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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WoW Factor: Everything can be an allied race, but nothing *must* be one
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Riot Games defends Valorant’s Vanguard security driver, offers a $100k bounty to exploit it
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NCsoft is already sunsetting its Aion: Legions of War mobile MMO
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Camelot Unchained talks about a new island scenario and other updates in a livestream
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COVID-19: Gamescom goes digital, Star Trek Online honors medics, Raph Koster tackles pandemic denialism
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Yesterday we reported on the news that Germany...
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LOTRO Legendarium: Breaking down LOTRO’s 2020 producer letter
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Red Dead Online brings four new maps to Showdown mode’s featured series
If your time indoors involves rocking people's faces in Red Dead Online's various Showdown modes, then this week is a good one for you....
WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour in review
All right. I've now been on this expansion tour for... well, seven weeks, but it feels like years. Partly because it meant covering a...
Easter dawns in Warframe, Dauntless, ArcheAge, Elite Dangerous, RIFT, Hackmud, DAoC, and WoW
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Massively Overthinking: What generates trust in MMO crowdfunding for you?
Last week, an anonymous game developer posted on the MMORPG Reddit about the broader MMO playerbase's frustrations with crowdfunding. See, this dev says he's...
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Fight or Kite: You’re stuck in the house, so PvP with the kids in Trove
It might not be the best time in history to be a human, but it is one of the best times to be a...
