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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Grab a MU Online, MU Legend, C9, Flyff, or Rappelz in Webzen’s summer giveaway
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 183: Battle for Battle for Azeroth
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Rend’s Jeremy Wood on how Frostkeep borrows from Blizzard, Dark Age of Camelot, and PlanetSide
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Part two covers expansion content: the storyline, the new zones, the War Campaign, questing, rewards, Inscription, professions, dungeons, and environments.
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Global Chat: Everybody’s burning up about that Sylvanas thing
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WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s market saturation and the pull of vague memories
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The Daily Grind: Is it time to move on from PvP ‘factions’ in MMORPGs?
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