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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Black Desert adds militias and platoons, starts closed beta signups for Southeast Asia
Black Desert's November 1st update is sporting a couple of new ways for players to group up and pursue a common goal.
The militia system...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs where you can live out your giant robot fantasies
Two years ago, NCsoft dealt a harsh blow to a certain subset of gaming fans when it canned the development of Project HON. This...
EA has put the kibosh on a player-run Battlefield emulator – are MMOs next?
We don't cover the Battlefield games much on Massively OP, but this particular story caught my attention anyway because of the company and subject...
War Thunder turns five, counts 20M players, and begins development for Xbox One
Gaijin announced this morning that War Thunder is rolling out to Xbox One and the X too, thanks to the constant deluge of requests...
Massively Overthinking: The state of early access, alpha, and beta ‘testing’ in the MMO genre
I remember years ago when then-Massively-columnist Rubi Bayer let loose with a blistering rant on the state of faux beta MMOs. She helmed Betawatch...
WoW Factor: Speculating about World of Warcraft’s next expansion
It's really, really weird to me to think that we're getting an announcement about a new World of Warcraft expansion next week. Admittedly, we...
Dark and Light embraces uncertainty with its new Chaos server type
If the PvP of Dark and Light feels too regimented and orderly for you, you'll be happy to take part in the game's upcoming...
Warframe doubled its concurrency record with Plains of Eidolon to become second top-played F2P on Steam
Four year-old Warframe's done it again: set a new concurrency record, and not even for the first time, as it busted past its concurrency...
World of Warships recruits Tesla to fight the evil forces of Transylvania
Do you recall back in the early days of World of Warships, when the game looked like it would be a World War II...
EVE Online launches Lifeblood expansion, now with a new and improved PvE activity hub
Time to update your space spreadsheet because EVE Online is coming at you with a brand-new expansion today. Lifeblood has launched, bringing with it...
Camelot Unchained adds a post office messaging system
It's a productive era for the Camelot Unchained, as the team has reduced testing in order to "buckle down and focus" on development projects.
One...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO rules at Halloween events?
I'm almost never happier in MMORPGs than when October rolls around. There's so much moodiness and festivities revolving around Halloween, thanks to developers' undying...
Jukebox Heroes: Elder Scrolls Online’s Morrowind soundtrack
Lately I've felt the need to get into gear and cover a lot of the more recent MMO soundtracks that have released alongside their...
Massively Overthinking: Is open-world housing really a ‘failed’ MMORPG experiment?
Massively OP's Justin Olivetti has a provocative article on his personal gaming blog, Bio Break, this week on MMORPG housing.
"I once again wonder why...
The Soapbox: NCsoft’s bizarre silence on Aion’s server merges says everything you need to know
NCsoft done messed up. Again. Yes, I know the studio has already had a few black eyes for other things throughout the years, but...
MMO Halloween: Dark Age of Camelot, Hearthstone, and Heroes of the Storm
Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to... play?
Halloween 2017 continues unabated in online games, so let's see what goodies and...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire story
I feel as though the time is finally right to talk to you all about the awesome chunk of story that dropped with Guild Wars...
The MOP Up: Speedrunning World of Warcraft (October 15, 2017)
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...
Halloween events in Path of Exile, Master X Master, RIFT, EverQuest, Ultima Online, and AQ3D
It's almost a full-time job to stay on top of all of the MMO and MOBA Halloween events popping up all over the place!...
Camelot Unchained builds boats for beta
A diverse smattering of projects kept the Camelot Unchained team busy this past week, per the game's newsletter report. It sounds as though players...
