PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Wisdom of Nym: How long until Final Fantasy XIV’s next expansion based on patch 6.57?
I wasn't really thinking about Final Fantasy XIV's patch 6.57 in any real detail because... of course I wasn't. There are some things I...
The MOP Up: Undecember creates one-player raids
Just because you're a social pariah doesn't mean that you can't raid in Undecember! The hack-and-slash multiplayer RPG pumped out a new patch that...
Global Chat: What are the top dragons in EverQuest?
If you were pressed to put together a top 10 list of the most famous and infamous dragons in EverQuest, which beasties would you...
Destiny 2 outlines adjustments for weapons, perks, and abilities arriving March 5
While Destiny 2 fans patiently (or impatiently) await the arrival of The Final Shape expansion in June and the Into the Light update in...
Lost Ark is merging all of its NA and SA servers into ‘one enormous region’ this summer
Smilegate and Amazon apparently have more up their collective sleeve for Lost Ark's second birthday than events and freebies: Last night, Smilegate released a...
Lord of the Rings Online pushes closer to Update 39’s release as it tests more dungeons
Could Lord of the Rings Online's Update 39 be coming very soon? It's starting to feel that way, especially as the instance-heavy patch goes...
Final Fantasy XIV increases weekly tomestone limits with patch 6.57
You know it's late in the life cycle of a Final Fantasy XIV expansion when the game uncaps your weekly tomestones as is happening...
The Daily Grind: Do any old MMORPGs provoke trauma for you?
A while back I fell down a rabbit hole digging into Blade and Soul NEO Classic (trying to figure out whether the NEO was...
Sea of Thieves plans next community weekend and February updates in latest video
The news digest video series from Sea of Thieves is back with its first episode for this year, and in it fans are getting...
You can now buy River Hobbits in Lord of the Rings Online with store currency
Even with Update 39 undergoing testing on Lord of the Rings Online's Bullroarer server, things are pretty quiet for our favorite Middle-earth MMO right...
The Stream Team: Finishing a friend’s run of Final Fantasy XIV’s Pandaemonium
This Eorzea Sunday sees MOP's Chris, his husband Jamie, and their friend Ollie wrap up the Final Fantasy XIV Pandaemonium raids! It's four more...
WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery moves into its second phase with Gnomeregan raid
It's a little strange to think that WoW Classic's Season of Discovery server is only just now moving into its second phase, but here...
Massively Overthinking: When the original MMO is better than the sequel
A few weeks ago, two lovely gamers I follow on Bluesky were discussing how let down they felt by Diablo IV, less because Diablo...
Lost Ark celebrates its second birthday by reminding you how many times it’s killed your characters
Lost Ark fans are already swept up in the game's second anniversary festivities thanks to the patch yesterday, but technically, the formal western birthday...
Happy second birthday to Lost Ark, whose ‘2 Extreme’ update arrived this morning
I half expected to be able to make a "too extreme to launch on time" joke for today's Lost Ark patch, but actually Amazon...
Lord of the Rings Online U39 hits Bullroarer for Corsairs of Umbar instance and raid testing
Lord of the Rings Online has opened the Bullroarer test server for players' first look at update 39 as of today. The heart of...
Nightingale, counting nearly 50K testers, is launching early access two days earlier than originally planned
Hope you didn't take the original launch date off because Nightingale's early access release has been pushed up two days.
"Inflexion Games announced the launch...
Wisdom of Nym: The franchise references in the world of Final Fantasy XIV
There's a fan theory circulating that Final Fantasy XIV is the nexus of the franchise multiverse. Essentially, the idea is that Hydaelyn and Zodiark...
Lord of the Rings Online preps Update 39 testing, Dungeons & Dragons Online readies Year of the Dragon
Standing Stone Games' weekend livestreams for both Dungeons & Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online have both come to pass, and while...
The Stream Team: Moving a first timer through the next round of Final Fantasy XIV’s Pandaemonium raid
MOP's Chris is once again helping a friend through Final Fantasy XIV content! Last week he and his husband joined their good friend Ollie...
