MMORPG

MMORPGs are massively multiplayer online roleplaying games, our core focus here on Massively OP. MMORPGs are traditionally differentiated from mere multiplayer games by their persistent worlds, massive playerbases and/or servers, customizable character development, and always-online status. [Follow the MMORPG category’s RSS feed]

The Stream Team: Guild Wars 2’s Mordremoth world summit

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After inviting/cajoling/bribing Tyria's world leaders to attend, Massively OP's MJ has ensured the big summit to face the dangers of Guild Wars 2's Mordremoth...

Trove celebrates Pride with a new event, skin, and a monorail in the Splendid Summer event

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Gamigo continues to use Trove as a force for good in the world despite the shenanigans of its parent company: This week, Trove joins...

Star Trek Online releases Unraveled, its new episode, and its new TFO for console

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Console fans are finally joining their PC siblings in Star Trek Online's Unraveled season, which has kicked off on Xbox and PlayStation today. As...
Party down.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 425: A disturbance in the Force of SWTOR

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Justin and Bree discuss the SWTOR move to Broadsword, news from the Summer Game Fest, the Reddit blackout's impact on the MMO community, anniversaries for Neverwinter and Marvel Heroes, and patches for EVE Online and No Man's Sky, plus adventures in LOTRO and Diablo IV.

Lost Ark’s Elgacia continent and latest abyssal dungeon arrive tomorrow with the June patch

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We're just one day away from Lost Ark's June update, so naturally Amazon is pulling out all the stops on previewing the content -...

Camelot Unchained boss discusses the MMO’s dungeon building tool and character progression

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While a lot of what the 10-year-old in-development MMO Camelot Unchained talked about in its last newsletter was about UI updates and alloys, there...

Fight or Kite: Tower of Fantasy might be your Blue Protocol stopgap

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Good news, everyone! No wait, it’s bad news: Blue Protocol’s global release was delayed a while back. It's a real bummer because I’m a...

New World devs address cross-world PvP, the new arena, and anti-cheesing measures

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New World's latest Forged in Aeternum ought to make all the MMO PvPers in the house happy as it's focused entirely on your playstyle....

Choose My Adventure: Settling into Age of Conan’s uncomfortable routine

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Today's Choose My Adventure column is about the groove. I think some folks know what I mean in relation to MMOs (or even gaming in...

Pax Dei discusses alpha test plans, monetization, building mechanics, and blending PvP with PvE

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Most of the time when a game puts out an FAQ, it's generally not too helpful or full of interesting information. That certainly can't...

FTC asks US court to block alleged Microsoft/ABK plan to ‘consummate’ merge despite ongoing lawsuit

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So remember how the Microsoft buyout of Activision-Blizzard was supposed to be all wrapped up by June of 2023? We're kinda there now, with...

EVE Online launches its Viridian summer expansion today [Update: It’s live!]

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EVE Online's big summer expansion is finally here, and CCP Games is hoping that players will embrace its theme of "Express Your Identity." The Viridian...
Shoot to wound!

Star Wars: The Old Republic launches Old Wounds today with new story content

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We're going to warn you ahead of time that anyone with at least a cursory knowledge of Simon and Garfunkel will be absolutely intolerable...

Embracer (Gearbox) announces major restructure with layoffs and canceled games

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Just three weeks ago, Embracer Group - the megacorp that owns gobs of properties, including Gearbox, which governs Cryptic and a bunch of MMORPGs...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you spend the most time modding?

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A few weeks ago, MOP's Andy pinged me and asked for recommendations for Lord of the Rings Online, knowing how persnickety I am about...

MapleStory brings a new class, improved leveling, and a new event in its Savior update

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MapleStory is once again getting another big content drop on Wednesday, June 14th, in the form of the Savior update, which will introduce a...

Black Desert shares an ink wash painting inspired by its upcoming Land of the Morning Light release

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Black Desert is continuing to get creative in the marketing for Land of the Morning Light's arrival later this week, and this time the...

Skull & Bones will finally hit closed beta in August after at least half a dozen delays

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It's looking like maybe Ubisoft's Skull & Bones' sixth delay might have been its last, as Ubisoft finally announced this afternoon at Ubisoft Forward...

Not So Massively: Islands of Insight, Headbangers, 33 Immortals, & Baldur’s Gate 3

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Hopefully you were outside touching grass this weekend and not glued to your computer screen, and if so, you missed a few new game...

Embers Adrift’s latest content roadmap confirms new zones, new quests, and new creatures

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This weekend saw a pretty important livestream debut for Embers Adrift fans, as several of Stormhaven Studios' developers came together to talk about the...

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