PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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The Daily Grind: When did you last humanize an opponent in an MMORPG?
It's that time of year, dear readers. As it says in the holy book of that one deity (probably Lawful Good), "Peace on earth...
One Shots: Hand over the presents or the reindeer gets it
Well, that escalated fast.
A showdown with a Santa Claus raid boss in The Division led to BalsBigBrother attempting an unorthodox tactic of threatening Donner...
WoW Factor: Do World of Warcraft’s allied race requirements make sense?
We still do not know exactly when World of Warcraft will make allied races playable. What we do know is that it sure as...
Crowfall’s gods demand your sacrifice
In an effort to create "moment-to-moment" gameplay and progression for players to enjoy in short bursts, Crowfall's team has come up with a new...
ARK: Survival Evolved comes to Windows 10, adds Xbox One cross-play
Like a stampeding triceratops, there's no slowing down ARK: Survival Evolved these days. Studio Wildcard announced that it brought the game to Windows 10...
Revelation Online lets you build a brand-new seaside villa… when you clear the hardest raid
The good news for Revelation Online players is that a new seaside villa is added to the game, and it's a gorgeous private island...
Dungeons and Dragons Online adds a new raid while Hollywood preps yet another D&D flick
The terror of Dungeons and Dragons Online: Mists of Ravenloft are only increasing thanks to this week's Update 37.1.
Standing Stone Games activated an additional...
World of Warcraft’s second Antorus wing opens for the raid finder as allied races are datamined
So, what sort of World of Warcraft information do you find most interesting? Because there are two different flavors available. If you're the sort...
OrbusVR lays out big dungeon and PvP plans
If you don't have a VR headset, you couldn't really check in personally to see how OrbusVR was getting on with its early access....
Mobile MMO roundup: Pokemon Go, Like A Boss, Arena of Valor, Wargaming, Mu Origin, and mobile demographics
Welcome back to another mobile MMO roundup, maybe possibly giving you something fun to do on your phones while you're stuck at various holiday...
The Stream Team: Happy launch day Wild Terra!
It's a great day when a game launches! And today's that day for Wild Terra. That means Massively OP's MJ gets to go in...
Chaos Theory: Guide to Secret World Legends’ first Krampusnacht
While many games go festive for the holiday season, no one does it quite like Secret World Legends. Cutesy doesn't quite fit here, but...
Wild Terra officially launches out of early access today
It's a big day for Wild Terra, as the indie isometric sandbox we've been watching for years is officially launching today on Steam. No...
The MOP Up: Wakfu climbs the Mineral Tower (December 17, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
One Shots: Thumbs up for justice
Even when humanity is on the brink of destruction, even when all hope is lost, it's good to know that people will still be...
Guild Wars 2 shares how it built its Hall of Chains raid
If you've ever thought that creating MMO raids is easy, it would be educational to sit down with a developer and get a tall,...
The Game Archaeologist: Revisiting the first three months of World of Warcraft
Were you there?
Many of us were. Many weren't. Either way, November 23rd, 2004 was a watershed date for the MMORPG industry and one watched...
Destiny 2 takes pity on non-Curse of Osiris owners, challenges players to snowball fights
Those who have elected not to pick up Destiny 2's first DLC might have felt like they were being shut out of more progression...
Tree of Savior adds four classes, increases level cap
If Tree of Savior has been off of your radar for a while, perhaps it's time to give it a solid ping this week....
MMOs you’ve never heard of: Rogalia, Lazarus, Dead Maze, We Ride, and SOS
Welcome back to our intermittent series on MMOs and other multiplayer games you you’ve never heard of! Let's run down five more floating to the...
