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 OP’s 2020 Awards: MMO Expansion of the Year
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for MMO Expansion of the Year, which was awarded to Final Fantasy XIV's Shadowbringers...
EVE Online promises that ‘scarcity is not the new reality’ in its 2020 ecosystem report
If you've found that there's less ISK, resources, and general wealth in EVE Online, that's not just your mind playing tricks on you; it's...
The MOP Up: Flyff Classic is in the works
If you are one of the millions of die-hard Flyff Online fans who pine of the days of yore, then here's a great Christmas...
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: MMO with the Stormiest Future
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for the MMO (or Studio) with the Stormiest Future, which was awarded to Daybreak...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO stories of 2020
Earlier this week, we named our biggest MMO story of the year and gave it an award, though we imagine it's hard for a...
World War II Online aka Battleground Europe gives two free weeks of play over the holidays
What better gift to get over the holidays than bloody and unending conflict that harkens back to 80 years ago? That's the joy that...
Warframe studio Digital Extremes promises independent operation and no changes to game direction after Leyou buyout
2020 was the year in which MMO studios were Pac-Man'd by bigger companies because massive corporations with deep purses do that to break their...
Age of Water is an online post-apoc flooded world of custom ships, pirates, and exploration
Gaijin Entertainment, the publisher and developer of games like War Thunder and Crossout, has announced its first published title under the Gaijin inCubator label...
Both sides of EVE Online’s massive World War Bee 2 have agreed to a Christmas truce
Mark the date of Monday, December 21st, 2020 in your calendar if you're the sort of person following EVE Online history as Internet Spaceship...
The MOP Up: Snake, Braddock, and Rambo charge onto World of Tanks Console
World of Tanks' console edition is getting all '80s happy with the launch of season 3 this month. Wargaming announced that players can obtain...
Phantasy Star Online 2 shows off new classes, locations, and details for New Genesis in a livestream
Earlier this morning, the devs of Phantasy Star Online 2 showcased gobs of new details for the upcoming sequel PSO2: New Genesis during a...
City State Entertainment’s Final Stand: Ragnarok heralds the arrival of ‘first access’
It's been some time since we had heard much about Final Stand: Ragnarok, the second game coming from Camelot Unchained developer City State Entertainment;...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2021
So... 2020 didn't go exactly as anyone planned. Our predictions for this past year were pretty janked up by that whole pandemic thing and...
Warframe shows off Lavos, a new co-op event, and a first look at content updates arriving in 2021
It's the final devstream of the year for Warframe, and as is often the case with livestreams from this game, there is plenty to...
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Biggest MMO Disappointment of 2020
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for Biggest MMO Disappointment of 2020, which was awarded jointly to the cancellation of...
Crowfall’s Convergence update introduces active skills and a castle siege objective
A lot of hay has been made by Crowfall about the system changes being made to the MMO, but now it's time for beta...
Fight or Kite: Forget Cyberpunk 2077 – Hackmud is the real cyberpunk game you should be playing
Right now the game dominating headlines is Cyberpunk 2077 - Cyberpunk this and Cyberpunk that. I honestly believe some players expected this game to...
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Biggest MMO Blunder of 2020
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for Biggest MMO Industry Blunder of 2020, which was awarded to Blizzard last year...
The Daily Grind: What was the best MMO emulator or rogue server in 2020?
Fun fact: We came up with "rogue server" last year in an attempt to disambiguate the word "emulator" and remove some of the whitewash...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v4.0
By far, my favorite column to write here at Massively OP (and the one that always takes the longest) is The Game Archaeologist. I've...
