ways for MMOs to set a scene. Visuals are certainly one of the more important, but audio plays just as...

UK art studio accuses Kickstarted MMORPG Oath of incompetence and failure to pay for work

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Last spring, we covered an incredibly ambitious new MMO called Oath. Developer Ready-Up Studios rolled out a $35,000-ask Kickstarter to build a free-to-play, action-combat...
Oh dear.

World of Warcraft datamining hints at Death Knight additions as Blizzard postpones anniversary in Taiwan

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It's been a rough week for fans of World of Warcraft as Blizzard has continued to be mired knee-deep in a problem of its own...

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