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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Broadsword’s Ultima Online TOU briefly befuddles players with Sony mention
Broadsword, the EA spinoff company that runs classic sub MMORPGs Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot, gave UO players a scare yesterday with a...
Gloria Victis unleashes a trio of pre-alpha patches
Early game development is often marked by frequent patching as the team feverishly works to shape and mold the title. Gloria Victis is definitely...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon closed beta opens up on Friday
If you're still sad about Darkfall: Unholy Wars' abrupt maintenance mode or Darkfall: New Dawn's public indev soft-launch didn't do it for you, Darkfall: Rise of...
Crowfall shows off the power design for the Myrmidon
Crowfall's Myrmidon is the kind of fighter who attacks first, then attacks second, crushes everything to dust, and then asks questions of the smoldering...
Battle Bards Episode 79: Combat music
Ready to battle it out more than usual? The Battle Bards are cranking up the combat tunes from MMORPGs today, inviting all sorts of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 76: The fall of Firefall
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Legion, Guild Wars 2, SOTA, SWTOR, Firefall, StarCraft Universe, Age of Wushu 2, and RIFT, with mailbag questions on early MMO adoption and permadeath in MMOs.
Wargaming to reward good behavior in new rule violation policy
Wargaming started August with an updated rules and violations policy that not only clarifies how violations are handled but explains how the studio will...
SMITE’s Force of Nature patch introduces Terra, the Earth Mother
Going live today in Hi-Rez's MOBA SMITE is the Force of Nature patch, headlined by the literal force of nature herself: Terra, the Earth...
Hyperspace Beacon: Five reasons I still play Star Wars: The Old Republic
It’s hard not to be negative about your favorite game when it appears that it’s changing its original goals. “What? You’re just now realizing...
Guns of Icarus fires off a week of open alpha
Welcome to August, friends -- and welcome to the war as well. As of today, Guns of Icarus has opened the doors to all...
Worlds Adrift’s emblem creator tool is now online
When MMORPGs first got rolling, we were lucky to have guildtags at all, let alone emblem creators, but Dark Age of Camelot's guild sigils...
Check out Master X Master’s wicked PvE side
Astute readers out there might recall that one of the reasons Master X Master is getting so much word-of-mouth praise is how the MOBA...
Snail Games resurrects massive sandbox Dark and Light
Boys and girls, today we are going to talk about Dark and Light. You might recall it as a mid-2000s MMO that had a...
Albion Online kicks off final beta, plus highlights from the AMA
Albion Online's final beta phase kicks off today, with a reported $7 million under its belt in crowdfunds. Over the weekend, the team ran...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online’s Cradle of Shadows (July 31, 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...
Albion Online reveals color-coded swamp biome, teases new UI
Albion Online has a couple of teasers and deep-dives out this week. First up is a look at the newly installed swamp biome. "Biomes...
APB: Reloaded sees UK layoffs, plans PS4 update
"Big, dramatic, and dare I say exciting things are afoot!"
Thus begins APB: Reloaded's latest dev blog, penned by Community Manager Tiggs and Producer Joshua...
Mark Kern to Ember followers: ‘I feel a profound sense of responsibility for what happened to Firefall’
In the wake of the apparent complete emptying of the Red 5 Studios offices this week, former Firefall founder Mark Kern is forging ahead...
The Daily Grind: How important are MMORPG playerbase metrics to you?
While playing Overwatch with guildies the other night, my husband turned to me with a hypothetical. The guys were speculating on World of Warcraft's...
Massively Overthinking: Starting over with MMORPGs
This week's Massively Overthinking topic is from a reader named Yasser, who asked us:
"If you had to pick one MMO to experience all over...
