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The Daily Grind: Should MMOs offer tools to let you hide all other players?
A while back, an MOP commenter opined that MMOs should always offer players the option to fully block - that is to say, mute...
The Daily Grind: What MMO combat has felt unfair to you?
Fairness in combat is in the eye of the beholder, to a certain extent. There are people who will insist a fight is unfair...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most annoying MMO boss encounter?
Not all big, showy, and mouthy boss encounters in MMORPGs are created equal. Some are easier than others, and some are a whole lot...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever changed an existing MMO character’s race?
So, River Hobbits. They're cute. They have the best hair in LOTRO's Middle-earth. They're affordable, and they can roll with any class, and dammit,...
The Daily Grind: What’s the furthest out of your way you’ve gone to earn a cosmetic item in an MMO?
If there is a cosmetic item I want badly enough, I don't care what content it's gated behind; I'm just going to get it....
The Daily Grind: Why is ranged combat in MMOs the absolute tops?
Having existed on both sides of this contentious issue in the gaming genre, I have found myself far more enamored with ranged combat than...
The Daily Grind: Where’s the sweet spot for challenge in your MMO of choice?
A while back, I spotted a graph on the Path of Exile subreddit that I'm pretty sure will resonate with lots of gamers and...
The Daily Grind: Do you actually use in-game mail in MMOs for communication?
I had the realization a few weeks back that mail has lost a lot of meaning in MMOs, the same way many people have...
The Daily Grind: When has an MMO shutdown notice truly shocked you?
There are a lot of games that we cover that shut down. The majority of those we see coming a mile away, whether or...
The Daily Grind: Do MMO festivals stress you the heck out?
Generally, on principle, I am not against special holidays in MMORPGs. They break up the monotony, get the community together, and get us involved...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best cosmetic system (not the best cosmetics)?
The other day I was mucking around with my outfit on SWG Legends and having some conflicting emotions. First, I was grateful that the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO on life support do you think should have been a bigger success?
I'm never going to not be a little sad about Champions Online. Not in the sense that it flopped in an unfair fashion; while...
The Daily Grind: What one single-player CRPG feature would you like to import into MMOs?
So, yeah, a few of us have splurged on a copy of this "Baldur's Gate" thing and gotten fully obsessed with it. It's an...
The Daily Grind: Does a quarterly content cadence work for MMORPGs?
I've been mulling over Guild Wars 2's new content cadence for a while now, but last week's roadmap of what to expect in the...
The Daily Grind: Should MMO studios prioritize younger or older players?
Back in May, MOP reader Formerly Known as Sray made a compelling argument that MMO studios - as well as the broader gaming industry...
The Daily Grind: What MMO content do you like the least despite doing the most?
I have never enjoyed arena PvP in World of Warcraft. Battlegrounds have a bunch of issues, but arena PvP is just not fun for...
The Daily Grind: What’s the purpose of vanity pets in MMOs?
I like pets. I just do. I have a couple in real life and even more in fake life (i.e., MMORPGs). If a game...
The Daily Grind: Is it ever too late to save a gankbox MMO?
Back in July, Pearl Abyss raised eyebrows by announcing plans to curb Black Desert guilds abusing wardecs to murder rival players with impunity. "It...
The Daily Grind: What MMO franchises would you consider valuable?
Not everyone agrees with me, but I don't think there are any valuable MMO franchises out there. There was a time when that wasn't...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO have lost their magic – but you still hope they can reclaim it?
Like probably nobody in the Massively OP reading audience, I used to play Retail World of Warcraft. I used to play it a tad...
