PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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World of Warcraft’s director Ion Hazzikostas has no plans for Legendary refunds but does promise catch-up systems in 9.1
Apparently, you should have an entire collection of Legendary items in World of Warcraft. That's one of the takeaways from an excerpt from a recent...
Elyon’s bonus AMA talks about shifting metas, endgame gearing, and a Russian client
What's better than getting a big fat AMA about an upcoming MMO that you're interested in playing? Two AMAs, of course! Krafton said that...
The Daily Grind: What’s the last positive encounter you had with a random stranger in an MMO?
We all know that MMO developers seem to think that "socialization" means "shoving players into raids together," but the reality is more varied and...
Conan Exiles’ 2.4 update is live on PC with map expansion and new biomes
As promised, Funcom dropped Conan Exiles' 2.4 update on PC yesterday, expanding the size of the Isle of Siptah, adding new boss-summoning tools, a...
World of Warcraft opens up pre-orders for the Sylvanas novel
Are you a World of Warcraft fan eager to get some more Sylvanas content? Really? Well, you're an odd one, but you're going to get what...
New World talks up recently added PvP features, repeats desire to make PvP and PvE gameplay coexist
"New World offers both PvP and PvE gameplay, and balancing these two modes is as important to us as it is to many of...
Dual Universe shifts launch window to mid 2022
After Dual Universe put out its series of dev blogs discussing the game's future, followers of the sci-fi sandbox had a number of questions....
The Survivalist: Conan Exiles’ Isle of Siptah expands tomorrow with sunshine and a spitting spider god
The Isle of Siptah, Conan Exiles' first major expansion, is now itself expanding -- in size, scope, sunshine, and spiders! Sorry arachnophobes!
If you thought...
Interview: Mortal Online 2 CEO on stress testing, persistent plans, and the MMO market
It's not every day that I actually get an answer, let alone a number, when I ask an MMORPG developer how many people showed...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Possible futures for Guild Wars 2’s strikes and dragon response missions
Guild Wars 2’s Icebrood Saga gave us a new type of endgame group content starting with its prologue chapter: Strike Missions. Each episode introduced...
Casually Classic: Four alternative day one strategies for WoW Classic’s Burning Crusade
OK, real talk time, people. Is there anyone out there that, knowing the zone design of Burning Crusade and Blizzard's track record with launches,...
WoW Classic lets you store world buffs for later, pushes Burning Crusade beta forward
A late-cycle patch for WoW Classic hit the servers today with a couple of significant changes to how buffs work in the game. First...
Destiny 2 brings back the Guardian Games on April 20 with revamped scoring and a new playlist
Life in Destiny 2 already feels pretty competitive, what with all of the PvP and world first raid races and running to the highest...
Wisdom of Nym: First impressions of Final Fantasy XIV’s 5.5 content
This is a bit of an unusual case. I can't think of any patch in recent memory that's been so split between the quality...
Elder Scrolls Online elaborates on Update 30’s tweaked proc sets and champion system
While Elder Scrolls Online's Update 30 is still a little ways out, ZeniMax wants to prepare players for a couple of significant combat adjustments...
Global Chat: Is fast travel a boon or a bust for MMORPGs?
While I let you chew on that slightly clickbaity title there, I urge you to check out an essay on Bits & Pieces about...
Corepunk’s second Q&A session reveals a strange take on PvP design
The questions keep coming for fantasy-scifi MMORPG Corepunk, and the devs keep dishing answers back. For a second week in a row, Artificial Core...
DC Universe Online’s freebie World of Flashpoint episode is live for all players
After a hefty downtime yesterday, DC Universe Online pushed its latest episode, World of Flashpoint, live - for everyone - allowing even free-to-play players...
World of Warcraft details exactly how adjustments to drops and mechanics will work in The Burning Crusade Classic
So, if you were wondering how exactly WoW Classic would handle the changes implemented over the course of The Burning Crusade, your questions have...
Elyon answers more player questions about PvP, cash shop items, and PvE plans in Reddit AMA
The community manager for Elyon seems to be hard at work. Following a Q&A session held on a fansite's Discord, Elyon CM Yukimura took...
