Year in Review – Dec 2019 (editorials) By Bree Royce - December 30, 2019 12:24 PM 0 Wisdom of Nym: Blue Mage in Final Fantasy XIV and what the update needs to deliver Fight or Kite: Archeage Unchained’s leveling PvP is a test of resolve and avoidance Massively Uplifting: MMO fundraisers, GW2 raid class, and saving trees and cats Choose My Adventure: How Citadel Forged with Fire made me like survival sandboxes in spite of its faults The Daily Grind: Do you ever pick a human skin tone other than your own in MMOs? Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO surprises of 2019 Desert Oasis: A critique of Black Desert’s upcoming Tamer succession WoW Factor: A history of itemization in World of Warcraft Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2019 Vague Patch Notes: Why do MMOs have randomness? Warframe of Mind: First impressions of Railjack (plus our guide to building your own) LOTRO Legendarium: Second breakfasts and the importance of food Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Most Underrated MMORPG Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s crafting class utility Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: MMO Story of the Year Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s 2019 year in review, from the layoffs to Icebrood Warframe of Mind: Previewing Empyrean and Railjacks with Digital Extremes Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Most Improved MMORPG Perfect Ten: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2019 Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Worst MMO Business Model Wisdom of Nym: Impressions of Final Fantasy XIV’s first Blue Mage extension Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO stories of 2019 Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Biggest MMO Surprise WoW Factor: How WoW’s Corruption system breaks the redeeming features of Titanforging Ask Mo: The hits and misses of MassivelyOP’s 2019 predictions MMO Burnout: Pokemon Sword and Shield is fun but not innovative Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Not-So-Massively Game of the Year The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v3.0 Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Biggest MMO Blunder EVE Evolved: First impressions of the EVE Echoes mobile beta Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s first Patch 5.2 preview in brief Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Best MMO Business Model Fight or Kite: 2010-2019, the decade when PvP boomed and MMOs languished Choose My Adventure: Conquering the fear of Project Gorgon (and getting rewarded for it) Massively OP’s 2019 MMO Video Game Music Awards Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Best MMO Trend Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s 2019 year in review, from Icebrood Saga to the future Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO news stories of 2019 Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Biggest MMO Disappointment Vague Patch Notes: Why don’t we have more MMO psionics? Desert Oasis: A few improvements I’d like to see in Black Desert for 2020 Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2020 WoW Factor: Where WoW Vanilla’s and WoW Classic’s communities diverge Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: MMO Studio of the Year Tamriel Infinium: A 2019 Elder Scrolls Online retrospective Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: MMO (or studio) with the Stormiest Future LOTRO Legendarium: How did Lord of the Rings Online do in 2019? One Shots: Our favorite MMORPG screenshots of 2019 MassivelyOP’s 2019 Golden Yachties: Most bizarre thing in an MMO this year The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMO industry trend of 2019? Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Best MMORPG Expansion Not So Massively: A wishlist for MMO-adjacent online games in 2020 Wisdom of Nym: Looking ahead to Final Fantasy XIV’s 2020 Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Indie MMO of the Year Choose My Adventure: All the MMOs you made us play in 2019 A very World of Warcraft Christmas Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Most Anticipated MMO Vague Patch Notes: My wrecked treasure in No Man’s Sky Why I Play: How NCsoft’s Fafurion update saved Lineage 2 in 2019 Leaderboard: What was the most overrated MMO of 2019? Massively Overthinking: Our MMO resolutions for 2020 Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: MMORPG of the Year WoW Factor: A quick glance back at 2019 for World of Warcraft MMO Cartographer: Gamigo’s voxel MMO Trove is a blocky treasure Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2019 MMO Cartographer: Reminiscing on the MMOs we toured in 2019 Leaderboard: What’s the best classic MMORPG still running at the end of 2019? Fight or Kite: Totally reasonable expectations for PvP MMORPGs in 2020 Wisdom of Nym: Yes, Final Fantasy XIV’s Empire is just plain bad Perfect Ten: The best MMO updates and expansions of 2019 The most popular Massively OP MMO articles of 2019 Choose My Adventure: The perfect sandbox MMORPG already exists in Project Gorgon Lawful Neutral: A look back at the MMO industry’s law dramas of 2019 MassivelyOP’s 2019 Golden Yachties: Schlag meme of the year
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