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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Get your PvP on with Elder Scrolls Online’s Midyear Mayhem event
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Saga of Lucimia announces tentative launch date of Q4 2021
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Massively Overthinking: The one about MMORPG content roadmaps
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Interview: Star Trek Online’s Jarrod Fisher looks back on 10 years of MMO trekkin’
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Here’s how Crowfall’s spellbook and passive skills are changing in the February revamp
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Black Desert Mobile adds GvG Siege Wars and prepares for the arrival of the Sorceress class
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Warframe previews Odalisk, promises to improve Kuva Liches
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Neverwinter’s Infernal Descent tabletop-inspired adventure is live on PC today
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RuneScape previews upcoming War’s Retreat PvM hub, hires former WildStar dev Mike Donatelli
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The Game Archaeologist: Super-early versions of MMORPG websites
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New World just took a hard turn away from a PvP slugfest, and hardcore PvPers are not happy
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WoW Factor: There is (not) much to do in World of Warcraft
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The Daily Grind: How would you solve the RvR MMORPG balance problem?
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Black Desert Guardian pre-creation has begun on PC as the Dark Knight snags succession skills
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Wisdom of Nym: The little-explained lore bits in Final Fantasy XIV
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Fight or Kite: Griefing! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.
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Crowfall Q&A talks fundraising, alpha and beta, and War of the Gods features
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Lost Ark Korea announces personal housing, genderlock removal, and battle royale as part of Season 2
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SMITE launches Season 7 on PTS and goes into more detail about the season’s new Joust map
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Crowfall preps beta, raises another $12M from investors to bring total funding to $35M
Crowfall's founder update hit the ArtCraft site this afternoon, and it's a doozy. The studio's J Todd Coleman says development progress is "fantastic," and...
