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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Massively Overthinking: Old zones vs. new zones in MMORPGs
I've been playing a lot of Lord of the Rings Online lately, in both very old zones from Moria and earlier and some of...
Anvil Empires teases its new map tech, animal husbandry, and player settlements
Siege Camp's ambitious upcoming war-centered sandbox MMORPG Anvil Empires continues along in pre-alpha, its tests punctuated by dev blogs, including the latest, which focuses on...
Perfect Ten: 10 things I really dislike about Star Wars The Old Republic
So we're all talking about Star Wars The Old Republic lately, and hey, that's understandable. We have not come to the end of the...
Fractured Online plans a 12-day server war PvE and PvP stress test starting July 19
As Dynamight Studios continues its testing of the post-Gamigo sandbox MMORPG Fractured, it's been offering up special events to entice players to stress the...
Choose My Adventure: PvP and RvR bring reward and rage in Warhammer Online Return of Reckoning
It was pretty darn clear what you folks wanted me to experience next in the Return of Reckoning rogue server for Warhammer Online, and...
Fight or Kite: MOBA Evercore Heroes makes a strong argument for competitive PvE
Believe it or not, even though I write about PvP MMOs regularly here in Fight or Kite, I don’t actually follow a bunch of...
Albion Online faces DDoS attacks presumably over a recent anti-botting update
It looks like Albion Online is being targeted by some angry digital racketeers if word from Sandbox Interactive is to be believed. Over the...
Camelot Unchained recaps crafting mods, environment ‘style packs,’ and more NPC AI work
Here in early July, Camelot Unchained is once more offering its customary reports about June's development progress in its standard newsletter and dev blog...
WoW Factor: And now we ruin the Trading Post
Those of you who have read my work in WoW Factor for a while will know that I tend to be very cards-on-the-table about...
WildStar’s former design director calls out studio politics for his pre-launch resignation
Well here's a little bit of a walk down memory lane - and a bright light shined on a dark period in MMO history:...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s skyscale changes are great
So here's a funny story: I was literally in the middle of writing an article titled "The time to make the skyscale more accessible...
Choose My Adventure: A Warhammer Online Return of Reckoning reunion with a dash of WAAAGH
It's criminal that there aren't as many Warhammer games that use the Orks. They're my favorite group in the game purely because they just...
The MOP Up: Destiny 2 will compensate fan whose art was misappropriated for a cutscene
Bungie has major egg on its face after a recent Destiny 2 cutscene was found to have copied fan art from a couple of...
Black Desert FESTA unveils Maegu’s Awakening, 300v300 battleground, new region, and much more
Early this morning saw Black Desert unveil a whole slew of content plans for the MMORPG during its live Black Desert FESTA event, including...
Massively Overthinking: Why don’t MMOs try harder to foster great guilds?
MOP reader Mahaf1089 posed an interesting question beneath a WoW Factor column earlier this month, one that clearly resonated with our readers because it...
WoW Factor: Hardcore progression, speedrunning, and closed environments
So in one of the least surprising surprises ever, we're getting official support for hardcore realms in WoW Classic. That's not a bad thing,...
Star Citizen player event talks ship plans, building mechanics, player housing, and lowered priority for Theaters of War
This past weekend saw fans of Star Citizen converge in Shanghai and Hong Kong, China, for some Bar Citizen community events. Normally this wouldn't...
Fight or Kite: Hands-on with Waven, Ankama’s new tactical card-driven MMO
I was provided an especially exciting treat this week. Anyone who’s been following the Fight or Kite column this year, even in passing, would...
BioWare finally confirms Star Wars The Old Republic’s move to Broadsword
This announcement is almost redundant at this point since we've had so much confirmation from Star Wars The Old Republic developers already, but here...
Choose My Adventure: Age of Conan engages my barbarian rage
Let me be honest with you all: This week saw me ragequit out of Age of Conan, though not quite to the point that...
