PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Star Wars Galaxies’ Legends rogue server adds new instruments and drops for Halloween
The Star Wars Galaxies rogue server known as SWG Legends is rolling out the Halloween-flavored Galactic Moon Festival with a few new surprises over...
Tower of Fantasy shares a tour of the upcoming Vera update and a new Simulacrum trailer
Tower of Fantasy fans know that Thursday, October 20th, is a big day for the shared world RPG since that's when its Vera update...
Evercore Heroes promises ‘competitive PvE’ that merges MOBA combat and MMO dungeon delving
What do you get when you mesh together MOBA-style combat, team-based competition, and PvE dungeon dives? You might get something like Evercore Heroes, the...
Four Winds: The refinement of item enhance systems in MMOs, from Granado Espada to Black Desert
Itemization is a foundational system in many modern MMOs. After players reach the level cap, item levels largely drive the measurable progression of a...
EverQuest kicks off pre-orders for December’s Night of Shadows expansion
Here's something to make us MMORPG veterans feel incredibly old today: EverQuest is gearing up to release its 29th expansion come December. Old feelings...
Not So Massively: Eternal Card Game is a solo-friendly hidden gem
Over the past year or so I've developed what you might call a bit of an interest in collectible card games. Mostly I play...
Lineage II gets new hero’s tome, Aden gets the Crusader, Classic gets more Crusader stuff October 19
Three patches, three editions of Lineage II, one date: Wednesday, October 19th. That's when players can expect new content for standard, Aden, and Classic.
The...
Massively on the Go: Comms failures exacerbated Pokemon Go’s underwhelming raid day
Almost one year ago, the Pokemon GOÂ community rallied around #PokemonNO, a movement spawned from players who knew #HearUsNiantic would fall on deaf ears. Well,...
LOTRO Legendarium: Are LOTRO’s missions a little too good?
When Before the Shadow arrives in Lord of the Rings Online next month, it will bring both an additional set of missions and a...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most challenging boss fight you’ve ever attempted in an MMO?
If you're a PvP dungeoneer or raider, you probably have at least one good story about a seriously challenging boss. I don't mean the...
Massively Overthinking: Do you take vacation time to play MMOs?
Back when Amazon was busy merging several dozen Lost Ark servers, I saw a comment thread where people were grousing about being locked out...
Overwatch 2’s launch is plagued by multiple DDOS attacks and connection issues
Blizzard brought Overwatch 2 online last night as planned, but what didn't go quite as plan was the technical mess that plagued the team...
Last Oasis promises map adjustments and PvP content, ponders whether it should have PvE at all
Season 5 of Last Oasis was originally meant to bring a PvE focus - albeit a "brutal" one - but it looks like the...
Lost Ark promises Reaper, Summoner, and a ‘beautifully dangerous’ raid by year’s end
The last three months of this year promise to offer plenty of new things for Lost Ark players to do as Amazon Games has...
Isometric MMO Broken Ranks adds an ice dragon fight and a PvP arena in latest patch
Remember Broken Ranks? It's an isometric turn-based MMO from Polish developer Whitemoon Games we first started covering in May 2021. The game is effectively...
Tower of Fantasy confirms an October 20 release date for its Vera update, announces rise in iOS purchase prices
Tower of Fantasy has been more than eager to tell players about the upcoming Vera update, primarily through the vehicle of preview videos, and...
Overwatch 2 outlines global release timing and a pre-launch checklist as the original shooter goes offline
A new era of Overwatch is just around the corner. The sequel to the hero shooter - or at least its PvP portion -...
Embers Adrift launches October 15, confirms its box price and subscription model
It looks like Embers Adrift, the crowdfunded MMORPG once known as Saga of Lucmia, is on its way to the end of beta and...
The long-awaited Sleeping Giants map is finally available in Last Oasis
Sheryl Crow once wisely sang that a change would do you good, and a change is just what early access players of Last Oasis...
WoW Factor: Updating our World of Warcraft expansion data set with the Dragonflight release date
Aw yeah, who likes math? I like math. I really like math, and you all know it, and you have to consistently sit there...
