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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Anvil Empires highlights player signs and armor racks, shows off a siege between pre-alpha testers
The most recent dev blog from Anvil Empires is once more about some pretty specific additions to its test build, and while things like...
The MOP Up: Diablo IV walks back a nerf to lacerate
Diablo IV reverted a recent nerf to one of its key skills: "We have heard feedback about how this change limited the desired functionality of...
Fight or Kite: Vaultbreakers has the makings of a strong team extraction RPG
Here’s one I’ve had on my radar for a little bit: Project F4E. Well, apparently it’s been officially named as Vaultbreakers, but I didn’t...
Throne & Liberty’s latest video teases Talandre content – and raid frames
The latest Throne & Liberty team video is upon us, and it dives immediately into the Wilds of Talandre expansion, now just two weeks...
Perfect Ten: MMOs with the very best soundtracks
I've long had an affection for video game music and feel content to live in an age where I can actually obtain it and...
World of Warcraft posts an overview video for next week’s Undermine(d) release
We're now one week out from The War Within's first major content addition, which means that World of Warcraft players need to brace for...
RuneScape releases combat mastery achievements, OSRS prepares to celebrate 12 years
The feeling of achievement is now dead and the chase for an achievement to earn direct rewards is here. RuneScape's combat mastery achievement system...
Not So Massively: Checking up on StarCraft II’s would-be successors
For some time now, MassivelyOP's Not So Massively column has been keeping an eye on the crop of upcoming real time strategy games that...
Dark Age of Camelot is running classic Valentine’s Day quests alongside the Golden Lovers event
We can't let Valentine's Day slip by without mentioning at least one more event, this one in one of the most classic MMORPGs our...
PlanetSide 2 takes a break from the war for a Valentine Directive
One might think that the soft affectionate fuzzies of Valentine's Day might not exactly fit in a futuristic battlefield setting, but don't tell PlanetSide...
Massively Overthinking: Reminiscing on 10 years of MassivelyOP
We're celebrating our Independence Day - our 10th birthday since launching as an indie site after the demise of OG Massively - so this...
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s housing design is exactly what we need
I haven't weighed in on this tiny little insignificant World of Warcraft housing news since it dropped last November, mostly because I've been waiting to...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMO games, events, and ideas hitting the decade mark in 2025
A decade is a long time. It's kind of weird that we don't think much about games or shows or whatever hitting the decade...
Choose My Adventure: Mulling over the many (many!) playable variants of Aion
This past weekend didn't see me touch Aion at all for Choose My Adventure - partially because I have had some projects line up...
The MOP Up: Villagers and Heroes invites you to test-drive a raptor
Villagers and Heroes posted a preview of its upcoming Patch 5.40.5, with Sugarsweet Summithas, raptor mounts, lots of changes to frontier zones, raid balancing,...
Warframe of Mind: Unpacking the reveals of the latest Warframe developer stream
After years and years of watching a pretty standard set of development streams, I found that watching Warframe's last week was a bit of...
The Stream Team: Backseat Streaming watches a galactic war from the ZeroSpace beta
MOP's MJ and Chris are kicking back, relaxing, and watching a galactic war go down. That sounds dire on paper, but it's fine because...
Fight or Kite: Dark and Darker Mobile brings the multiplayer extraction RPG gameloop to your pocket
I guess I left the room when developers all agreed that extraction shooters, RPGs, and their ilk were going to be the next focus...
Love is in the air in World of Warcraft through February 17
It's funny how the people who insist that World of Warcraft is named World of Warcraft and somust be all war, all the time...
Ultima Online’s producer steps down after 26 years working on the MMORPG
It's the end of an era in Ultima Online: Bonnie "Mesanna" Armstrong has announced what sure sounds like a retirement from her role as...
