PvP

Destiny 2 is patching out a move that allowed players to one-hit kill an enemy in PvP by using a shoulder charge or slide melee, with the change coming into place at the start of Season of the Wish.The new restriction on one-hit kills follows on from a change made almost two years ago in update 3.4.0, which stopped the Titan's shoulder charge ability from giving a guaranteed one-hit kill. Bungie explains that players found a way to work around this change, getting one-hit kills by sliding, firing their…

The Lands Between has just received another update. The 1.10 patch for Elden Ring is now live for all platforms, and it primarily brings changes to PvP, but it does also affect other areas of the game. Changes include adjustments to poise, increased damage on specific attacks, and bug fixes.Now whenever you're in a PvP match, poise damage will be increased for all weapons, as well as some spells and incantations. Poise will also increase when you're attacking someone with skills, spells, incantations, or…

World of Warcraft Classic will see its notorious PvP ranking system revamped in a coming update, as Blizzard looks to make the system "healthier."As it currently stands, WoW Classic recreates the game's original PvP ranking system as it worked from 2004-2006. Players looking to climb the ranks aren't so much battling the other faction as they are competing with like-minded players of their own faction, as they attempt to farm more Honor points than the person next to them. The game's highest ranks are…

The Anacrusis, one of many Left 4 Dead-inspired video games on the market today--but arguably the best of them as it comes from former Left For Dead (L4D) developers who clearly know how to make such a game--has added Versus mode in a new and free update now available on Xbox and PC.Just like in L4D, Versus mode in The Anacrusis lets players take control of the monsters typically reserved for PvE modes. In the case of Stray Bombay's sci-fi co-op shooter, that means playing as aliens such as the Gooper,…

Season five of Overwatch 2 will arrive on Tuesday, bringing with it updates such as a mythic skin for Tracer, a fantasy theme and a fresh limited-time game mode. However, it feels like a bit of a placeholder as Blizzard is already looking forward to the sixth season, which starts on August 10th. The studio is calling this the biggest update to Overwatch 2 yet. It'll be called Overwatch 2: Invasion and it will include Long-promised hero missions, which were going to feature long-term progression features for all heroes,…

Player versus player combat, or PvP for short, is a major feature in Diablo 4. Of course, players can choose whether or not to participate in PvP, as it's a totally optional feature within the game. If some fans want to stick solely with the main story and PvE elements of Diablo 4, they are completely free to do so. However, those that want to venture into PvP will need to head to the Fields of Hatred in Sanctuary. This is a part of the world map in Diablo 4 and it's solely where PvP takes place. The…

If you've been spending some time in Destiny 2's PvP suite, you've probably noticed a drastic increase in the number of Stasis Titans running around the map. You've probably also noticed that your Guardian has been eliminated ridiculously quickly in these encounters by the new seasonal hand cannon Targeted Redaction.There's a reason why, and that's thanks to players discovering that the Collective Action trait on this hand cannon can be used to take out an opponent with just two hits. That's a two-tap…

Bungie is reviving its Marathon IP to create a Player versus Player extraction game. It’s the long-awaited next title from Bungie that we’ve been waiting years for the Destiny and Halo creator to announce, and the Sony-owned studio did it right in the middle of today’s PlayStation Showcase.Bungie has only dropped a teaser and website so far, but Marathon is currently in development for PS5, Xbox Series S / X, and PC with full cross-play and cross-save. Here’s how Bungie describes Marathon:become a runner in bungie’s new…

Evercore Heroes is a competitive PvE game in which each match sees your squad of four participating in missions against hordes of AI-controlled enemies, but you're doing so at the same time as three other teams all on the same map. So it's a little PvP too in terms of each match being a race between four different teams. It's a creative idea for Vela Games' debut title, upping the ante of PvE scenarios with the competitive drive of PvP. This setup works--I left a preview event for Evercore Heroes wishing…

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight patch 10.0.7 brought with it a much-needed rework to Retribution Paladins in order to improve their performance. However, Blizzard may have gone too far in the other direction, as what was once one of the MMORPG's lesser-played DPS specs has now skyrocketed to the top of the PvP and PvE charts, much to the frustration of non-Paladin players.In many ways, a rework for a specialization in the middle of a content season is almost unheard of, and is something typically reserved…