Year in Review – January 2022 (editorials) By Bree Royce - October 25, 2022 1:54 PM 0 The Daily Grind: What are you looking forward to MMO-wise in 2022? The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMO trend of 2021? Vitae Aeternum: Explaining New World’s level 30 wall Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the problem with the Matsuda NFT letter The Game Archaeologist: The Blizzard Real ID fiasco of 2010 The Daily Grind: Which MMO was the biggest contributor to killing the genre in 2021? Choose My Adventure: The Elder Scrolls Online welcomes me back with open arms and fun quests Massively OP Podcast Episode 354: Catch-up roundtable and state of the site Tamriel Infinium: How Elder Scrolls Online made me a believer in public dungeons again WoW Factor: Is World of Warcraft a good value for the money? Vague Patch Notes: The MMO term ‘pay-to-win’ is a red herring LOTRO Legendarium: Does LOTRO need a new dungeon finder tool? Massively on the GO: How to catch up in Pokemon GO for 2022 Wisdom of Nym: What might be next for Final Fantasy XIV post-Endwalker The Daily Grind: Will you Kickstart any MMOs in 2022? Fight or Kite: Twisted Metal meets Mad Max in Crossout Choose My Adventure: Elder Scrolls Online’s Blackwood has slowly hooked me Perfect Ten: The best value MMOs at the start of 2022 Vague Patch Notes: Star Citizen is not going to live up to your dreams The Daily Grind: What MMOs are you no longer anticipating? Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the ongoing balance pass Not So Massively: Making the case for Dungeon Siege IV Flameseeker Chronicles: Touring Guild Wars 2’s End of Dragons guild hall, Echovald Wilds, and strike mission WoW Factor: Some thoughts on the Microsoft acquisition of Activision-Blizzard First Impressions: Monster Hunter Rise on PC enhances an already excellent stew Perfect Ten: Bad takes about Microsoft buying Activision-Blizzard and why they’re wrong Vague Patch Notes: Unpacking the Riot MMO’s group-centric philosophy Massively on the Go: Orna’s a definitive MMOARG – but it keeps you at home LOTRO Legendarium: It’s time to revisit skirmishes in Lord of the Rings Online Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the ongoing balance pass, part two Choose My Adventure: Dungeons and Dragons Online is fun but would be better with friends Fight or Kite: Starting a journey in Mortal Online 2 Tamriel Infinium: A look back at Elder Scrolls Online’s Greymoor Vague Patch Notes: Why play-to-earn is a garbage idea Perfect Ten: Genuinely fun MMO minigames WoW Factor: What could World of Warcraft’s next expansion do to save the game? Massively on the Go: Orna vs. Pokemon GO in the battle of the MMOARGs The Game Archaeologist: The history of Hi-Rez’s Global Agenda Massively on the Go: February Pokemon GO events are a love/hate relationship Vitae Aeternum: The rent in New World is too damn high! Wisdom of Nym: What’s in Final Fantasy XIV’s February live letter?
Flameseeker Chronicles: Touring Guild Wars 2’s End of Dragons guild hall, Echovald Wilds, and strike mission