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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MMOs You’ve Never Heard of: Solarpunk, Hyperspace, and Dawnlands
Welcome back to another run-through of some new-to-us MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles that we (and presumably you) have never heard of. If you have,...
The Guild Wars 2 subreddit is considering a clever way to protest Reddit’s disastrous administration
The ongoing Reddit saga is a trainwreck we just can't stop watching since it affects not just the terminally online but a large body...
War Thunder shares economy roadmap targeting summer update
Last month, the players of War Thunder started a revolt as Gaijin Entertainment's deeply unpopular economic changes got rolled back following a review bombing....
The MOP Up: WalkScape opens up a community portal
To bring all of the game's news and access together in one place, the in-development ARG WalkScape created a new Portal. If you'll recall,...
WoW Factor: Age vs. World of Warcraft vs. player retention
In my time, I have gone from being a young man to an old man on the interwebs. I have gone from being a...
Vague Patch Notes: So why didn’t crowdfunded MMOs save the genre?
The past few weeks we've been following this freakin' thing because... well, obvious reasons. But that has me thinking about crowdfunding in general, because...
Camelot Unchained boss discusses the MMO’s dungeon building tool and character progression
While a lot of what the 10-year-old in-development MMO Camelot Unchained talked about in its last newsletter was about UI updates and alloys, there...
Fight or Kite: Tower of Fantasy might be your Blue Protocol stopgap
Good news, everyone! No wait, it’s bad news: Blue Protocol’s global release was delayed a while back. It's a real bummer because I’m a...
ArcheAge’s June 22 update lets players become a gathering-focused Daru and fight in 10v10 flag wars
Sure, you could always do things like craft, gather, farm, and trade in the auction house in ArcheAge now, but what if you could...
Star Citizen shares alpha 3.20’s plans for Arena Commander’s FPS gameplay and experimental modes
Last week, Star Citizen shared a video detailing its plans for Arena Commander updates coming to alpha 3.20, with a focus on ship-to-ship combat...
Camelot Unchained discusses the effects of alloys on crafting and a wholesale rebuild of its UI
Apparently, Camelot Unchained had to burn down its entire UI system and build it from scratch. That revelation was part of the developing MMORPG's...
WoW Factor: The WoW Token, selling gold, and institutional power
Last week, I wrote about the addition of the WoW Token to the classic version of World of Warcraft, and I noted at the...
Massively Overthinking: When an MMO has everything and so much of it
Last week, when No Man's Sky released its native Mac client, MOP's Chris and I fell into a discussion about the game being so...
LOTRO Legendarium: A breezy trip through King’s Gondor
It was only this past spring that I took my level 100 Minstrel through the lands of Gondor in Lord of the Rings Online....
Star Wars: The Old Republic development is moving from BioWare to Broadsword
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, BioWare poured an insane amount of money, developers, and voice talent into making Star...
World of Warcraft announces price hikes on subscription plans for Turkiye and Ukraine
Fans of World of Warcraft who live in Turkiye and Ukraine are seeing some bad news this week, as Blizzard has confirmed that the...
The MOP Up: CDPR lays off the rest of Gwent’s dev team
As CD Projekt Red prepares to end development of its card battler Gwent, it announced that it'll be letting the remaining 30 developers on...
Storyboard: Managing the escalating stakes in MMO storytelling
Everyone who has at least passing familiarity with stories, whether they be in MMOs or elsewhere, roleplayed or canonical, realizes that stories need stakes....
Star Citizen maps out Arena Commander updates for alpha 3.20, leading to mixed reaction from players
Yesterday saw Star Citizen release its roadmap and related roundup post for the game, offering backers a nebulous view of what alpha 3.20 is...
Perfect Ten: Get out of my dreams and get into my (MMO) car
Cars. They go vroom-vroom, and then they go really fast, and how do we live in a country where you basically need a car...
