Year in Review – August 2022 (editorials) By Bree Royce - November 1, 2022 3:05 PM 0 Vitae Aeternum: The hits and misses of New World’s summer update Wisdom of Nym: Did Final Fantasy XIV’s relic farming zones work? Choose My Adventure: The monster-eating adventures of McFishy the Squid Man in Chimeraland Vague Patch Notes: Why sticking to one MMO is the smart thing to do Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs that let you talk to cats Massively Overthinking: What endgame content keeps you in an MMORPG long-term? WoW Factor: Dragonflight, Wrath Classic, and trying to stop the bleeding Stick and Rudder: Giving EVE Online another shot LOTRO Legendarium: Ranking the new class/race combos by excitement factor Wisdom of Nym: Are crossover events in Final Fantasy XIV worth it? Choose My Adventure: The winding and confounding road to make Chonkhonk stronger in Chimeraland Fight or Kite: MultiVersus is so much more than a Super Saiyan Shaggy Perfect Ten: Small features that still make RIFT awesome Vague Patch Notes: No, Little Orbit has not solved the MMO blockchain problem Massively Overthinking: What’s so bad about comfort zones in MMOs? WoW Factor: The problem with borrowed power was never new systems Why I Play: Returning to Diablo III in 2022 The Game Archaeologist: MegaWars, the Star Trek online sim from the ’70s First Impressions: Tower of Fantasy is Genshin Impact in a PSO2 costume (and it’s actually pretty good) Wisdom of Nym: Everything we learned about Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 6.2 Choose My Adventure: Making a house and making character progress in Chimeraland Vitae Aeternum: The best solo ranged and melee builds in New World Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs that took aim at World of Warcraft Vague Patch Notes: The perils of comparing MMOs to each other Massively on the Go: Everything multiplayer fans need to know about Splatoon 3 Massively Overthinking: The real-world value of MMOs WoW Factor: Optimal choices in MMO talent trees don’t justify removing them LOTRO Legendarium: What new classes could LOTRO add in the future? Wisdom of Nym: Highlights from Final Fantasy XIV’s Buried Memory patch notes ahead of launch Fight or Kite: I had a MultiVersus hole in my heart all this time and never knew it Choose My Adventure: Chimeraland’s weirdness routine continues to become a comfortable cadence Perfect Ten: My memories from the 2004 World of Warcraft launch Tales from the Holodeck: Altair Breaker is an unfinished and unsatisfying example of multiplayer VR swordplay Vague Patch Notes: Novelty is a contradiction in an MMORPG genre that discourages it Massively Overthinking: The most unusual subscriptions in the MMO space WoW Factor: Why trying to draw back former MMO raiders doesn’t work Stick and Rudder: So you’ve completed the EVE Online tutorial – now what? LOTRO Legendarium: Will Before the Shadow evade the mini-expansion stigma? Wisdom of Nym: First impressions of Final Fantasy XIV’s Buried Memory content Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go Fest’s Finale was a blend of comfort content and bad bugs Vitae Aeternum: Previewing New World’s Brimstone Sands, leveling revamp, greatsword, and more Flameseeker Chronicles: Standout moments from 10 years of Guild Wars 2 Choose My Adventure: Chimeraland lets its freak flag fly one last time Perfect Ten: The MMO studios that keep whiffing on new projects
First Impressions: Tower of Fantasy is Genshin Impact in a PSO2 costume (and it’s actually pretty good)
Tales from the Holodeck: Altair Breaker is an unfinished and unsatisfying example of multiplayer VR swordplay