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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Camelot Unchained lands $7.5M investment to hasten development: Our chat with Mark Jacobs on funding, VR, and beta one
If you know one thing about indie MMORPG Camelot Unchained, it's that CEO Mark Jacobs appears to dwell perpetually in internet comment sections amiably...
The Survivalist: Another year, another Survival Game guide
A new year, a new batch of survival games! Yes, the genre has become so popular that one guide, no not even two guides...
The MOP Up: Monster Hunter World merch (January 14, 2018)
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...
One Shots: Poster perfect
One of the things that impresses me about the submissions to One Shots here is that so many of these pictures really could be...
WoW Factor: Guessing at Battle for Azeroth’s release date using math
The "when will Battle for Azeroth" speculation train is rolling once again because it looks like patch 7.3.5 is just around the corner. We...
The Daily Grind: What MMO will be the next to change up its business model dramatically?
You may not like it, but the vast majority of MMORPGs are free-to-play or buy-to-play as of 2018. EVE Online went free-to-play at the...
Multiplayer Civil War game War of Rights expands server capacity and takes the fight to Nicodemus Hill
Civil War battle simulator War of Rights fired its first shot of 2018 with Update 90. It's a good mid-sized content update that starts off...
Perfect Ten: 10 tips for crafting a unique MMO character name
Tell me if you've ever been here: You just finished spending way too much time pouring over options in the character creation screen and...
Escape from Tarkov makes final preparations for its open beta
Don't get too comfortable, because the real war is about to begin. Right now, Escape from Tarkov's development team is in the final stage...
Camelot Unchained is in the middle of a big hiring push ahead of beta one
Camelot Unchained has been teasing a slew of big announcements coming over the next few weeks, and finally one of them is here. No,...
The Game Archaeologist: Neocron
It's the distant future. The high-tech battle armor you wear sharply contrasts with the ruins of civilization that you traverse. You spot an enemy...
Richard Garriott on how players ‘destroyed’ Ultima Online’s ecology
With a couple of months to go before its official launch, Shroud of the Avatar has more than a few challenges to overcome to...
WoW Factor: The fate of the class orders post-Legion, part 2
Back before the winter break, I took a look at how the various class orders are going to handle the increased conflict between the...
PWE is sunsetting both Battle of the Immortals and War of the Immortals next week
Add two more to the sunset list: Perfect World announced last month that it will sunset the international versions of six-year-old War of the...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO hopes and wishes for 2018
One of the frustrating bits about our end-of-the-year content rollouts is that sometimes predictions and story roundups can come across as negative. It’s way too easy...
Perfect Ten: The best MMO updates and expansions of 2017
Last year was positively stuffed with updates, expansions, and cool stuff. A lot of years I struggle to remember which major updates happened in...
Steam’s best-selling 2017 games include ARK, Warframe, and H1Z1
With 2017 officially over and done, Steam's taking a moment to report on its best-selling games over the course of the whole year. While...
Kickstarter reports $172M raised for games in 2017
Here's something interesting to chew on today: Kickstarter actually had an incredible 2017 when it came to funding games and raising money. Head of...
The MOP Up: Multiverse makes a comeback (December 31, 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...
One Shots: Riding the unicorn charge into 2018
That's it, folks. It's time to put the wraps on the bumpy, odd year that was 2017 and get ready to flip our calendars...
