PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Massively Overthinking: The terrible hot-mess MMOs we have fun in anyway
Every time we cover Hellgate London - and let's be honest, it's a lot since the game comes back from the dead at least...
Casually Classic: The brilliance of World of Warcraft’s sound design
Can you hear pictures? Well, I bet you heard the banner graphic for today's column because that level-up sound from World of Warcraft is...
The Stream Team: Guild Wars 2 griffon egg hunting in Elon Riverlands
In honor of Guild Wars' anniversary on the 26th, Massively OP's MJ is hopping into its sequel, Guild Wars 2. There, she's halfway though...
Wizard101’s massive spring update is live with new social grouping tools and myth ninja pigs
Wizard101 has been in the headlines a lot in 2021, owing largely to the fact that its studio, KingsIsle, was bought out by Gamigo...
WoW Classic cancels Burning Crusade raid test, leaks deluxe edition mounts
If you were hoping to get an early dive into Karazhan with the rest of Burning Crusade Classic's testing crowd, steel yourself for minor...
Rise Online is a two-faction MMORPG inspired by Knight Online currently in open alpha
If you were looking for a new MMORPG that's similar to the 2004 title Knight Online but is designed by someone else (and you...
Old School RuneScape announces plans for story mode and hard mode versions of the Theatre of Blood
While the devs at Jagex are keen to follow player feedback and introduce more endgame content to Old School RuneScape, the team hopes that...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.5 stories have some issues
All right, I'm just going to spoil this column up front. Out of this patch's stories... well, one is kind of a wisp of...
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...
