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The Daily Grind: Does EverQuest Next’s cancellation change your MMO outlook?
By now you've surely read the news that Daybreak has canceled EverQuest Next. To many of you, it was likely not a surprise, but...
The Daily Grind: How strictly do you hold MMO devs to their ‘promises’?
On this week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin and I tried to tackle a question from MOP reader Serrenity, who wanted us to talk about...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you really adore but simply can’t play consistently?
I adore Star Trek Online. I jumped into the game at launch and have long said, in public and in private, how great I...
The Daily Grind: Where are all the MMORPG themeparks?
A reader named Rogbarz emailed us toward the end of last year, lamenting the fact that we have a lot of upcoming indie games...
The Daily Grind: What do F2P players offer a F2P MMORPG?
Almost a year ago, we debated the generally accepted wisdom that free-to-play players provide some sort of value to a game. Either they're seat-fillers,...
The Daily Grind: What’s your ideal progression rate in an MMO?
One of the things that I like about the original Guild Wars was that leveling was pretty much locked into the same speed from...
The Daily Grind: What neglected MMO sandbox features do you crave?
Every time I see a new sandbox title cross the news feed, I could probably close my eyes and rattle off a fairly accurate...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best healing experience?
In light of the epic reveal of Revival's graphic healing system this week, I thought Massively OP reader Fenryr Grey's recent question to our...
The Daily Grind: Is there anything that could get you to enjoy free-for-all looting PvP?
Some of you out there already like free-for-all PvP in which all of your stuff can be taken by whosoever chooses to kill you...
The Daily Grind: What unpopular opinion do you hold about MMOs?
I saw this question posed to Reddit the other day and thought it sufficiently interesting enough to want to post it to MOP's community with...
The Daily Grind: If an MMO has a cash shop, when should it launch?
Massively OP reader Leiloni pointed out to us something unusual about Black Desert: Its much-talked-about cash shop wasn't originally going to open until March 10th,...
The Daily Grind: Is MMORPG voiceover/voiceacting worth the cost?
Last week, Justin and IÂ answered a podcast listener question about voiceover localization in MMORPGs, and I thought it dovetailed nicely with a question Massively...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO for having an army of alts?
One of the things that makes me happy about World of Warcraft's next expansion is that cosmetics are becoming more unified. Unlock a plate...
The Daily Grind: What kind of MMO cities do you like?
I might be the very odd man out on this, but a large urban area (fantasy or otherwise) in an MMO is not a...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs provide in-game player performance metrics?
Today's question is inspired by a question sent into us ages ago by reader Camelotcrusade, and it centers on damage meters and their ilk.
"Should...
The Daily Grind: What MMO had the best revision to an existing system?
There have been very few total relaunches in MMO history, so marking Final Fantasy XIV as having one of the best isn't exactly disputed....
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite memory from the EverQuest franchise?
It's interesting to note that the EverQuest video game franchise, as a whole, is quite large -- perhaps bigger than you realized. There's the...
The Daily Grind: What’s the greatest MMO innovation of the last few years?
Last week on the Massively OP Podcast, we tried to answer a question from long-time listener Spagomat, who told us he keeps going back...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMORPG boss fight?
World of Warcraft's Burning Crusade was very definitely not my favorite WoW expansion, but it had some fantastic dungeons. Karazhan leaps to mind as...
The Daily Grind: Would you be into an MMO with constant reboots?
As much as I love the current version of Final Fantasy XIV and want the programmers to be able to visit their families, part...