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]

Who could have seen this coming.

World of Warcraft is finally adding account-wide essences with its next server maintenance

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Amidst all of the other things that players have been upset about during this expansion for World of Warcraft it can be easy to miss...

The Daily Grind: What are you hoping for out of Guild Wars 2’s Cantha-ish expansion?

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I try not to get excessively overhyped about things in MMOs, especially things probably a year and a half or more away, but I...

The Stream Team: Managing traitorous mercs in Neverwinter

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After last episode's focus on graveyard shenanigans and crypts, Massively OP's MJ is turning her eyes to helping manage some traitorous mercenaries in Neverwinter....

Trove aims to turn you green during the annual festival of St Qubeslick

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With St Patrick's Day parades and festivities closing down in real life thanks to the spreading virus, you may just have to get the...
It's green, right? We're splitting the difference.

DC Universe Online updates for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day event

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Here we go again in DC Universe Online; it's time for the St. Patrick's Day event, and that means Mr. Mxyzptlk is back! Aside from...
Yawn-o-lith.

Legends of Aria announces $19.99 Dark Sorcery DLC launching this month

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If you were figuring Legends of Aria was giving up last year roundabout the time it had those launch delays and see-sawing PvP do-overs,...

Fallout 76 previews Wastelanders’ looting and gardening, Fallout Shelter Online goes global

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Bethsoft has dropped another preview of what's coming with Fallout 76's Wastelanders expansion next month, with a little hint of everything from the acid...

Chronicles of Elyria kicks off its Settlers of Elyria virtual land auction for a second time

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Allow us to share a little bit of background on this one: Chronicles of Elyria had first announced an "event" in December of last...

Roblox gets timey-wimey with Doctor Who cross-promo

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I'm not actually sure how much overlap between the audiences of Roblox and Doctor Who fandom there really is, but maybe that's the point...

Skyforge announces fifth anniversary update for PC, with a new invasion on March 25

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Can you believe that Skyforge is coming up on its fifth birthday? And My.Games is not letting the anniversary go to waste: It's plotting...
Read it and... well, just read it.

Guild Wars 2 just announced its third expansion, and it looks like Cantha

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Not only did Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet just drop another preview of upcoming content, exactly what fans have been begging for, but it...
Huhwha

Wisdom of Nym: Greedily anticipating Final Fantasy XI’s new scenario

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All right, so it's time to insert that Tyler the Creator tweet here because this is going to be something I'm talking about a...

Crowfall previews the Frostweaver class, says War of the Gods update is imminent

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Crowfall's March developer Q&A session has been uploaded, and once more it's got a lot of tasty informational bits for fans of the game....
Style.

Final Fantasy XIV posts the third of its documentaries on the creation of Shadowbringers

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The video documentaries about the making of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers roll on, and this particular installment is all about character art and outfit design....
In a world of human wreckage.

Blizzard roundup: Michael Chu leaves Overwatch, Acti-Blizz gets a new COO, and WoW Classic drops a banhammer

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Blizzard's been on a tear this week with staffing shifts and patches and cancellations, so let's dig in. First, probably the saddest part of...
The Quick and the Gay

Coronavirus roundup: Virtual GDC, Overwatch League suspended, Crowfall and Funcom work-from-home

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As the novel coronavirus pandemic's impact is felt across the globe, shutting down everything from international travel to the NBA to markets, it continues...
lol so randum

The Daily Grind: Were you present for any historic MMO events?

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For all the talk of world firsts, server firsts, and so forth, the real notable MMO events are usually ones that just seem to...

The Stream Team: Moving through Moria in LOTRO

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Massively OP's MJ has been taking part in LOTRO's Ill Omens event, but she's hit a big snag: She never finished enough epic questlines...
Wheeeee

Star Trek Online invites players to take part in the design of the next summer event ship

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The summer event ships in Star Trek Online are a long-standing tradition, but this year Cryptic Studios is doing something different. In prior years, players...

The Siege of Neverwinter event returns to Neverwinter March 12

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Protector's Enclave needs your help! Along with the rest of the city of Neverwinter during the updated Siege of Neverwinter event, which will see...