No, it’s not a slow news day; it’s just The Daily Grind, a long-running morning feature in which the Massively Overpowered writers pose gaming-related questions to the MMORPG community. [Follow this feature’s RSS feed]
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The Daily Grind: Do you have any MMO resolutions for 2021?
This terrible year is almost behind us, and that means it's time to start thinking about the next one. Which brings to mind resolutions...
The Daily Grind: What MMO winter zone makes you feel the coldest?
Not all winter zones are alike, although there are many that exist. Some look downright warm and cozy, an afternoon stroll down the streets...
The Daily Grind: Which gaming company told the biggest fib in 2020?
We have a rule at MOP: "Save your recordings." This is specifically because studios have said things to us on the record and then...
The Daily Grind: What MMO will change its business model dramatically in 2021?
Years ago, it was a MOP tradition around the end of the year to speculate on which MMORPG that hadn't yet gone free-to-play would...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO boasts the best console experience at the end of 2020?
I thought 2019 was a big year for console thanks to Black Desert's multiple console launches, but 2020 was far from shabby itself. The...
The Daily Grind: What MMO gifts did you get (or give yourself) for Christmas?
Happy Llama is happy! Happy Llama is sleeping in after a fun-filled day of gift opening, eggnog drinking, and overdosing on the ol' holly...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO had the best player community in 2020?
So here's a fun Daily Grind we've been doing for the last few years, and it seems fitting to bring it back around today,...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO stories of 2020
Earlier this week, we named our biggest MMO story of the year and gave it an award, though we imagine it's hard for a...
The Daily Grind: Does this holiday season affect your MMO time?
Normally, the holidays are a time with stuff happening. There's traveling to be done usually as you see members of your family, there's stuff...
The Daily Grind: What MMO abilities make you feel like a rock star?
I'll admit that there's a shade of vanity that prompts me to bust out my best and most noticeable skills whenever I'm in an...
The Daily Grind: What MMO has the brightest future right now heading into 2021?
A Massively Overthinking roundtable about MMOs with bright future that we did a few years ago was so popular that we decided to make...
The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMO industry trend of 2020?
As is tradition around MOP, we always follow up our award for best gaming trend with a discussion of the worst trend too because...
The Daily Grind: Did you try out any MMO rogue servers in 2020?
Last year was the year when rogue servers became an even bigger deal for many veteran MMO players than usual, due in no small...
The Daily Grind: Are you playing the same MMO at the end of 2020 that you were in January?
I always find it interesting to look back over the gaming journey that I took during the year. If I rewind the calendar all...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offered the best PvP experience in 2020?
A few years back, we retired our award for the best PvP experience in an MMO, largely because neither our writers nor readers really...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs did you personally have the most fun with in 2020?
I had a lot of fun with Final Fantasy XIV this year. This is not in and of itself unusual; I usually have a lot of...
The Daily Grind: What was the best new zone added to an MMO in 2020?
Way back in 2016, MOP reader Agemyth suggested that we debate the best new zone added to an MMO for the last couple of years. This...
The Daily Grind: What’s your one big MMO gaming wish for 2021?
While it will no doubt continue to be a long and difficult winter, there's something mentally refreshing in turning the calendar over to a...
The Daily Grind: What was the best MMO emulator or rogue server in 2020?
Fun fact: We came up with "rogue server" last year in an attempt to disambiguate the word "emulator" and remove some of the whitewash...
The Daily Grind: How quickly do you aim for the level cap in MMOs?
It's rare for me to not be done with the leveling in a Final Fantasy XIV expansion or a World of Warcraft expansion in a couple...
