What is Player versus environment?
'''Player versus environment''', also called '''PvE''', is a type of game. The word is used when describing [[online game|online]] [[video game]]s, especially [[MMORPG]]s, [[MUD]]s, and other online [[role-playing game]]s. In PvE games, the player fights things that are controlled by the game or computer, not by other players.<ref>{{cite book| last = Bartle |first = Richard | author-link = Richard Bartle| title = [[Designing Virtual Worlds]]| publisher = New Riders| year = 2003| isbn = 0-13-101816-7| pages = 406| quote = ''Player versus Environment'' (PvE). Players are opposed by the environment&mdash;that is, the virtual world. In a combat situation, this means player characters (PCs) fight monsters.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Videogame Style Guide and Reference Manual|url=https://archive.org/details/videogamestylegu0000thom|last1=Orland|first1=Kyle|last2=Thomas|first2=Dave|last3=Steinberg|first3=Scott|publisher=Lulu.com|year=2007|isbn=9781430313052|page=[https://archive.org/details/videogamestylegu0000thom/page/51 51]}}</ref> This is different from another type of game, called [[Player versus player|PvP]], where people fight other people. Players can play PvE games by themselves, with other people, or with people also controlled by the game. ==Related pages== * [[Player versus player]] * [[Cooperative gameplay]] * [[Deathmatch (video games)|Deathmatch]] * [[Single player video game]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{video-game-stub}} [[Category:Video game terminology]]