PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Tales of Yore is a ‘lightweight’ retro-style MMORPG ‘full of terrible RPG tropes, cliches, and dad jokes’
When an MMORPG describes itself as "lightweight," there are a few assumptions one can leap to. Personally, I'm taking that description to mean a...
EverQuest II opens two new raids for the Renewal of Ro expansion
It's time to rage against the ravages of raids in Renewal of Ro. The latest expansion to EverQuest II has opened the doors to...
Classic EverQuest plans new progression server and 30th expansion launch in 2023
If EverQuest II's 2023 roadmap wasn't your cup of fizzle pop, then perhaps the classic EverQuest is, and Daybreak's dropped a roadmap for your...
The Stream Team: Heading into the newest raid of Final Fantasy XIV’s Patch 6.3
Gods revel, lands tremble, and MOP's Chris readies his Dancer for another Final Fantasy XIV livestream. Today, he'll be taking on the recently added...
Ulduar arrives for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic on January 19
So, are you excited to start down a new World of Warcraft journey that is actually different than the game's history in WoW Classic?...
New World addresses bugs, plans magic weapon buffs – and melee weapon nerfs
As promised, New World merged multiple servers yesterday - successfully - but that's far from the only thing going on in Aeternum right now....
EverQuest II’s 2023 roadmap teases GU122, GU123, and the game’s 20th expansion
Daybreak dropped a tasty roadmap for EverQuest II last night, and while roadmaps aren't new at all for the franchise, this one's the slickest...
The Daily Grind: What MMO hill would you die on?
As this is the internet, everyone is absolutely required to have an opinion on everything. There are degrees of conviction, of course, and how...
Star Wars The Old Republic outlines this month’s objectives for the current galactic season
Players of Star Wars: The Old Republic who are deep in the game's Galactic Season 3, listen up: The season's newest series of objectives...
DC Universe Online marks 12 years of operation with the return of the Anti-Monitor anniversary event
It's time for DC Universe Online to celebrate its 12th anniversary, and it's doing so by bringing back the Anti-Monitor anniversary event, which will...
Final Fantasy XIV’s latest update, Gods Revel, Lands Tremble, is live now
It's time to go fight a new batch of deities in Final Fantasy XIV today, as the latest patch for the game has arrived...
Final Fantasy XIV posts its preliminary patch notes for Gods Revel, Lands Tremble
The date has almost arrived for Final Fantasy XIV's first major patch of the year, and that means it's time for the traditional preliminary...
WoW Factor: Why is Dragonflight’s crafting not going over well?
For a long time, World of Warcraft has suffered in the crafting department. Basically every single expansion for the game has promised overhauls and...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2023
As 2022 drew to a close, we spent our Massively Overthinking roundtables discussing our predictions for 2023 as well as our goals. Now, we're...
Therian Saga is a board game MMO where your hero obeys commands while you’re offline
For those discerning MMORPG players looking for a rare and refined flavor of game that diverges from the pack, may your waiter suggest Therian...
The Stream Team: Experiencing some PvE dragon riding in Century Age of Ashes
MOP's Chris is taking a dragon flight, but not the one you're thinking! Instead he's returning to the dragon flying multiplayer title Century: Age...
End-of-Year Eleven: The top MMOs to watch in 2023
You know how some people like to push this narrative that "MMOs are dying?" If that were actually true, then my job to round...
Not So Massively: Why I’m not playing Lost Ark
Back at launch, I played Lost Ark quite heavily for some time, eventually racking up over 100 hours in the game and generally enjoying...
Escape from Tarkov adds a new city region, new skills, improved systems, and more weapons
Remember back in 2020 when Escape from Tarkov said it was adding a new map to the game? You'd be forgiven for forgetting that...
Looter shooter Synced runs open beta through mid-January
A little sedate from eating all of that holiday ham and rolling around in the intoxicating scent of Christmas wrapping paper? Then get your...
