RvR stands for “realm vs. realm,” usually a reference to faction-based player-vs.-player warfare, and frequently (though not always) in the context of more than two realms.
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The MOP Up: Guild Wars 2’s community shows off amazing player housing creations
It's no surprise that Guild Wars 2 players are thrilled to be interior decorators, thanks to this year's player housing system. And in a...
Elite Dangerous begins its holiday event and talks space colonization as the Thargoid War ends
There is a whole lot of curiosity about Elite: Dangerous' upcoming colonization feature (as one might expect), which means that Frontier Developments had plenty...
WoW Factor: The pros and cons of stripping timer requirements from World of Warcraft’s Mythic+ runs
So the other day, an interesting topic came up in our feeds: Apparently, at least if you go by the survey, World of Warcraft's...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO stories of 2024
So here's the disclaimer I put in front of this column every year when I do it (we alternate them): The biggest surprises list...
War Thunder’s Storm Warning update brings new vehicles and maps to the fray
In the real world, if tanks were rolling through Attica in the southeastern portion of Greece, it would be a loss to humanity on...
Elite Dangerous celebrates devs and players in its 10th anniversary retrospective video
This week in 2014, Elite: Dangerous officially released on PC, and despite its ups and downs, the game is closing out 2024 in an...
The Soapbox: The Dauntless Awakening update is just as bad as advertised for veteran players
I was hoping against hope that I wouldn't have to write that headline.
I've been a Dauntless fan and player for many years now, getting...
Lord of the Rings Online’s map of the Shire was used in a War of the Rohirrim film promo
We named the maps in Lord of the Rings Online somewhere in the middle among the worst to best maps in MMOs, but apparently...
The MOP Up: New World pulls back the curtains on its holiday event
New World's devs shared the inspiration behind the hodge-podge holiday event in the game, saying, "Our Audio and Narrative Teams took inspiration from various...
Black Desert continues anniversary, adjusts sea routes on PC, and adds Kharazad accessories to console
The weekly patches for Black Desert on PC and console might seem pretty meager this time around, but there are still lots of things...
World of Warcraft steels itself for next week’s Siren Isle while WoW Classic Classic gets into raidin’
World of Warcraft has one final content offering for 2024 before it gears up for the even greater things coming with next year's Undermine....
SMITE 2’s last closed alpha patch of 2024 brings three more gods and a Lord of the Rings crossover event
It's time for the last patch for the closed alpha of MOBA SMITE 2, and this one is going out with another set of...
Black Desert marks 10 years with a livestream and five years on mobile with in-game events
There's a festive atmosphere covering all of the versions of Black Desert, and it's not just because of the season; the MMORPG is ready...
World of Tanks’ Holiday Ops event brings festive decor, pet-styled tank cosmetics, and Jason Statham’s missions
It's time for the Christmas season in World of Tanks, which can mean only one thing: plastering a fluffy cat face across your rumbling...
RuneScape brings 10 more levels’ worth of Woodcutting and Fletching in latest patch
Choppin' trees and makin' arrows. That's the name of the game for RuneScape's update this week, which is headlined with the arrival of more...
Fight or Kite: IfSunSets tasks players with surviving the night on a zombie-filled island
We are rapidly approaching the end of the year, and my game time is getting especially sporadic. This time of year things is a...
The MOP Up: World War II Online bids farewell to the fishbowl
World War II Online aviators will be pleased to hear that a disliked visual is about to be killed: "The long-awaited, long-hated fishbowl effect...
Massively Overthinking: The top three MMOs we played in 2024
I know from experience that when I list out the MMOs I want to play in a given year, it is an aspirational list....
Here’s how Dark Age of Camelot’s latest Caledonia catch-up works
The Caledonia event is running right now in Dark Age of Camelot and it's letting all players start right off at level 30 and...
Albion Online continues patching up Horizons with armor, weapon, and potion buffs
The application of patches to the Horizons update continues for Albion Online, and this time around it's everyone's favorite kind of patch: the item...
