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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Working As Intended: The fate of the MMORPG genre
I don't think I'm exaggerating to say that this past weekend was a strange one in the MMORPG community, when gamers across the wide expanse...
Gloria Victis’ latest video is a flythrough of a wintry settlement
As announced early this week, Gloria Victis' latest patch includes a major overhaul for the settlement of Mereley, a newbie area for the Ismir...
The MOP Up: Nexon’s Legacy Quest (March 12, 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: You got something on your face
There is a grand conspiracy among MMO developers and it is this: Every last one of them has entered into a blood pact to...
Xsyon kicks off a season full of events, including a mutant rodeo
Just because the world's been ruined doesn't mean that Xsyon players can't have a good time, eh?
A new season of fun events starts this...
Camelot Unchained squishes bugs and improves performance in crunch time
The Camelot Unchained team is hard at work bringing the game into a beta state, and that means killing bugs. The good news is...
Mortal Online explains the Etherworld in depth
The latest patch for Mortal Online allows players to hide objects inside of the ether world, pick up and leave objects inside of the...
CCP’s VR mobile shooter EVE: Gunjack is launching on the Rift and Vive too
Late last year, CCP launched its VR-oriented mobile arcade shooter EVE: Gunjack on the Samsung Gear as just one of several EVEÂ universe-based VR games...
Crowfall shows off the Ranger in action
The Ranger of Crowfall has been making the rounds lately as the resident orange-haired green-clad lady shooting arrows at targets. That part is... yeah,...
EVE Online’s Project Discovery netted almost half a million classifications in its first day
First announced back in 2015, EVE Online's Project Discovery got underway this week. It's a science collaboration that rewards EVE players in-game for playing a...
World of Tanks launches 9.14 with improved graphics and Paris WW2 map
World of Tanks' 9.14 update is live today with a fresh trailer to boot. The focus of the update is a bit meta: It...
Paladins is mixing up its cards and champions model to be closer to SMITE
The designers behind Paladins had a plan for how the game would work on a whole. It was a simple plan, too. A new...
World of Warships preps the Russian cruiser line
It kind of makes sense that, sooner or later, Russia-based Wargaming would be giving some special love and attention to Ruskie hardware in World...
H1Z1: Just Survive introduces fresh zombies, ruleset tweaks, new lockbox
H1Z1: Just Survive's latest patch arrived this morning, complete with the new zombies held over from the delayed minipatch last week.
"When society collapsed and zombies...
Albion Online’s gateway dungeons offer incredibly flexible adventures
Albion Online is merging the concept of an old-school open world dungeon with its hellgate mechanic to make adventure spaces that feel fresh and challenging.
These...
SMITE’s Winter’s Bite patch brings Skadi, Norse goddess of winter
Hi-Rez has revealed SMITE's latest playable toon: Skadi, the Norse goddess of winter, and her puppy Kaldr. They're both part of the new 3.4...
Final Fantasy XIV’s newest patch brings The Feast to live servers
If you've grown weary of the PvP options available in Final Fantasy XIV, take heart that today brings you a new method for beating...
How Overwatch’s Tracer will play in Heroes of the Storm
Game Informer's latest digital issue has the scoop on Tracer, one of the many Blizzard franchise toons being ported to the Heroes of the...
Gloria Victis’ rep system lets players become nobles and outlaws
Indie sandbox Gloria Victis' alpha is humming along, this week with a redesigned rep system, rebalanced combat dynamics, and the overhauled settlement of Mereley,...
Darkfall: New Dawn shows first in-game footage
Darkfall: New Dawn, the fan-made and authorized reboot of the PvP MMO, has popped up with another progress report along with its first video...
