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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Indie sandbox The Exiled hires on a new lore writing team
If you've been thinking of The Exiled (formerly known as Das Tal) as a hardcore indie PvP sandbox where the players make the story,...
Riders of Icarus previews the Rift of the Damned and steps back on Alliance changes
Don't be nervous about entering Riders of Icarus' Rift of the Damned; as a recent development diary shows, it's just a name. The eponymous...
Interview: Chronicles of Elyria’s Jeromy Walsh on post-Kickstarter funding
Yesterday evening, following the news that indie sandbox Chronicles of Elyria hoped to raise an extra $3 million in addition to its Kickstarter funding,...
Lineage 2 Classic adds sieges, fishing, and achievements
It's heady times for fans of Lineage 2 Classic, as the European server has patched in its Saviors update.
This large content patch contains many...
Slay your enemies with their own limbs when Skyforge’s Ascension patch drops October 19
Don't call it an NGE, but when Skyforge's Ascension patch is live next month, it's bringing sweeping, casual-friendly change to the game. We've previously...
Jukebox Heroes: Great music tracks from MOBAs
If you were ever to go to Vegas and place a bet that I would one day become a dedicated, passionate MOBA player, any bookie...
Twitter teasers suggest Amazon’s Breakaway probably isn’t what we’re hoping it is
If you're still hungering for savory facts about Breakaway, Amazon Game Studios' soon-to-be-revealed game that's scooped up so many MMORPG developers in Seattle, welp, that dinner...
Bloodline Champions spinoff Battlerite hits Steam early access
Earlier this year, Bloodline Champions' original developer, Stunlock Studios, announced a spiritual successor: Battlerite. That MOBA has now gone live on Steam's early access...
Riders of Icarus plans changes to Alliance battles to discourage win-trading
When Riders of Icarus first introduced its multi-sided Manastone battles, it was without any sort of automated matchmaking, with the assumption that players would...
The MOP Up: The Division opens its public test server (September 25, 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...
The Stream Team: Ascending SMITE’s charity challenge rankings
You always have to start at the bottom, but MassivelyOP's MJ doesn't plan on staying there! No, she has plans to ascend SMITE's charity...
Camelot Unchained makes progress on the ‘long road’ to beta
It's been a "longer road" to the first beta test than Camelot Unchained's team originally anticipated, but the good news is that progress is...
Eternal Crusade launch-day roundup and trailer
Following the deployment of patch #24 yesterday, Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade is finally prepared to launch today. Players who jumped in last night found...
League of Legends promises more revenue sharing and stability for pro teams
There's no question that League of Legends is making serious bank with its dominance of the esports scene and its staggering monthly user base....
Crowfall’s Raph Koster and Thomas Blair on the challenges of MMORPG harvesting
Harvesting in an MMORPG is just the boring gruntwork you have to trudge through before you can get to the glory of crafting --...
The Stream Team: Starting SMITE’s charity challenge
What's harder than winning a match? How about finding a time everyone on the team can actually play! MassivelyOP's MJ is really excited to...
H1Z1: King of the Kill dumps Daybreak cash for new currency
The PvP half of the H1Z1 split, King of the Kill, has done away with Daybreak Cash as of its update yesterday. Players will...
Dual Universe dev on single shards, launch schedule, consoles, and VR
WCCFtech has an interesting interview with Dual Universe's Jean-Christophe Baillie out this week that sheds some fresh light on the upcoming sci-fi sandbox. Baillie...
Paladins’ Todd Harris rebuts ‘Overwatch clone’ allegations
A lot of folks who'd never paid Hi-Rez's new shooter/MOBA Paladins any mind started paying attention to it last week when it soared into open...
Get your first glimpse of Age of Wushu 2
There's great curiosity and very little actual information concerning the upcoming Age of Wushu 2. Other than a few scraps of information, fans of...
