This definition originated, and as I type is only commonly used in the MMO game Realm of the Mad God.

The New Player Experience, or NPE, is a play-style in Role Playing Games that involves creating a character who is played without support from the player's main characters, or support friends that may offer.
Friend of NPE player: "The boss dropped some better armor than you are wearing, do you want it?"

NPE player: "Nah, I can't man. This is my NPE."

Friend of NPE player: "But your gear is garbage! Argh!"

NPE player: "Yeah, but it is fun to start over. Goblins take more than 1 hit sometimes."
by Onewitherr/ShadRac November 17, 2012
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Cards like this and Zuckuss are complete NPE's. The game needs more ships like the striker.
by happygocrazee March 7, 2017
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In Java programming, it may refer to the infamous NullPointerException.
What's the full stack trace of the NullPointerException? Can you provide a full working example that demonstrates the NPE?
by NeiSei June 11, 2018
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When someone thinks it would be fun to take an at-home DNA test, they may be completely shocked to find an NPE: Not Parent Expected.
Julie found out through Ancestry.com that she had an NPE: the man who raised her was not her biological father. Neither of them had any idea. It tore their family apart.
by BlindOracle September 14, 2020
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