Year in Review – March 2021 (editorials) By Bree Royce - November 5, 2021 6:41 PM 0 Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Island Sanctuary and the descent of peace Not So Massively: A eulogy for Anthem and Defiance Casually Classic: What’s the point of playing WoW Classic in 2021? Choose My Adventure: The combat is the sauce in Wizard101 Perfect Ten: The top 10 things to love about Elder Scrolls Online Massively on the Go: Getting the most out of your Animal Crossing Warp Pipes Vague Patch Notes: MMO sunsets and the myth of meritocracy Massively Overthinking: ‘Dead games’ in the MMO space Tamriel Infinium: Previewing Elder Scrolls Online’s Flames of Ambition DLC and Update 29 WoW Factor: Will most WoW Classic players genuinely move on to The Burning Crusade? LOTRO Legendarium: How much value does a VIP subscription offer these days? Fight or Kite: Crowfall’s Transformation added necessary polish to bring us closer to launch Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s forced grouping serves an important purpose Casually Classic: How Burning Crusade revolutionized WoW questing Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s ‘Balance’ chapter, launching today Choose My Adventure: Fizzle frustration, boss beatdowns, and slowly forming strategies in Wizard101 Perfect Ten: Ten things that killed me in Final Fantasy XI Not So Massively: Outriders’ demo teases a decent but unremarkable looter-shooter Vague Patch Notes: The sneering elitism of the MMO term ‘welfare epics’ Desert Oasis: A brief history of Kakao Games, Black Desert’s former PC publisher Massively Overthinking: Picking the ‘wrong’ MMORPG class LOTRO Legendarium: Analyzing the 2021 LOTRO producer letter MMO Week in Review: RIFT deserves better Wisdom of Nym: Thoughts on Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker (given what we know so far) Not So Massively: Checking the pulse of Star Wars Battlefront II Casually Classic: Will WoW Burning Crusade Classic’s level boost be the casual’s best friend? Choose My Adventure: The point where Wizard101 blends in with other MMOs Perfect Ten: 10 ways that MMOs kind of used to be worse Hands-on with Magic Legends: A solid action game that could be even more Massively Overthinking: Are MMO social hubs overrated? WoW Factor: The long wait for patch 9.1 in World of Warcraft GDC 2021: What attracts – and motivates – mobile and MMO gamers? The Game Archaeologist: The online world of Diablo II Wisdom of Nym: The Final Fantasy XIV Ascians we know Fight or Kite: Project Winter plays like Among Us mixed with survival mechanics for a unique experience Casually Classic: How World of Warcraft made bad graphics look good Flameseeker Chronicles: Lessons Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons can learn from previous expansions Perfect Ten: The wide umbrella of MMOs and online gaming subgenres Choose My Adventure: What Wizard101 taught me about ‘kiddie’ MMOs Vague Patch Notes: The fine art of shutting yourself up (so you can enjoy MMOs again) Desert Oasis: The problem with Black Desert’s season servers – and how to fix it Massively Overthinking: What are your MMO character customization dealbreakers? Hands-on with Monster Hunter Rise: Well-worth the cost of admission WoW Factor: Why aren’t we getting more customization options in Shadowlands? LOTRO Legendarium: Finding purpose in Lord of the Rings Online’s Wildwood Not So Massively: Magic Legends is messy, deep, and more of an MMO than you think Wisdom of Nym: The experimental nature of Final Fantasy XIV’s Blue Mage Casually Classic: In defense of a good ‘looking for group’ tool in World of Warcraft Choose My Adventure: I think I accidentally turned my Cleric into a Necromancer in RIFT The Soapbox: Would Asheron’s Call make a good battle royale game? Perfect Ten: Top 10 annoying things you hear in MMORPG global chat Massively on the Go: Why Nintendo and Pikmin make sense in Niantic’s hands
Fight or Kite: Project Winter plays like Among Us mixed with survival mechanics for a unique experience