OARPG stands for “online action roleplaying game.”
oarpg
Desert Oasis: Black Desert’s outlook in the lead-up to Crimson Desert
I've played nothing but the Black Desert season servers in the last month. It's such a fresh breath of air, and it's something I...
Vague Patch Notes: No Man’s Sky is the real reboot success story
Whenever an MMO of any type has a launch that resembles the Nedelin catastrophe, people start talking about what the studio should do to...
Torchlight III’s endgame-focused Dun-Djinn content update officially launches
Torchums -- er, sorry, Torchlight III has made good on Tuesday's plan to release its new endgame content the following Wednesday. Which means it's...
Not So Massively: Online ARPGs are the pizza of gaming
I spend a lot of time thinking about online ARPGs these days. It's always been a genre I've enjoyed, and since taking over the...
Torchlight III wants to open up its endgame tomorrow
Tomorrow is looking increasingly likely for Torchlight III's next content update -- and a big update it'll be, at that. With Wednesday's patch, the...
The MOP UP: Star Wars Galaxies Legends invites new players to a server far, far away
Thinking about getting into that Star Wars Galaxies that all your friends have been pressuring you to play since 2003? The Legends rogue server...
Torchlight III shows off developer pets, early access gifts, and a list of issues being addressed
The devs of Torchlight III have kicked out yet another state of the game post, and this one is a bit of a mixed...
Dota 2’s summer event mode, Aghanim’s Labyrinth, is a new roguelike spin on the game
Have you ever been sitting down to play Dota 2 and found yourself saying to an empty room, "This is fun, but I really...
Torchlight III opens PTR, tests endgame ‘dun’djinn’
With massive adjustments, patch filler, and wipes incoming, Torchlight III isn't the most stable of online environments these days. Weirdly enough, it may actually...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 279: New World in the new year
Justin and Bree discuss New World, WoW Shadowlands, Dual Universe, Legends of Aria, Elder Scrolls Online, and Torchlight III, with adventures in WoW, LOTRO, and Fallout 76, plus mailbag topics on lazy development and Mists of Pandaria.
Path of Exile elaborates on changes to storage tanks and Harvest crafting descriptions coming in the next patch
This week's patch for Path of Exile will be making a number of adjustments, but in a separate post made to the game's forums,...
The Stream Team: Taking Path of Exile gardening to the next level
Massively OP's MJ is really enjoying the garden-building features of Path of Exile's Harvest league. She's planted and harvested a few crops already, and...
Lost Ark kills the gender lock, adds the Scouter, and preps for global release
Momentum is picking up for the long-long-awaited Lost Ark, which just began its closed beta (in Japan). A Redditor reported that the beta patch...
Path of Exile tackles Harvest improvements and other general gameplay changes this week
It's time once again for another wall o' text series of patch notes for Path of Exile! Thrill to the obscenely granular detail! Wonder...
Torchlight 2 will be free while Torchlight 3 reveals its end-game system and plans a wipe
Freebie alert! From July 16th through the 23rd, you can grab Torchlight 2 for free on the Epic Games Store. We shouldn't have to...
Pagan Online is sunsetting its multiplayer servers, but the singleplayer campaign will live on
The 2020 downsizing of MMOs and multiplayer titles into singleplayer ones continues today with the announcement that Pagan Online will shift to a solo-only...
Not So Massively: Gatewalkers has huge potential but isn’t there yet
After years of hilariously wrong recommendations, something seems to have clicked with Facebook's algorithms lately to make it finally start showing me relevant ads....
Battle Bards Episode 172: Lost Ark
Although Lost Ark is still making its slow journey to the west, the music arrived ahead — on a songbird, of course! It’s a...
Diablo III has launched Season 21, Trials of the Tempests
Not that Diablo III was ever a calm and peaceful game at the best of times, but with the advent of Season 21, it's...
The Daily Grind: What’s your go-to MMO for quick gaming sessions?
The other day in the MOP virtual office, Chris and I were talking about how we're kind of glad to see Torchlight 3 appear...
