PVE so pretty much the same reason as you, and also i really hate being competitive, to rage-y for meh.

I like PvP, as it is always fun to play with human player, than hitting the same AI mob over and over and over again, gets boring kinda fast...

Pve

I like both equally. PvP because I like competing against others, but l I like PvE if it's an co-op game.

PvE for me. :) I prefer fighting against the AI and not having to deal with PuGs or the general dickbags that PvP tends to breed. I know there are many that are not like that but I'll take PvE over PvP any day.

I think both have their benefits. PvP encourages players to better themselves to be competitive, and with good matchmaking you really need to be at your best. But that can also be seen as a drawback. PvE games tend to have quite a few more opponents, but they're slow, dumb, and predictable.

Something with options for both, like Star Wars The Old Republic; even on a PvE server you can go against other players in Galactic Starfighter mode or Warzone mode. And lemme tell ya, flying a Starfighter is a blast :3

PvE preffered... if I want to fight with another human, there are thousands of FPS class games out there I can go play... but if I'm in a game for content, I want pve... pvp breads too many greifers... and full open pvp leads to whole sale newbie slaughter, taking away any chance a game has at being fun...

It depends on the game. I usually don't like PVP on MMORPGs 'cause the people is always acting like assholes, ganging, trolling, insulting, etc.
On competitive games when you play on real time actions instead of based turn ones, PVP of course. You don't need to talk people and socialize, just beat'em up on the racetrack or on the battlefield.

PVE, it removes the interest for people to become particularly hostile/challenge-minded towards other players.

I'm really on the PVE side! It's way more fun for me to run around with a friend in a Co-Op Mode, doing Missions together than just capturing flags or whatever and shoot other people in the face.
I'm already excited when I get my new PC so I can properly start playing DayZ. The mod, tho. Because for now, the Standalone is more PVE. You gather loot, run around and shoot people in the head with like a handfull of Zombies in 5h.

PvE is generally accepted as being Player vs Environment.

I enjoy both, but I've been favoring more of cooperative play than competitive over time.

PvP is competitive and challenging. That human element is a powerful draw to me, especially with a human opponent. There are different levels of satisfaction that can be derived in battling other humans. Usually the highs are much higher for players (winning) and the lows are much lower too (losing).

PvE can be a lot of fun depending on the game itself. Usually with friends, PvE is the way to go. Relaxing, casual, and less likely to have a negative experience too. AI opponent do have a tendency to be predictable or dumb, but it all depends on the game. A story or thrill (fear) based games do not need to have a comprehensive AI, but enough to get the task accomplished.

Note that even with PvP, there can be a lot of predictability in upper tiers of competitive play due to the metagaming element. There are methods and strategies incorporated to certain PvP games that trounces others. Think of chess in this aspect. There are openers that are more powerful than others depending on the strategy you wish to implement, and if the opponent is knowledgeable and competent, he or she can predict what the next few moves will be, and deviation from those moves can lead to more opportunities which he or she can exploit.

same goes for me which is why i play WoW and SWTOR mmorpg's

I can do either, provided I can easily mute annoyances. Like in league.

PvE, I like playing with people and against common enemies.

PvP is fine sometimes like in FPS like Halo and goldeneye or some racing games [fun, not simulation] but in general it's just annoying.

For FPSs I play PvP entirely

For anything else, PvE.

Personalmente, trovo che i giochi migliori sono quelli che offrono sia PVE che PVP! ^^
Trovo che avere variazione all' interno dello stesso gioco possa essere interessante!

Dipende, giochi progettati per PVP su cui viene implementato il PVE possono anche funzionare (Vedi TF2) ma quando applichi una modalità PVP su un gioco progettato come PVE è sempre un disastro.

Pending on the situation, fighting games are meant to be pvp. But I love a game where you can play with people in the same room. Do away with anonymity and pvp won't be so bad so you can be more selective with whom you play with.

Each has merits:
PvE for any game you want to be attached to. Like say Civilization. You pour your heart into your cities, your people.... the last thing you need is someone razing them and taunting you for it. MMORPGs are the same. PvP is just inviting grief. Yes you come back to life, but there is that attachment to your character.

Take other simple games, like World of Tanks/Planes/Boats, TF2, etc.... the games where there isn't anything at stake if you lose. PvP can be quite fun and enjoyable because there isn't that attachment if you lose. You just start a new game. Persistant worlds like EVE Online..... not a chance. I play games to have fun, not to dread having been killed or raided when I sleep.

Rule #1 of EVE: don't fly what you can't afford to replace.

