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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Gamescom 2018: Torchlight Frontiers gets gory and goofy in its first gameplay video
As Perfect World is giving Gamescom attendees a look at Torchlight Frontiers' demo this week, those stuck at home can at least soothe themselves with...
Path of Exile revamps the graphics for its starter skills with new tech
Let's face it, the quality of graphics in a video game, especially online, means trying to forever hit a fast-moving target. What looks good...
Path of Exile has some nifty graphics improvements coming with Delve League
I don't know about you, but I've never thought of Path of Exile as a particularly ugly game in need of major graphical work...
Torchlight Frontiers is being built by an ‘all-star team’ of former Torchlight and Diablo II devs
"So now I am very, very pleased to announce to everybody that we are taking the next step with Torchlight and making an MMO."
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NCsoft Q3 2018: Aion, Blade & Soul, Guild Wars 2 revenues dip, while NCsoft teases three new titles
NCsoft's second quarter financials for the year hit this morning, and it's not exactly bad news. Sales are down slightly, but everything looks wimpy...
Path of Exile’s Delve launches August 31 with an infinite dungeon; here’s our chat with Grinding Gear’s Chris Wilson!
Picture this: an underground dungeon that gets progressively more challenging -- and rewarding -- the deeper you go, and there is no end. Not...
Runewaker’s Guardians of Ember is getting a relaunch in the west thanks to Gameforge
It's been a weird 2018 for Guardians of Ember. Back in February, Valve booted its publisher, Insel Games, off Steam, citing review manipulation in...
Perfect World Entertainment reveals Torchlight Frontiers, an MMOARPG for PC and console
Last year, Perfect World Entertainment shut down Runic Games. Even before that, fans had been told that any sort of Torchlight MMO would be...
Zeal is an upcoming MMOARPG with PvP, PvE, 15 classes, and no grinding
Here comes a new one to the MassivelyOP pages! It's an MMO called Zeal, which developer Lycanic Studios bills as "an indie action RPG...
The MOP Up: Citadel gets reignited (July 29, 2018)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Dota 2 apes Path of Exile with transparent lockboxes for Dutch players
Remember when the Dutch gaming authorities effectively threatened to prosecute prosecute companies like Valve for vending and trading lockboxes the government agencies considered a...
Path of Exile is plotting massive improvements to party play, including teleporting and downleveling
It's been a hot minute since we checked in with Path of Exile, which has already had a pretty busy summer, what with the...
Warlords Awakening just sunset in Korea, and now it’s coming to Steam early access here
As we reported in June, Paywith's Warlords Awakening MMOARPG is coming westward, with a launch planned for October and an early access date now...
Perfect Ten: Endless dungeons in MMOs
Most MMO dungeons are normal songs. You start out and you have a pretty clear picture of the beginning, middle, and end; they don't...
The Stream Team: Walking that Path of Exile journey
There is a path. For Exiles. And Massively OP's MJ is an exile traveling that path. Where will it lead her today? Into danger!...
Blossom and Decay offers emergent narrative in an anything-goes sandbox
In the market for a full-loot, retro-themed MMO sandbox? Your specific tastes may be satiated by Blossom and Decay, an up-and-coming MMOARPG that will...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the most complex character development?
Over the weekend, I was reading a makeup subreddit (don't judge me - I swear there is a gaming point to this) and the...
Trion Worlds offers free MMO goodies for Marvel Heroes refugees
Ever since Trion Worlds announced that it had snapped up all of the remaining assets from Gazillion and Marvel Heroes, we have wondered what...
One Shots: My name is Captain Vanity
As I'm off on vacation this week, I knew that I wasn't going to be able to cull through the previous One Shots comment...
Path of Exile adds two new Incursion Rooms with its next patch
The next patch for Path of Exile is adding two new Incursion rooms, and at a glance one sounds a lot better than the...
