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The Daily Grind: What would be on your MMO haunted tour?
Halloween is coming, my friends, and that means not only pumpkin spice shortages but minds turned to the dark, the spooky, and the delightfully macabre....
The Daily Grind: Whom do you think Kickstarter is really *for*?
In developing Eliot's Perfect 10 on MMO Kickstarters last week, he and I had a discussion revolving around #4 -- specifically, we felt we...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs do you play to reduce stress?
If you follow gaming research at all, you've probably heard of Dr Jane McGonigal, a professor, gamer designer, author, and pro-gaming think tank researcher....
The Daily Grind: What MMO events have you stayed up for?
When the first two World of Warcraft expansions launched, my wife and I were there for the midnight launches. We set up our schedule...
The Daily Grind: Are you tempted by Amazon’s new Twitch Prime service?
Last night at TwitchCon, Amazon and Twitch announced a new service they're calling Twitch Prime. Basically it's an added perk of an Amazon Prime...
The Daily Grind: How long should the MMORPG genre’s hardest raids take to beat?
This week, after World of Warcraft: Legion's mythic Emerald Nightmare raid launched, a Russian hardcore guild called Exorsus had the raid cleared within 18...
The Daily Grind: What cosmetic changes would you like for your MMO character abilities?
We live in an era when most designers have noticed that we like to control what our characters look like as well as how...
The Daily Grind: Are you a bad MMO hero?
By now it's an old hat that all MMORPGs keep casting us in the role of local hero and world savior. No matter where...
The Daily Grind: Is there an old MMO trend that’s never coming back?
Massively OP commenter BalsBigBrother made a joke the other day about wanting me to stream Ultima Online, and I replied that the game is...
The Daily Grind: How do you solve the MMORPG ‘Jedi Problem’?
MOP reader Witches noted in the comments of last week's Perfect Ten that Firefly seems to be better-suited for the kind of world that...
The Daily Grind: What do you want companion apps for MMOs to do?
I quite like the World of Warcraft: Legion companion app; it gives me a chance to send off my companions on missions, start research,...
The Daily Grind: What would you like MMORPG vanity pets to *do*?
I think I've made Bree roll her eyes dozens of times when I've waxed poetic about my love for vanity pets in MMOs. Hey,...
The Daily Grind: Are MMOs better the second time you play them?
Whenever someone makes a statement like "video games are better the second time you play them," my gut reaction is "nuh-uh!" That's exactly the...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs plan their last expansions out?
By all accounts, Final Fantasy XI's last expansion is Seekers of Adoulin. It was a good expansion, definitely... but it certainly doesn't feel like...
The Daily Grind: What underrated MMORPG would you recommend to others?
If we were asked to form a committee (such fun!) and come up with a list of, oh, say the top 10 most popular...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs auction off or delete the possessions of banned players?
One of the oddities revealed during RuneScape's RuneFest over the weekend is the fact that Jagex plans to auction off the in-game possessions of...
The Daily Grind: Should MMORPGs levels be used for gating content?
Massively OP reader Sally Bowls recently pointed us to a blog post by Dr Richard Bartle about the leveling mechanic in RPGs -- and...
The Daily Grind: What MMO has the best dragons?
Dragons are almost criminally overused in fantasy. It's sort of understandable, since a big old dragon is sort of the iconic fantasy monster, but...
The Daily Grind: Do MOBAs and shooters compare with modern MMORPGs when it comes to social play?
Last month in an Overthinking topic, Massively OP's Andrew Ross issued what I thought was a provocative opinion:
"I'd argue Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone,...
The Daily Grind: Do account-wide rewards in MMOs make you more likely to do specific content?
I always had a hard time motivating myself to go through legacy raid content in World of Warcraft for appearances. It's not a matter...
