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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.

We're actual size, but it seems much bigger to see.

WoW Factor: Examining the composition of the Alliance

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Watching as speculation and mining swirls around the Mag'har as a future allied race, I can't help but start thinking about the bigger picture...
Bring out your dead, I guess.

Choose My Adventure: Voting for the start of Warframe

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The votes are in, and I'm heading to the world of Warframe. Or worlds. I am honestly not altogether clear about how much of...

Camelot Unchained has 126 days to get everything ready for Beta 1

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One hundred and twenty-six days. That's the current countdown timer reading as Camelot Unchained looks ahead to its July 4th beta launch, and it...

The Stream Team: Total War: Arena launches into open beta

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Come on in, the battle's fine! Total War: Arena opens its doors to all today as open beta launches. That means battles galore can...
Do you really want to hurt me?

WoW Factor: Why can’t Blizzard stop messing with everything?

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It's funny to me that people had such an aggressive reaction to the changes coming to Hunter pets and damage formulas in Battle for...

RIFT Prime progression server launches March 7, with pack preorders available now

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Can you believe RIFT's been around for almost seven years? Neither can we. Trion is celebrating by releasing the long-awaited progression server, RIFT Prime,...

Dark Age of Camelot lays out the groundwork for new and more frequent RvR events

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Another week, another grab bag community Q&A with the Dark Age of Camelot development team. This edition's pressing issue was the promise of more...

EVE Evolved: Solving EVE Online’s botting problem

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Practically every MMO on the market today has had to contend with botting and the range of issues that come with it, and EVE Online...

Whatever happened to Pirates of the Burning Sea, Pirates of the Caribbean Online, and Puzzle Pirates?

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Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, “Whatever happened to that game?” With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...

The Stream Team: Collecting the Tear of Dhakaan in Dungeons and Dragons Online

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Massively OP's Justin & MJ are delving into another DDO adventure. They will be waging war against the Arzag-Khor tribe so that the hobgoblin...

Conan Exiles is delaying mounts, pets, settlements, and sorcery to make its May 8 launch

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Funcom is forging ahead with its plans to launch Conan Exiles for real and for true on all the things come May 8th. And,...
I'm going to write that MMO about the snarky robot I always wanted to!

Massively Overthinking: Could bots save dying MMORPGs?

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Last week, a reader named Chris, who is writing a paper on the MMO industry and revivifying sunsetted games, dropped an intriguing question into...

Path of Exile: Gotta catch ’em all in the new Bestiary League and update 3.2.0, coming March 2

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With a new Path of Exile challenge league every three months, you might wonder whether Grinding Gear Games can keep coming up with new themes...
I what

MMO devs discuss the painful process of shutting down online games

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Have you ever thought about what it is like for developers and community managers who handle online games that are being shut down? It's...
Local Panda Recalls When She Was Special.

WoW Factor: How could multiclassing work in World of Warcraft?

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Not so long ago, our editor-in-chief was talking about how World of Warcraft needs some form of multiclassing system. So let's talk about how...

War of Rights’ Civil War battlefield is up to 16 maps

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In case you haven't been reading the newspapers hot off the wire, the Civil War is still waging (at least, on the test server)....

Siege war game Conqueror’s Blade plans March European test

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If leveling and organization get in the way of your true passion in online games -- massive PvP siege warfare -- then allow Conqueror's...
when yo crush read yo note that say lemme smash

Massively OP Podcast Episode 157: Lunar Valentines

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Justin and Bree discuss Valentine's Day and Lunar New Year in MMOs, Guild Wars 2's latest patch, Camelot Unchained's beta date, WoW's Battle for Azeroth alpha, Closers' launch, Black Desert's unification, and Final Fantasy XIV's population, with mailbag questions on multiple accounts (spoilers: Bree talks about SWG for like three hours) and variety in period MMOs.

Camelot Unchained’s beta will launch on the 4th of July; we interview Mark Jacobs

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You can go ahead and order extra sparklers because you're going to need 'em this July 4th. That's the auspicious day that Camelot Unchained's...

Bless Online interview: Soft launch plans, why Gamigo bowed out, and avoiding pay-to-win

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Bless Online is one of the biggest MMORPGs we're expecting to launch in the west in 2018. Over the last six years, we've watched...

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