PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Massively Overthinking: Thoughts on the holy trinity in MMOs
One of MOP's bright new columnists, Tyler Edwards, blogs over at Superior Realities, and he recently brought to my attention his pieces on the...
SHAZAM! Justice League Dark has landed in DC Universe Online today
It's time for the anti-heroes to jump to the forefront. Daybreak added Episode 34: Justice League Dark to DC Universe Online. It's no accident...
Vague Patch Notes: The occupant’s dilemma in MMORPGs
This is the story of Stanley.
Stanley had a hobby, and that hobby was playing MMOs. Every day, he logged in to Final Fantasy XI, where...
OrbusVR: Reborn is holding an open beta this weekend
Ready to get your feet wet in the big OrbusVR expansion and reboot? OrbusVR: Reborn is heading into an open beta this weekend, so anyone with...
Crowfall details the random encounters players will have with War Tribes
The point of the various time-limited worlds in Crowfall is, in part, that players are fighting for victory in the remnants of dying worlds. These...
Fight or Kite: Clawing my way back into Guild Wars 2’s WvW
All aboard and welcome everyone to a brand-new series here on Massively Overpowered: Fight or Kite, our new column focusing on PvP across the...
The MOP Up: Ring of Elysium gives out free adventure passes
Ever eye an adventurer or season pass in a shooter but feel too cheap to buy it? Reader Pasha tipped us off that the...
FFXIV Fan Festival Tokyo 2019: Travel to the First with Hrothgar and Dancers
The third and final Final Fantasy XIV fan festival for Shadowbringers kicked off on Friday evening in by North American time schedules. We even...
Netmarble reveals an English logo for Blade & Soul Revolution
If you were passing curious about Blade & Soul Revolution, one of the two mobile games spinning off of the original PC MMORPG, then...
Massively Overthinking: Designed downtime in MMORPGs
In a Daily Grind not long ago, MOP reader Armsbend said something I thought just cried out for discussion. After noting that he had...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that set themselves up as spiritual successors
As with the larger video game market, sequels aren't unknown in the MMO space. We've seen studios take a stab at following up successful...
ArcheAge’s ‘Story of Hiram’ update to Relics of Hiram brings new stories, dungeons, and dragon weapons today
It might be spring today, but ArcheAge is getting downright frosty. The sandbox MMO sent players to the Western Hiram Mountains with this week's...
Atlas previews its two new PvP modes due for the test realm in late March
There are people in Atlas who do not care for PvP. There's no version of PvP that will make those players happy. There are also...
Conan Exiles finally pushes Black Yeti boss and Purge tweaks to PS4
Just when you thought that maybe Funcom forgot that it created Conan Exiles on the PlayStation 4, it dumps everything into one giant patch....
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on the Tokyo Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival
This one feels as if it took half of forever. Combined with the leaks, the lack of hints, the speculation, and the general lack...
Justice League Dark teleports to the DC Universe Online test server
The DC Universe tells tales of gods among men and larger than life superheroes, but what about the arcane? What about those who work...
The Division 2 players datamine Dark Hours information as box sales get off to a slow start
Fans of The Division 2 have started to explore the game in the playing-for-keeps world of launch over the weekend, and the game's subreddit is...
EVE Evolved: EVE Online’s storyline is about to go off the rails
The most compelling stories that emerge from EVE Online are usually tales of player-based conflict, dastardly deals, and political intrigue, but the game's core...
Ashes of Creation goes back to basics with node education
Confused about "nodes" and how they feature into Ashes of Creation? Your poor schooling probably is not to blame, as Intrepid Studios only started...
WoW Factor: The good and (very minor) bad of World of Warcraft patch 8.1.5
We've spent three weeks explaining, in no small amount of detail, why people are unhappy with the current state of World of Warcraft. We're going...
