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]

Star Trek Online is bringing back the horror-themed Hearts and Minds mission for Friday the 13th

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At the time of this story's writing, it is Friday the 13th, which either brings to mind goofy horror monsters, bad luck traditions, or...

City of Titans offers a look at the landmarks of Alexandria from inside the game’s world

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While we've gotten a look at landmark locations a couple of times in City of Titans before, the latest preview post would be the...

EVE Evolved: EVE Online is losing players, and no one can agree on why

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Nobody wants to think that a favourite MMO is losing popularity, but with EVE Online now being over 15 years old, it's a possibility...

Blizzard is spinning up another WoW Classic server, this time for South America

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It looks as though Blizzard is still cranking out the WoW Classic servers, as yesterday the company announced it'll add a new server for...

Dungeons and Dragons Online dishes out anniversary gifts

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While we usually convene here at Massively OP to discuss game launch anniversaries, today we have something slightly different: the launch of a business...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most obscure MMO you wish were still around?

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I bet you thought this post was gonna be about Zentia, since I loved that game and almost no one remembers it. But it's...

The Stream Team: Night two of new Neverwinter adventures

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Massively OP's MJ completely intended to make a new Gith in Neverwinter, but then she made her Drow rogue and there was no going...

Massively Overthinking: Let’s ban a word from the MMORPG lexicon

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A while back, an MMO player I follow on Twitter who also happens to be super into sports retweeted something fun into my feed:...

Ashen Empires emulator Dransik Rebirth is allegedly shut down by a cease and desist order

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In May, our roundup of MMOs you've never heard of offered a quick look at Dransik Rebirth, a rogue server of the old-school MMORPG...

Citadel: Forged with Fire’s newest hype video features its creatures

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We told you that Citadel: Forged with Fire was going to start cranking out videos and pressers all about what it has to offer...

Path of Exile lays out its expansion plan for the next year, through the 4.0.0 release

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Path of Exile studio Grinding Gear Games is already hard at work shoring up the remaining issues in the Blight league launch. But what...

Sci-fi sandbox MMO Second Galaxy has launched on mobile

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It's launch week for yet another mobile MMO. Second Galaxy, however, is an open-world sci-fi MMO that may scratch a different itch for folks...

Bossa Studios on why Worlds Adrift failed and what’s next

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Although Worlds Adrift sunsetted back in July, developer Bossa Studios did not. Furthermore, it would appear that the company is doing better after dropping...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Dragonhold DLC hits the PTS on September 16

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Elder Scrolls Online is pushing onward to the biggest release of the season: the Dragonhold DLC. And today's blog post from ZeniMax offers a...
SHOUT!

World of Warcraft: Classic is nerfing threat generation on Demoralizing Shout

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Demoralizing Shout has numerous effects in WoW Classic; it reduces the attack power of nearby enemies, gives you a nice shouting animation, and generates...
Oh, look over there! It's MELT DISNEYWORLD.

DC Universe Online is going live with its most Metal update today

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Yes, today is the day when DC Universe Online truly goes metal. Not because the update brings with it new headbanging mechanics and a surfeit...
We're going to be here for a very long while, princess.

Vague Patch Notes: Timesinks, sunk time, and MMOs

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Here's a fun question I asked myself a lot back in the day: Why, exactly, did leveling take so long in Final Fantasy XI? The obvious mechanical...
Take with one hand and give with the other hand.

A player is leveling Priest in WoW Classic entirely by phone

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In 2004 when World of Warcraft initially launched, leveling your character by phone presumably meant calling someone up from a land line and sitting there...
It's a good plan, Bront.

Guild Wars: RPG Maker is currently available in demo form

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It's time to go back and play the original Guild Wars, but in far more single-player format than before! If you'd forgotten about the Guild Wars: RPG...
Let's go.

Book of Travels sucks you into a gorgeous online fairytale world

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Every once in a long while, a game is announced that really makes us sit up and go "Oooh!" without any irony. Book of...

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