PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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WildStar is merging its PvE servers back together today
A few weeks ago, Carbine merged WildStar's post-F2P servers back with their originals. Now it's PvE's turn.
The studio announced on Twitter yesterday that the...
Ghost in the Shell Online starts early access next week
The future is coming to you a little sooner than expected. Ghost in the Shell Online, the shooter based on the cybernetic police squad...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 41: Trove talk
Justin and Bree discuss GW2 PvP, RIFT, Path of Exile, SWTOR, The Secret World, Marvel Heroes, and LOTRO, plus mailbag questions on Blade & Soul localization and a chat with Trove's lead dev.
Dungeons & Dragons Online explains legendary green steel crafting
Turbine is adding legendary green steel crafting to Dungeons & Dragons Online. It's a "wide-reaching, complex crafting system," according to an equally wide-reaching forum...
RIFT kicks off Fae Yule and Patch 3.5 this week
Have you been a good little boy or girl this year? You have? Well then -- you deserve a big fat content update and...
HEX’s PvE mode detailed in a fresh video
That kickstarted HEX: Shards of Fate trading card game is still a thing, and earlier this week, HEX Entertainment published a video showing off...
The MOP Up: Players choose Lineage II classic server name (December 6, 2015)
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...
Gloria Victis revises combat mechanics and more
Alpha-state fantasy sandbox Gloria Victis pushed out a press release late this week touting "massive" amounts of polish and bug-fixing for the latest build....
Chaos Theory: The Secret World’s Issue #13 Trail of Shadows reveal
Following in the reveal footsteps of the second half of Issue #12, the details of The Secret World's Issue #13 Trail of Shadows came by...
Albion’s Aurelius update to add PvE dungeons, usability tweaks, and more
Sandbox Interactive says that Albion's closed beta launch has been "very successful," and as such the firm is now giving fans a glimpse of its near...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for the MMO hipster
I say this with nothing but love in my heart: Some of you guys are serious MMO hipsters. Heck, some of you guys were...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 Vale Guardian raid boss guide
I've been having a grand auld time smashing my toon against Guild Wars 2's first raiding tier recently, and since I've now (finally!) started...
Guild Wars 2 promises quarterly balance updates, says e-sports are crucial to the game’s growth
ArenaNet Lead Developer Colin Johanson has strong words in defense of Guild Wars 2's emphasis on e-sports, saying that these programs are "extremely successful" and...
Global Chat: Sifting the good raiders from the bad
Game designer and blogger Psychochild posited an interesting question recently: How can you tell the difference between a good raider and a bad one?
He...
Black Desert Korea adds bounty hunting and jail
With Black Desert on its way to the west in 2016, it's not a bad idea to be giving more attention to what's happening...
Age of Conan is developing a raid finder and a solo arena
Imagine that you're an Age of Conan player who really wants to take part in the game's raids but also really can't commit to...
Not So Massively: An amazing revamp for LoL’s Poppy (November 30, 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...
EVE Evolved: Three EVE mechanics that need an update
With over 12 years of development under its belt, EVE Online has now revamped, rebalanced or replaced practically every part of its gameplay at...
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s charity drive (November 29, 2015)
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...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for EverQuest franchise and Daybreak fans
It's that time of year again: when you realize half-way through your indulgence of in-game festivals that you totally forgot to go out and...