PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Embers Adrift vows to ‘never’ add PvP to the game, promises free play weekend in June
Following the publish of its Shrieks in the Deep patch in late April, Embers Adrift is keeping spring springy with community events in May...
Flameseeker Chronicles: What we learned (and didn’t) from Guild Wars 2’s spring 2023 roadmap
The most nerve-wracking thing about being an MMORPG player is uncertainty. MMO players don't like change, and when a change is teased, many of...
Bossa Studios CEO discusses company’s shift towards co-op and PvE multiplayer titles
The name Bossa Studios tends to conjure up the story of Worlds Adrift 'round these parts. Readers might remember that the promising sky piracy...
Overwatch 2’s director Aaron Keller takes a detailed look at Lifeweaver’s current state of balance
So, how is Lifeweaver working out for Overwatch 2 at this point? Well, in terms of kissability, he's still very high on the list....
Pokemon Go pushes back against ‘incorrect’ estimates that its revenue has dropped this year
Pokemon Go developer Niantic is a private company, which means that it doesn't share its quarterly financial reports with anyone since it's not being...
Massively Overthinking: What kind of PvE content do you expect from MMO sandboxes?
A couple of weeks back, MOP reader Alberto asked an interesting question in the comments of a particularly galling Star Citizen post. He pointed...
Albion Online deep-dives the Knightfall Abbey’s curious dungeon mechanics
Sandbox Interactive's Robin Henkys is back in the Comfy Chair to talk Albion Online, homing in on next week's Knightfall release - specifically the...
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s content problems aren’t about quantity
So recently, we asked about what World of Warcraft could do to draw back players that it had lost. To be clear, that's a...
WoW Classic begins testing Trial of the Crusader today as Blizzard toys with ChatGPT
Why ask players what they want out of World of Warcraft when you could ask the fancy auto-complete tool known as ChatGPT? I assume...
Hearthstone’s Battlegrounds Season 4 gets new hero, new minions, and keyword adjustments May 9
Hearthstone's Battlegrounds mode is moving forward with its fourth season, and it's introducing some more of the Festival of Legends expansion's flavor, with some...
Destiny 2’s Guardian Games event returns with more rewards, activities, and class-based bragging rights
It's not too often that regular players of Destiny 2 would be surprised when events kick off in the looter shooter, but just in...
The Soapbox: MMO housing is so much more than a frivolous feature
When The Sims launched in 2000, what seemed like a dull and laughable concept on paper proved to be one of the most compelling...
Lord of the Rings Online activates new forums and Gwathrenost raid today
It's quite the big day for Lord of the Rings Online, starting with the release of the previously delayed Gwathrenost raid with Update 35.1.2....
Fight or Kite: Eternal Card Game puts a real focus both PvE and PvP
This week in Fight or Kite, I'm taking on Eternal. It’s another dueling card game that at least on the face of it doesn’t...
World of Warcraft patch 10.1, Embers of Neltharion, goes live today
It's just about time for some underground fun in World of Warcraft, depending on when you're reading this. Sure, Dragonflight has had a lot...
Guild Wars 2 teases next expansion and update and the plan for specs and balance in summer roadmap
Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet is kicking off May with a new dev blog and roadmap today. Game director Josh Davis and crew begin...
Destiny 2 readies for some Olympic-level competition as the Guardian Games return on May 2
The thrill of victory. The agony of defeat. The sound of sweatlord PvPers furiously typing their grievances on forums. It's the Guardian Games of...
World of Warcraft shares patch notes for Embers of Neltharion and the May Trading Post rewards
Patch notes! Get your patch notes here! Piping hot patch notes for World of Warcraft! You want some Embers of Neltharion notes! Right here,...
WoW Factor: Dragonflight wasn’t a hit – so now what?
All right, let's be real and acknowledge that the recent Activision-Blizzard earning report did not say outright that World of Warcraft: Dragonflight was an out-and-out...
Century Age of Ashes adds game mode variants, readies a Colosseum event, and adjusts gameplay
The online multiplayer dragon battler Century: Age of Ashes would like to invite its players to the Colosseum tomorrow, April 28th. Quite literally. That's...
