Year in Review – Sep 2021 (editorials) By Bree Royce - November 12, 2021 2:13 PM 0 Perfect Ten: MMO character customization options that don’t get enough love The Daily Grind: Are there IPs you still want to see in MMO form despite failed projects? Vague Patch Notes: MMOs are useless, and that’s completely fine Massively Overthinking: MMO ideas that were ahead of their time WoW Factor: What’s behind the turning of the tide in World of Warcraft’s patch 9.1.5? The Game Archaeologist: SOE’s many MMO spin-off digital card games Wisdom of Nym: A look at Trusts in Final Fantasy XIV before Endwalker The Soapbox: #DayOffTwitch illustrates how good intentions break under bad planning Vague Patch Notes: The taxonomy of liars in the MMO development space Massively Overthinking: Overcoming barriers-to-exit in MMOs WoW Factor: How World of Warcraft mirrors a toxic relationship for players LOTRO Legendarium: Analyzing the first look at Brawler and Legendary Items 3.0 The Daily Grind: What are the dumbest arguments in the MMO genre? Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s lack of public testing is fine by me The Soapbox: Single-player open worlds will never equal those of MMORPGs The Daily Grind: What does reception to Crowfall and Elyon say about the MMO genre right now? Flameseeker Chronicles: Everything we learned about Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons’ fishing and skiffs Choose My Adventure: Slowly acclimating to the goofiness of DC Universe Online EverQuest II announces Visions of Vetrovia expansion, while EverQuest kicks off Fun Fall event Vague Patch Notes: Returning MMO players need tutorials too Stick and Rudder: Gaining traction as a newbie in EVE Online Massively Overthinking: How much would you pay for an MMO sub in 2021? Design Mockument: Fresh ideas for City of Heroes 2 in 2021 LOTRO Legendarium: Why do we know so little about Fate of Gundabad? Wisdom of Nym: Reactions to Final Fantasy XIV’s job changes from the live letter Fight or Kite: Spellbreak’s wizardry battles wage on with new content The Daily Grind: Is Blizzard right to ‘desexualize’ art in World of Warcraft? Activision-Blizzard is now being investigated by four state and federal regulators as its top legal VP departs Choose My Adventure: The further adventures of a twin pistols gadgeteer in DC Universe Online Flameseeker Chronicles: Test driving Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons’ Vindicator, Bladesworn, and Catalyst elite specs Massively on the Go: How to actually have fun in Pokemon Unite as a new player WoW Factor: World of Warcraft replacing sexualized artwork misses the point Perfect Ten: Ranking the Guild Wars 2 professions from best to worst Massively Overthinking: Would you play your favorite MMO without its IP? Massively on the Go: Tips for making a comeback in Pokemon Unite The Game Archaeologist: Tanarus, Sony Online Entertainment’s first online game First Impressions: Revisiting memorable locales in Diablo II Resurrected Not So Massively: Age of Empires IV is a thoughtful love letter to the past Hands-on: Does New World hold up in the midgame and beyond? Choose My Adventure: DC Universe Online just ended up making me love City of Heroes more Massively on the Go: Pokemon Unite mobile is a good port but better update Why I Play: Returning to Guild Wars 2 and exploring elite specs after nine years Perfect Ten: It’s time to end all dragons in MMORPGs Vague Patch Notes: The problem with flight and flying maps in MMOs Tamriel Infinium: Anatomy of Elder Scrolls Online’s quests Massively Overthinking: Initial impressions of New World
Activision-Blizzard is now being investigated by four state and federal regulators as its top legal VP departs
Flameseeker Chronicles: Test driving Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons’ Vindicator, Bladesworn, and Catalyst elite specs