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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Massively OP’s guide to MMO podcasts
Podcasts are certainly splendid means of feeding one's MMO interests and keeping in touch with the news and community. It's always great to hear...
Massively Overthinking: The best government for an MMO guild
This week's question comes to us from Das Tal developer Alexander Zacherl, who says his team is in the process of implementing a direct...
Giveaway: Black Desert closed beta keys from Daum and MOP [All gone!]
Are you ready for Black Desert's next closed beta round, which kicks off next week? If you haven't already preordered, you're going to want a...
The British invade World of Tanks on PS4
The British invade World of Tanks today (again) with the unlock of the Crown's own arsenal for the PlayStation 4 version of the game. The...
EVE Evolved: The right way to reboot DUST 514
This week we heard the news that CCP Games will be officially shutting down PS3 online shooter DUST 514 in May to start work on...
The MOP Up: RuneScape’s TCG wraps up closed beta (February 7, 2016)
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...
Leaderboard: MMO RvR versus FFA PvP
Last month, we did a little post on MMORPG PvP asking about two-faction PvP and whether it was really suited for all the MMO...
Albion Online is expanding its world and level design staff
The Albion Online team issued a February state-of-the-game letter this morning that explains its focus going forward, and it's good news: Everything is getting...
WoW Factor: Thoughts from inside the Legion alpha
Tuesday brought along a big surprise for me in the form of access to the Legion alpha test. I had pretty much resigned myself...
Final Fantasy XIV previews its story and dungeons in patch 3.2
The next patch for Final Fantasy XIV brings along a fresh pair of dungeons to the game, which won't surprise anyone. The dungeons in...
Giveaway: Stronghold Kingdoms Island Warfare promo keys [All gone now!]
MMORTS Stronghold Kingdoms is getting a massive expansion today in the form of its Island Warfare update.
The lords of Stronghold Kingdoms can now turn...
Build a stronghold to keep the monsters out in Fortnite
The world has ended... somehow. And you're among the few human survivors in a sea of disagreeable monsters. What to do other than to...
Villagers & Heroes update includes a secret zone and Valentine’s Day event
The first major drop of the year for Villagers & Heroes went live today! The Copse of the Treants continues the high-level journey through the Blighted...
Camelot Unchained’s new website is live
The Camelot Unchained team was back to work to work this week, confirming that City State's brand-new (and much more mobile-friendly) website is up and...
Crossout enters its next phase of testing complete with factions
If you've ever played a game focused around vehicle combat and thought "hey, this would be better with Mad Max-style customized war vehicles," you...
Massively Overthinking: The cynicism of modern MMO Kickstarters
This week we've been abuzz about Smed's Hero's Song Kickstarter cancellation - the KS more than the game, mostly because the game is happening...
Post-apoc MMO Trinium Wars previews the Human faction in new video
Revealed last week, Trinium Wars appears to be a remake or rerelease of Nitrozen's Living After War, a post-apoc/sci-fi mashup MMO that went into...
Global Chat: Oculus Rift, GW2’s philosophy shift, and emulator exploration
The high cost of Oculus Rift brought a lot of discussion to the MMO blogosphere recently, with writers taking sides for and against the...
Cabal 2’s huge Calamity of War update hit by tiny delay
"Go big or go home, kid."
Cabal 2 must have heard these words as an impressionable youth and taken them to heart, culminating in this week's release...
The Daily Grind: How much will you pay for a VR headset, and which one will it be?
New analysis published on GamesIndustry.biz last week suggests that the virtual reality headset war is only going to heat up from here on out....
