PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Interview: Neverwinter devs on Sharandar’s cadence, systems overhauls, and future new class
Last week, Perfect World Entertainment announced Neverwinter's Sharandar expansion, a three-part update that kicks off with The Iron Tooth patch February 9th. Players are...
Pokemon Go’s newly announced Hoenn Tour is kind of metal
Another day, another slew of upcoming Pokemon Go events. While many players thought the previous Sinnoh event was rather humdrum, the recently announced Hoenn...
WoW Factor: The Shadowlands gameplay loop problem
A friend and I were discussing World of Warcraft the other night, which is something we do fairly often. This is especially relevant for me...
Lord of the Rings Online pulls back from controversial patch changes
Usually when there is some sort of controversial change to Lord of the Rings Online, you can find some fiercely loyal players defending Standing...
Grab a Conqueror’s Blade Empyrean armor bundle key from My.Games and MOP
It's a whole new year in hybrid MMO Conqueror's Blade right now, with ranked battles and season VI upon us, and in celebration, My.Games...
Fight or Kite: Pearl Abyss’ Shadow Arena has epic new modes – and no one to play them
In this week’s edition of “why is Sam still so sad and unable to find a regular MMO to play?” I've decided to take...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s community is better – and worse – than you think
If you are not actually playing Final Fantasy XIV, you probably have an impression of the community for this game being an amazing font...
DC Universe Online celebrates its 10th anniversary with a new event raid, missions, and rewards
Happy 10th birthday, DC Universe Online! Oh, is that a gift for us? You shouldn't have! And it's a fight against some horrible paradox...
The Daily Grind: What was the most innovative MMO of 2020?
Ages back, we used to run a "most innovative MMO" award, and it was one I always liked because it was a good spot...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2021
Welcome to 2021, folks. It's not even going to have to try all that hard to be better than 2020!
For our first official Massively...
EverQuest II adjusts public quests, zones, missions, and more in latest patch
While the newest patch being applied today to EverQuest II isn't bringing anything new exactly, it is doing a whole mess of fixing up....
Not So Massively: Drake Hollow is the wholesome survival game we need right now
I've talked in the past about liking survival mechanics in games, but not so much survival games themselves. There are a couple of reasons...
LOTRO Legendarium: LOTRO’s history in 2020 and hopes for 2021
Just as how Sam and Frodo experienced depths of despair and heights of hope in their journey to Mount Doom, Lord of the Rings...
Why WB Games should make a new Asheron’s Call game in 2021+: The mechanics
Just based on lore alone, WB Games should make a new Asheron's Call game. As I argued last time, AC has the qualities of an underutilized...
Why WB Games should make a new Asheron’s Call game in 2021+: The lore
So we recently brought up how Asheron's Call 2 died twice during the winter seasons, with the second one being a double funeral with the original...
Pokemon Go celebrates 2021 with festive Pokemon, continues the Kanto countdown with Unova region event
Pokemon Go is almost ready to help players ring in 2021 as well as keep up the excitement for the Kanto tour thanks to...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s 2020 year in review
2019 was a rough year for Guild Wars 2. Its studio, ArenaNet, suffered sizable layoffs, and lost game directors Mike O’Brien and Mike Zadorojny....
Ship of Heroes presents a nightmare after Christmas with new holiday video
While Apotheosis City isn't open for business -- not just yet! -- Ship of Heroes is nevertheless laying the groundwork for spectacular holiday events...
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: MMO Expansion of the Year
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for MMO Expansion of the Year, which was awarded to Final Fantasy XIV's Shadowbringers...
The Game Archaeologist: Seven ways EverQuest reshaped MMO history
To many veteran MMO players, the opening horns of EverQuest's score are enough to trigger vivid memories, violent hallucinations, and an unstoppable desire to...