PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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The Stream Team: Facing Valheim’s first prey
Trees may be the biggest threat in Valheim right now, but soon Massively OP's MJ will face the first prey the gods sent her...
BlizzConline 2021: Overwatch 2 shows off New York City, visceral combat, and PvE content
"Patience" was the word of the day for the BlizzConline Overwatch 2 behind-the-scenes panel tonight at Blizzard's show, but that's to be expected for...
LOTRO producer Q&A: Legendary item revamp, closed world transfers, difficulty sliders, and more
Executive Producer Rob Ciccolini joined the Friday Lord of the Rings Online livestream this week to do a seat-of-his-pants Q&A with fans who showed...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPG offers the best tutorial?
MMORPG developer Raph Koster recently put this neat article by experimental game developer Nicky Case on my radar. Case notes that common wisdom is...
Lord of the Rings Online finally sells War of the Three Peaks DLC for LOTRO Points
Last fall's War of the Three Peaks release for Lord of the Rings Online should've been an exciting moment -- but instead it was...
World of Warcraft’s BlizzConline press kit leaks confirm patch 9.1 and Burning Crusade Classic
Well, that'd be a whoops from Blizzard: It turns out that World of Warcraft's press kits for the reveals at BlizzConline 2021 have been...
Why I Play: Final Fantasy XIV’s memorable Shadowbringer relic weapon grind
I have a love-hate relationship with Final Fantasy XIV. I actively fought against giving the game MMO of the year for 2020, and I hold the...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs to get you out of your gaming rut
We have all been there. You've been gaming in your standard comfort MMOs when one day you hit that wall of burnout. You feel...
Lord of the Rings Online informal player survey highlights the least and most popular classes
If you've ever wondered which class is the most popular in Lord of the Rings Online, Squirle over at LOTRO Players has your back....
Player-run Open Perpetuum builds its first ‘truly customized island and PvE experience’
If we are learning anything from observing what's happened to Perpetuum after the devs handed off the project to the community, it's that sometimes...
Wisdom of Nym: What Final Fantasy XIV has lined up for patch 5.5
Amidst all the news last week, the live letter for Final Fantasy XIV kind of got shoved off into the corner, didn't it? Partly...
Destiny 2 discusses a quest details UI, returning classic content, and Black at Bungie philanthropy
The weekly Bungie update is once again sharing a diverse cornucopia of Destiny 2 news pieces, from features that slipped patch note notice to...
World of Warcraft announces plans to improve Castle Nathria drop rates in a February 16 patch
Ahead of the upcoming March patch arriving to World of Warcraft, which is introducing Stygia crafting and bringing back Valor points (though in a...
The Stream Team: A first look at Valheim’s vikings
There's a conspiracy afoot to make Massively OP's MJ a viking in Valheim; friends in and outside of MOP are in on it! One...
WoW Factor: The return of Valor is far from valorous
This week's announcement that World of Warcraft will be bringing Valor back as a currency piqued my immediate interest, especially when we're not that...
Perfect Ten: The types of MMO guilds
Guilds! They're remarkably consistent features of MMOs because developers have long realized that they are an unparalleled engine for creating drama, arguments, and recriminations....
Valheim is a co-op PvE-minded survival title of conquering a Viking purgatory – and it’s already sold 1M copies
Oh look, another survival sandbox! Before you close the browser tab, though, it would appear that this one has some genuinely unique hooks that...
A3: Still Alive introduces a new region, adds an offline auto-play feature, and merges servers
There's been yet another sizable update made to Netmarble's mobile MMO A3: Still Alive bringing the globally popular title a variety of new content...
Choose My Adventure: Battleground PvP in Warhammer Return of Reckoning is unexpectedly fun
I was not anticipating this.
I came to this week’s assignment with not an inconsiderable level of dread. My previous experiences in PvPing were coloring...
Shroud of the Avatar adds two new community events and makes its fishing tourney a monthly event
Even if I'm side-eyeing the heck out of Shroud of the Avatar, I do have to give a smile and a nod to the...
