PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Fight or Kite: Should PvPers return for New World’s Rise of the Angry Earth expansion?
All the talk going on around me about New World and its first paid expansion has caught my attention. There's been office chat discussing...
Wisdom of Nym: Examining Final Fantasy XIV’s Growing Light story beats
Once again within this column, you will find spoilers for everything that occurred within Final Fantasy XIV's Growing Light patch, and I will not...
The Stream Team: Moving through Final Fantasy XIV’s Eden raids
In a previous episode of Eorzea Sunday, MOP's Chris was going through the Eden raids of Final Fantasy XIV, stopping at a fight that...
Destiny 2 teases next week’s Festival of the Lost Halloween event
Regular players of Destiny 2 are likely familiar with the Festival of the Lost, the looter shooter's annual Halloween celebration. so word of its...
World Eternal Online bizarrely claims it ‘decoupled from the blockchain’ as it launches early access on Epic
Back in February we reported on the existence of World Eternal Online, an MMORPG under development by Core Loop Games that had previously raked...
Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard buyout is official, Kotick to stay through end of 2023
After nearly two years of drama, UK regulators have finally approved Microsoft's acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, and Microsoft announced the buyout is official this morning.
The...
The Elder Scrolls Online shares tips for success in the upcoming Endless Archive
So are you ready to take on endless waves of enemies in The Elder Scrolls Online's upcoming Endless Archive content? It's coming out on...
EverQuest releases video and preorders for its December expansion, Laurion’s Song
Last week, Daybreak took the wraps off... well, kind of a lot of content for its six remaining MMORPGs, actually. But among them was...
Lost Ark’s Monster Bash October update launches the continent of Pleccia today
It's called the Monster Bash, and it was meant to go live this morning in Lost Ark's October update. Don't get too excited at...
Duel Revolution is an indie Pokemon-like MMORPG for PC and mobile that’s currently in open beta
Are you looking for another Pokemon-styled MMORPG but aren't really keen on the currently available option? Then perhaps you should aim your critter catching...
Pax Dei discusses classless characters, consensual PvP, and grueling corpse recovery post-death
Last summer, the devs of sandbox MMO Pax Dei asked players for "patience" regarding an alpha date and promised more info about the PvE...
World of Warcraft Classic Wrath finally brings about the downfall of the Lich King today
The big finale to Wrath of the Lich King's year-plus expansion cycle is finally here in WoW Classic. Blizzard released Patch 3.4.3 today with...
Lost Skies showcases creatures, materials, ship progress, and player-built islands
The past couple of weekly dev blogs from the airship PvE sandbox Lost Skies have both been kind of similar in terms of format,...
Crossout introduces armored aerial vehicles in this week’s Sky Raiders update
The multiplayer custom vehicle battler Crossout hasn't pinged our radar too often, but it has most certainly gotten updates, with its most recent patch...
Wisdom of Nym: Examining Final Fantasy XIV’s Growing Light group content (spoiler-free)
So, here we are at the end of the Endwalker patch cycle for Final Fantasy XIV. That isn't entirely true, of course; we all...
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...
