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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Anvil Empires offers a look at combat updates, territory control, and the Underworld
Work on the medieval persistent war MMO Anvil Empires continues, which means that once again developer Siege Camp is providing another monthly development update...
WoW Factor: The mulligan problem in World of Warcraft’s narrative
In World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, Illidan Stormrage gets killed. This isn't actually a surprising end for the character. Illidan as a person...
Settlers of Kalguur brings a massive melee overhaul and more to Path of Exile
Given such a major change incoming with Path of Exile's Settlers of Kalguur league, you'd be forgiven for wondering whether the rest of the...
Vague Patch Notes: How widespread free-to-play impacted MMORPGs
In 2009, Dungeons & Dragons Online went free-to-play, which was a pretty big deal at the time. It was especially important to me, since...
Black Desert brings Jordine Saga and major class balancing to console, adds guild history UI to mobile
While many Black Desert players might be engaged in the large scale War of the Roses PvP instance on PC, this week has also...
Perfect Ten: Why World of Warcraft’s Legion was a top-tier expansion
While a lot of long-time World of Warcraft players will point to Wrath of the Lich King as the high point of the MMO,...
Choose My Adventure: Slipping back in to the simple pleasures of Elite Dangerous
Last week's original Choose My Adventure plans took a backseat to my Soapbox on Dawntrail, so thank you for bearing with me on that,...
Did you know that World of Warcraft is adding an arachnophobia mode?
We totally understand that spiders aren't everyone's cup of tea, especially if they're in your tea, perhaps doing a backstroke while looking up at...
World of Warcraft launches the pre-patch for The War Within on July 23
On July 23rd, World of Warcraft will be patched with the prelude to the upcoming The War Within expansion, and players will immediately experience...
WoW Factor: Blizzard started listening to World of Warcraft players for a reason its leadership doesn’t want to say
I have a few different conflicting thoughts when it comes to the most recent interview with World of Warcraft game director Ion Hazzikostas, or...
Massively Overthinking: How often do you play human MMO characters when you have other choices?
I've been thinking about this question a bit lately, partly owing to Stars Reach and partly to Project Gorgon. Playable Worlds says Stars Reach...
World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzikostas reflects on a ‘a time of introspection and reexamination’ for the MMORPG
World of Warcraft game director Ion Hazzikostas has a lot to say regarding the changes that the game's development staff is making moving forward...
Black Desert’s 300v300 War of the Roses elite PvP battleground begins this week
If mass PvP is your jam, Black Desert has some violent delights for you in the form of War of the Roses, live on...
Star Wars Galaxies Restoration rogue server confirms leak that it’s considering subscription benefits
Uncertainty has enfolded Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Restoration III, as a player senator leaked financial plans from the team that suggest the...
Fight or Kite: Multiversus relaunched is just as fun as ever
I had been eagerly anticipating the return of Multiversus ever since it was suddenly and unceremoniously shut down last year. For those who don’t...
Elite Dangerous updates guardian weapons and addresses Titan multiplayer instability in latest patch
This week brought another small but no less impactful patch to Elite: Dangerous' Thargoid War, and while its adjustments might be granular, they're likely...
The Stream Team: The painful process of Mandalorian battle pup adoption in SWTOR
Adopting a pet is not easy, especially not in SWTOR. And especially not when it's a Mandalorian war machine, er good boi. Massively OP's...
Torchlight Infinite previews a new hero trait, new crafting systems, and more for its next update
There's new stuff coming for Torchlight: Infinite in the very near future - on July 4th, as it happens. You can catch all of...
DC Universe Online rolls out Aquaman-themed Tides of War event for the summer
Daybreak's DC Universe Online's servers were offline a bit yesterday, but only for good things, as the Tides of War summer event and concomitant...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs have the best character select screens?
With The War Within pre-patch arriving in late July, World of Warcraft's character select screen is getting a huge makeover to allow you to...