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The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of ice physics and mechanics in MMOs?
RPS had a fun headline a while back that made me let out a laugh while I was strolling through my feeds: We must...
The Daily Grind: Would you play a modern remake of Guild Wars 1?
Every couple of months, we'll mention Classic Guild Wars in an article, and we'll get deluged by fans of the 2005 MMO. There appears...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO bonus for not-playing?
So I've been playing a lot of City of Heroes lately, and I've roped in my son to play with me, which is always...
The Daily Grind: What’s your biggest collection in an MMORPG?
I am not what I would called a "collector." In MMOs or really anywhere else. Or I guess I should be more specific and...
The Daily Grind: Do you miss free return events in MMORPGs?
Eliot was writing a piece about Final Fantasy XI's return home event a week or two ago and I suddenly had a pang of...
The Daily Grind: What’s your primary reason for alting in MMORPGs?
Last weekend, I fell back into City of Heroes rogue servers as I do now every few months, and instead of making a beeline...
The Daily Grind: Are you going to play Diablo 2 Resurrected?
One of the most interesting bits of BlizzConline 2021 to me was the reveal of Diablo 2 Resurrected. Yes, the rumors had ensured we...
The Daily Grind: How do you meet new people in MMOs?
A recent post on the MMORPG subreddit fretted over the difficulty of meeting people in MMOs. While the OP pinned the struggle on MMOs...
The Daily Grind: Do you want NPC companions in your MMOs?
Let's talk about buddies! Specifically, NPC buddies. It's no secret at all that I am a huge fan of NPC companions in MMOs. As...
The Daily Grind: Do you think the MMO genre is in decline?
A while back, there was a post on the MMORPG subreddit that was basically "the genre didn't change, we changed" - I've seen those...
The Daily Grind: How do you think BlizzConline went?
Reactions around the MOP offices on Blizzard's BlizzConline effort this past weekend were, I think it's fair to say, mixed at best. Some folks...
The Daily Grind: Would you play an MMO with randomly generated characters?
MMORPGs are traditionally games where people spend a lot of time designing their characters. Even in titles where there's not much to character creation,...
The Daily Grind: What’s your absolute favorite dungeon in an MMORPG?
A while back, I asked our readers about the most boring dungeons in MMOs. It's The Oculus, by the way. That's the only right...
The Daily Grind: What MMORPG would’ve performed better had it launched in a different year?
I was chit-chatting with longtime MOP reader Bruno the other day when we starting yawing about RIFT and EverQuest II and which one was...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best crafting (not gathering/trading) experience?
A while back, I remember having a discussion with a reader about crafting in MMOs where I was arguing that having good crafting is...
The Daily Grind: Do you binge-play MMOs?
One of the things I very much do not like about being an adult with responsibilities is how it shapes my MMO time. It's...
The Daily Grind: Are lifetime subs in MMOs still worth it in 2021?
MOP reader Kaz sent us a note over the weekend alerting us that Star Trek Online's lifetime sub just so happens to be half...
The Daily Grind: Which modern MMOs are the best at not exploiting your FOMO?
FOMO - the fear of missing out - has unfortunately become a foundational motivator in the MMORPG industry. I don't think it was always...
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst MMO game mechanic ever?
Weeks ago, I saw a thread on the MMORPG subreddit about the worst mechanics in MMOs. I clicked on the link, scoffing, thinking surely...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most obscure MMORPG you’ve ever actually played?
We have a random column here on MOP where we rattle off new or obscure titles - usually we call it MMOs You've Never...
