PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Fight or Kite: Guild Wars 2’s best PvP mode isn’t what you think it is – it’s minigames
One could certainly argue that Guild Wars 2’s primary focus is that of a PvE, story driven game. Hell, I’d make that argument. Yet,...
Vague Patch Notes: Lazy MMO developers don’t exist (at least not the way you’re thinking)
The other night, I was reading the Final Fantasy XIV subreddit and came across that gem of all gems for people who love badly...
Destiny 2 talks sustainable development, cheese content, and monetization
One of the prevailing assumptions that came to many minds when Bungie decided to go "indie" was that communications between the devs and players...
Guild Wars 2 players organize a raiding tourney for August 24
Seeing player-run tourneys in Guild Wars 2 isn't exactly unusual, but this one is something a fair bit different. On August 24th, six guilds...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on Final Fantasy XIV’s YoRHa raid
When we got the Return to Ivalice and Crystal Tower raid series in Final Fantasy XIV, it was very obvious where they were taking...
WoW Factor: WoW’s anniversary editions and event speculation
Blizzard has really been pushing the whole anniversary thing for World of Warcraft hard and early this year. On the one hand, I get...
WoW Classic is coming soon — here’s how to be prepared
As what looks to be the final World of Warcraft Classic pre-launch test wraps up today, Blizzard is priming fans for the second coming...
The Daily Grind: What did you once do a lot in MMOs that you don’t today?
As we grow older and go through different phases in our lives, our gaming patterns and habits change. I used to be all about...
Massively Overthinking: Morality and compelling choices in MMOs
The most recent episode of The Psychology of Video Games podcast touches on a subject we don't tackle very much: moral choices. It's an...
Become a raid boss and get rich in Lineage II’s Prelude to War update
Most MMO players have spent a substantial portion of their gaming careers beating the loot out of big, bad raid bosses, but if you've...
Vague Patch Notes: Random thoughts on randomness in MMOs
Here's a fun little trivia fact that you probably already know: Computers can't really do randomness. A random number is usually generated by pulling...
Broke Protocol outlines work done to its backend and lays out rules for player-created content
The devs of the online city RPG Broke Protocol are very much hard at work on the game's arrival to its 1.0 update, and...
Black Desert: PC’s fishing event and Archer tweaks, Xbox One’s Kamasylvia, and PS4’s beta events
With Black Desert's current rapid pace of development - and sprawling console reach - we'll forgive this week's PC patch for being a little...
RuneScape kicks off four weeks of skill-boosting bonuses with the Summer Escape
I make no secret of the fact that I dislike summer. Any season that makes me feel sweaty and gross simply for existing in...
Wisdom of Nym: Balance changes after Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.05
Gosh, someone really likes Monk, huh? Not only did the job already get plenty of buffs, Final Fantasy XIV gave a bunch more improvements...
Not So Massively: Why ARPGs, not MMOs, are where pet classes truly shine
I noticed something odd when I started playing Grim Dawn aways back: I went straight for the pet builds. This is interesting because this...
EVE Evolved: What injecting chaos means for EVE Online
The past few weeks have been pretty transformative for EVE Online, with the global communications blackout across null-security space revitalising roaming gang PvP in...
LOTRO Legendarium: A timeline of Lord of the Rings Online from 1994 to 2019
When I wrapped up writing my previous LOTRO column on the game's first year of live operation, I felt that I had left this...
Neverwinter is revamping pretty much everything about newbie play in Uprising
Perfect World has now discussed multiple facets of Neverwinter's upcoming Uprising module: the appearance system, the new raid, the loot, the Gith, the lore,...
WoW Factor: Content rollouts and relevance in WoW Classic and live
Part of me was tempted to write this column chiefly about the rather baffling idea that Blizzard was surprised by the number of people...
