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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Crowfall details the War of the Gods milestone and what it means for an alpha release
A major milestone is on the horizon for Crowfall in the form of War of the Gods. This collective name for several updates is...
WoW Factor: No, Battle for Azeroth’s story hasn’t paid off by the end of the war campaign
You know, I honestly had expected to do something else for WoW Factor this week, and then I was reminded that the war campaign was...
Perfect Ten: The biggest moments in Final Fantasy XIV’s storytelling
As has been noted before, Natusko Ishikawa is a treasure. Reading an interview with her about her work on Final Fantasy XIV's latest expansion reminded...
World of Warcraft concludes war campaign with Reckoning cinematic, Aron Eisenberg memorial event is planned
It was pretty clear that all of the threads in World of Warcraft's war campaign for Battle for Azeroth would come together in a face-off against...
Camelot Unchained continues work on the Minstrel and other support classes
Camelot Unchained was all about taking its first steps into support classes last week and this week's update is certainly no exception. The regular...
Fight or Kite: Guild Wars 2 PvP – where good intentions and stubbornness meet
Earlier this month, Guild Wars 2Â Game Director Mike Zadorojny had an interview with PCGamesN in which he discussed a number of items - most...
Battle Bards Episode 153: Elder Scrolls Online Summerset
Gryphons, Elves, and gobs and gobs of singing people — that’s Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset for ya! The Battle Bards return to Tamriel to...
The Game Archaeologist: The day Dungeons and Dragons Online dropped the free-to-play bomb
By 2009, the MMORPG genre had firmly established a norm for its business model. For over a decade, a monthly subscription -- usually $15...
World of Warcraft releases patch 8.2.5 on September 24th
Well, the betting pool for the patch day for World of Warcraft's 8.2.5 has now closed, and people who had "next week" have won!...
WoW (Classic) Factor: The journal of Nieve Vinther – third entry
The past two weeks have been... frustrating.
This frustration is not solely down to the fact that my steps inevitably brought me close to the home...
Robot sandbox MMO Starbase has dropped a ton of new videos on ships, stations, and the universe
It's been a hot minute since we checked in with Starbase, but that was clearly a mistake because Finnish dev Frozenbyte has been pumping...
World of Warcraft posts its patch notes for 8.2.5, somehow not titled the Rise of Bees
New models for Worgen and Goblins! New Party Sync features! The end of the War Campaign! And lest we forget, bees! Yes, World of Warcraft...
Anthem launches Cataclysm’s final week, abandons Acts structure for future updates
Today marks the final week for the Cataclysm event in Anthem, so if you've among the few who have been playing along, you're entering...
Camelot Unchained’s weekly update talks textures and Minstrels
The pure support class is one that is sorely missing from the modern MMORPG, so news that Camelot Unchained is working on some musically-minded...
The MOP Up: Plants vs. Zombies goes multiplayer
Do you remember that quirky personality-filled Plants vs. Zombies lane defense game from way back when? Popcap has been expanding that series franchise ever...
The Stream Team: Experience AdventureQuest 3D’s new Friday the 13th dungeon
No one has a better Friday the 13th event than AQ3D, and this year there's a brand-new dungeon in Camp Gonnagetcha. Massively OPs MJ...
Perfect Ten: The many modes of social experience in MMOs
There are two statements frequently made with regard to MMOs that seem like linked clauses, but they're not. "MMOs are social games" is a...
Interview: Star Trek Online’s Al Rivera on Discovery’s Awakening and beyond
The Federation's past is meeting its future this week with the rollout of Awakening for Star Trek Online. Set in the "present" timeline of...
Working As Intended: What it means to be an MMORPG
I am amused and somewhat bewildered to admit that I have my very own pet troll. He follows me around on Reddit to hassle...
Camelot Unchained is nearly ready to set in-game traps and test its new NPC AI
This week's update from Camelot Unchained hit a couple of pretty good milestones. In the regular Top Tenish write-up, the folks at City State...
