PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Whatever happened to Atlas Rogues?
We all sort of collectively realized that we hadn't really looked back at Atlas Rogues, the PvE co-op rogue-lite respawning of the original turn-based...
Massively Overthinking: Is ‘layering’ tech actually MMO community poison?
MOP reader ACuriousTanuki left a brilliant comment on a Palia article earlier this month that I thought deserved more discussion. Tanuki wondered about how...
World of Warcraft’s 9.1 Chains of Domination is launching June 29
World of Warcraft Retail is finally putting a date on the first major patch post-Shadowlands: Chains of Domination is launching June 29th.
"The Chains of...
EverQuest adds The Burning Lands expansion to its free-to-play offerings
Here's some really great news for EverQuest's free-to-play community: Daybreak has added a whole additional expansion to the roster of what you can experience....
Jedi have arrived to Star Wars Galaxies’ Empire in Flames rogue server
We talk a lot about Star Wars Galaxies Legends and the SWGemu here on MOP, and we even covered the... let's call it tumultuous...
Anarchy Online celebrates its 20th birthday with daily logins, events, and sub deals
There aren't a whole lot of MMORPGs that make it to 20 years old, but Anarchy Online is joining those hallowed ranks this month....
Lord of the Rings Online closes the doors to its Ithil progression server
Today the sun sets over a small part of Lord of the Rings Online's Middle-earth, as Standing Stone Games is closing down its underpopulated...
Casually Classic: What if you don’t want to raid in WoW Classic Burning Crusade?
If I had to sum up what my WoW Classic guild is doing in these first few weeks of Burning Crusade, it would be...
Fight or Kite: Leafling Online is a retro-inspired action MMO for PvPers – and grinders
When I spied our recent article on Leafling Online, I almost immediately jumped in. It’s currently in early access, but studio Celtaria Productions claims...
Ashes of Creation fields fan questions about combat, classes, content challenge, PvP, and social interactions
Yesterday, creative director Steven Sharif joined with the MMORPG subreddit's community rep Protobear to answer several fan questions about Ashes of Creation, which ran...
LOTRO’s community puts on a Shirefest concert series
If you have some spare time this weekend and a hankering to enjoy good music amongst friends, make your way over to Lord of...
New World’s Summer Game Fest video addresses player feedback, content, and pay-to-win
As part of the Summer Game Fest this week, Amazon's New World team has delivered a deep-dive into the game with a new video...
Lord of the Rings Online delays The Fall of Khazad-dûm raid’s tier rollout
Good news for you, raiders of Lord of the Rings Online: Standing Stone is giving you more time to fail at The Fall of...
Four Winds: Everything you need to know about Amazon’s Lost Ark
Raise your hands if you've been eagerly waiting for Lost Ark. Now give me a high five because as announced earlier today, it's finally...
Elementia is a self-described ‘MMORPG with old-school values’ currently in pre-alpha
I can only imagine how many indie devs asked themselves how hard making an MMO could be and then realizing that it's phenomenally difficult....
Ashes of Creation plans AMA with its creative director
Come one, come all to the greatest show online! That's right, it's time for another "Ask Me Anything" session, this time with Ashes of...
Hood: Outlaws and Legends outlines update 1.4 adjustments, a PvE mode, and balance changes in recent video
Remember Hood: Outlaws & Legends? It's a medieval-themed team-based PvPvE game where two teams of players fight against AI guards and one another to...
Casually Classic: The WoW Classic vanilla era is over, and I won’t miss it
With the launch of World of Warcraft Classic's Burning Crusade this past week, the door has been (mostly) closed on what is now being called...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Blackwood launches on console today – here’s the new trailer
While PC, Mac, and Stadia fans are already deep in Elder Scrolls Online's Blackwood chapter, but console fans are only just getting their first...
LOTRO’s Update 30 releases with a new raid, zone, and storyline
Do us a favor, yeah? Poke your neighborhood Hobbits out of their food-induced comas and tell them that Lord of the Rings Online has...
