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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Lost Ark brings Inferno difficulty Brelshaza raid and hotly anticipated class balance updates January 10
At the end of December, Lost Ark had to disappoint its players with news that a series of balance updates made to the Korean...
End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2024 and beyond
We've said it before, but this time we really mean it: The future of MMORPGs looks amazing. Contrary to years when we've seen only...
Path of Exile 2 talks movement, microtransactions, builds, and more in new interview
The Path of Exile 2 playerbase got themselves a little treat earlier this week when game director Johnathan Rogers sat down for an interview...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO resolutions for 2024
Stop right there. I know you're about to object and say that you don't do resolutions, let alone MMO resolutions. That's fine. A lot...
The best MassivelyOP community Daily Grinds of 2023
This traditional roundup of the best Daily Grinds of the year is actually one of my favorites because it demonstrates just how long we've...
Mad World’s next patch refines leveling, adds new difficulty options, and applies quality-of-life updates
The latest patch for the OARPG Mad World appears to be a kitchen sink's worth of updates and adjustments that look to refine the...
Path of Exile Affliction contends with bugs, crashes, and over 160K concurrent Steam players
Last night, Path of Exile opened the doors to the Affliction league, and with about 24 hours now under the OARPG's belt, it's time...
Tree of Savior gets a new Pontifex class… and stuffs its unlock into a lootbox
Tree of Savior is most definitely not hurting for classes as a quick look on its site can attest, but as of this week's...
Path of Exile’s Affliction adds new Ascendancies and brings back Ultimatum
Forget about setting clocks back: I set my clock to Path of Exile updates! And it is time for the final quarterly update of...
Wandering Wraeclast: Introducing Path of Exile 2’s Mercenary crossbow class and WASD
Looking forward to new Path of Exile updates has been a quarterly spectacle for many years. It's only recently, however, that fans also can...
Lost Ark’s Korean class balance updates won’t land in the west until January 2024
Last week saw a bit of bad news for western fans of Lost Ark when Amazon Games confirmed that class adjustments made to the...
Corepunk hopes to have early access launched by the end of winter
Momentum is building for Corepunk this season. The long-in-the-coming cyberpunk MMOARPG ran through two limited-scope tests earlier this fall and is gearing up for...
Smilegate unveiled a playable version of Lost Ark Mobile at G-Star 2023
Remember back in 2019 when we were all still waiting on Lost Ark's arrival to the west? Then you perhaps also remember that we...
Path of Exile announces Affliction expansion arriving December 8, promises more details November 30
Yes, Path of Exile is doing the "announcement of an announcement" thing, but at least this announcement has a bit more information to it...
Choose My Adventure: Levels and confusion come fast and thick in Tree of Savior
So as the headline suggests, the game we're starting November off with is Tree of Savior, an anime-styled OARPG that I've played a couple...
Lost Ark confirms its Soul Harvest update will not feature KR version’s latest class balancing
There will always be some gulfs between the Korean version and western version of Lost Ark no matter how much Amazon Games wants that...
The Soapbox: Will Diablo IV’s Vessel of Hatred be a sufficient answer for Path of Exile 2?
Everyone loves a good enrage timer, right? It puts pressure on everyone involved in a raid or boss fight to pull their weight and...
NCsoft’s MMORPG Throne and Liberty launches December 7 – in Korea
During its presentation for Korean fans last night, NCsoft announced quite a bit for Throne & Liberty - including the Korean launch window coming...
The Stream Team: Celebrating Path of Exile’s 10th anniversary
Who hit double digits today? Path of Exile! Ten years is a long stretch and a whole lot of leagues. Although Massively OP's MJ...
The MOP Up: Dark Age of Camelot sees ‘incredible RvR’ thanks to Halloween event
Don't count an old horse out of the race just yet. Dark Age of Camelot said that its currently running Crossroads Covenant event is...