Editing Player versus environment (section)

{{Short description|Fighting computer-controlled enemies}}
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'''Player versus environment''' ('''PvE''', also known as '''player versus monster''' ('''PvM''') and commonly misinterpreted as '''player versus entity''') is a term used for both single player and [[online game]]s, particularly [[Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMORPGs]], CORPGs, [[Multi-user dungeon|MUD]]s, other online [[role-playing video game]]s and survival games to refer to fighting [[Mob (video gaming)|computer-controlled enemies]]<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 - that is, the virtual world. In a combat situation, this means player characters (PCs) fight monsters.}}</ref> - in contrast to PvP ([[player versus player]]) which is fighting other players in the game.<ref>{{cite web |title=PvP and PvE in MMO Games – What's the Difference? |url=https://plarium.com/en/blog/pvp-and-pve/ |website=plarium.com |access-date=28 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> In survival games a large part may be fighting the elements, controlling hunger and thirst, learning to adapt to the environment and exploration.{{cn|date=April 2024}}

Usually a PvE mode can be played alone, with human companions or with [[Artificial intelligence in video games|AI]] companions. The PvE mode may contain a storyline that is narrated as the player progresses through missions. It may also contain missions that may be done in any order.