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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Lord of the Rings Online’s Legendary servers roll out 2011’s Rise of Isengard expansion
For the last week or two, Justin has been nervously playing Lord of the Rings Online's progression server, convinced that Standing Stone was about...
Camelot Unchained has managed to stop making characters stick to one another
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Conan Exiles’ Blood and Sand DLC and Update 37 go live on PC and Xbox
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Skyforge’s Ignition update is live on PC with the brand-new Firestarter class
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Dark Age of Camelot drops Q&A, Ultima Online rolls more of Forsaken Foes to the test server
Call this news piece the Broadsword Corner. Actually, don't, because that's not terribly interesting. That said, both of Broadsword MMORPGs -- Dark Age of...
Legends of Aria tackles next major release, premium subscription, and community events
With Legends of Aria now well past its Steam early access launch, it's time for the developers to move forward with what's next....
The Daily Grind: What was the last MMO that you regretted quitting?
Last spring, I made a hard call: I finally decided that I wasn't playing Ultima Online enough to justify a sub. That's not just...
Crowfall’s Decap-a-Thon event will reward you for collecting the skulls of your enemies starting today
Decap-a-Thon sounds almost playful until you realize that you're effectively lopping off the heads of other player characters to get points. But hey, this...
Guild Wars 2’s next living story season, Icebrood Saga, begins September 17 with the Bound by Blood prologue episode
We're updating the post with the big news at the end!
At noon today, ArenaNet is expected to take the wraps off Guild Wars 2's...
WoW (Classic) Factor: The journal of Nieve Vinther – first entry
My name is Nieve Vinther. I am 28 years old and was born in the wake of the Second War of the Dark Portal....
SWTOR begins testing Onslaught’s crafting overhaul, Spoils of War adjustments, and the Dxun Operation
Star Wars: The Old Republic's Onslaught expansion may have been delayed a month, but BioWare is full-speed ahead on testing it.
The studio announced last...
Massively Overthinking: The future of WoW and WoW Classic
With WoW Classic finally launched, perfectly capping off the summer with jokes about queueing like it's 2004, we can't help but look to the...
Daybreak’s PlanetSide Arena will hit early access September 19, full launch Q2 2020
Yesterday, Daybreak finally broke its long silence on PlanetSide Arena with a teaser trailer, and as of today, the studio's got a new dev...
Guild Wars 2 buffs cooking, dispenses anny gifts, and (maybe?) teases New Horizons
Furbish up your pots and pans and spices and veggies, Guild Wars 2 players, as today's patch makes good on one of Mike Zadorojny's...
Indie RvR MMO Camelot Unchained updates backers on ‘Linuxification’ efforts
The Camelot Unchained folks seem to be in love with the word "Linuxification." I can appreciate why: Reading it aloud sounds like a form...
Fight or Kite: Ashes of Creation Apocalypse is a doorway to an action-packed MMO
If you had told me two weeks ago that Ashes of Creation is going to be one of my most anticipated upcoming MMO titles,...
The MOP Up: Skyforge hisses and burns
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WoW Factor: Forecasting the future of WoW Classic
It's probably chiefly due to my professional life that I find myself kind of looking forward to the launch of World of Warcraft: Classic...
Today’s City of Heroes’ Homecoming patch future-proofs the rogue servers for Mac players
It's patch day for the largest batch of City of Heroes rogue servers, as the Homecoming team has pushed live part of the beta...
