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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.

Istaria adds new questline and icon revamp with Niesa’s Fate update

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Istaria, which you might remember as Horizons way back in the day, has this week released Niesa's Fate, the 16.1 update for the dragon-encrusted...

EverQuest and EverQuest II will launch new specialty servers this summer

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Do you want a little something different in your EverQuest or EverQuest II’s experience? You're in luck: New specialty servers are coming to a...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 66: Meridian 59’s Brian Green

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Justin interviews Brian Green, who's worked on Meridian 59, Storybricks, EverQuest Next, and Camelot Unchained in his long MMORPG career.
After the end of Spirited Away, No-Face was forced to do horrible things to survive until his next starring role.

Asta officially launches with its first major expansion

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It is just a little bit odd that Asta: The War of Tears and Winds is launching when its first expansion drops. Those two...
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Get the rundown on what we know of Camelot Unchained’s classes

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Quickly, how much do you know about Camelot Unchained's classes? Do you know all of them? Do you know how they work? Would you...
Well, it's a nice lake, at least.

Camelot Unchained shows off weapon concepts and the growing world

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One of the big elements of Camelot Unchained's design philosophy is the difference between its three factions. It wouldn't make a lot of sense...
Ramp everything.

The Daily Grind: Is MMO ‘open’ development really good for the genre?

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Massively OP's Andrew Ross and I were recently discussing how to approach an opinion piece on Chronicles of Elyria when he reminded me that...

DC Universe Online’s GU60 launches today with new raid and duo

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DC Universe Online officially launches GU60 today along with its 24th episode. In addition to bug fixes and tweaks for the Celestial powerset and the...

Perfect Ten: My highlights from pre-launch MMO hype

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Maybe the hype and anticipation of an upcoming MMORPG leaves you feeling burned out and turned off these days. Considering that some titles can...
All right, this one did have some pretty annoying moments.

Final Fantasy XIV previews the story and dungeons of patch 3.3

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The Dragonsong War is coming to a close, but it will not do so without more blood shed. Final Fantasy XIV players have been...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking the proposed Guild Wars 2 WvW scoring improvements

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In my last edition of Flameseeker Chronicles, I outlined ArenaNet's recent WvW player poll and discussed the possible implications of voting for each of...

Black Desert expands world and PvP with Valencia, refuses costume alteration refunds

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Black Desert is getting a massive update on June 1st when the first chunk of the Valencia update is launched. According to Daum, Valencia...

The Stream Team: Captain America FTW in Marvel Heroes’ Civil War

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In Marvel Heroes' latest event, players choose sides in the Civil War. MassivelyOP's MJ went #TEAMCAP, and in honor of that is going to...
Sort of?

The Daily Grind: What’s the best tank class in an MMORPG?

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I've teased the late Warhammer Online plenty over the years for its disaster-dungeons, but it had something I've never seen topped in an MMORPG,...

EVE Evolved: CCP Games on the future of EVE Online’s PvE

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It's no secret that EVE Online has always been a primarily PvP-focused game, with thousands of players smashing fleets of ships together on a daily basis....

New Marvel Heroes video features Captain America

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It's too late to grab a free Captain America from Marvel Heroes' Civil War promo, but if you got him -- or decide to buy...

Camelot Unchained: CUBE updates and weapon concepts

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Still on the edge of your seat waiting for the Camelot Unchained beta? Well sit back and get a comfy pillow for your butt...

LOTRO Legendarium: Nine years in Middle-earth

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There are always those gut-check moments in your life when you realize just how much time has passed. For instance, I'm going to look...

Fight for your side in Marvel Heroes’ Civil War tournament

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Marvel Heroes' "most unique tournament to date" has started up, offering teams of players the chance to prove which one is one the right...

First impressions: Overwatch offers nothing new (yet), but I’m buying it anyway

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I'm going to be blunt: I don't feel like a Blizzard fan. I know that may sound odd from the guy who plays Hearthstone more than any other writer on...

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