PvP

Player vs Player — any game mode where players compete directly against other human players rather than AI-controlled enemies. PvP spans ranked ladders in fighting games and MOBAs, battle royale matches, deathmatch modes in FPS games, and world PvP in MMORPGs. Competitive PvP is the foundation of esports. Balanced PvP requires constant design attention to prevent dominant strategies (the 'meta') from making the game stale.