OARPG stands for “online action roleplaying game.”
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City of Heroes’ Homecoming buffs tanks and Masterminds, begins the Spring Fling
I hate pet classes. Always have, always will. I'm barely able to stand them save for the Railmaster's pet train in Torchlight Fro--, er,...
Not So Massively: Meet the new Torchlight, same as the old Torchlight
Last week brought the bombshell announcement that the MMOARPG Torchlight: Frontiers has been rebooted as simply Torchlight III, a more traditional ARPG with single-player...
Diablo III’s live team discusses balance and nerfing animation cheesing classes ahead of 2.6.8 update
Gotta say, I was not expecting a Diablo III dev blog this week, or really ever, what with Diablo IV and Diablo Immortal waiting...
NCsoft begins hyping Project TL ahead of 2020 beta
If you're interested in getting your eyes full of the in-development MMO Project TL but can't be fussed with all of that in-game in-engine...
The Daily Grind: So how do you feel about Torchlight Frontiers becoming Torchlight III?
I have to be honest: The change in Torchlight Frontiers has me pretty disappointed. It's not like I'm a huge fan of the prior...
Path of Exile takes a look at seven years of moments and Metamorph League stats
Last week marked seven years since Path of Exile went in to open beta, and there have been plenty of moments and milestones along...
Torchlight III zeroes in on the Sharpshooter, warns of a wipe
How have you been coping with Torchlight Frontiers' transition away from an MMO and toward the limited multiplayer Torchlight III? I'm going to start...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 257: Daybreakup
Justin and Bree discuss Daybreak's split up, Tencent's Funcom bid, Torchlight Frontiers becoming a non-MMO, Temtem's early access, Rend's sunset, and DDO's new expansion, plus adventures in Neverwinter, STO, SWG, CoH, and Trove, and a mailbag discussion on changing MMO goals.
The Stream Team: Path of Exile’s Ranger danger!
Who knew the biggest change of Metamorph would be class for Massively OP's MJ? Every time she thinks she can break away from the...
Torchlight Frontiers launches this summer as Torchlight III – and it’s not an MMO now
So here's one nobody quite got right in the 2020 predictions: Torchlight Frontiers is changing its name to Torchlight III, with a summer launch...
Massively Overthinking: The one about MMORPG content roadmaps
You know what word I love to hear from MMORPG developers? Roadmap. If you're a millennial or older, you surely remember roadtrip life before...
Path of Exile’s update 3.9.2C makes additional improvements to Metamorphosis and Conquerors
Grinding Gear Games continues to tweak the Conquerors of the Atlas and Metamorphosis League of Path of Exile. The next series of adjustments are...
Perfect Ten: The best value MMOs in 2020
While there is nothing wrong with dropping some money on a worthy game, many of us are looking to be as frugal as possible...
Not So Massively: Magic: Legends isn’t at all what I expected – it’s better
When we first got word of an MMO in the setting of Magic: The Gathering years ago, a Diablo-style ARPG probably isn't what anyone...
The MOP Up: Funcom delays Moons of Madness’ console release
For those starving in the Secret Worlds Legends content wasteland of 2019, there was at least the single-player spin-off Moons of Madness to enjoy....
Hearthstone previews Galakrond’s Awakening adventures, Overwatch brings on the Year of the Rat event
It's time for Blizzard game news that doesn't involve WoW! No, I'm not writing about anything new from Diablo III. That'd just be silly....
Grim Dawn recounts last year’s updates and drops teases for future updates
The middle of January seems a bit late for a retrospective, but then again perhaps Grim Dawn is subscribing to the "better late than...
Path of Exile’s community fiercely debates what to do about trading
It was a quiet morning. Quiet, that is, until one Path of Exile player posted a lengthy criticism of the game's trading system to...
Path of Exile lays out development plans for its next four expansions, 4.0.0, and mobile
This year looks to be a loaded one for Grinding Gear Games and Path of Exile fans. The devs have offered up a preliminary...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 255: Girls, elementals, and other things that ruin MMOs
Justin and Bree discuss Magic Legends, Tarkov, World of Warcraft, Crowfall, Lost Ark, Elder Scrolls Online, and SWG Legends, with mailbag topics on how MMOs can avoid murderhobo gameplay and how to escape MMOs that suck you back in.
