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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Perfect Ten: The healthiest live MMORPGs at the end of 2017
As Counting Crows told us, it's been a long December, although the fact that it has also only just started being December speaks to...
Crowfall: ‘You don’t have to get into the stats to have a good time in this game’
Crowfall's J. Todd Coleman and Billy Garretsen are back for another ACE Q&A - you can pretty much mark the months by these things....
Here’s all the stuff being nerfed in Path of Exile’s War for the Atlas on Friday
Path of Exile is fond of issuing manifestos, especially when it's nerfing stuff and trying to break it to you gently. This week's manifesto...
Sony joins Microsoft in giving out Marvel Heroes refunds
Even if Gazillion and Disney can't or won't do the right thing by their customers following the termination of Marvel Heroes, at least the...
Trion ‘still in active discussions’ with Bluehole over Devilian
With the explosive success of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in 2017, Bluehole Studio is rolling in media coverage, money, and popularity. But some of the studio's...
The Daily Grind: Did Marvel Heroes just get the worst-managed MMORPG sunset of all time?
If you happened to catch the Massively OP Podcast this week, you heard my positively livid rant about the whole Marvel Heroes situation. Now,...
Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO stories of 2017
One thing you can say for the MMO industry: It never ceases to surprise all of us. No matter what predictions we may make...
Global Chat: Saying goodbye to Marvel Heroes
Few people are happy to see an MMO go down, especially in the manner that Marvel Heroes is going from a popular and well-liked...
Path of Exile shows off the interactions of new skills and support abilities
Part of the fun of Path of Exile is setting up combinations of skills, support skills, and items in order to create a constant...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 146: World of Warcraft’s fun police
Justin and Bree discuss Marvel Heroes' death, Darkfall New Dawn, LOTRO 2018, Neverwinter Nights, WoW's fun police, DDO, Hearthstone, and Trove, with mailbag discussions on Disney the lockbox villain and the max we'd pay for MMO subscriptions.
Marvel Heroes: Former dev says Disney’s not the bad guy, Xbox One grants automatic refunds
Still reeling from the abrupt early sunset of Marvel Heroes yesterday? Same here. If you want a little closure, maybe check out Kinda Funny...
RIP Marvel Heroes
It's gone, gang, and I'm so sorry.
Following the disastrous silences and accusations that unfolded over October and November, Marvel announced that it had terminated...
Path of Exile digs to the bottom of the upcoming Abyss League
There's something nasty under the ground in Path of Exile. No, worse than those gross pillbugs you would find under big rocks when you...
The Stream Team: A Cosmic Trial final farewell to Marvel Heroes
Massively OP's MJ feels like she is pressing her luck, but the Marvel Heroes servers are still up (for who knows how long today!)...
The Stream Team: The last Marvel Heroes hurrah?
Well then. That happened. Although Massively OP's MJ actually had other Thanksgiving day plans, the very real threat that this could be her last...
Gazillion is dead and Marvel Heroes is shutting down Friday, NOT at the end of the year
Massively OP has received a credible tip from a former Gazillion employee who told us under condition of anonymity that Marvel Heroes will be...
Perfect Ten: MMO things to be thankful about this year
It's kind of hard to be thankful this year. Sure, some good things have happened this year, but we also have some things that,...
Marvel Strike Force could pick up Marvel Heroes refugees
As CMs lock down any speculation about Marvel Heroes' demise on the forums and players do their best to secure refunds before the title...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 145: Farewell Marvel Heroes and Master X Master
Justin and Bree discuss the sunsets of Marvel Heroes and Master X Master, NCsoft's and Funcom's quarterly financials, EA's Star Wars Battlefront 2 business model fiasco, and Path of Exile's upcoming expansion, with a mailbag question on slowing down for classic WoW.
Marvel Heroes players seek refunds in the face of the game’s closure
With the shutdown of Marvel Heroes looming about a month and a half away, players are scrambling to see if they can obtain a...
