Year in Review – June 2022 (editorials) By Bree Royce - October 28, 2022 5:31 PM 0 Perfect Ten: Weird ways we heal each other in MMORPGs Vague Patch Notes: Mobile MMOs, free-to-play MMOs, and the path of microtransactions MMO Burnout: Miss Heroes of Might and Magic? Try Songs of Conquest Massively Overthinking: Making money in MMOs – easy, hard, or in-between? WoW Factor: What was the point of Shadowlands? The Soapbox: Are modern games more disposable than ever? Not So Massively: First impressions of Diablo Immortal on PC Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.15 is a bit late in its arrival LOTRO Legendarium: Which LOTRO race is the best to play? Choose My Adventure: Slow-going through Final Fantasy XI’s more recently added systems Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go Fest 2022 was not the worst Go Fest by a long shot Perfect Ten: 10 things you can spend money on instead of Diablo Immortal Design Mockument: Mocking up Final Fantasy XI-2 Perfect Ten: The stupid reasons I have had for sacrificing sleep for MMOs Massively Overthinking: ‘Every MMO inconvenience is someone else’s game’ WoW Factor: The shrinking landmass of World of Warcraft’s ‘Azeroth’ Into the Super-verse: Is there any hope left for the future of superhero MMOs? Fight or Kite: New World’s 3v3 arenas are unplayable if you’re not already level-capped Wisdom of Nym: Examining Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.15 in the wild Tamriel Infinium: Big-name voice actors you didn’t know were in Elder Scrolls Online Choose My Adventure: Final Fantasy XI shows its age and its nostalgia in equal measure Perfect Ten: The 10 NPCs you meet in MMORPGs Vague Patch Notes: Examples of predatory monetization in the MMO industry Massively Overthinking: Which classic MMOs hold up the best visually in 2022? WoW Factor: How greater-scope villains harm World of Warcraft’s storytelling LOTRO Legendarium: Return to Moria hopes to fill a niche crevasse Not So Massively: Enduring Space Punks’ sensory onslaught Wisdom of Nym: The status of the Garlean legions in Final Fantasy XIV Choose My Adventure: What Final Fantasy XI taught me about games preservation and the ‘good old days’ Perfect Ten: The old-school guide to grouping up in Final Fantasy XI back in the day Vague Patch Notes: You are not immune to predatory monetization in MMOs Massively Overthinking: The second big five MMOs WoW Factor: All right, so we’re going to speedrun to Dragonflight after all LOTRO Legendarium: Embracing Lord of the Rings Online’s new class/race combos Wisdom of Nym: So what will we hear in the next Final Fantasy XIV live letter? Fight or Kite: King of Crabs is just what you need to start your summer right Tamriel Infinium: Was Elder Scrolls Online’s One Tamriel actually a bad idea? Choose My Adventure: Forewarned is forearmed in my return foray to V Rising Perfect Ten: Abrupt MMO sunsets that shocked us WoW Factor: Looking at Dragonflight’s release schedule with math Massively Overthinking: Is MMO class balance achievable – or even desirable?
Choose My Adventure: What Final Fantasy XI taught me about games preservation and the ‘good old days’