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 Atlas of Worlds expansion is officially live [Updated]
Path of Exile's Atlas of Worlds expansion is official live. The countdown ticker rolled over at 4 p.m. EDT. Time to get in there!
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Marvel Heroes super jumps over to South Korea
Marvel Heroes has gone live today... in South Korea.
Gazillion announced this morning that it's teamed up with Taiwanese cloud-gaming tech firm Ubitus, Inc. for...
Check out Path of Exile’s Atlas of Worlds expansion patch notes and trailer
Path of Exile's Atlas of Worlds expansion is almost here: In fact, it drops tomorrow. Earlier this month, Massively OP's MJ Guthrie spoke with...
Path of Exile is about to get a turbo boost to its performance
Graphical slowdowns due to excessive particle effects look to be on the way out for Path of Exile, as the team is planning some pretty...
Dive deeper into Path of Exile’s Atlas mechanics
Path of Exile's next big expansion, Atlas of Worlds, launches next week. What is Atlas of Worlds? Producer Chris Wilson previously touched on the...
Marvel Heroes the angelic assassin Angela and never-melting ice cream bars
As was foretold by the stars and prophets of old -- as well as Gazillion's developers -- Thor's sister Angela has joined the cast...
The MOP Up: EverQuest II says hello to Kunark (August 21, 2016)
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...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 78: Hot dog!
Justin and Eliot discuss WoW, FFXIV, RIFT, No Man's Sky, Q2 financials, Path of Exile, and Trove, with mailbag questions on turn-based RPGs and console MMOs.
The Stream Team: Marvel Heroes’ story gets level scaling
One of the saddest things for MassivelyOP's MJ in Marvel Heroes was the fact that friends of different levels couldn't really join her on...
One Shots: Swords and other pointy things
What are swords good for? For one thing, they make excellent pointers, communicating to your audience that this thing over here is what you're...
Path of Exile’s Atlas of Worlds expansion launches September 2
It's nearly that time again -- time for the next Path of Exile expansion! Few games can boast an expansion schedule that runs like...
Lineage Eternal aims for a beta test in November
When the wait seems... eternal for some upcoming MMOs, it can be helpful to hear that the gears of development and testing are moving, even...
Path of Exile makes prophecies permanent
If you've really been enjoying the Prophecy League in Path of Exile, you'll be glad to know that the system is going to persist...
The Stream Team: Giving Marvel Heroes’ Green Goblin a go
When it came time for MassivelyOP's MJ to decide on a Marvel Heroes character with her free hero box, she had a pretty tough...
Path of Exile is plotting huge engine performance upgrades
One of the chief gripes among Path of Exile players since even before its launch centered on its optimization and performance. If you were...
Marvel Heroes’s 59th character will be Thor’s sister Angela
Siblings can be a pain in the tuckus or a best friend (or both!). Thor is about to find out which it is, as...
Players dig up details on Lost Ark’s classes
We know that many of you are following the development and testing of the gorgeous MMOARPG Lost Ark, hoping that the Korean beta will...
Marvel Heroes’ dynamic combat scaling is live now
Dynamic combat scaling is live today in Marvel Heroes, affecting enemies and zones in both story mode and challenge mode.
The game launched with fixed...
The Stream Team: Attempting to live through Path of Exiles’ labyrinth
Path of Exile's labyrinth giveth hope, then it taketh it away! The Lord's Labyrinth continues to taunt MassivelyOP's MJ with its hidden secrets and...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online’s Cradle of Shadows (July 31, 2016)
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...
