PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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The MOP Up: It’s the great Albion, Charlie Brown!
Albion Online is getting into the spirit of Halloween with its Harvest Challenge: "Fall has come to the world of Albion... the shadows are...
The Stream Team: A first-time run through Final Fantasy XIV’s final Myths of the Realm raid
MOP's Chris has been following the Myths of the Realm raid series in Final Fantasy XIV very closely, so naturally with the final step...
LOTRO Legendarium: Are we ready for LOTRO’s Corsairs of Umbar?
They say that as you get older, time seems to pass by much more quickly. Perhaps that explains why 2023 feels like it's been...
DC Universe Online goes dark and cursed for its October update
Hope you weren't expecting sunshine and posies in DC Universe Online this month because this superhero MMORPG is all about embracing its shadowy side...
Massively Overthinking: What’s the most chaotic behavior you’ve seen from MMO players?
A week or two ago, I found myself discussing Ultima Online by way of trying to convince our work chat that players often do...
Overwatch 2 Season 7 adds a Diablo-themed Halloween event, reworks Sombra, and tweaks Route 66 map
We already knew that more information about Season 7 in Overwatch 2 was on the way from Blizzard, and now we have the full...
Vague Patch Notes: Why people can’t just ignore things they don’t want in MMORPGs
As I often do, I'm going to start this column with a bit of history. But in this particular case, it's a bit of...
EverQuest’s 30th expansion, Laurion’s Song, launches in December – with class swapping
With Lord of the Rings Online and EverQuest II both debuting new expansions this week, you had to figure EverQuest was close behind, and...
Gameforge’s Aion Classic announces 2.4 Stormwing’s Revenge for EU players
Gameforge is continuing to get the jump on Aion Classic updates, as today it announced the European version's 2.4 Stormwing's Revenge. There's no launch...
A Final Fantasy XIV player snagged 100% of the game’s achievements… just before the 6.5 patch
Before Tuesday's arrival of patch 6.5, Growing Light, Final Fantasy XIV had 2,751 achievements. That's a lot. It's even more when you consider many...
Old School RuneScape outlines Chambers of Xeric tweaks, RuneScape begins fixing its Hero Pass
It's yet another active week for RuneScape and Old School RuneScape full of instance adjustment plans, charitable item offers, tabletop pre-ordering, and addressing a...
Lost Ark’s next update arrives October 11 with the romantic continent of Pleccia
If it seems as if the September update for Lost Ark just landed yesterday, well that's because this fall is moving along at a...
The Daily Grind: Do MMOs send you into choice paralysis?
Does it ever feel that despite having more entertainment options than we've ever had in the past, it's incredibly hard to choose what to...
EverQuest II opens preorders and beta for Ballads of Zimara expansion, coming in November
Bards, listen up: EverQuest II's 20th expansion is launching next month, and it'll be music to your ears, literally. It's called Ballads of Zimara,...
Lord of the Rings Online opens preorders for Corsairs of Umbar expansion, launching November 1
As expected - although not as properly communicated from the studio - Lord of the Rings Online's Corsairs of Umbar is officially open for...
Final Fantasy XIV’s 6.5 Growing Light arrives with MSQ update, dungeon, and Island Sanctuary content
New World isn't the only top MMORPG with a big launch today: Final Fantasy XIV's patch 6.5, Growing Light, is officially rolling out to...
Overwatch 2 unveils its next control map coming in Season 7
If you missed watching the Overwatch League grand final, you missed out on some news from the shooter itself, as the devs used the...
The Stream Team: Fighting through Final Fantasy XIV raid content
Yes, MOP's Chris hasn't cleared every little thing in Final Fantasy XIV, and before the next content patch falls upon Eorzea, he's looking to...
The Soapbox: The real cost of breaking trust with gamers
There's a quote going around these days in gaming spheres about trust being like a broken vase that can be fixed but will never...
Datamining uncovers potential details about World of Warcraft’s next expansion
As BlizzCon inches ever closer, players of World of Warcraft continue to ponder where the MMORPG's next expansion is headed. Some of that pondering...
