MMOARPG stands for “massively multiplayer online action roleplaying game.” It can be contrasted with an OARPG, which makes little attempt at being “massive” in a way that MMORPG players would accept.
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Diablo Immortal brings Hallow’s Wake event October 18, Diablo IV primes players for Season of Blood
The Diablo franchise is already a Halloween-adjacent sort of experience, but that's by no means a reason for the mobile version Diablo Immortal to...
The MOP Up: It’s the great Albion, Charlie Brown!
Albion Online is getting into the spirit of Halloween with its Harvest Challenge: "Fall has come to the world of Albion... the shadows are...
Mad World’s latest patch adds harder dungeons, new gear attributes, and its newest battle pass
Mad World is still doing its thing - albeit not on Steam still - with another weekly content patch that applies a variety of...
Lost Ark’s next update arrives October 11 with the romantic continent of Pleccia
If it seems as if the September update for Lost Ark just landed yesterday, well that's because this fall is moving along at a...
Realm of the Mad God Season 8 brings a tavern brawl mini-dungeon, new battle pass, and new crucible
It's time for a new season in the bullet hell dungeon crawling MMORPG Realm of the Mad God, and this season has a little...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 438: EverQuest what’s next?
Justin and Bree discuss the potential for EverQuest 3, the LOTRO remaster's cancelation, EVE Fanfest's EVE Online Havoc and EVE Vanguard reveals, WoW Classic's about-face on LFD, Pantheon's new art style, and Marvel Heroes' code leak, with adventures in WoW Classic, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and Glitch Odd Giants.
Choose My Adventure: Wrestling with disappointment, boredom, and comfort in Lost Ark’s jump start server
It was probably asking a lot of myself to cut through Lost Ark as quickly as possible so that I could get to the...
Grinding Gear releases ExileCon dev video on Path of Exile 2’s enemy creation
Path of Exile had plenty to say at this year's ExileCon - readers know that we fully covered the event - but for those...
Marvel Heroes rogue servers are finally possible thanks to newly released emulator files
Many of our readers and writers deeply miss Marvel Heroes, the MMOARPG that managed to capture something special - and was unceremoniously closed thanks...
Vague Patch Notes: I don’t know what the deal is with Throne & Liberty
Let me just state this outright: What in the absolute heck is supposed to be going on with Throne & Liberty at this point?...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs you’ve already forgotten ever existed
Falling into obscurity and then being completely forgotten is the nightmare of any creative artist. This tragic scenario is compounded when it comes to...
Choose My Adventure: Slayer time with slightly boosted XP in Lost Ark
So I kind of made a mistake in my comeback to Lost Ark. I apparently did have at least one Powerpass to burn up,...
Lost Ark’s jump start servers open up on September 13 – here are the details
Fans and followers of Lost Ark already knew that jump start servers were headed to the MMOARPG in September, but now Amazon Games has...
Choose My Adventure: Trialing and testing in Trixion before returning to Lost Ark
I'm going to preface my return to Choose My Adventure by noting that I've had a very busy few days. It's been a good...
The Daily Grind: Where’s the sweet spot for challenge in your MMO of choice?
A while back, I spotted a graph on the Path of Exile subreddit that I'm pretty sure will resonate with lots of gamers and...
Lost Ark issues a compensation package for its extended EU server merge maintenance
European fans of Lost Ark were effectively locked out from playing the MMOARPG earlier this week, when Amazon Games' big EU server merge ended...
Path of Exile continues to adjust rewards, tweak damage, and fix bugs in Trial of the Ancestors League
When Path of Exile released its new Trial of the Ancestors League, Grinding Gear Games also posted a sort of liveblog that listed updates...
Path of Exile releases Trial of the Ancestors and details post-launch hotfixing efforts
Yesterday was a fresh league's beginning in Path of Exile as Grinding Gear Games released its Trial of the Ancestors update, bringing with it...
Path of Exile promises to bring Crucible items into standard play, but with adjustments
Attention, Path of Exile players! Did you enjoy the Crucible League? Were you wondering what will happen to the items and mechanics from the...
Lost Ark confirms balance adjustments and Aeromancer class are coming with its August patch
When Lost Ark announced its August updates back in June, most of the announcements were focused on easing the endgame onramp for lower-tier players,...
