PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Elder Scrolls Online unlocks the doors to the Imperial City
ZeniMax is turning the key and opening up the gates to the iconic Imperial City in Elder Scrolls Online today.
Players who enter the Imperial...
Sacrament looking to build an indie MMO with community involvement
If there's an overarching theme to the information that's been posted thus far for Sacrament, it's that the designers clearly want it to have...
PAX Prime 2015: Guns of Icarus breaks ‘preconceived notions’ of naval combat simulation
There are always some games that you look at and think that it would be great to try when you have the time. My...
Eco as an academic tool: Educating with PvE survival and permadeath
Like the idea of survival games, but not PvP? Wish your class involved video games? Maybe you want to doom humanity to choking itself...
Guild Chat: Finding MMO fun without your guildmates
Good news, everyone: I'm back with an unexpected edition of Guild Chat for you! Observant Massively Overpowered readers might have noticed that I rotate...
Massively Overthinking: Making MMOs more social from the inside out
This week's Massively Overthinking topic from an anonymous Kickstarter donor asks us to set aside our criticisms of the social environment of MMOs and...
Guild Wars 2’s PAX reveal leaks early, and it’s a big deal
Guild Wars 2 hasn't had much luck with its expansion reveal pace lately between dataminers and leaks, and this afternoon, that bad luck continues....
Mobile game replicates the World of Warcraft raid healing experience
Healers are the often unsung heroes of any MMO raid, spending hours staring at health bars while the rest of the group gets to...
Massively Opinionated: Which in-game system is most beneficial to an MMO?
In this episode, Larry, Andrew, Troy, and Chuck debate MMO systems -- the neglected ones, the hated ones, and the ones an MMO just can't live without.
World of Warcraft unlocks Archimonde fight for raid finder
There's now nothing standing between you and PUG raid success in World of Warcraft's Hellfire Citadel, except perhaps gear, skill, and ill-timed AFKs.
Blizzard announced...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Am I the only one who doesn’t enjoy Guild Wars 2 datamining?
I know, I know: Solid information about Heart of Thorns is coming really slowly from the Guild Wars 2 PR machine, making for a...
The Daily Grind: Should MMO studios interfere with server politics?
Last week, a reader named Bob alerted us to a messy political situation on EverQuest's Lockjaw progression server. Apparently, characters from a large uberguild were...
Linkrealms’ summer closed beta starts on August 29
Indie sandbox maker Mythyn Interactive has announced that the summer closed beta for Linkrealms will begin on August 29th.
Linkrealms has received multiple updates since...
The Soapbox: These three MMOs deserve a do-over
Wouldn't it be cool if every MMORPG that failed to reach its potential were granted some sort of do-over? We've seen it happen once, with...
Chaos Theory: Touring The Secret World’s Issue 12
Do you think a little thing like being in another country and having dismal internet could keep me from touring The Secret World's Issue...
The Secret World launches Issue 12 today
Have you been enjoying yourself in The Secret World's version of Tokyo? The game's Issue 12 patch brings the end of your visit to...
The Daily Grind: Could The Secret World survive as a single-player game?
Most MMOs would make terrible single-player games by virtue of their scope and design. Take multiplayer out of it and most of us would...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR datamining and guild building
Usually, I don't combine two topics into one article, but these two things are important and I don't want to go another week without...
Heroes of the Storm shines the spotlight on Kharazim
How much do you know about the newest support character in Heroes of the Storm? If you know less than you'd like, or if...
The Secret World Issue 12 is coming next week
The final update of The Secret World's Tokyo expansion is almost upon us, as Funcom announced today that Issue 12 will be coming to...
