PvPvE

Texting & Internet Slang abbreviation · Gaming Slang

PvPvE
Stands forPlayer versus player versus environment
CategoriesTexting & Internet Slang

PvPvE stands for Player versus player versus environment, a gaming slang abbreviation.

Game design mixing computer-controlled enemies with the threat of other players, so teams fight both AI and each other in the same space.

Example: Escape from Tarkov's PvPvE raids make every gunshot terrifying.

Usage notes

Popular in extraction shooters such as Escape from Tarkov and Hunt: Showdown, and in the Dark Zone of Tom Clancy's The Division. The tension of possibly meeting other players while fighting AI is the main appeal. A specialist term mostly used by fans and reviewers.

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