Year in Review – Dec 2021 (editorials) By Bree Royce - January 2, 2022 10:12 AM 0 End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2021 Wisdom of Nym: The Final Fantasy XIV cookbook is a fun addition to fans’ culinary library Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s siege turtles and updated End of Dragons elite specs Massively Overthinking: The best MMO music of 2021 Vague Patch Notes: There’s nothing wrong with being a niche MMO LOTRO Legendarium: OK, let’s talk about Lord of the Rings Online on console Wisdom of Nym: Initial impressions from Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker early access Vitae Aeternum: New World’s travel problem is also a storage problem Warframe of Mind: The New War demo highlights story, playable NPCs, Caliban frame, and Harrow Prime Choose My Adventure: Grim Dawn starts off as grim as its name suggests First Impressions: Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker is a satisfying ending to a decade-long story From the Depths: Seven tips to improve your World of Warships experience End-of-year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2021 Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2021 Vague Patch Notes: MMOs are so stupid and I love them Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: Most Underrated MMO Working As Intended: The hits and misses of MassivelyOP’s 2021 predictions Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: Best MMO Rogue Server The Game Archaeologist: Hero101, the lost KingsIsle superhero MMO Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: Best MMO PvP Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: Biggest MMO Blunder Wisdom of Nym: Combat design and balance in Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: Best MMO Business Model Fight or Kite: KEO is on the cusp of being Twisted Metal for the Internet age Choose My Adventure: Grim Dawn is finally getting fun Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: Biggest MMO Disappointment End-of-Year Eleven: The top MMOs to watch in 2022 Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: Biggest MMO Surprise Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2022 Wisdom of Nym: Please do not hear of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: Worst MMO Business Model Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: Best New MMO Class LOTRO Legendarium: A look back at Lord of the Rings Online in 2021 Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2021 Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: Indie MMO of the Year Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: Most Improved MMO Wisdom of Nym: Unpacking the story of Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: Best Classic MMO Not So Massively: Godfall’s Challenger Edition is a flawed introduction to a flawed game Choose My Adventure: Grim Dawn gets comfortable and continues to get better Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: MMO Story of the Year Leaderboard: What was the most overrated MMO of 2021? Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: MMO Studio of the Year Vague Patch Notes: Skewed perspectives of the MMO industry Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO stories of 2021 Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: Not-So-Massively Game of the Year Jukebox Heroes: Your favorite MMO holiday music The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v5.0 Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: Best MMO Housing The Battle Bards MMO music podcast: 2021 in review The 2021 One Shots Awards, celebrating your best MMO screenshots Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: Best MMO Trend Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: MMO with the Stormiest Future Wisdom of Nym: Thoughts on the first wing of Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker’s Pandæmonium Massively on the Go: How Niantic evades handling stalking and harassment in Pokemon Go and other ARGs Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: MMO Expansion of the Year Fight or Kite: Was 2021 the death of large-scale group PvP MMOs? Massively on the Go: How Pokemon Go support fails MMOARG stalking victims Choose My Adventure: All the MMOs you made us play in 2021 Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: Most Anticipated MMO End-of-year Eleven: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures going into 2022 Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go actually nerfed its own support rather than help players Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: MMORPG of the Year Into the Super-verse: A look back at superhero MMOs in 2021 Massively on the Go: How to fix Pokemon Go’s longstanding player safety failures Massively Overthinking: Our 2022 MMO resolutions The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the brightest future in 2022? Massively OP’s 2021 MMO Lifetime Achievement Award Goodbye to all the reasons we can’t have nice things in MMOs, 2021 edition
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s siege turtles and updated End of Dragons elite specs
Massively on the Go: How Niantic evades handling stalking and harassment in Pokemon Go and other ARGs