PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Old School RuneScape talks up its third raid, RuneScape details a mini dig site and Nodon Front fixes
The week's news for both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape are mostly about things that are coming soon as opposed to what's new. At...
Wisdom of Nym: A letter to new players and old hands in Final Fantasy XIV
The population surge in Final Fantasy XIV must be stopping. It absolutely must be nearly over at this point or already over. It absolutely...
The MOP Up: Wild Terra 2 invites you to have a good time on, uhhh… Plague Island
With a name like "Plague Island," you know you're in for a great time! This zone will be the first seasonal continent that Wild...
Global Chat: How New World and Star Wars Galaxies are linked
New World and Star Wars Galaxies aren't often mentioned in the same sentence together, unless you're reading MMO blog Unidentified Signal Source. The author...
Destiny 2 outlines changes coming to sandbox PvE in season 15 and Crucible PvP in future seasons
The devs of Destiny 2 are looking far forward into the future with regard to the shooter's PvE and PvP experiences. In the game's...
Pokemon Go players intensify boycott over COVID rollbacks as Niantic offers only minor concessions
Anyone who follows our Massively on the Go column and its long-running Pokemon Go coverage knows that Niantic has faced years of criticism from...
Massively on the Go: Niantic ditching Pokemon Go’s COVID benefits was a dangerous mistake
Recently I was forced into isolation since an untrustworthy family member hid COVID symptoms from the household and our vaccinated guests who were going...
Perfect Ten: The top 10 non-traditional MMO fantasy races
Elves. Dwarves. Humans. Halflings. Gnomes. Hobbits. Dark elves. High elves. Half-elves. Wood elves. Keebler elves. Elvish impersonators.
Are you as tired as I am of...
EverQuest II plots Toil and Trouble for next week, teases dinosaur/centaur expansion
Daybreak's Jenn Chan has surfaced with a letter to the EverQuest II community this week that spills a few beans on the game's next...
Corepunk delays its beta testing until December
Bad news to anyone who was heavily anticipating Corepunk's previously planned first beta test happening this month. The developers made a short video today...
Flameseeker Chronicles: The End of Dragons reveal didn’t wow people – and that’s OK
We finally have our first real peek at the features and story of Guild Wars 2’s third expansion, End of Dragons. It has been...
Bless Unleashed dev discusses PC version’s release, post-launch content, and cash shop promises in video
With only a few days left before Bless Unleashed makes its PC debut, Round 8 Studio's head of development Koven Park decided to take...
The Daily Grind: What part of your MMO’s endgame do you participate in?
In the comments of our recent piece on the Guild Wars 2 legendary armory, several of our regular readers got into a discussion on...
Genfanad is a browser-based ‘nostalgic’ MMORPG that also seeks to shake up RPG tropes
Reading up about the old school-styled browser-based MMORPG Genfanad, I'm brought to mind another certain MMORPG that tries to both mirror the classics while...
Lineage 2 Revolution’s Valakas’ Fury expansion marked the opening of two new servers
The Lineage franchise is having one heck of a summer thanks to the revitalization of Lineage II with the impending Aden server, but Lineage...
Massively on the Go: The Witcher Monster Slayer shows why Pokemon Go is still the best
Nearly a year ago, Niantic employees did a GDC presentation on Augmented Reality design practices, though it seemed a bit more like best practices...
Swords of Legends Online drops first raid, Xuanjiu Jade Palace, tomorrowday
Swords of Legends Online is hoping to pique your interest with its first big raid: Xuanjiu Jade Palace. It's a 10-to-20-player dungeon. "In the...
Casually Classic: Making the call to quit WoW or not
A week ago I didn't think I'd be sitting here and writing this, but I'm done with WoW Classic -- and with this column.
As...
Nexon’s Project Magnum, a sci-fi looter shooter, emerges from the wings
With the proven success (amid several failures) of the online looter shooter, it's not unsurprising that Nexon wants to get in on the action...
Lost Ark KR offers a preview video of the Abrelshud raid ahead of its July 28 launch
We're appreciative that Lost Ark is headed to our side of the globe, and we're not going to look the gift horse of the...
