PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Hands-on: Dipping into Ashes of Creation’s Apocalypse battle royale
The first question we need to ask is: What am I, the sheepiest of all PvE sheep, doing in a PvP battle royale game?...
Interview: New World’s Rich Lawrence on solving PvP problems and defining the sandbox
I think it's fair to say that New World is the biggest MMO currently under production in the west, at least among those games...
Vague Patch Notes: Understanding systems before you talk about them
Here's a fun question to consider. What were Emblems of Valor and Emblems of Heroism designed to do in World of Warcraft? Yes, they were...
Wisdom of Nym: No, Final Fantasy XIV reliability isn’t a bad thing
There's a common criticism of Final Fantasy XIV that I frequently see and agree with. The argument goes that basically, five years out from the...
World of Warcraft is shifting the unlocks of artifact power and adding cross-faction elixirs
Remember when World of Warcraft launched and the developers specifically ensured that Forsaken and Human players couldn't speak with one another to keep a cross-faction...
Chaos Theory: Secret World Legends has a Krampusnacht content gift – here’s your guide
Whoot! Secret World Legends delivered a nice surprise gift for Krampusnacht 2018: new content! As in, new new, not returning-from-TSW new. Not just "stuff"...
Dungeons and Dragons Online sells out $300 season passes, talks Sharn expansion
Wondering just who -- if anyone -- would plop down $300 for a two-year "season pass" to Dungeons and Dragons Online? Turns out that...
LOTRO loses its lead designer, starts Yuletide with two new instances
Santa's bringing both coal and presents to Lord of the Rings Online players this Christmas.
First, the coal. Long-time Lead Designer Ben "Dr Octothorpe" Schneider...
LOTRO tests new Anvil of Winterstith raid, Beorning and Burglar changes
Would you rather be mauled by a bear or backstabbed by a Burglar? Either way, your hypothetical future is about to get a lot...
Perfect Ten: MMOs to watch in 2019
The MMO genre is in a strange and uncertain place right now -- but also one that is quietly thrilling. We've long passed the...
Lord of the Rings Online addresses player suggestions, basks in the glow of college class presentations
Lord of the Rings Online players collaborated recently on a list of suggestions for fixes and features in the MMO, and Standing Stone Games...
World of Warcraft’s Tide of Vengeance update goes live today
Facing down an impatient and unsatisfied World of Warcraft community, Blizzard is firing off the biggest bullet it can this holiday season with a...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offered the best PvE experience in 2018?
Yesterday, we asked you to examine the best PvP experience of 2018, having noted we won't be giving an award for it this year....
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offered the best PvP experience in 2018?
Later today, we begin our giant rollout of end-of-the-year awards, a series I both love and hate - love because it's fun, hate because...
EVE Evolved: How could Project Nova live up to its true potential?
I think it's fair to say that EVE Online developer CCP Games hasn't had much success when it comes to avatar-based gameplay. The studio's...
The Game Archaeologist: Neverwinter Nights 1 & 2
At the end of June 2014, dozens of online worlds flickered and vanished with the flip of a switch. It was a online apocalypse...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2018
It's become a tradition on Massively OP to include among our end-of-the-year roundups and editorials and retrospectives a run-down of our favorite - and least favorite - MMO dev quotes of the year, be they obscure, poignant, or just plain dumb. So once again, for this week's Massively Overthinking, I've asked our staff to offer up those quotes and then reflect on what we from the year and reflect on just what we've learned from them.
Digital Extremes’ retro OARPG Survived By has hit early access
One of the nifty things on the way under Warframe developer Digital Extremes' publishing banner is Survived By, a retro permadeath bullet-hell MMO first...
World of Warcraft preps to unlock Battle for Dazar’alor and previews post-BFA content
We're four days away from the release of World of Warcraft's Tides of Vengeance content update, and Blizzard has posted a new update giving...
The Daily Grind: How much does your reputation matter in a modern MMO?
One of the memes I see repeated a lot when folks are waxing nostalgic about the old days of MMOs is this idea that...
