PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Vague Patch Notes: Why the depth of an MMORPG’s world matters
The world doesn't need first impressions from me when it comes to Elyon. Why not? Well, for one thing, basically anything and everything I would have...
Into the Echo is a new MMORPG with an emphasis on character individuality
When it comes to most MMORPGs, there will very often be a build meta -- a largely agreed upon "best" way to put together...
PlanetSide 2’s playable robots re-emerge as a free faction on PS4
Everyone knows the acronyms of PvE and PvP, but what about PvB? We'll call that "Player vs. Bots," and it's especially relevant in PlanetSide...
Swords of Legends Online drops two more raids tomorrow, teases fall roadmap
We hope you like raids because Swords of Legends Online has kind of a lot of them. Since its launch, it's pushed out three...
Fight or Kite: How Guild Wars 2’s Harbinger, Willbender, and Virtuoso stack up in PvP
Guild Wars 2 has always been my go-to home for MMOs. There’s just so much the studio did right when designing the game. But...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Waking Flame DLC and update 31 are live on PC, Mac, and Stadia
Dungeoneers, Elder Scrolls Online's latest DLC is yours for the buying, as Waking Flame is live on PC, Mac, and Stadia for 1500 crowns...
First impressions: Elyon is a boring world with compelling gameplay and customization systems
I’m going to be perfectly honest, I went in to Elyon with some pretty low expectations. Watching it be transmuted from Ascent: Infinite Realm,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is the most fun when you’re losing?
The other day my guildies were chatting about their favorite shooters, and one of them pointed out that he'd rather play a quick pick-up...
Perfect Ten: My top 10 MMO pet peeves
In general, I try to be an optimistic fellow. When it comes to MMO gaming -- you know, that hobby we apparently love and...
EverQuest II’s ongoing server hardware upgrades should produce results by September
EverQuest II has suffered some legendary outages in the last year - one even kept players offline for over a week, and there were...
Swords of Legends Online asks you to become an unpaid QA tester
It's so hard not to throw shade at MMO studios that try to outsource paid positions to players -- or even worse, to charge...
Cutesy MMO Fioresia Online is now Cinderstone Online, launches closed beta test
Let's recap things a bit here: At the beginning of the year, we cast a spotlight on Fioresia Online, an adorable looking 2.5-D open...
Moonlight Sculptor merges servers tomorrow, previews content update
The future of mobile MMO Moonlight Sculptor is one of merging servers and extra layers of existing content according to the game's most recent...
The Daily Grind: Does a class’ style or playstyle matter more to you in MMOs?
Consider this my ode to the Guild Wars franchise's Mesmers. I love everything about them but how they play in practice. I love how...
The MOP Up: Warface’s Hidden War is revealed
This week, Warface kicked off its Hidden War season: "The season update adds a new PvP-map called Ruins for capture mode where players can...
Destiny 2 covers changes coming to armor and mods in Season 15
Last week, Destiny 2 offered players a look at PvE changes due for Season 15, and this week the game's newsletter focused in on...
Star Citizen talks about the development of ‘Jumptown 2’ and Arena Commander updates
PvP is probably one of the larger portions of entertainment for players of Star Citizen (or one of the larger pain points, depending on...
Crowfall plans a new system for initiating sieges, shares another roadmap of content updates and additions
Crowfall's ACE Q&A livestream for the month of August has come and gone, and the devs are looking ahead to the RvR MMO's next...
EverQuest II’s Toil and Trouble update brews up unholy dungeon runs
A dark and twisted summer treat arrived for EverQuest II players this week in the form of Toil and Trouble update. At the core...
Massively Overthinking: What’s your favorite type of MMORPG raid?
Raiding is one of those very simple MMO concepts that has somehow become a contentious one in the broader discourse. A "raid" in MMO...
