Home MMORPG Year in Review – May 2020 (editorials)
The Soapbox: The sunsetted MMORPGs I miss the most
WoW Factor: Examining Shadowlands’ Warlock, Paladin, and Demon Hunter changes
LOTRO Legendarium: Wells of Langflood, River-hobbits, and free questing
Wisdom of Nym: The curious rebirth of Final Fantasy XIV’s old content
Massively Uplifting: Communities and companies bolster COVID-19 relief and mental health support
Choose My Adventure: The first steps as a Romulan in Star Trek Online
Fight or Kite: Valorant’s place in an MMO player’s rotation
Perfect Ten: The top 10 things we loved about WildStar
MMO Cartographer: Exploring Revelation Online’s Skyward World update
Vague Patch Notes: What causes the preponderance of disconnected MMO endgames?
Working as Intended: Sparking joy in MMOs
Massively Overthinking: The oldest MMORPGs we still play
WoW Factor: Examining Shadowlands’ Rogue, Death Knight, and Warrior changes
First impressions of Fallout 76 Wastelanders from a true newbie to the game
The Game Archaeologist: The rise and fall of Landmark and EverQuest Next
Not So Massively: Kind Words is one of the most intense games I’ve ever played
Wisdom of Nym: What awaits in Final Fantasy XIV’s relic battleground?
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s class and race restrictions have never made any sense
Perfect Ten: Actually useful World of Warcraft toys
Working as Intended: The big list of City of Heroes rogue servers, 2020 edition
Warframe of Mind: Five ways to make a more splendiferous TennoCon 2020
Vague Patch Notes: Player vs. class in Final Fantasy XI
Desert Oasis: Exploring Black Desert’s guild system, from contracts to drama
Massively Overthinking: Do MMOs need ‘adult’ character customization?
WoW Factor: Why I genuinely miss World of Warcraft’s old janky Retribution Paladin
EverQuesting: EverQuest II’s Blood of Luclin offers an aggravating lesson on gated MMO content
LOTRO Legendarium: What I want from Amazon’s Lord of the Rings MMO
Fight or Kite: Surveying Crowfall’s new Frostweaver class and interface updates
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s healer problem and how it’s kind of unsolvable
Choose My Adventure: New ships, New Romulus, and a new gun in Star Trek Online
Perfect Ten: World of Warcraft’s multicolored troll rainbow
WoW Factor: Impressive Influence and the ongoing half-hearted Battle for Azeroth apology
Tamriel Infinium: Getting ready for Elder Scrolls Online’s Greymoor chapter
Massively Overthinking: The more things change in MMOs, the more they stay the same
Vague Patch Notes: The endless allure of the games we never got
The Game Archaeologist: McDonalds’ McWorld MMO is a thing that existed
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers has mined out its own nostalgia
Choose My Adventure: Taking the new Warbird for a spin in Star Trek Online
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s No Quarter
Perfect Ten: Unconventional MMORPG magic classes
Wandering Wraeclast: Final impressions of Path of Exile’s Delirium
First Impressions: Phantasy Star Online 2’s technical clownshow mangled its PC launch
Vague Patch Notes: BlizzCon’s cancellation might just be for the best
Desert Oasis: Rethinking the Black Desert grindspot debate
Massively Overthinking: Are MMO developers stuck in the past?
WoW Factor: Shadowlands needs an excitement boost it’s not getting