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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Not So Massively: Second impressions of Diablo IV
My initial impression of the Diablo IV open beta was lukewarm at best, but I did hold some hope that the second beta weekend...
Massively Overthinking: The times MMO developers admitted they were… wrong
Earlier in March, Jagex did the unthinkable for an MMORPG company: It admitted it was wrong about something. If you're used to the Blizzards...
Diablo-inspired indie OARPG Last Epoch is finally putting multiplayer through its paces
If you've got the Diablo bug right now but don't want to give Blizzard money or sit around twiddling your thumbs until Diablo IV's...
First impressions of Diablo IV: Resurrecting Diablo II once again
If franchise media has taught us anything, it's that sequels which take risks and aren't universally beloved cause the parent company to panic and...
Not So Massively: Diablo IV’s beta brings the horror, but not the fun
I have been pretty critical of the direction of Diablo IV so far, but franchise loyalty and professional obligation nonetheless led me to accept...
Perfect Ten: 10 franchises that deserve another shot at an MMO
Some experiments are attempted once and fail, and it's not hard to figure out why that didn't work. We don't really need to take...
Path of Exile’s next patch continues piling on the Voidborn Reliquary items and preps for end-of-league events
It's almost patch time for Path of Exile once again, and that means another patch notes preview that details what players can expect. We're...
Path of Exile dates events to close out the current league, confirms Sanctum will not stick around for now
Path of Exile's current Sanctum league is on the cusp of its planned early April end, but not before the ARPG kicks off several...
Lost Ark is getting faction-based RvR PvP content later this month
If you're among those players who are looking for more PvP things to do in Lost Ark, then you're going to enjoy this month's...
Mad World issues dev blogs about pets and gems while continuing to crank out preview videos
It's been another couple of months since we peeked in on Mad World, so it's about time we circled back around to Jandisoft's socials...
Amazon Games will publish NCsoft’s Throne & Liberty in the Americas, Europe, and Japan
The rumors were true: Amazon Games is publishing NCsoft's Throne and Liberty in the west. The companies announced the partnership early this morning.
"Amazon Games...
Lost Ark applies a fix for its wrongly applied anniversary shop chests
Last weekend we reported on an issue with certain anniversary shop items in Lost Ark, which mistakenly had goodie bundles on offer that were...
Corepunk posts an hour of gameplay footage that focuses on gathering and crafting professions
This past December, we heard fresh word out of Corepunk that was generally a combination of good news and bad news: The game's beta...
Diablo Immortal prepares to merge servers and welcome its Perils of the Fen event
Blizzard announced a third round of server merges for Diablo Immortal, this time focusing on East and Southeast Asia regions to help player populations...
Path of Exile ties down dates for its next two expansion reveals and the ExileCon event
Whip out your favorite calendar (or your favorite calendar app because paper calendars are dead now I guess) because Path of Exile has some...
Path of Exile will let players who go offline remain in their party for a limited time
Every MMORPG player has experienced that dreadful moment when their connection to a game decided to get suddenly and randomly severed, followed by the...
Perfect Ten: 10 dead MMOs that should be revived for a second chance
I have always felt that it's such an enormous waste of everything when a live MMORPG is sunsetted and access to it is gone...
Path of Exile makes some Sanctum adjustments and introduces the Voidborn Reliquary Key
The Sanctum league in Path of Exile saw some adjustments in a patch last week that targeted things like the Death Toll major affliction...
Path of Exile looks back at last year’s updates with a very literal list
Retrospectives can often be a fun exercise in reflection, reminiscence, and achievement. In the case of Path of Exile, its look back at 2022...
End-of-Year Eleven: The best value MMOs going into 2023
Every year when I do this post, I muse about what "value" actually means for MMOs because it's actually a tricky proposition and that...
