Year in Review – Dec 2020 (editorials) By Bree Royce - December 30, 2020 12:02 PM 0 The Daily Grind: Which IP should never, ever be turned into an MMO? First Impressions of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, part three: Influences and summation Fight or Kite: Albion Online’s mobile beta hits the sweet spot Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Go Beyond update is surprisingly solid for vets and newcomers alike Preview: Dauntless’ Reforged update brings new gameplay, new potential, and unanswered questions End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2020 Desert Oasis: Black Desert Online should be 2020’s MMO of the year Vague Patch Notes: You are and are not who you are in MMOs The Soapbox: Red Dead Online is just not as fun as it should be Massively Overthinking: MMO cash shop confessions WoW Factor: The five paths forward for WoW Classic LOTRO Legendarium: What Daybreak’s sale revealed about LOTRO The Daily Grind: Do you actually consider yourself a good MMO player? Massively on the Go: The rollercoaster that is Pokemon Go’s Go Beyond update Jukebox Heroes: The quieter side of Lord of the Rings Online’s soundtrack The Soapbox: Pet battles are one of the best things WoW ever did (which is why I’ve never played one) Wisdom of Nym: The highlights of Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.4 notes MassivelyOP Podcast Episode #300: Live on Twitch! The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best graphical appeal in 2020? Flameseeker Chronicles: An honest second look at Guild Wars 2’s dragon response missions Choose My Adventure: Fallout 76 and my fight against the all too familiar feeling of not caring The Daily Grind: How do you feel about MMOs you don’t play getting publicity? End-of-Year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs going into 2021 Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Most Underrated MMO Vague Patch Notes: Defining the vague mass that is the MMO community Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2020 WoW Factor: The strange diegetics of the Shadowlands Ask Mo: The hits and misses of MassivelyOP’s 2020 predictions Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Most Improved MMO The Daily Grind: What was the best MMO emulator or rogue server in 2020? Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Biggest MMO Blunder of 2020 Wisdom of Nym: Impressions of Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.4 content Fight or Kite: Forget Cyberpunk 2077 – Hackmud is the real cyberpunk game you should be playing Choose My Adventure: Simply skipping through quests small and large in Fallout 76 End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO stories of 2020 Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Biggest MMO Disappointment of 2020 Vague Patch Notes: The verbs of MMOs Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Best MMO Business Model Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2021 Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Worst MMO Business Model Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Best MMO Player Housing Into the Super-verse: A heroic year of superhero MMO development The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMO industry trend of 2020? Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: MMO Story of the Year Wisdom of Nym: Impressions of Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.4 story Not So Massively: Looking back at 2020 and ahead to 2021 in the realm of not-so-massively games Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: MMO Studio of the Year Choose My Adventure: All the MMOs you made us play in 2020 Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Indie MMO of the Year End-of-Year Eleven: The best MMO updates and expansions of 2020 Massively on the Go: Understanding what an MMO community will pay for MassivelyOP’s 2020 Golden Yachties: Best MMO troll The Game Archaeologist: Seven ways EverQuest reshaped MMO history Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: MMO with the Stormiest Future MOP Awards: Best MMO Player Screenshots Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Not-So-Massively Game of the Year Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s 2020 was better than expected, worse than planned Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: MMO Expansion of the Year Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s 2020 year in review Fight or Kite: The stand-out PvP MMOs and games of 2020 Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Most Anticipated MMO Choose My Adventure: My time as a volunteer for the Responders in Fallout 76 Why I Play: Elite Dangerous is the space sandbox we’ve been looking for Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: MMORPG of the Year End-of-Year Eleven: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures in 2021 Leaderboard: What’s the best classic MMORPG still running at the end of 2020?
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Go Beyond update is surprisingly solid for vets and newcomers alike
The Soapbox: Pet battles are one of the best things WoW ever did (which is why I’ve never played one)