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]

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RuneScape patches in changes to player-owned farms

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Changes to player-owned farms are in the air today for RuneScape; the game's patch this week implements changes announced recently. Experience gained for individual...
Set sail for bees.

World of Warcraft posts its patch notes for 8.2.5, somehow not titled the Rise of Bees

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New models for Worgen and Goblins! New Party Sync features! The end of the War Campaign! And lest we forget, bees! Yes, World of Warcraft...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 238: Ten years of free-to-play

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Justin and Bree discuss DDO, Bless, Book of Travels, Star Trek Online, City of Heroes, WoW Classic & Retail, Guild Wars 2, and LOTRO, with mailbag topics on static endgames and genre labels.

Harvard Business Review uses EVE Online corps for a study on country of origin and company structure

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When the Harvard Business Review wanted to run a study on how people's place of origin affects how they structure a company, it homed...

Antares Open World is an outrageously ambitious new MMO sandbox being built with SpatialOS

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Let's take a quick break for what's fast becoming MMO Anniversary Week around here for a peek at a brand-new MMO still on the...

First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Icebrood Saga prelude, Bound by Blood, now live

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It was just two short weeks ago that ArenaNet invited its fans to Seattle for the announcement of the continuation of Guild Wars 2's...
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Ultima Online’s publish 106, Forsaken Foes, is live on the eve of its 22nd birthday

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Would you believe we're just a week away from the seminal game of the MMO genre's 22nd birthday? We are indeed, and Ultima Online...

Choose My Adventure: Accidentally naked adventures in Legends of Aria

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It would probably stand to reason that my rise in confidence in Legends of Aria would take a hit this week. But mercifully, I'm...
A bunny must jump.

Final Fantasy XIV’s final anniversary story casts a gaze toward its antagonist

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Well, last week Final Fantasy XIV's anniversary fiction was just full to the brim of spoilers for those who have not yet finished the...

MMORTS Travian Legends turns 15 years old with its Victoria Codex event

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You folks remember Travian Games, right? At one point, the company was designated as the European publisher for both Crowfall and Shroud of the...

Ryzom turns 15 years old with events and an emerging story

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September historically has been a crazy busy month for MMO launches, and so it should come as no surprise that many titles are celebrating...
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World of Warcraft previews its clever new party sync system

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By all indications, World of Warcraft's Patch 8.2.5 is on the horizon, and when it arrives on the servers, it's going to bring one...

The Daily Grind: How much does an MMO’s art style determine whether you’ll try it?

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I am not much of a Borderlands person, but the franchise has been impossible to ignore the last couple of weeks with the launch...

The Stream Team: Jumping into ArcheAge’s fifth anniversary

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Well if it has to be Monday, it least it's a party day! ArcheAge turns five years old today, and the sandbox has celebrations...

Dofus celebrates 15 years of operation with a meta event and plans to launch a retro server

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One of my favorite things about this genre is how the "lesser-loved" titles can keep on truckin' thanks to an established and engaged playerbase...

Blizzard’s Pat Nagle on the first quests he designed for World of Warcraft

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The fjord pining that is WoW Classic certainly drums up lots of nostalgia for folks, whether they're players of the game itself or developers...

Camelot Unchained’s weekly update talks textures and Minstrels

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The pure support class is one that is sorely missing from the modern MMORPG, so news that Camelot Unchained is working on some musically-minded...
This turned out super great here, guys.

Chronicles of Elyria domain settlement snags cause Soulbound Studios to issue store credit

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The headline event of Domain and Settlement Selection (DSS) for Chronicles of Elyria has hit a few speedbumps along the way in the form...
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The Repopulation’s latest update is all about database improvements and server merges (in a good way)

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It can be really hard to swallow the idea that you can discuss server merges in any MMO in a good way. Sure, it means...

Players held a steamy Release 69 ‘dance party’ in Shroud of the Avatar

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We assume most MMO players are at least aware of the more "adult" roleplaying that goes on in the quiet corners of our genre...

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