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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The MOP Up: Overwatch rings in the Lunar New Year (February 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...
Crowfall gives a glimpse of the goddess Yaga in new art timelapse
It's almost magical to watch a talented artist create a striking piece of concept art from start to end. ArtCraft isn't keeping this magic...
Mortal Online doesn’t just expose you to weather, it lets you control it
Mortal Online is going all-in on the weather industry. The forecast? A storm of fury, electrocution, and ice, all coming in a low front...
One, two, three: Aion’s dungeons come for thee
Mark your calendars for February 7th, as NCsoft has marked the date for Aion's hefty Update 5.8. There's a lot coming with this content...
Crowfall’s most recent video Q&A covers crafting, stats, and demonstrations
Are you ready to make some ornamental accessories?! That may not seem like Crowfall's whole raison d'etre, but one of the major points covered...
Star Citizen: Subber PTU access ‘perk’, developments in the Crytek lawsuit, and patch 3.0.1
Who says subscriptions are dead? Not Star Citizen. The alpha MMORPG has long taken a page out of the Pathfinder Online playbook by offering...
Warcraft’s Maiev leaps into Heroes of the Storm
Warcraft III or World of Warcraft players should know well the name of Maiev Shadowsong. This Warden -- best known as Illidan's jailor --...
Battle Bards Episode 114: Vroom vroom!
Yes officer, these Battle Bards were well above the speed limit and violated many noise complaints in the local neighborhoods. But it was for...
PWE will sunset MOBA Gigantic in July because it couldn’t ‘break through in a crowded market’
Gigantic is on the short road to sunset, I'm sorry to report.
The move by publisher PWE won't surprise many players, as the development studio...
Crowfall’s new hires bring studio to 45 people as ‘complete game loop’ testing is mapped out
Let's talk about money. Specifically, let's talk about Crowfall's money. ArtCraft is doing just that in a dev blog out today.
Referencing the $6M cash...
Linkrealms is sunsetting today
Sad news this morning: Linkrealms is sunsetting, today if our read of the letter sent to players yesterday is correct, since today is the...
SMITE 5.1 is a virtual do-over for the Conquest map
SMITE's massive 5.1 patch is live today on PC, complete with the heavily overhauled and graphically updated Conquest map. There's a new tutorial for...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 155: Pirates, progression, and patches
Justin and Bree discuss Age of Conan, FFXIV, SWTOR, Closers, EVE Online, Sea of Thieves, WoW, and Guild Wars 2, with mailbag questions on non-combat MMO options and playing MMOs with a newborn.
CCP says it recently poured $3M into EVE Online’s server cluster upgrades to improve big battles
If you believe the prolific propaganda, EVE Online's so-called "million-dollar battle" last week was derailed in part because of the game's underlying tech.
CCP Falcon...
Re-examining Asheron’s Call’s Shard of the Herald event on its first deathiversary
Although the Asheron's Call series has now been dead for exactly one year today, it's far from forgotten by fans. It was admittedly a cult classic, and...
Guild Wars 2 makes SuperData’s top 10 list of ‘premium PC games by revenue for 2017’
If you want SuperData's complete 2017 Digital Games & Interactive Media market brief, you're... not going to have to pay for it. It's free,...
Hi-Rez apologizes for SMITE recruitment video that cracked Paragon jokes
Hi-Rez has apologized for a brief video that invites soon-to-be-homeless Paragon players and everyone else to come play SMITE that was apparently taken as an...
Wurm Online adjusts overkilling and affinity mechanics for PvP
Life, death, and player killing is an ever-present reality of Wurm Online, but it needn't be too burdensome. In the latest build of the...
H1Z1 struggles to counter rapid player strafing
Well here is something that we learned today: the meaning of ENAS. If you're not deep into the PvP shooter scene, the East North...
The MOP Up: Aion makes a date with the Divine Fortress (January 28, 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...
