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The Daily Grind: Which MMOs have the best combat feedback?
I'm quite fond of 20XX, but I really hate the upgrades you can pick up in the game that eliminate hit stun. Sure, it...
The Daily Grind: How should MMOs repurpose older content?
Recently World of Warcraft introduced Mists of Pandaria timewalking dungeons, which allowed me (believe it or not) to experience these dungeons for the very...
The Daily Grind: What were you disappointed to not hear about from PAX East?
As the man on the ground at PAX East this year (and every year), I bear the brunt of your displeasure if there was...
The Daily Grind: How many MMOs are you currently playing?
After a long time of fighting my habits, I have finally figured out that I just need to stick to one MMO, maybe two,...
The Daily Grind: How often do you play outside your comfort zone in MMORPGs?
During the first couple of years I played MMORPGs, I was a pretty timid gamer in terms of my comfort zone for actual content. It...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best animalistic MMO race?
Most every MMO character creation screen contains a spectrum of racial choices, usually ranging from the bland Humans to the predictable picks (Elves) to...
The Daily Grind: What MMO news are you hoping for from PAX East?
It's that time of year again when I go shipping up to Boston, because I live the closest and thus must continue to cover...
The Daily Grind: Does World of Warcraft need another new class?
During this week's podcast, Justin expressed some frustration over his efforts to enjoy an alt in World of Warcraft. All of his characters, he...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best religious system?
Not every MMO includes deities, religions, and faith in their universes, but some do to varying degrees. I've seen games that weave such institutions...
The Daily Grind: What provokes you to kick MMO group members?
Yesterday, Blizzard Watch writer Dan O'Halloran recounted -- unfavorably -- dispiriting tales about looking-for-raid scenarios in World of Warcraft that end in vote-kicking --...
The Daily Grind: Has an MMO dev ever incorporated your feedback?
In the comments of my last Daily Grind on bad newbie advice, Massively OP commenter Veldan noted that while he agreed ragequitting was a...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most overused cute creature in an MMO?
The Quaggan, without a doubt, are the cutest race in Guild Wars 2. They also don't show up constantly, which helps. An awful lot...
The Daily Grind: How do you set up your MMO when you first log in?
The other day I was recalling the whole City of Heroes experience (sad sigh), and an odd memory jumped out. It was the most...
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst advice you were given as an MMORPG newbie?
Join a guild.
It's the first thing everyone tells someone entering an MMORPG, whether she's a newbie or a returnee. I've even given the advice myself....
The Daily Grind: What’s the most inconvenient MMO maintenance cycle you’ve encountered?
Back when my wife and I first got together, in the days when The Burning Crusade had yet to happen, World of Warcraft had...
The Daily Grind: Do you wait for MMOs to arrive on Steam?
You might have noticed that last week, Anarchy Online finally joined the whole Steam crowd. It was weird to look at that story and...
The Daily Grind: Is an MMO still an MMO if it lacks chat?
In the comments of Andrew's last Soapbox on whether or not Pokemon Go properly constitutes an MMO, veteran MMORPG designer Raph Koster argued provocatively against...
The Daily Grind: How might your favorite MMO capitalize on nostalgia?
It would be an understatement for me to say that I'm stupidly excited to see Morrowind come to The Elder Scrolls Online this summer....
The Daily Grind: Do you track your character goals in MMOs?
The second Final Fantasy XIV expansion is just around the corner, if "just around the corner" means "a few months away" for you. Me?...
The Daily Grind: What’s the strangest MMO you ever tried?
Last month, I wrote a column on several MMOs that walked on the weird side. Even though many online games play it safe with...
