Year in Review – Aug 2019 (editorials) By Bree Royce - November 6, 2019 7:51 PM 0 The Daily Grind: Is crafting fundamental to a proper MMORPG? Perfect Ten: Why people create alts in MMOs Vague Patch Notes: Just stop pre-ordering video games Massively Overthinking: Thoughts and predictions on Guild Wars 2’s next big thing The Daily Grind: What should Daybreak do with the EverQuest IP? WoW Factor: Content rollouts and relevance in WoW Classic and live LOTRO Legendarium: A timeline of Lord of the Rings Online from 1994 to 2019 EVE Evolved: What injecting chaos means for EVE Online Jukebox Heroes: The best of LOTRO’s Vales of Anduin score Not So Massively: Why ARPGs, not MMOs, are where pet classes truly shine Wisdom of Nym: Balance changes after Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.05 Flameseeker Chronicles: Chairs and other oddities in Guild Wars 2’s cash shop Choose My Adventure: I may have fallen out of love with City of Heroes Working As Intended: We’re all full up on moral panics right now, but thanks The Daily Grind: Will WoW Classic end up topping retail World of Warcraft? Perfect Ten: MMOs of the apocalypse Warframe of Mind: Get ready to rock with playable instruments Vague Patch Notes: Random thoughts on randomness in MMOs Massively Overthinking: Morality and compelling choices in MMOs The Daily Grind: What did you once do a lot in MMOs that you don’t today? WoW Factor: WoW’s anniversary editions and event speculation Lawful Neutral: Money laundering and micro-laundering in the MMO industry Wings Over Atreia: Aion would make a better TV show than it does a game First impressions of Elder Scrolls Online’s Moongrave Fane dungeon, launching with Scalebreaker today Not So Massively: Anthem’s Cataclysm is actually a good ride Into the Super-verse: How Ship of Heroes is winning the superhero race The Daily Grind: Is the MMO genre dead or dying – or something else entirely? First impressions of DC Universe Online – on the Nintendo Switch Choose My Adventure: A reminder of why I haven’t played Monster Hunter: World in a while Perfect Ten: Creating the worst MMO ever Wandering Wraeclast: A guide to gear at a glance in Path of Exile Desert Oasis: The sad saga of enchanting in Black Desert Online The Daily Grind: What’s the MMO with the biggest anti-fandom? Vague Patch Notes: Lazy MMO developers don’t exist (at least not the way you’re thinking) Fight or Kite: Guild Wars 2’s best PvP mode isn’t what you think it is – it’s minigames Leaderboard: Does the ESA’s new transparent lockbox policy go far enough? Massively Overthinking: The first 10 minutes of an MMO The Soapbox: No, the MMO genre is not dead – but it could use a little positivity Lawful Neutral: The long fall of Project Copernicus’ 38 Studios The Game Archaeologist: Dungeons & Dragons MMO Cartographer: Welcome to the Aura Kingdom The Daily Grind: What’s a neat MMO mechanic that nobody’s trying anymore? Not So Massively: Comparing looter shooters, from Destiny 2 and Division 2 to Anthem and Warframe Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s moving violations Hands-on: Neverwinter post-Uprising is a mixed bag for newbies and vets Flameseeker Chronicles: What would a mobile Guild Wars 2 look like? Choose My Adventure: Rediscovering the simple joy of flight in No Man’s Sky Perfect Ten: MMOs that flirted with permadeath Vague Patch Notes: How time distorted what ‘hardcore’ means for WoW Classic The Daily Grind: Are you making any special preparations ahead of WoW Classic? WoW Factor: Forecasting the future of WoW Classic LOTRO Legendarium: Lord of the Rings Online’s prettiest and ugliest places Fight or Kite: Ashes of Creation Apocalypse is a doorway to an action-packed MMO Leaderboard: What type of WoW Classic player are you – is there a disconnect between the playerbase and the game? Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s sixth year is the Shadowbringers high The Daily Grind: Did you fall for WoW Classic, and what do you think so far? The Daily Grind: Are you up for a buy-to-play ArcheAge? Desert Oasis: First impressions of Black Desert on the PlayStation 4 (and the PS Vita too!) Tamriel Infinium: Things we wish were in Elder Scrolls Online’s cash shop (but aren’t) Perfect Ten: The fantasy MMO zone atlas Perfect Ten: Ten weird things I’m relearning with WoW Classic Design Mockument: Plausible ideas for The Matrix Online 2 Massively Overthinking: The future of WoW and WoW Classic The Daily Grind: Would you play Guild Wars 2 Classic? Why I Play: AdventureQuest 3D’s Korn concerts and crazy puns First impressions: WoW Classic is fun but anachronistic
First impressions of Elder Scrolls Online’s Moongrave Fane dungeon, launching with Scalebreaker today
Leaderboard: What type of WoW Classic player are you – is there a disconnect between the playerbase and the game?