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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The Soapbox: The ‘problem’ with MMO hoarding
I remember a number of years ago, in an article for a game I can't recall, an MMO developer discussed how an early build...
Choose My Adventure: All of the MMOs you made us play in 2023, from Guild Wars to Gorgon
Well here we are, my friends. It's always such a pleasure. Remember when your votes killed me twice? OK, maybe that's being overdramatic, but...
Camelot Unchained heralds the start of its next beta and hints at ‘good news’ in 2024
A short holiday address from Camelot Unchained pretty much continues the trend of vaguely promising forward momentum on the PvP MMORPG, which hints at...
The MOP Up: Warhammer Online’s Return of Reckoning ‘chickens out’
Return of Reckoning's rogue server changed how combat buffs worked and added a new level 40 quest that pays out in, er, a "Chicken...
Fight or Kite: Multiplayer games to play over the holidays with friends and foes, 2023 edition
Tis the season, everyone! Grab your loot and get ready. I hope you have a little bit extra time to yourselves or at least...
WoW Factor: Evaluating World of Warcraft’s 2023 progress and performance
So 2023 is not completely in the rear view yet, but at least in terms of major developments for World of Warcraft we can...
War Thunder fans leak yet more ‘restricted’ military info
What is it about War Thunder that attracts military hardware fanatics with no discernment in their discussion? Maybe there's something gone bad in their...
Fallout 76 is heading to Shenandoah National Park in 2024
Even as Fallout 76 struts down the boardwalk of its December Atlantic City DLC, the team at Bethesda has its sights set on something...
War Thunder player goes undercover and busts cheating source code and scripts
So we all know of War Thunder as a game where military secrets are leaked to win forum arguments, which means that it's reasonable...
Dark Age of Camelot introduces new and returning seasonal tasks in its Midwinter Festival
What could possibly be more festive than... uh... slaying a big old ice demon? That's one of the seasonal tasks that are on offer...
World of Warcraft 2024 roadmaps herald summer War Within beta and Cataclysm Classic
We're just about at the end of 2023, and that means World of Warcraft's various server sets are looking forward to what will be...
Choose My Adventure: The joy of performing menial tasks in Project Gorgon
The problem I have with sandbox MMORPGs is the thing that most people herald as their greatest strength: their unguided nature. The ability to...
War Thunder adds more modern vehicles, a new map, and new fire visuals in its Air Superiority update
You would be forgiven for believing that the Air Superiority update of War Thunder is primarily about aircraft - and it has plenty of...
WoW Factor: The real reason World of Warcraft’s Cataclysm world revamp was awful
'Tis the season for all of us, once again, to talk about the deeply unpleasant and disappointing expansion that was World of Warcraft: Cataclysm,...
Siege Camp’s Anvil Empires pre-alpha begins testing housing interiors, player markets, and pack animals
Still keeping an eye on Siege Camp's Anvil Empires? We are, and development of the war-centric sandbox MMORPG continues this weekend with a major...
The Stream Team: Blowing up a blockade in Dungeons & Dragons Online
War waits for no one! Except in DDO, where the assault on Stormreach had to pause until Massively OP's MJ could get back to...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2024
It's time once again for the MOP staff and readers to engage in our favorite end-of-the-year MMO: collectively guessing what's going to happen next...
ArcheAge releases its first big patch post-Unchained as the Battle of Mistmerrow returns
Don't count ArcheAge down and out just because it's hot off a massive merge and sunset of ArcheAge Unchained: XLGAMES and Kakao have just...
Conan Exiles’s Age of War Chapter 3 is live with PvE sieges and player-run taverns
Conan Exiles fans better get their servers in order as Funcom just released chapter three of its Age of War season for all platforms,...
The Stream Team: Backseat Streaming hitches a ride with a tank or two in War Thunder
The Backseat Streaming drive-in is open once again, and tonight MOP's MJ and Chris are going to be riding a different kind of vehicle:...
