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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MMO Mechanics: How strong communities are barriers-to-exit
MMOs occupy a unique position in our game libraries because they include a wide range of clever mechanics that keep us logging in day...
Sci-fi shooter Project Genom begins alpha testing
Why can't intergalactic colonization ever go smoothly? There always seems to be at least one continent-shattering war that has to happen before the first...
Camelot Unchained’s Friday update talks alpha progress, stretch goals, and more
This afternoon's Camelot Unchained update is a lengthy one, as head honcho Mark Jacobs has a lot to say about topics ranging from stretch...
Crowfall unveils the badass lady Champion
Crowfall unveiled the concept art for the female Champion today, and... well, it's pretty great. She's huge, she's visibly powerful, and she's intended to...
Previewing Path of Exile’s mind-blowing Act IV
If you thought Path of Exile's previous three content updates would be hard acts to follow, you clearly haven't heard enough about the upcoming...
Dark Age of Camelot newsletter addresses future changes
The first newsletter for Dark Age of Camelot under Broadsword's management is out now, and it's largely looking to the future. The casual group...
World of Warships begins selling pre-order bundles
World of Warships may not be playable by all yet, but it will gladly accept your money now. Wargaming put several pre-order bundles on...
Black Desert’s new class is a Valkyrie Shield Maiden
Black Desert's Korean beta test is getting a new class this month, according to a translation at Steparu. The fantasy sandbox is scheduled to...
Fantasy city-builder Elvenar launches
Sometimes you reach a moment in your life where you have to take a side. With the launch of the fantasy city-builder Elvenar today,...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Four fabulous Guild Wars 2 vistas worth visting
Guild Wars 2 makes me tick because the creatives at ArenaNet have laid such a unique and amazingly vast world at my character's feet, filled with...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Steps of Faith
It happened, just as expected. A day after I posted a lengthy column discussing Final Fantasy XIV's last big pre-expansion patch, that patch dropped, and...
EVE Evolved: Four lessons sandbox MMOs can learn from EVE
The past few years have seen a resurgence of support for sandbox MMOs, both of the trying-to-be-minecraft creative kind and the hardcore nuke-it-from orbit...
Camelot Unchained newsletter talks design, tech, and more
Camelot Unchained just released its latest newsletter, and you'll want to set aside some time and maybe a couple of beverages to read it....
Infestation: Survivor Stories morphs into Romero’s Aftermath
Seriously, folks, we couldn't make this up even if we tried. The critically reviled Infestation: Survivor Stories, which used to be The War Z...
Camelot Unchained releases alpha video
The first look at a new game is always exciting. You get to see a game as something other than concept art and development...
Defiance revisits its holidays for a large-scale anniversary celebration
In the universe of Defiance, Armistice Day represents Votan and human soldiers coming together to end a misguided war that neither side really wanted...
Star Conflict brings in dreadnoughts, issues arms race
Massive dreadnoughts have invaded the already war-torn Star Conflict, ushering in a second season of intense PvP. Today's patch allows corporations to build dreadnoughts...
Crowfall finishes out Kickstarter worth $1,766,204
ArtCraft Entertainment's "throne war simulator" Crowfall was officially funded this morning, with 16,936 backers pledging a grand total of $1,766,204 -- over 2000 backers...
EVE Online’s Sleepers are stealing corpses to rebuild their bodies
When unstable wormholes began opening all across EVE Online back in 2009, players cautiously ventured forth into the unknown and discovered the ruins of...
Crowfall passes $1.4 million in fundraising, eyes Minotaurs
In the final hours of Crowfall's Kickstarter campaign, the community and studio are racing to see just how high they can push that final...
