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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Path of Exile’s War for the Atlas expansion opens December 8
It may feel as if Path of Exile just came out with its The Fall of Oriath expansion, but that was last August. The time...
Marvel Heroes dishes out a hefty daily allowance as the game counts down to extinction
Marvel Heroes players are dealing with the fallout of yesterday's announcement that the superhero MMO is being shut down by Disney and will officially...
Disney has canceled Marvel Heroes, Marvel has ended its relationship with Gazillion
We can now confirm this as real, following a statement made by a Marvel representative to Massively OP. We're updating below.
According to Kotaku, Disney...
Project TL replaces Lineage Eternal’s website
So... it looks like NCsoft is really sticking with the "Project TL" name, huh? The game developer replaced the old Lineage Eternal site with...
Marvel Heroes’ update silence has stretched to four weeks; here are the latest developments
I'm afraid we still can't say that Marvel Heroes is going to be OK, as we've now gone an entire month since the last...
The MOP Up: EVE Online eases you into its universe (November 12, 2017)
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...
Grab a Wild Buster weekend beta key from InselGames and Massively OP
If you've had an eye on Wild Buster and wondered how the "gritty sci-fi hack'n'slash MMOARPG" is faring in the lead up to its...
Project W, Project Z, and God Slayer Online all teased ahead of G-Star 2017
NCsoft tipped its hand on its upcoming Project TL/Lineage Eternal do-over, Blade & Soul 2, and Aion Tempest, but it's far from the only...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 143: BlizzCon strikes back
Justin and Bree discuss BlizzCon, WoW's Battle for Azeroth expansion and legacy servers, Marvel Heroes' drama, the fate of Motiga and Runic, DCUO, WildStar, Kritika, and Wild West Online, with a mailbag question on MMOs that lock classes and races behind paywalls.
Path of Exile teases what’s coming in its November 16 reveal
The next expansion for Path of Exile will be revealed on November 16th. We don't know what it is yet. We don't even know...
NCsoft has rebooted Lineage Eternal as Project TL in Unreal 4
Remember Lineage Eternal? It seems as if we've been watching the gorgeous MMOARPG sequel to the Lineage franchise for half of forever, as NCsoft...
The MOP Up: Eden Falling brings the turn-based apocalypse (November 5, 2017)
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...
Marvel Heroes has now missed three weekly updates in a row as Thor: Ragnarok hits theaters
It's now been two weeks since we've had any word on the state of Marvel Heroes, as today marks the third missed Friday update in...
Path of Exile finally sets up its own trade website
One of the few features Path of Exile has traditionally lacked is an "easy" trading feature like an auction house, and that was by...
Path of Exile discusses what Harbinger league content should be added to the main game
The release of patch 3.0 for Path of Exile brought along the Harbinger league, and it turns out a lot of people liked to...
Marvel Heroes studio Gazillion has fallen eerily silent – here’s what we know about the sexual misconduct allegations and missed updates
Something weird is going on at Gazillion.
On October 20th, the studio delayed its regular Friday Marvel Heroes update summary, promising details on Monday. Almost...
EA’s Star Wars Battlefront II and Phoenix Labs’ Dauntless walk back lockbox plans
Hey, you folks who say complaining about lockboxes never changes anything? You're demonstrably wrong.
It turns out that EA, which increased its revenues last quarter...
Dauntless has rolled out a fresh newbie experience and character customization
Closed beta MMOARPG Dauntless is rolling out what Phoenix Labs is calling its first major content update, dubbed Forge Your Legend and bejeweled with...
The MOP Up: Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet announced (October 29, 2017)
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...
Path of Exile plots turmoil and mayhem
Due to a rearrangement of its content release schedule that resulted in a delay for the next patch, Path of Exile is attempting to...
