mmoarpg

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.

Marvel Heroes patches in Ant-Man, story consolidation

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Go small or go home! That's the mandate from Marvel Heroes today, as the action-RPG added its 49th hero, Ant-Man, to coincide with this...

Watch Marvel Heroes’ Ant-Man control insect swarms

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If you could control a few million ants to do your bidding, how would you use them? Probably less responsibly than Scott Lang, aka...

Global Chat: How Marvel Heroes made a dad a hero

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I love a good customer service story, because it reminds me that a lot goes right behind-the-scenes at MMOs that's hardly ever reported. Braxwolf...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 22

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Justin and Bree discuss Trove's launch, Skyforge's early access, Star Citizen criticism, RaiderZ's sunset, SWTOR's halt to raids, and The Secret World's big grouping push, with mailbag questions on player frustration with WoW's Draenor content drop-off.

Not So Massively: Path of Exile’s Awakening and Heroes of Newerth’s new character Skrap

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This week in not-so-massive online games, third-person MOBA SMITE confirmed that it's raised over $640,000 in competitive tournament prize money through sales and crowdfunding...

Marvel Heroes on Ant-Man and the vote for future heroes

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With a panel at last week's San Diego Comic Con and preparations for this week's Ant-Man patch, Marvel Heroes has been quite busy talking...

Find out the secrets of Marvel Heroes’ Ant-Man

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Marvel Heroes' 49th hero, Ant-Man, will be coming to the game soon to coincide with the character's theatrical debut. While the game's been selling...

Path of Exile: The Awakening launches today

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The ground is rumbling underneath Path of Exile and will soon erupt in a plume of fiery content. The Awakening, a long-awaited content update,...

Path of Exile freeing up inactive character names tomorrow

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Path of Exile's meaty Awakening content update hits the servers tomorrow, and while the patch will add plenty to the game, there's one thing...

Marvel Heroics: Ten Marvel Heroes resources to bring you from zero to hero

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Before a few months ago, the time that I spent in Marvel Heroes was largely uninformed and aimless. I figured it was just a...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 21

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Justin and Bree discuss Marvel Heroes, Final Fantasy XIV, RIFT 3.3, WoW's patch cycle, Cabal 2's launch, Skyforge's soft launch, and TERA's update, with mailbag questions on hero picks, names, and character gender options.

The Stream Team: Returning to Rogue in Marvel Heroes

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With the introduction of so many new heroes in Marvel Heroes over the last few months, MassivelyOP's MJ has been distracted from playing her...

Not So Massively: Dota 2’s $15M compendium, Vainglory’s Android launch

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Star Citizen started delivering weekly progress updates on its overdue FPS module this week, and two developers talked about how you'll be able to...

You could win a lot of money by playing Marvel Heroes this week

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Do you need a reason to log into Marvel Heroes? Beginning on Wednesday, July 8th, you can participate in Gazillion's $25,000 giveaway simply by...

MMO Week in Review: Playing devils, punching dinos (July 5, 2015)

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Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered's Week in Review! Trion...

The Game Archaeologist: The 4th Coming

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Over the years that I've been writing The Game Archaeologist, I've received more than a few requests to cover a game that was completely...

Trion: Devilian has ‘all the features of your dream ARPG’

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Now that Trion's newest MMO import is no longer cloaked in secrecy, the Devilian team is excited to get out there and talk about...

Leaderboard: What’s your favorite online action RPG?

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Online action RPGs aren't really MMOs per se, but Massively has been covering them for quite a while anyway. I've only played one of...

Global Chat: Are fellowship maneuvers due for a comeback?

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Lord of the Rings Online hasn't been en vogue in MMO circles recently, but that doesn't mean that the game and its systems are...

Path of Exile: The Awakening launches on July 10, here’s a trailer

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Path of Exile's Awakening expansion will officially release on July 10th. Grinding Gear will continue PoE's storyline into Act IV with the new update....

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