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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Massively OP Podcast Episode 50: Happy birthday MOP!
On this week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin and Bree discuss MOP's first birthday, DUST 514, H1Z1, DCUO, Hearthstone, Anarchy Online, Diablo III, and TSW, with a mailbag question on the return of MMO subs.
Take a look at the endgame setup in Bless Online’s current beta
The level cap is going to be where you spend the lion's share of your time in any online game just by the nature...
EVE Online patches in a new camera and skill point trading
The developers behind EVE Online work very hard to make sure that the game is pretty to look at. That's important. But you can...
The Daily Grind: Which survival sandbox are you most likely to play?
Over the weekend, Justin wrote about the deluge of major online multiplayer survival sandboxes hitting us lately. First there was DayZ and its early...
Skill Trading is coming to EVE Online tomorrow, prices revealed
A few months ago, CCP Games announced its somewhat unorthodox plans to allow EVE Online players to extract and sell their skill points on...
EVE Online login authentication bug leads to ’emergency downtime’
CCP recently discovered an SSO (single sign-on) bug with EVE Online's test server. The good news is that CCP fixed it. The bad news is...
The Division on endgame, player looting, and pay-to-win
The Division has plenty of PvE objectives to propel you through a doomed and decaying New York City, but a large part of Ubisoft's planned...
EVE Evolved: The right way to reboot DUST 514
This week we heard the news that CCP Games will be officially shutting down PS3 online shooter DUST 514 in May to start work on...
Hi-Rez’s developer pin-up calendar spoof raises cash for charity
Almost two years ago, SMITE developer Hi-Rez Studios ran stream of its developers doing crazy stuff, like eating peppers and shaving their heads, in order...
Today’s World of Warships Super Bowl XP promo begins at 6:30 p.m. EST
If you're more a warships person than a football person -- or maybe just a football-and-warships person -- then today's World of Warships promotion...
The MOP Up: RuneScape’s TCG wraps up closed beta (February 7, 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...
Leaderboard: MMO RvR versus FFA PvP
Last month, we did a little post on MMORPG PvP asking about two-faction PvP and whether it was really suited for all the MMO...
Das Tal introduces new features for weekend test, opens clan signups
Indie sandbox Das Tal is running a "dev-supporter-exlusive" playtest this weekend to test its latest build and its new features. What can testers expect...
Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Social outcomes and online gamers
Of all the chapters in Rachel Kowert and Thorsten Quandt's book The Video Game Debate: Unravelling the Physical, Social, and Psychological Effects of Video...
Crowfall explains its skill system with an extensive FAQ
When Crowfall launches, it plans to have upwards of 1,500 skills available for players to choose and train. Before your eyes cross just thinking...
H1Z1 is splitting into two games, landing on consoles this summer
Daybreak has just announced that H1Z1 is splitting -- "evolving" is the precise word -- into two games.
H1Z1: Just Survive is a persistent, open-world...
The Stream Team: Entering Eternal Crusade’s early access (+ giveaway)
What's the deal with Eternal Crusade? Massively OP's MJ aims to find out. And from what she hears, aiming appears to be a bit...
NCsoft plans Lineage Eternal testing this year
Korean website GameFocus reports that NCsoft is planning to continue its "rapid pace" policy by undertaking private tests of Master X Master, its MOBA,...
Massively Overthinking: Old MMORPGs, disco, and pop culture phenomena
A reader named Rob provides this week's Massively Overthinking topic. It's a really good one!
"Why isn't playing an old MMO from a previous decade...
Life is Feudal will add pygmies, but no consoles
When we interviewed Bitbox CEO Vladimir “Bobik” Piskunov last month, we learned quite a bit about Life is Feudal's transition back into an MMO,...
