PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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MMO Year in Review: Into the Heart of Thorns (August 2015)
This year, we're taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head...
The Game Archaeologist: Asheron’s Call 2
MMO sequels are funny animals. Sequels (along with prequels and "reimaginings") are ingrained into the entertainment industry so deep that it makes sense that...
EverQuesting: A guide to EverQuest II’s Frostfell 2015
Ahh, 'tis the season: When goodies galore are hidden inside a magical closet and gigglegibber goblins give out gifts. Yes, it's Frostfell time! And...
The best MMO deals in the Steam winter 2015 sale
It's the holiday season! A time for cuddling up before a cozy fire, enjoying loved ones, sharing memories, and... just kidding. It's time to...
The Daily Grind: If you like PvP, why do you play MMOs?
During the discussion in the World of Warcraft PvP gear flattening article last week, longtime Massively OP commenter SallyBowls wondered why serious PvPers bother playing MMOs....
Not So Massively: Winter game update edition (December 21, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
Dungeons and Dragons Online sparks The Codex War today
Devils are afoot in Dungeons and Dragons Online, and players are once again called into action to preserve the peace.
Update 29: The Codex War...
Cabal 2 goes on a reindeer rampage and adds new raid
Hullo folks! Ms. Horsehead here, encouraging one and all to head over to Cabal 2 to check out a couple of interesting events taking place!
There's...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Recapping Guild Wars 2 in 2015
The holiday season is well and truly upon us, so it's that most wonderful time of the year during which the Massively OP reporters...
Massively OP’s Best of 2015 Awards: MMO Expansion of the Year
Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our award for best MMO update or expansion of the year.
Last year was a bit heavier on MMO updates...
Skyforge is transitioning into pantheon battles this week
The next phase of Skyforge's massive guild tournament is hitting the servers on Thursday, December 17th. At that time, the game will wrap up...
4force Online is a ‘raid action adventure game’
You know how every once in a while, we all wonder why all the different elements of MMORPGs have been spun out into new...
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online predictions for 2016
Speculation can be dangerous because I tend to be too hopeful for the MMOs that I play. I've been critical of The Elder Scrolls Online in...
It’s a Wipe! mimics online guild management
How well do you fancy yourself a guild leader? If you've ever had a hankering to try it out without all of the drama...
DDO previews Update 29: The Codex War
Before 2015's hourglass runs out of sand, Turbine promises to get one last big update for Dungeons and Dragons Online out of the door. The developers...
Guild Wars 2 plans post-Heart of Thorns balance changes
On the Guild Wars 2 official forums today, ArenaNet's Gaile Gray has outlined a number of balance changes heading to the game, once again...
Wisdom of Nym: Looking back at Final Fantasy XIV’s 2015
I realize that this is arguably a little early. We've still got a couple of weeks left in 2015, after all, and patch 3.15...
SWTOR is working on a new warzone and fresh monthly content
BioWare Community Manager Eric Musco hit the Star Wars: The Old Republic forums this afternoon and dived into the hellishly long discussion thread that's been rolling since...
EverQuest’s anti-multiboxing progression server is now live
Classic EverQuest's latest time-locked progression server, Phinigel, successfully launched last night. Nicknamed "the true box progression server," it metes out expansion content at a...
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s 2015 report card
I’ve never had a chance to do an annual "report card" like this for Elder Scrolls Online because I left the game by the time that...
