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]

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...

How Pokemon Go company Niantic is collecting (and using) your life’s data

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We probably don't need to tell our audience this, given that while yes, you all have phones, you're also typically not obsessive about gaming...

Hyperspace Beacon: Is SWTOR prepared for the Onslaught?

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Welcome back to the Hyperspace Beacon. I have taken a much-needed break over this summer to come back to the first expansion that Star...

Bethsoft delays Fallout 76’s Wastelanders to 2020, but private servers launch next week

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Fallout 76's Wastelanders expansion, which Bethesda says is "one of the largest expansions" the company has ever done, has been delayed until 2020, a...
We fought a bear.

Perfect Ten: WoW Classic dungeon reviews courtesy of Azeroth’s Yelp

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So, you all know that there's a Yelp equivalent in World of Warcraft, right? An awful lot of people forget about that, but Yelpcraft is seriously right there. It's been in the game since beta, which is why you can still look at it and see reviews about how zones would be much better if Paladins had talents and some ancient references to some terrible action star of the 1980s. Can't remember which one. Dolph Lundgren, probably.

EverQuest’s Torment of Velious preorders and beta begin next week

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All of Daybreak's true MMORPGs have now weighed in post-layoffs: The most recent confirmation that everything's OK with the EverQuest franchise team comes in...

Lord of the Rings Online starts testing Minas Morgul expansion

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As the saying goes, "One does not simply walk into Mordor. One repeatedly walks in and out of Mordor on a near-endless series of...

SWTOR does a fly-by of Onslaught’s key capital city

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There is less than a week to go until Star Wars: The Old Republic players get their first expansion in years. That means that...

The Daily Grind: How can MMOs spice up progression servers midway through?

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Just about a year ago, Lord of the Rings Online opened the doors to its very first progression server ruleset. It was a huge...

The Stream Team: Late Night with SWTOR on Dromund Kaas

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It's Late Night with SWTOR! OK, no it isn't. This is as late as Massively OP's Larry and MJ want to get, however; they've...

Jukebox Heroes: Exploring World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth’s patch music

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One of my favorite modern trends of MMORPGs is that studios are no longer saving the entirety of a soundtrack for the base game or expansion releases. Oh sure, those usually get a great album push -- especially if it's one of the bigger games -- but for a while now, many studios have also been releasing new music on a steady basis with significant content patches.

Book of Travels announces an October 24th launch date for its Kickstarter

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The word "unique" gets swung about a lot by video game and MMO PR folks, but the upcoming Book of Travels certainly appears to...

Villagers and Heroes re-opens Halloween zone with Blighted Isles expansion

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The latest update to Villagers & Heroes is offering a whole lot of goodies for players if these patch notes are any indicator....

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