PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Chaos Theory: Secret World Legends celebrates its second birthday
It's a surprise party and you're invited! Secret World Legends has made it to its second birthday. This rebooted version of our favorite conspiracy...
WoW Factor: Three thoughts on the latest WoW Classic stress test
It's hard to find a whole lot to say about World of Warcraft: Classic at this point. Not in a bad sense, mind you;...
OrbusVR’s Ruins of Guild City raid has officially launched alongside market stall revamps
Following its beta release a couple of weeks ago, OrbusVR's Ruins of Guild City raid has officially opened its doors with the release of...
Blade & Soul producers reveal NCsoft’s plans for the game over the rest of 2019
Here's the one bit of bad news for Blade & Soul fans from the latest letter from the producers: The Unreal Engine 4 will...
Tamriel Infinium: Getting the most out of your Elder Scrolls Online box and sub in 2019
One of the most confusing things about any game that chooses a hybrid business model is figuring out what you need to buy in...
Black Desert’s new Shai class (and her donkey!) has officially launched today
If you rolled a Shai during her preview week in Black Desert, then good news for you today: You can actually play her now,...
World of Warcraft’s Rise of Azshara is live today – check out the cinematic
Today's the day World of Warcraft fans have been waiting for ever since the announcements and reveals last BlizzCon: Patch 8.2, Rise of Azshara,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most satisfying ‘massively’ content?
A while back, I saw a great thread on the MMORPG subreddit about "massive team PvP." The writer was looking specifically for games with...
Not So Massively: Blizzard cancelled a(nother) game, and I couldn’t be happier
Recently news broke that Blizzard had cancelled an unannounced game that had been in development for several years. This was followed closely by some...
Massively on the Go: First Impressions of Harry Potter Wizards Unite
I know I've given Niantic hell when it comes on iterating on its Ingress formula, especially in terms of Pokemon Go, but Harry Potter: Wizards Unite...
EVE North 2019: A huge battle once broke out in EVE Online, but not a single player was involved
Massive battles are the norm for sci-fi MMO EVE Online, with players routinely clashing in their hundreds or thousands over territorial claims and political...
Global Chat: Daybreak is a zombie, walking
What can call an MMO blogger out of retirement? A game studio putting in below the bare minimum of effort in its updates seems...
One Shots: The gloaming hour
Are you a morning person or do you come alive in the evening? Depending on the day/night cycle of an MMORPG, you may in...
Albion Online’s Robin Henkys elaborates on how Percival’s solo randomized dungeons will work
Albion Online's game director Robin Henkys has put out yet another video featuring him sitting in a comfy chair and explaining something coming to...
New RIFT team letter discusses release cycle changes and the game’s future
Ever since Gamigo acquired Trion Worlds back in October 2018, RIFT players have been left in a sort of limbo in regard to what...
World of Warcraft offers up a survival guide for next week’s Rise of Azshara launch
The next major World of Warcraft patch has been in testing for so long that we can hardly blame anyone who just opted out...
MMO Star Conflict is celebrating 50 years since the Apollo 11 moon landing with a Moon Race event
This right here is why we need more sci-fi MMORPGs: We're coming up on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing next...
MapleStory 2’s Guilded Glory update launches next week with competitive dance-offs
It's been only three weeks since MapleStory 2's Awakening launched, but Nexon is already looking forward to the game's next big thing. In fact,...
Astellia previews plans for next week’s closed beta, preloading begins tomorrow
With Astellia's first western closed beta coming up on us next week - on Tuesday, in fact - Barunson has posted up a fresh...
Desert Oasis: First impressions of Black Desert’s new Shai class and her skills
The announcement of Black Desert's Shai class earlier this month really caught me off guard. Sure, I thought a snow globe sprawled on advertisements...