Year in Review – May 2022 (editorials) By Bree Royce - October 28, 2022 1:40 PM 0 The Game Archaeologist: Six cancelled MMOs that I wish had launched Wisdom of Nym: Examining Final Fantasy XIV’s refreshed PvP system Global Chat: Who gets to decide what is ‘fun’ in MMORPGs? Choose My Adventure: Final Fantasy XI’s PlayOnline decides to not let me play online Fight or Kite: CRSED FOAD aka Cuisine Royale is a mouthful of an ‘MMO’ Perfect Ten: Why we need more post-apocalyptic MMOs WoW Factor: Is dragon riding in World of Warcraft Dragonflight borrowed power? Massively Overthinking: The minimum requirements for MMO player housing Vague Patch Notes: The negatives of MMORPG rogue servers LOTRO Legendarium: Remembering 15 amazing years of Lord of the Rings Online Wisdom of Nym: Deep-diving Final Fantasy XIV’s new adventurer plates Not So Massively: Nothing can prepare you for Craftopia’s weirdness Choose My Adventure: My life as a Guardian in City of Heroes Rebirth Perfect Ten: The many-colored dragon rainbow of the MMO sphere Whatever happened to Square-Enix’s Babylon’s Fall? WoW Factor: Excitement and trepidation about World of Warcraft bringing back talent trees Massively Overthinking: If you could change one thing about an MMO… The Daily Grind: Are you sick of crypto and NFT crap in MMOs? Storyboard: The fatal flaw of overreaching villain plans in MMOs plotlines Massively on the GO: Talking MMOARGs with Orna’s lead dev Fight or Kite: New World’s PvP is a failure for casual gamers Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the grim specter of continuity lockout Not So Massively: First impressions of V Rising, launching into early access today Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online has a real enthusiasm problem Choose My Adventure: Some classic mission running in the City of Heroes Rebirth rogue server Perfect Ten: MMO critters so cute it makes your teeth hurt Vague Patch Notes: A look back at my start in Final Fantasy XI, many years later Massively Overthinking: The MMO grudges we just can’t let go Stick and Rudder: Some thoughts on Chris Roberts’ annual Star Citizen address LOTRO Legendarium: Exploring the bounds of Yondershire Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Niantic is listening to the wrong voices in its own company Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the risk of job overload The Game Archaeologist: The ’90s BioWare MMORPG that almost was Choose My Adventure: Sampling a quick serving of player creativity in City of Heroes Rebirth Flameseeker Chronicles: Touring Guild Wars 2’s restored living world S1E2 Sky Pirates Perfect Ten: 10 great ways to lose new players from your MMO Four Winds: Remembering TERA’s wild start and in-game politics Vague Patch Notes: The specter of MMO persistence in single-player games Massively Overthinking: Which MMO will be next to raise its subscription? WoW Factor: So let’s talk about World of Warcraft’s Evoker LOTRO Legendarium: 10 helpful tips to improve your LOTRO experience Wisdom of Nym: Reconsidering Final Fantasy XIV’s Primals Fight or Kite: Absolver is the greatest martial arts melee brawler you never played Choose My Adventure: The long-awaited and slightly bumpy return to Final Fantasy XI