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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The Daily Grind: What makes a really great MMO community manager?
When Funcom hired new community managers a few weeks ago, some readers questioned why we'd cover it. Big whoop, community managers are glorified retweeters,...
Not So Massively: An amazing revamp for LoL’s Poppy (November 30, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
Albion Online’s PvP zones and flagging explained
As Albion Online's development has progressed, Sandbox Interactive has utilized player feedback to refine the PvP system, acknowledging that for all the hardcore PvPers...
Guild Wars 2’s PvP League starts tomorrow
Guild Wars 2's first PvP League season starts December 1st, which, not coincidentally, is tomorrow. ArenaNet has published a how-to post for those of...
Crowfall addresses victory conditions, Malekai lore
When it launches, Crowfall is going to have to deal with the problem of winning. The most recent Ask Me Anything event for the...
Learn the story of Climax’s failed Warhammer Online
Students of MMO history might recall that Mythic Entertainment wasn't the first studio to take a crack at the Warhammer IP. In fact, before...
EVE Evolved: Three EVE mechanics that need an update
With over 12 years of development under its belt, EVE Online has now revamped, rebalanced or replaced practically every part of its gameplay at...
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s charity drive (November 29, 2015)
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...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for EverQuest franchise and Daybreak fans
It's that time of year again: when you realize half-way through your indulgence of in-game festivals that you totally forgot to go out and...
One Shots: The rowsdower abides
One of my most prized physical MMO possessions is my WildStar rowsdower plushie. It always sits there, looking at me as though it's accusing...
Gloria Victis releases its full alpha patch
The bad news for fans of Gloria Victis is that the most recent patch brings with it a full server wipe, forcing everyone currently...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for EVE Online players
Most of my friends know that I'm into EVE Online and yet they still tell me I'm notoriously difficult to buy gifts for. EVE...
Eternal Crusade shows off a trailer’s worth of alpha footage
It's entirely possible that you're very interested in what Eternal Crusade is doing with its gameplay but not quite interested enough to throw down...
The Stream Team: A Black Friday beat down in Grand Theft Auto Online
While others might be spending Black Friday running people over in stores, MassivelyOP's MJ will be running them down on the streets of Los...
Guild Wars 2 sees a bright future in e-sports
Why did Guild Wars 2 go free-to-play? According to Fortune, ArenaNet's decision to switch business models was centered around its desire to grow the fan...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for the shooter and console MMO fan
Well, I'm still playing the hell out of Star Wars: Battlefront, despite its many (many) faults! It may just be the Star Wars feels, but this...
Guild Wars 2 hints at WvW overhaul as WvW dev departs studio
A big revamp of Guild Wars 2's world vs. world mode is in the works according to a Reddit post by Lead Developer Colin...
Perfect Ten: Ten MMOs to be thankful for by type
It's been a while since I wrote a column that comes out on Thursdays, which means that it's also been a while since I've...
GTA Online offers double rewards, discounts for Thanksgiving
Want to spend part of your Thanksgiving weekend in Los Santos? Rockstar is making it worth your while by offering double monetary and RP...
Camelot Unchained unveils its healer archetypes
Killer class reveals are old hat for Camelot Unchained at this point, so it should come as no surprise that CityState has unleashed another...
