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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Indie sandbox MMO Tree of Life officially launches on August 17, won’t include PvE-only servers
Here comes another MMO emerging from early access! We're talking about Korean sandbox import Tree of Life, which hit beta last year following a...
The MOP Up: SMITE’s bad news bears (August 6, 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...
Camelot Unchained will invite beta 1 backers to big bot battle testing next week
In the future, alpha testers (and everyone else) will all be fully replaced by robots, no doubt. But right now, Camelot Unchained is putting...
Gigantic’s HK-206 packs serious firepower
Sometimes you don't need to look sexy or sleek when all you want to do is pound your enemies into the dirt and win...
Mobile MMOs: Pokemon Go’s curfew, Logres’ launch, and spinoffs for Aion and TERA
By chance, we had a bunch of easily combinable mobile MMO news stories waiting to be written this morning, so let's get to them...
Tamriel Infinium: Impressions of Elder Scrolls Online’s Falkreath’s Hold dungeon, part of the Horns of the Reach DLC
Although the vast majority of my time in Elder Scrolls Online is spent solo, running through the single-player storylines, I raid and have done...
Perfect Ten: The circles of MMORPG combat hell
And so it was as I traveled across the many spheres and realms of MMOs, I came to realize one simple truth: War is...
Check out trailers for all Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire elite class specs, mounts, and Elona
Yesterday, ArenaNet formally revealed Path of Fire, Guild Wars 2's second expansion in five years. This standalone, campaign-like expansion won't introduce a new class, but...
Hacker claims to have made a living cheating in MMOs for two decades
Motherboard has a fun-slash-depressing piece out this week on an unnamed hacker who claims he's been cheating at MMORPGs to make a living for...
Camelot Unchained state-of-the-build letter says it’s ‘driving towards Beta 1 at full speed’
Those who follow Camelot Unchained closely know that the team ends every week with a super-sized update letter on the project's progress. But if...
The MOP Up: Skyforge investigates the Cradle of the World (July 30, 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...
Camelot Unchained’s big bot battle boasts benefits for beta-beseeching backers
What does a battle between hundreds and hundreds of bots have to do with fans eager to access Camelot Unchained's long-awaited beta? Plenty, it...
Massively multiplayer wargame Foxhole hits early access
MMOs these days shy away from calling themselves massively multiplayer, so it's always strange when a game that we wouldn't assume is an MMO...
Ultima Online starts testing its fall update while Dark Age of Camelot continues its Dragon’s Curse campaign
Let's check in with the Broadsword MMOs to see what's happening in its part of the online world, shall we?
Ultima Online has kicked off...
Camelot Unchained stabilizes the game engine and shows off inventory UI
Check out Camelot Unchained's first pass at a player inventory UI. What do you think? Looks pretty sharp, doesn't it?
This glimpse was part of...
Checking out RIFT 4.2: Celestial Storm
Summertime does seem to be ripe territory for MMORPGs to release sizable content updates in the hopes of keeping players occupied and luring back...
Analyst Michael Pachter’s Overwatch League skepticism and other business tidbits
Everyone's favorite gaming industry analyst Michael Pachter announced that his firm Wedbush is "skeptical that the Overwatch League will achieve much success," noting that...
Guild Wars 2’s living world season 3 finale is ‘One Path Ends’ – here’s the trailer!
Bummed out over that weak Guild Wars 2 fractal tease last week? We're getting to the good stuff today: ArenaNet has just announced that...
Gamers raise new questions about Wild West Online’s credentials and connections
If there's one thing that MMO fans have learned (and re-learned) over the years, it's that it's not a great idea to take things...
Camelot Unchained works on an indoor space for players to explore
After last week's truncated update, the Camelot Unchained team is roaring back with another one of its extensive and informative newsletters. Lots of progress...
