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]

TERA previews Skywatch Aerial Island, Halloween events, and the Harvest Festival

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TERA players are in for a big October: Not only is the Skywatch: Aerial Island update rolling to PC, but Halloween is in the...

Blade & Soul’s Halloween event returns on October 16

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Blade & Soul is once again getting in to the spooky spirit next week with the arrival of its Blade and Ghoul event on...
We hunted ourselves.

Fractured opens up a porting test weekend ahead of Alpha 2 in November

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How long do projects take in software development? The old standby is that you should take your most realistic estimate and double it, but...

Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet chased the 2016 Gaile Gray account hacker all the way to Germany – and lost

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Back in 2016, MassivelyOP covered an odd story about the Guild Wars franchise and a hack that seemingly involved the account of then-ArenaNet employee...

Shroud of the Avatar finally admits the Kickstarter book is not happening, offers in-game items instead

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Yesterday, we covered the bizarre but perhaps expected news that Portalarium has transferred Shroud of the Avatar and other assets to Catnip Games, which...

Desert Oasis: A guide to some of Black Desert’s world bosses and their weapons

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You know what I want to be when I grow up? A boss. Not the kind that starts a business living in a car...

Funcom roundup: Secret World Legends’ Samhain, Moons of Madness’ launch, and Tencent

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Funcom is up to some stuff this week! For starters, Secret World Legends is patching in Samhain today. One of the better Halloween events...
The new place.

Final Fantasy XIV previews its site for patch 5.1 and the All Saints’ Wake event

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It's time for a whole lot of reveals for Final Fantasy XIV, starting with the special site for patch 5.1 having gone up. Yes, you...
Money dollars.

ArcheAge Unchained’s test server throws its doors open to you – yes, you

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Are you ready for next week's launch of ArcheAge's new buy-to-play server, or are you still on the fence about the whole deal? What...
Ohhh snap.

The Daily Grind: What’s the longest MMO boycott you’ve run?

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There are a lot of games I don't have any desire to play, and then there's Star Wars: The Old Republic. I still have...

Global Chat: The Hearthstone Hong Kongstraversy

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Everyone has an opinion when it comes to the controversy swirling about Blizzard's heavy-handed censorship of a Hearthstone professional gamer and his statements on...

OrbusVR brings its new level 30 dungeons and new Shard dungeons online

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Earlier in the month, VR MMO OrbusVR offered a look at new endgame content due with its forthcoming update. That update officially went live...

Legends of Aria is overhauling its PvP system once again

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Remember this past summer when Citadel Studios announced that it was finally launching Legends of Aria on Steam with a huge overhaul patch that...
Pictured: Love.

Final Fantasy XI’s newest login campaign offers players autumnal decoration

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Another month rolling in means another patch for Final Fantasy XI, but it also means a new set of login rewards available for the...

Shroud of the Avatar changes hands as Portalarium transfers assets to Catnip Games

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Hey you know when's a good time to drop potentially bad news? Underneath somebody else's even bigger bad news. Apparently, today it's going to...

Previewing KurtzPel’s new character, Lime, plus a peek at the patch and 2v2 tourneys

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KOG Games' early access MMO KurtzPel is due for a big patch, as we noted this past weekend, and it's coming in the form...

Atlas goes live on Xbox One after a bit of a delay

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"Alright, you swabs, let's set sail for the Xbo--oh... wait... what? ...Microsoft techs have to...? Oh, alright. We good? Okay--aherm. Let's set sail for...

The Stream Team: It’s Mogloween time in AdventureQuest 3D

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It's the most wonderful time of the year! Massively OP's MJ is excited because her favorite season is starting, and she's kicking off her...

PC preorders for Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online have now begun

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We interrupt this week's raging dumpster fire to point you to last fall's dumpster fire! Yes, Rockstar Games has officially opened preorders for the...

Perfect Ten: Kickstarter MMOs that raised the most money

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The rise of crowdfunding in the mid-2010s swept a large wave of MMORPGs our way that might never have happened otherwise. For a while...

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