Eh...I've been leaning more towards the PvE road as it seems like the community for PvP is not generally as nice and friendly as it used to be....that and from direct experience that PvP can taint friendships.
I will exclude the Left4Dead series though. For some reason people in that game are so crazy and rabid... .___.;

They are both fun when the game is designed well. For the absolute best PvP experience, EVE Online is where it's at. I have not yet found a comparable PvE experience, but hopefully it exists someday!

Since almost every game made today has incredibly terrible AI, PVP is far far superior. Make friends with people who aren't idiots and then go play because likewise the creators aren't willing to ban the hands that feed--i.e. incredibly bad mannered people aren't just banned out of the game.

I still greatly prefer cooperative gaming over the usual see competitive blast fests. I really don't have the time or patience with rage gamers with the emotional maturity of toddlers.

first, PvE is versus ENVIRONMENT not enemy. second, i play minecraft, which has BOTH AT ONCE! trololol! *system status changes to broken* XD

Hmmmm. For FPS mostly PvP and Cooperative, and for RPG I prefer more PvE, I guess...

Ever since I have been playing Computer games I have preferred PVE over PVP because RVP promotes more cooperation among the players than PVP. I have lost many an item or been killed by Nasty players that sneak around and ambush and kill you after all that hard work.

I much rather work with several or in some cases in FFXI 64 people to defeat a whole zone and the boss and have the comradely and fun with others.

PVP or PVE....Yeah, I used to think that way, PVE only, but since I've learned to go by Aion and World of Warcraft and their faction pvp's, I've been getting used to PvP content, then again, my PvP likings is limited to not losing everything upon death *Points at Runescape* by another person

PvE mainly as people often are friendly and willing to help others out, PvP can be fun too if done well, though the community can completely ruin it for me both in having too many idiots playing and/or having too many ragers playing(LoL).

Depends. I prefer PVE with only with friends I already know, and PVP with people I don't know.

A thing I like about certain PVP games though, (specially tactical) is that the opponent may be smarter than a bot. I sometimes better enjoy a quality defeat than a boring victory.

It depends.

PVP sucks, to many psychos and drama.

I play EVE

Everyone vs. Everything

Oddly enough the game is EVE Online. Remember Kids, not purple shoot it.

Ota I now just sit too much in PvP games(War Thunder, World of Tanks, Star Conflict and Navy Field) there are no so much PvE game modes(in War Thunder solo missions and dynamic campaigns, Star Conflict only solo missions, same in Navy Field). If you will want to feel like pilot of II WW or Korean War plane join War Thunder

PvE & Pvp. But I don't like PvP that is unbalanced. I played Wow for a year long, and I was pretty good with a Warlock - SL/Sl in Burning Crusade but then came WOTLK and warlocks got nerfed. In BC I pretty much owned 95% of players. In WOTLK warlocks became weak, and fragile. Battlegrounds were still fun, and 1vs1 was also neat, but in arenas they were weak...eventually i grow old with WoW and it's repetitive game style.
The Pvps I truly enjoyed were: Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Twisted Metal 2, Vigilante 8, Mario Kart 64, Goldeneye 64, Vigilante 8, Tekken 2, Worms...so what kind of PvP do I enjoy? The Deathmatch styled ones, which doesen't rely on being overpowered or imbalanced. These games were mostly fair with it's choices, gear, and the matches were giving a true feeling of competing on the same level.
MMORPG PvP isn't fun, because there will be always injustice and cheating going on, and there is too much difference between playable characters. I prefer a fair fight, where one can win with their own skill, experience, and winning or loosing is OFTEN decided on luck. That always leaves a more enjoyable experience, and it leaves no bad aftertaste: Lost a round on Mario Kart 64? Next round you will win! Mortal Kombat? 1 minute long matches -> you are bound to win some! If it's a fair fight, then it's good PvP

Then again I love PvE better. In MMO I lok forward in Co-Op gameplay like the one in L4D!

PVE as there is much more content, and cooperativity rather than eveyrone for themselves.

PVP all the way. In an MMO, I can beat the top raid and think "meh?". I don't get satisfaction in beating a computer program that you learn a specific pattern to fight near as much as beating another single living breathing thinking player. A PVE scenario, once learned is just not gratifying wheras there is no more delicious thrill than when my opponent does something that makes me go "WOAH! WTF!?!" and I still manage to pull a win out.

I hate competition, and I like to enjoy a game. So it's PVE most of the time, though exceptions apply, especially for short-duration multiplayer games, especially with friends.

I like PVP because humans are somewhat smarter than AI. AI gets predictable and the same pattern to defeat them will work every time.

PvP The reason is mainly that the competition is better and smarter. When it comes to PvE, most of the time, you don't have to rely on your brain too much xD