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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Paragon’s GRIM.exe hero is no gentle giant
Epic's MOBA Paragon has revealed one more hero ahead of its early access launch this week: the robot GRIM.exe. The video begins as a...
Chronicles of Elyria’s got lots of land, and big donors get first pick
Chronicles of Elyria's hit another Kickstarter milestone today: It's pulled in 75% of its $900,000 goal in less than a week. Soulbound Studios CEO...
The MOP Up: Setting a VR world record (May 8, 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...
Guild Chat: How to reacclimate when coming back to EVE Online
Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, the space in which I get together with the MOP commenters to help a reader in need...
Skirmishes arrive in H1Z1: King of the Kill
Those into the PvP scene in H1Z1 might want to check out King of the Kill this weekend. Daybreak announced that its activated a...
Das Tal patch brings love to the newbies
As Das Tal's team says, getting the first steps of a game just right is essential in keeping potential players curious in your title. Because...
Crowfall previews the first batch of powers for the Druid
The Druid of Crowfall is not a firehose healer. What does that mean? Well, for one thing, firehouses that die around her stay dead. In...
EVE Online Capsuleer Day birthday video, unexpected freebie weekend restrictions
Even as trial players are pouring into EVE Online to enjoy the free weekend on Steam, some are having difficulty taking advantage of this...
Massively Overthinking: The sandbox MMORPG disconnect
This week's Massively Overthinking was inspired by a reader who decided to go by Sandboxless in Seattle when he penned this note of frustration to us.
I...
Crowfall’s ‘universe’ plan could mean regionalized servers
"PvP is the universal language of gaming," says Crowfall studio ArtCraft in a new blog post last night. "Killing other players is a transcendent...
EVE Online player uses patch trick to dominate the PLEX market
Among the patch notes for EVE Online's recent Citadel expansion release was a fairly innocuous increase in the fees for listing items on the in-game...
WildStar opens the doors to Vault of the Archon
The heart of WildStar's Arcterra is now open for the plundering.
Patch 1.5.1 came to the game today, bringing the promised debut of the Vault...
Albion Online plans beta II for later this summer
In Albion Online's latest developer video, Sandbox Interactive Game Director Robin Henkys and Creative Director Jörg Friedrich outline the studio's activities since the March...
EVE Online is free-to-play on Steam for the weekend
It's been a long time since EVE Online launched (like, at least a week), and the game is still getting regular updates and improvements....
Crowfall’s castle siege video is appropriately brutal
Crowfall's latest Siege Perilous footage is brief, but it digs into the flashier parts of castle sieges, with catapults loosing their missiles, explosions knocking...
League of Legends bans popular streamer for troll behavior
Once upon a time, there was a popular streamer for League of Legends who went by the handle of Tyler1. His streams were popular...
Anime-themed Tome of the Sun launches for mobile
Feeling in the mood for a colorful and streamlined MMORPG to play on your mobile device? Assuming that you have a tablet or smartphone...
Camelot Unchained’s monthly newsletter covers the beta delay and end of crunch
Camelot Unchained's monthly newsletter has dropped, and believe it or not it's on the briefer end of newsletters for CSE with "only" 8000-odd words.
CSE...
EVE Evolved: Fixing EVE’s New Player Experience (again)
It's become almost a running joke in the comments of articles that EVE Online is a great game to read about but not nearly...
Listen to Gloria Victis’ majestic main theme
Gloria Victis is gearing up to feature an impressive soundtrack, if its new main theme is any indication. The studio released the title track,...