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The Daily Grind: Are you playing Sea of Thieves?
It's officially Sea of Thieves day; the game launched here in the US in the wee hours of this morning. During our awards rollout...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever engaged in an MMO price war?
One of my friends in Final Fantasy XIV is engaged in a perpetual trade war with another player who tries to drive her out...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever won anything amazing in a lockbox?
With all of the discussion and controversy over MMO lockboxes as of late (you might have seen something), one thing we haven't talked about...
The Daily Grind: Why do you read and write MMO reviews?
Rock Paper Shotgun has an intriguiging pair of articles out this week on video game reviews. The first covered what game developers think about...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite group size for MMO grinding?
Grinding has existed as long as we've had MMOs. In the earliest days of my time in the genre, grinding was the game; I...
The Daily Grind: When was the last time you binged on an MMO, and what was it?
Over the weekend, thanks to a perfect combination of nothing pressing on my calendar for a change, an injured ankle, and crappy weather, I...
The Daily Grind: Are you going to play Project Gorgon’s early access?
People, I am frustrated. But in a good way.
With the activation of RIFT Prime, the release of LOTRO's Northern Mirkwood, and now this week's...
The Daily Grind: What’s the wackiest MMORPG enemy group you’ve ever fought?
So I'm playing Trove this weekend when I go into a dungeon on one of my lowbies and I realize that the mob that's...
The Daily Grind: What cosmetic rewards in online games don’t feel like rewards?
One of the most common rewards from loot crates in Overwatch were sprays. (It might have changed, but I doubt it.) You point your...
The Daily Grind: Have you tried out an MMO ironman challenge?
For players who feel as though they're never being pushed very hard in the modern era of MMORPGs, one concept has bubbled up to...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has most improved its UI over the years?
In an earlier Daily Grind on peripherals, I mentioned how I used to fold up a piece of paper into a triangular prism, write...
The Daily Grind: Do you enjoy MMO datamining?
The latest expansion for World of Warcraft hasn't had a whole lot of official announcements made recently, but there's still a steady flow of...
The Daily Grind: How often do you revisit old MMOs?
I am nothing if not a creature of habit, and one of those habits is to revisit MMOs that I've previously played and left....
The Daily Grind: Can a sub still work for MMORPGs in 2018?
Last week, almost buried in the avalanche of other news was a datapoint from SuperData that the analytics firm characterized as bad news for...
The Daily Grind: How faithful a recreation should classic MMO servers be?
There was a great thread on the official World of Warcraft forums the other day about the game's upcoming Classic servers talking about the...
The Daily Grind: What goes into making a great MMO zone?
When I look back at some of my favorite MMO zones, I can pick out some common threads that run through all of them....
The Daily Grind: What’s the weirdest MMO peripheral you’ve ever seen?
Massively OP is heading to GDC this year, which means we're being deluged by PR from techware and software companies that'll be on site....
The Daily Grind: Are MMO developers obligated to give new stuff to all factions at the same rate?
So World of Warcraft is bringing us another allied race in the form of the Mag'har (uncorrupted Orcs, don't you know). We haven't had...
The Daily Grind: Are you concerned about Sea of Thieves’ PvP scene?
While there is no doubt that many -- including Massively OP staffers -- are excited about the March release of Sea of Thieves, there...
The Daily Grind: What was the last MMO you genuinely wanted to shower with money?
Last week, blogger and prolific tipster Kinya sent us a link to Reddit where a Fortnite fan outlines his crush on the game, basically...
