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]

Storm's a-comin'

Albion Online improves guild logs and adjusts enemies with its latest update

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Have you ever found yourself fighting an enemy and think, "gosh, this boss has really let himself go?" Because the latest patch for Albion Online...

Cube World’s closed beta begins September 23 – go get your Steam keys

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When Picroma's Wolfram von Funck resurfaced earlier this month to announce that 2013 voxelbox Cube World was not only back in development but hitting...

Black Desert plans three-week Season of the Hunt event starting September 25

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It's been a bit of a bye week in Black Desert's PC version thanks to an extra-long maintenance mode - gamers will recall that...

Ashes of Creation sends its Apocalypse battle royale to early access next week

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Now calling it a "prequel" to the MMORPG itself, Intrepid Studios announced today that Ashes of Creation's Apocalypse battle royale title will hit early...

The Stream Team: Catching Corellia and Korriban datacons in SWTOR

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There you viewers go, suggesting the next stop on the SWTOR datacron hunt again. Massively OP's MJ is even more skeptical now, but Larry...
Well, I guess.

Pantheon addresses questions for every class in the upcoming MMO

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Visionary Realms is back this month with another look at Pantheon's development in its September newsletter. There's a new segment this round focused on...

Perfect Ten: Why Fallen Earth was a flawed gem of an MMO

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Even though I half-expected it for a while now, the news of Fallen Earth's demise earlier this month made my heart sink. Way back...

Robot sandbox MMO Starbase has dropped a ton of new videos on ships, stations, and the universe

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It's been a hot minute since we checked in with Starbase, but that was clearly a mistake because Finnish dev Frozenbyte has been pumping...
Well, maybe this part.

Blizzard clarifies the policy on World of Warcraft exploits following the dungeon exploit in Classic

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We know that Blizzard intends to punish players who exploited a bug to cause endless dungeon respawns in World of Warcraft: Classic. But as happens...

PlanetSide Arena drops weapons blog ahead of tomorrow’s early access phase one launch

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Still on the fence about the newly revivified development of PlanetSide Arena? The massive-scale battle royale game moves from private preview to early access...
happy birthday to me

Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 just lost another great dev in Bill Freist

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Not a week ago, we reported on the loss of two developers from Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet, a lead game designer and a...

Blade & Soul’s Storm of Arrows update is now live – here’s the trailer!

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The patch notes for today's update to Blade & Soul are online, and it's forecasting a rain storm. The kind you can't really bring...

The Daily Grind: How would you make a special MMO ruleset server?

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Lately there's been some friction over in Lord of the Rings Online due to what players see as mishandling and miscommunication over the game's...

Korean mobile MMORPG TERA Classic adds the Elin Lancer

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The Korean-only mobile MMORPG TERA Classic has decided to give the game's tiniest race one of its biggest weapons. Or maybe they misheard the...
we'll bank this up

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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