Year in Review – February 2021 (editorials) By Bree Royce - November 5, 2021 5:36 PM 0 The Daily Grind: What’s the most obscure MMORPG you’ve ever actually played? Not So Massively: Wolcen’s Bloodtrail is worth coming back for Choose My Adventure: An intriguing but PvP-free first foray into Warhammer Return of Reckoning Perfect Ten: A guide to podcasts for your favorite MMOs Desert Oasis: Having a blast with Black Desert’s new Nova class Vague Patch Notes: If this MMO was so good, why didn’t it succeed? Preview: Dauntless’ Frost Escalation will force you to fight frigid foes and frostbite Massively Overthinking: Do MMO players secretly just want ‘another WoW’? WoW Factor: What I want to hear from World of Warcraft during BlizzConline Not So Massively: First impressions of Century Age of Ashes LOTRO Legendarium: Ranking Lord of the Rings Online’s Eriador zones from worst to best First impressions of Skyforge on Nintendo Switch: A messy port of a solid MMORPG Jukebox Heroes: Secret World Legends’ soundtrack Choose My Adventure: Battleground PvP in Warhammer Return of Reckoning is unexpectedly fun Stick and Rudder: Leader of Elite Dangerous ‘slavery’ racket espouses a ‘cult-like’ guild full of ‘chaos and evil’ Perfect Ten: The types of MMO guilds WoW Factor: The return of Valor is far from valorous Vague Patch Notes: Emergent gameplay in MMOs isn’t a defense of awful behavior LOTRO Legendarium: How can LOTRO become more alt-friendly? The Daily Grind: What MMORPG would’ve performed better had it launched in a different year? Not So Massively: Torchlight III is less than the sum of its parts Wisdom of Nym: What Final Fantasy XIV has lined up for patch 5.5 First impressions: Valheim early access is already one of the best co-op sandboxes in recent memory Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs to get you out of your gaming rut Why I Play: Final Fantasy XIV’s memorable Shadowbringer relic weapon grind The Daily Grind: What’s the most egregious grifting you’ve seen in the MMO sphere? Vague Patch Notes: The challenge of the average MMO player Massively on the Go: Your complete guide to the Pokemon Go Kanto tour Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPG offers the best tutorial? Wisdom of Nym: The shirt-based speculation around Final Fantasy XIV’s next melee job Choose My Adventure: In search of RvR in WAR Return of Reckoning; first steps in Darkfall Rise of Agon Massively On The Go: Pokemon Go’s Kanto Tour failed to Meet Go Fest 2020’s high standards The Daily Grind: Do you think the MMO genre is in decline? Perfect Ten: MMOs of the ‘internet spaceships’ genre Stick and Rudder: Seven player-made Elite Dangerous tools that you should check out Leaderboard: So, is RIFT next? Vague Patch Notes: Considering the soloer’s experience in MMOs Why I Play: Finally completing Final Fantasy XIV’s relic grind Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Season 2 is Legendary WoW Factor: WoW Classic is doing everything right in the wake of BlizzCon Perfect 10: Ten features I want to see in Splatoon 3 Massively on the Go: Everything notable – and potentially multiplayer – from Pokemon Presents The Game Archaeologist: EA’s Motor City Online Jukebox Heroes: The best of DK Online’s soundtrack
Stick and Rudder: Leader of Elite Dangerous ‘slavery’ racket espouses a ‘cult-like’ guild full of ‘chaos and evil’
Choose My Adventure: In search of RvR in WAR Return of Reckoning; first steps in Darkfall Rise of Agon