This year, we’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into 2016.
March 2015 was a great month for Massively OP — you funded our Kickstarter! Crowfall’s Kickstarter was a big success too, and it dominated headlines that month. MMO players were also reeling from Daybreak’s massive layoffs, giddy over Elder Scrolls Online’s buy-to-play relaunch, and skeptical about WoW’s planned token currency.
On the meta front, we kicked off the very first episode of the Mo comic, Sword and Bored. Here’s the whole rundown for the month!
TOP NEWS STORIES OF MARCHÂ 2015
Crowfall finishes out Kickstarter worth $1,766,204
Daybreak layoffs totaled 140 in San Diego
Elder Scrolls Online’s B2P relaunch trailer is here
Star Citizen’s arena commander 1.1 is coming soon
Revival says it will feature ‘graphic sex’
Daybreak constricts gamemasters in EQ and EQII
Skyforge ‘won’t tolerate the word P2W’ [Updated]
Camelot Unchained releases alpha video
EverQuest Next ditches lore and general discussion forums
Sex and horror will mix in Revival
Perfect World Entertainment hit with potentially massive layoffs
World of Warcraft is getting gold and gametime transfer tokens
Camelot Unchained delays alpha, promises compensation
Star Trek Online, Star Citizen, and Elite plan Leonard Nimoy tributes
Roberts on Star Citizen’s funding model, Minecraft, and more
Trion makes amends for ArcheAge’s dolphingate
H1Z1 has sold a million copies on Steam
Storybricks has closed down
Former LOTRO employee dishes out behind-the-scenes secrets
Final Fantasy XI halts updates this year with one last storyline
Investment firm sees a dark future for WildStar, bright hopes for Guild Wars 2
Indie Harry Potter MMO slapped with cease and desist
People are still getting scammed for big bucks in EVE Online
The Secret World’s Bylos moving on, details 2015 plans
The Secret World publishes enhanced player experience patch
Embezzlement scandal hits NCsoft
Elite: Dangerous names space station after Terry Pratchett
EverQuest’s new progression server could take you eight years to finish
Neverwinter launches on Xbox One
Guild Wars 2 tweaks the personal story for a solo finish
FAVORITE EDITORIALS OF MARCH 2015
Perfect Ten: Combat-free MMOs
Tamriel Infinium: Five reasons to return to Elder Scrolls Online
Working As Intended: Six things I expect from serious MMO PvP
Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s Revenant
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR took its first step into competitive gaming and fell on its face
LOTRO Legendarium: Five off-the-beaten path locales you must visit
MMO Mechanics: Navigating fast-travel systems
WoW Factor: The design slide from start to present
Chaos Theory: Quit whining and pay for your Secret World content
First impressions of Skyforge beta, part one
Lost Continent: ArcheAge’s dolphingate was much ado about nothing
WoW Factor: In praise of Warlords of Draenor
Guild Chat: The top five ingredients in every great guild
Three Elder Scrolls Online mods you shouldn’t play without
ALL MONTH-IN-REVIEW POSTS TO-DATE
MMO Year in Review: Daybreak’s downslide (February 2015)
MMO Year in Review: Crowfall’s Kickstarter (March 2015)
MMO Year in Review: A Star Wars Galaxies postmortem (April 2015)
MMO Year in Review: WoW’s nosedive (May 2015)
MMO Year in Review: Heavensward’s arrival (June 2015)
MMO Year in Review: Smed & Smart (July 2015)
MMO Year in Review: Into the Heart of Thorns (August 2015)
MMO Year in Review: WildStar Reloaded (September 2015)
MMO Year in Review: The SWTOR vs. Guild Wars 2 showdown (October 2015)
MMO Year in Review: Blizzard’s big plans (November 2015)
MMO Year in Review: Star Citizen’s triumph (December 2015)
