PvP stands for player-vs.-player. PvP can take the form of virtual combat, economic trade, political machinations, or other competition.
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EVE Evolved: EVE Online’s March balance update has players excited
The EVE Online community came down pretty hard on CCP Games at the start of the year, with podcasts, blogs, and the Council of...
The MOP Up: Closers chooses its next character (March 4, 2018)
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...
Global Chat: Elder Scrolls Online’s disguised gameplay
It seems as though some players' attention has shifted back to Elder Scrolls Online this spring, especially with the recent Dragon Bones DLC drop. Telwyn...
Wouldn’t it be great if every MMORPG emulated Darkfall New Dawn’s epic roadmap
Even if you're not a Darkfall fan or Darkfall New Dawn player, you should take a peek at the incredible roadmap Ub3rgames has posted....
Crowfall continues its discussion over the vassal system
The team behind Crowfall continues its behind-the-scenes discussion of the upcoming vassal system in the eternal kingdoms. Vassals are a way for players to...
Massively Overthinking: MMOs belong in a museum!
Let's talk game preservation. We've been covering MADE's attempt to convince the government to tweak its interpretation of the DMCA to basically allow museums,...
EVE Online announces plans to start retiring items from its in-game store
The problem facing EVE Online's in-game store, according to the most recent development update, was that it was stuffed full of cosmetic items and...
World of Warcraft’s Seething Shore is a new battleground available now
The next expansion for World of Warcraft is going to have a lot of focus on the faction conflict, so why not get geared...
Camelot Unchained has 126 days to get everything ready for Beta 1
One hundred and twenty-six days. That's the current countdown timer reading as Camelot Unchained looks ahead to its July 4th beta launch, and it...
Revelation Online shows off its 20v20 Iron Precipice Blitz map
The newest battlefield in Revelation Online is going to pit you against 20 other people! You'll have 19 allies yourself, of course, but with...
Crowfall takes you behind the scenes for the formation of its vassal system
Have you ever had the burning desire to experience the magic, the majesty, the magnificence of the game development process as it happens? Truly,...
SuperData says ‘pay-to-play’ MMOs declined again in January 2018
SuperData published its January recap of the worldwide digital games market this week, and the analytics firm doesn't have much good to say for...
H1Z1 has launched after three years of early access with a ‘massive’ patch
If you bought the rumors and teases last week that H1Z1, the artist formerly known as King of the Kill, was about to launch,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 159: Panda punching
Justin and Bree discuss all the new stuff coming in March, plus news from TERA, RIFT Prime, H1Z1, Black Desert, Guild Wars 2, and secret projects, with mailbag questions on the fast pace of the site and MMO terminology.
MMO Business Roundup: EA Spouse 14 years later, PUBG poaching from Riot, and Funcom financials
Welcome back to another edition of our informal business roundup, where we wedge all the fun MMO industry tidbits that pile up in our...
Albion Online’s Lancelot update charges forward with fishing
The latest update to Albion Online finally adds the PvP gameplay the game was always meant to be about. What, you're saying PvP was...
The Daily Grind: Given H1Z1’s plight, are you worried about Daybreak?
Last week, it became clear that H1Z1 has forfeited a ton of ground in the battle over battle royale games as it's lost 90%...
The MOP Up: Path of Exile reads your future in the cards (February 25, 2018)
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...
Riot discloses the drop odds for League of Legends lootboxes
Mentioning lootboxes at this point is a good way to send players into paroxysms of rage regardless of how fair or unfair they are;...
Sci-fi battle arena FeArea takes the MOBA to the future
Despite the recent rash of shutdowns, game developers haven't quite given up on trying to crack into the MOBA market and siphon off that...
