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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Perfect Ten: Unconventional MMORPG magic classes
Earth. Fire. Air. Water. These elements are all well and good if you want to summon Captain Planet for some reason, but they make...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s No Quarter
After March’s relatively lightweight release, Steel and Fire, a lot of Guild Wars 2 players were expecting something big from this month’s release, entitled...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers has mined out its own nostalgia
There are a lot of themes that are running hot through the entirety of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers. Some of them are very obvious and...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of Neo Steam’s soundtrack
While there always seems to be much love for steampunk among geeks and gamers, the setting never seems to be the catalyst to instant...
The Stream Team: AdventureQuest 3D sewer warfare is PvP of the jumping kind
Have you ever waged war in a sewer? Massively OP's MJ now has the opportunity to do just that in AQ3D! This newest content...
Massively Overthinking: The more things change in MMOs, the more they stay the same
A while back, in the wake of our Desert Oasis column on Black Desert's guild system, Carlo and I were discussing guild wars -...
Caravan Stories holds a Tribal War and a Spring Lily Festival as its playerbase steadily grows
We haven't had a peek at Caravan Stories in a while, and while our first impressions weren't glowing, we also find ourselves missing Bread...
Guild Wars 2 on the storytelling philosophy of next week’s No Quarter episode
ArenaNet's Novera King has emerged to pen Guild Wars 2's latest dev blog - no surprise since it's about storytelling and she's one of...
Choose My Adventure: New ships, New Romulus, and a new gun in Star Trek Online
So the past poll was a 50/50 split, but I'm curious if that's because regular Star Trek Online players knew what was coming.
Considering the...
Fight or Kite: Surveying Crowfall’s new Frostweaver class and interface updates
I’ve been itching to get back in and play some Crowfall, and with the War of the Gods update I've got a good reason:...
The MOP Up: Bossa Studios releases World War AI
Bossa Studios, the team behind the late Worlds Adrift, just rolled out a new prototype game for you to check out for free: World...
Desert Oasis: Exploring Black Desert’s guild system, from contracts to drama
Guilds: one of the quintessential social features of an MMO. Along with grinding, crafting, and partying up, guilds are just one of those things...
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s class and race restrictions have never made any sense
There are some things that exist in games because they make sense in-universe, and there are some things that exist solely as a game...
CIG’s Articles of Association reveal a partnership that might mean VR for Star Citizen or console launch for Squadron 42
A poster on the Star Citizen subreddit has played an intriguing game of connect the dots that might mean some interesting things for the...
The MOP Up: War Thunder helps the US Army train in quarantine
How is the US Army training during this era of COVID-19? By playing video games, of course!
War Thunder said in a press release, "We...
Destiny’s got an official cookbook now, so now you know what to get the fam for Christmas
Why not turn your looter shooter into a fancy feast? Because nothing about gaming has to make sense any more, Bungie collaborated with Victoria...
War Thunder’s Victory in Europe Day parade is starting right now
You likely can't see a parade in person right now, but nobody's raining on virtual parades, and boy this week we have our pick...
RuneScape talks about what’s next after Archaeology, Old School kicks off the Deadman Mode Tournament
Now that the Arcaheology skill is out in the wilds of RuneScape (as well as the subject of several weekly tune-ups), Jagex has decided...
COVID-19 gaming impact roundup: Studios working from home, War Thunder as an Army training tool
The global novel coronavirus pandemic continues to impact the gaming industry - here's the latest.
Warhammer Online fans will remember well the name Carrie Gouskos,...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon writes a thank-you note to its players for its three year anniversary
It's been three years since Darkfall: Rise of Agon went live and five years since the project first saw life as DFO Returns, so...
