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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One Shots: The power of pink hair
Wherever there is trouble, Manastu Utakata will be there to fight it with her lightning-fast screenshot button and trademark pink hair. Villains, start running right...
EVE Valkyrie’s upcoming patch introduces fresh mechanics and maps via Wormholes
EVE Valkyrie is getting an enormous patch next week on February 15th. Dubbed Wormholes, it's got wormholes. Story over. Just kidding. Wormholes are familiar...
Massively Overthinking: Unholy MMORPG hybrids
Massively OP reader and frequent tipster Gibbins wants us to play match-maker.
"I love the wonderful world that Bethesda created with the Fallout franchise, not...
The Stream Team: Checking out SMITE Tactics’ Chinese pantheon plus giveaway
Massively OP's MJ got to peek into SMITE Tactics a bit during Hi-Rez Expo 2017, but she didn't really have time to dive in...
Perfect Ten: Ranking MMORPG combat pets, from best to worst
It's an objectively known fact that Warhammer Online's squigs were the peak of MMORPG pet design and functionality. Giant balls of attitude and appetite...
Crowfall demonstrates the animations of the Templar
Crowfall's Templar is going to smash in your face if you cross her. She's got divine power, she's got a two-handed sword, and she's...
Take Two’s latest quarterly financial report shows GTA Online kicking ass
Take-Two's fiscal third quarter 2017 report is good news for folks watching both Grand Theft Auto Online and the upcoming Red Dead Redemption 2...
PSA: Eternal Crusade is available via Humble Bundle for $10
It's possible that you were very excited for Eternal Crusade, but the launch impressions turned you off of the game's asking price. That happens,...
World of Tanks had a superbowl commercial, and it’s… something else
So there was a World of Tanks commercial during the Superbowl. That's a thing that actually happened. And you can watch it just below,...
Crowfall examines the ins and outs of crafting in its latest Q&A video
The latest community Q&A video for Crowfall is out, and it covers a lot of the details for the game's crafting mechanics. For example,...
CCP’s VR shooter Gunjack 2 patches in weeklies, competitive challenges
Gunjack moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Ah, there it goes. You...
Albion Online is revamping all of its cities for the Galahad patch
Still keeping an eye on PvP sandbox Albion Online? Sandbox Interactive Game Director Robin Henkys posted a new dev recap video this week that...
First Impressions: Struggling to survive in Conan Exiles
I am no stranger to covering survival sandboxes for Massively OP. I wrestled with dinosaurs before ARK: Survival Evolved was a thing. I got kidnapped...
NCsoft 4Q 2016: Record sales, WildStar’s fate, Lineage Eternal launch
On the surface, fourth quarter 2016 financials for MMORPG giant NCsoft look solid. Yesterday, the company released its investor report, highlighting hefty year-over-year and...
PvP sandbox Albion Online is planning instanced PvE dungeons
If you're wondering how ostensibly PvP MMOs are finding ways to implement PvE in 2017, look no further than Albion Online. Over the weekend,...
Camelot Unchained and the critical importance of video game character hands
Camelot Unchained's latest development blog sees the team hard at work on animations, the patcher merge, the terrain editor, bots (the good kind), hair...
EVE Evolved: Would EVE Online make a good survival game?
EVE Online has practically dominated the sci-fi sandbox MMO niche for nearly 14 years, with its harsh PvP-oriented gameplay and massive single-server universe combining to provide something that's...
The MOP Up: Guardians of Ember’s iron heroes (February 5, 2017)
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...
Crush Online enters season 2
Crush Online debuted its second season on February 2nd, changing the landscape of the MMO/MOBA hybrid with some key changes.
The biggest difference from season...
Gloria Victis readies major change to character animations
Saying that the it wants to make sure that Gloria Victis' combat "not only looks great, but also feels great," the team at Black...
