2022 eoty meta
Massively Overthinking: Our 2023 MMO resolutions
I know that not everyone does "resolutions," and that even most folks who make them don't actually stick with them. And when it comes...
MMO Year in Review: Smedleyfaire (July 2022)
New World, which had been suffering playerbase losses all year, began its resurge in July of 2022, thanks to its Medleyfaire update and event,...
MassivelyOP’s 2022 Golden Yachties: Most impressive discovery in an MMO this year
MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our pick for most impressive discovery in an MMO this year. (We call these silly awards the...
The best MassivelyOP community Daily Grinds of 2022
2022 marks the fifth year in a row we've done this roundup, but the Daily Grind has been a recurring mini-column here on MassivelyOP...
MassivelyOP’s 2022 Awards: MMORPG of the Year
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the MMORPG of the Year, which was awarded jointly to Final Fantasy XIV...
The Daily Grind: What’s the biggest MMO thing you want to remember from 2022?
Every year I go through the same cycle wherein I forget that eggnog doesn't sit well with me any more, so I buy eggnog...
MMO Year in Review: High Isle and Diablo Immoral (June 2022)
Elder Scrolls Online's big High Isle chapter launched in June of this year, but you'd never know it because all MMO players - and...
A look back at the MMO and gaming science topics of 2022
It's hard to believe, but 2022 is actually the eighth year in a row we've been tracking science stories relevant to the MMO genre....
MassivelyOP’s 2022 Golden Yachties: Best MMO bug we didn’t want fixed
MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our pick for best MMO bug we didn't want fixed. (We call these silly awards the Golden...
End-of-Year Eleven: The best value MMOs going into 2023
Every year when I do this post, I muse about what "value" actually means for MMOs because it's actually a tricky proposition and that...
MassivelyOP’s 2022 Awards: Most Anticipated MMO
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the Most Anticipated MMO, which was awarded jointly to Palia and Guild Wars...
The Daily Grind: Do you have any MMO gaming regrets from 2022?
Farewell 2022! As always, it's been a long, strange, and unpredictable journey from January 1st to December 31st, with so many fascinating MMORPG developments...
MMO Year in Review: Press F for another Marvel MMO (May 2022)
Daybreak canceled yet another MMO in the month of May; in fact, this one marked the second time it's canceled a Marvel MMO, and...
MassivelyOP’s 2022 Golden Yachties: Most belated MMO apology
MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our pick for most belated MMO apology. (We call these silly awards the Golden Yachties in honor...
MassivelyOP’s 2022 Awards: MMO Expansion of the Year
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the MMO Expansion of the Year, which was awarded to Final Fantasy XIV's...
The Daily Grind: What was the most painful MMO sunset of 2022?
So I have good news and bad news about this Daily Grind. The bad news is that we had a lot of sunsets this...
MMO Year in Review: Leaky Blizzard and Lord Blockchain (April 2022)
Following a massive leak, Blizzard officially announced World of Warcraft Dragonflight and WoW Classic Wrath of the Lich King in April of 2022, all set...
MassivelyOP’s 2022 Golden Yachties: Weidest thing people used to play an MMO this year
MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our pick for weirdest thing people used to play an MMO this year. (We call these silly awards...
MassivelyOP’s 2022 Awards: Indie MMO of the Year
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the Indie MMO of the Year, which was awarded to Ship of Heroes...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best player community as of 2022?
Here's the thing about MMO community: There exists no perfect one. Every single one of them has bad elements. Some of them are out...
