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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Crowfall is running its biggest test to date this weekend
The Crowfall team is not taking Thanksgiving off but is instead running its biggest to date. Doesn't that make you feel like a slacker...
Massively OP’s 2016 gift guide for the MMO internet spaceships fanatic
While some of us are toiling away on the ground in plate armor while fighting furry monstrosities, there's a whole world of internet spaceships...
Massively OP’s 2016 gift guide for the MMO peripherals junkie
As an MMO player, you presumably already own a computer. You're also reading this post on some sort of electronic device! But you might be...
Master X Master tests its Titan Ruins this weekend
NCsoft's upcoming Master X Master is thankful for a chance to squeeze in another playtest this week. The MOBA is currently running an alpha...
Albion Online salutes its Faye update
The frontiers of Albion Online have expanded to include the wilds of its new forest biome. The ancient woods have plenty of resources, but...
Massively OP’s 2016 gift guide for the MMORPG bookworm
Hey you! Yeah, the player who actually reads quest text and lore entries when all of the other hooting madmen are furiously clicking past...
The Stream Team: Frolicking in Fafnir’s Winter Wonderland in SMITE
If she thought SMITE's Xing Tian’s Mountain was fun, Massively OP's MJ thinks Fafnir's Winter Wonderland looks even more so! She loves frivolity, and...
The Hyper Universe open beta starts today in South Korea
The Hyper Universe open beta is starting... in Korea. It's not localized yet. Fortunately for you, if you've got a big urge to check...
Paladins’ 38th open beta update improves Serpent Beach, balances characters
Hi-Rez MOBA Paladins has been patched up this week with a "visual upgrade" for Serpent Beach, a new skin for Ruckus, improvements to projectile...
Crowfall introduces the female Templar class
There are eight classes currently playable in Crowfall's pre-alpha: the Champion, Ranger, Druid, Confessor, Knight, Myrmidon, Duelist, and Legionnaire. So how would you like...
Global Chat: Recapturing the MMO magic
I suspect that much of the willingness of players to pour money into MMO Kickstarters is out of a strong desire to see games...
SMITE adds Fafnir-flavored PvE holiday challenge
If SMITE were in charge of the reindeer games, they'd probably look something like the new PvE arena, Fafnir's Winter Wonderland. There, players will pit...
The Daily Grind: What’s the friendliest PvP encounter you’ve ever had in an MMORPG?
Not long ago, my little family detoured from our weekend road trip to have lunch with MOP's Eliot and his wife. Video games were...
EVE Online hits 50k concurrent users with its free-to-play shift
Players who want to jump in on EVE Online without paying for it now have the option to do just that; the game's most...
Darkfall: New Dawn kicks off free-play stress test through the holiday
Darkfall: New Dawn is currently in the middle of a free stress test, so if you're looking for a brutal sandbox to call home...
Eternal Crusade’s Tactical Escalation update is live
Like a Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings, Eternal Crusade's first major content update is meaty and chock full of goodies.There's plenty to sink...
The MOP Up: Wurm Online cooks up a hearty Thanksgiving meal (November 20, 2016)
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...
One Shots: A home away from home
If you were to move into an MMO for real, where would you live? I posed this question last week to the One Shots...
The Game Archaeologist: Mark Jacobs on Mythic’s early online games, part 2
We're back with our second part of an interview retrospective of Mythic Entertainment's early online games with CSE's Mark Jacobs. Last week, we talked...
Ghostcrawler reveals the design origins of World of Warcraft’s Death Knights
Just because Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street is over with the League of Legends team these days doesn't mean that he has stopped talking about World...
