PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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NosTale prepares for more Undercity, specialist card tweaks, and possible server merges in the first half of 2024
Yes, even a smaller MMO like NosTale is kicking out roadmap jams here in the first months of 2024, which makes for a very...
Massively Overthinking: Do you care more about MMO stats or looks?
This week's Massively Overthinking is fully inspired by the unicorn backpack meme, which Black Desert studio Pearl Abyss tweeted out last week with the caption "stats over looks any day." You know we have to talk about this.
Massively on the Go: Preparing for Pokemon Go’s Los Angeles Sinnoh Tour
Pokemon GO's Sinnoh Tour is coming to Los Angeles February 16th-18th, but despite its already being sold out, Niantic is still dangling some key...
Casually Classic: When will WoW Classic stop adding expansions?
This spring, the era of Wrath Classic will officially come to an end when the Cataclysm Classic pre-patch hits ahead of the summer launch....
Ashes of Creation showcases how PvP will work for caravan runs in latest preview video
Last November, Ashes of Creation highlighted the act of moving goods from one place to another in a caravan, which was certainly an illustrative...
Reign of Guilds recounts its December playtest and shares patch notes for its next no-wipe test
This past December saw the PvP sandbox Reign of Guilds hold its sixth playtest. That naturally means that developer Atlant Games has gotten some...
Lost Ark’s second anniversary-themed ‘2 Extreme’ update is, obviously, too extreme for you
It seems wild to me that Lost Ark is already nearing two years old, especially knowing that was only the western launch - it's...
Perfect Ten: Why MMOs should never ditch text chat
If you ever want to feel what an MMO is like without any sort of text chat, then spend a stretch of time in...
The Quinfall discusses its business model, gameplay, and beta testing plans in Q&A video
Vawraek Technology has posted a new video for its upcoming MMORPG The Quinfall featuring some player Q&A about the title, and the answers provided...
Elder Scrolls Online previews Scions of Ithelia DLC and Update 41, now on the PTS
Long before they embark on The Elder Scrolls Online's Gold Road in June, players will be dipping into the first DLC of the year...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO shows little love for February
Pokemon Go's roadmap for February is out, but once again leakers have deflated some of that potential hype Niantic tends to squander anyway. While...
Throne & Liberty KR will bolster endgame with coop dungeons, dungeon finder, and less ‘forced content’
NCsoft's Jong-ok Ahn is back on the official Throne & Liberty site with another producer's update this week, this time talking about the Resistance...
The Soapbox: Casuals and soloers need challenging MMO content too
In a recent press Q&A around the announcement of Elder Scrolls Online's Gold Road chapter, Zenimax creative director Rich Lambert appeared to dismiss the...
WoW Classic Season of Discovery’s next phase includes Gnomeregan raid, but no more GDKP runs
The next phase for WoW Classic's Season of Discovery servers is imminent, and Blizzard is sharing some -- but not all -- of the...
Interview: Survival MMO Age of Water on monetization, sandbox play, and the Q1 early access launch
Way back at the end of 2020, we first caught wind of a new sandbox called Age of Water: Developed by Three Whales Studio...
The Stream Team: Leading a first-timer through Final Fantasy XIV’s Pandaemonium raids
MOP's Chris and his husband are once again helping out their new friend through existing Final Fantasy XIV content! This time around, our intrepid...
One Shot: Surveying my domain
Good day, captain! Now that you've been beamed down by your mutinous crew and marooned on an ice planet, you might as well enjoy...
The Stream Team: Exploring ICARUS via horseback (or buffaloback)
After Massively OP's MJ got sidetracked with accidental tamings in ICARUS, she forgot to continue her goal of exploration. Now, however, she can explore...
Massively Overthinking: Open world difficulty and puzzles in MMOs
During last week's press event ahead of the Gold Road announcement, Elder Scrolls Online's Rich Lambert said something I thought would turn out to...
SoulWorker hands publishing duties off to Valofe ‘for its continued enhancement and maintenance’
SoulWorker is another one of those action MMOs that has had a history of being passed about more frequently than a football: The game's...
