Home MMORPG Year in Review – June 2020 (editorials)
Desert Oasis: Recapping Black Desert’s Heidel Ball, from backstage to balancing
Phantasy Star Online 2 is a fun treasure buried under antique contrivances and inconveniences
Wisdom of Nym: So, if there is a Final Fantasy XVI…
Massively Uplifting: Charity tourneys, Asheron’s Call in Animal Crossing, and over a million Kind Words
Fight or Kite: Deep-diving Crowfall’s Dregs RvR gameplay
Desert Oasis: Black Desert’s Hashashin, new server types, PvP changes, and new regions
Choose My Adventure: Star Trek Online and my hunger for a space MMO
Perfect Ten: An entirely accurate and unassailable history of pet classes in MMORPGs
LOTRO Legendarium: Are LOTRO’s new PvP servers a good idea?
EVE Evolved: A live event threatens to reshape EVE Online’s map
Storyboard: Making fights matter in MMOs (and in roleplay)
Massively Overthinking: Deleting pieces of MMOs to save them
WoW Factor: Behind blue (elf) eyes (in World of Warcraft)
The Game Archaeologist: Were sequels ever a good idea for MMOs?
Make My MMO: Elite Dangerous’ Odyssey is a challenge to Star Citizen
Not So Massively: I like survival mechanics, not survival games
Wisdom of Nym: The ‘problem jobs’ of Final Fantasy XIV’s Shadowbringers
Star Wars Galaxies fans debate Legends, PvP, the economy, and more on community podcast
Choose My Adventure: EVE Online is already a bad time
The Soapbox: Yes, here
Perfect Ten: The most fun pre-launch MMO runs
Desert Oasis: Exploring Black Desert’s mysterious O’dylitta region
Wisdom of Nym: Exit Final Fantasy XIV fan festival, pursued by a virus
Massively Overthinking: Do you keep MMOs installed for the login freebies?
Leaderboard: Star Wars Galaxies vs. Star Wars The Old Republic
WoW Factor: How World of Warcraft’s elite progression obsession hurts progression players too
Tamriel Infinium: Launch impressions of Elder Scrolls Online’s Greymoor chapter
LOTRO Legendarium: 6 tips for fun and profitable deed hunting
EVE Evolved: EVE Online’s asset safety bait and switch was a colossal mistake
Wisdom of Nym: The highs and lows of Final Fantasy XIV’s role quests
Fight or Kite: Space MMORTS Starborne’s latest time-limited campaign draws to a close
The Daily Grind: Do you eat while playing MMORPGs?
Perfect Ten: The big book of MMO death mechanic rationales
Choose My Adventure: The slow slog to familiarity in EVE Online
Vague Patch Notes: Have we ever really had an MMO sequel?
Massively Overthinking: When should we cut MMO studios some slack for trainwreck launches?
WoW Factor: The time-skip Shadowlands theory and the longing for World of Warcraft 2
The Game Archaeologist: The virtual worlds of the 1990s
Not So Massively: My top 10 favorite ARPG classes
Wisdom of Nym: Job extension ideas for the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion
The Soapbox: No, forced grouping in MMOs isn’t ‘social’
Choose My Adventure: EVE Online’s combat coalesces into something nearing enjoyment
Chaos Theory: Secret World Legend’s third anniversary and the 2020 MEGAversary event
Perfect Ten: What makes me feel welcome when trying out your MMO
Massively on the Go: Exploring Pokemon Sword and Shield’s Isle of Armor expansion
WoW Factor: How do we make a good Warcraft movie?
MMO Cartographer: A stroll through Eternal Magic, the Candy Crush of MMOs
Desert Oasis: Putting Black Desert’s music system in context with other MMOs
Massively Overthinking: Does playing MMORPGs ever stress you out?
Vague Patch Notes: MOBAs, battle royales, and shallow genre pools in the online gaming space
The Game Archaeologist: When World of Warcraft opened Ahn’Qiraj’s gates
Wisdom of Nym: What does Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.3 delay mean for the schedule?
The Soapbox: The world of Gloomhaven is primed to be an MMO
The Soapbox: PvP MMOs desperately need PvE-style feedback loops
Massively on the Go: Fun ideas for online play in Animal Crossing New Horizons
First impressions of Star Trek Online’s new Klingon tutorial and House Divided arc
