PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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SWTOR releases Update 7.1 Digging Deeper today with more story and a new raid
After a long wait, Star Wars: The Old Republic fans have their first content drop following the release of Legacy of the Sith this...
Massively Uplifting: WoW players break barriers, Bungie and ZeniMax raise money to help children
Summer sweetness is not just for corn and watermelon! No, it's for all the kind and generous gestures of of our fellow gamers and...
RuneScape revamps the Wilderness and adds a new quest, OSRS ties down an August 24 release for its next raid
This past week has seen Jagex crank out a whole lot of news for both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, so let's wrap up...
Last Oasis previews this week’s Season 5 ‘LOverhaul’ launch
Last Oasis is on the cusp of its Season 5 "LOverhaul," which is set to arrive at some point this week, bringing with it...
Former CD Projekt Red devs announce a multiplayer co-op and PvP title full of ninja parkour in feudal Japan
Would you like to play a PvP and PvE co-op multiplayer title created by former CD Projekt Red devs that lets you be a...
Bungie reduced direct communication with players over ‘real threats’ to devs
It's becoming clear that Destiny 2 developer Bungie is experiencing a problem with playerbase toxicity - readers will recall that the studio is taking...
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight nerfs Dracthyr’s soar speed, but here are some mounts to make up for it
World of Warcraft's newest race isn't going to be quite as zippy as early Dragonflight testers found. This is because Blizzard is nerfing the...
The Game Archaeologist: That time when EverQuest let you play as the monsters
It's a near-given that in every MMORPG, players assume the roles of heroes who are sent out to vanquish the evil, dark, or at...
Villagers and Heroes’ most recent update revamps the Arcane Rift of Pyrron and marks midsummer
Last time we checked in on Villagers and Heroes, the devs were talking up its fourth season of raids. Since that time, there was...
Lost Ark’s August and September roadmap promises a pet ranch, Machinist class, and a new legion raid
The months of August and September will bring pet stuff, a guy in sentai armor, and a fight against a creepy clown to Lost...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s August is an ode to Hisui and full of mysteries
There's a lot going on in Pokemon GO, and it's not waiting for August to start.
As we noted for July, Niantic is holding a Hisui...
Massively Overthinking: Is old-school MMO dungeon-camping ever coming back?
A while ago on the MOP Podcast, Justin and I randomly wound up on the topic of camping in MMOs - not pitching a...
Vague Patch Notes: The many flavors of ‘boosting’ in the MMO genre
The other day MOP's Bree and I were having a discussion about boosting. This is not entirely unusual, but it was unusual insofar as...
World of Warcraft explains how its itemization and drop rates will work in the upcoming fourth Shadowlands season
With the last content patch for Shadowlands firmly in the rear-view mirror at this time, World of Warcraft is trying something different for the...
Vitae Aeternum: New World interview on Summer Medleyfaire, solo play, housing, and more
With the launch of New World's Summer Medleyfaire patch and event this morning, we naturally had questions about the new systems and the future...
Guild Wars 2 previews Mesmer weapon and Warrior banner changes coming August 2
Guild Wars 2 is continuing its efforts to correct some wildly unpopular balance changes made back in June, this time with another patch scheduled...
Lineage II: Aden opens up its core raid event today
It's important to remember that Lineage II: Aden is the version of Lineage II that is focused a little more on solo play because...
Perfect Ten: Useful excuses for ditching an MMO dungeon run
I'm not saying that MMO dungeons are boring or anything, but when you start one, you've kind of committed to seeing it through --...
Lord of the Rings Online community calls SSG out over stealth nerfs
A follow-up patch to last week's Lord of the Rings Online update made a few improvements to raid groups and allowed players to actually...
The Stream Team: Attending all the Cantha events in Guild Wars 2
Massively OP's MJ just barely missed getting a Guild Wars 2 turtle egg from the End of Dragons mega raid, so she needs to...
