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The Daily Grind: What’s the most annoying grind in an MMO?
A few weeks ago, the MOP work chat was positively hopping over an unusual subject: Guild Wars 2's mount grinds, specifically the skyscale. One...
The Daily Grind: Has an MMO ever helped you get through difficult times?
Sometimes life is difficult. I don't mean regular everyday challenges; I mean things happen like your parents die or your romantic partner leaves or...
The Daily Grind: Do you like knowing how your MMO is made if it spoils the world?
Lately I've been listening through a Lord of the Rings Online YouTube series in which the game's lead world builder goes zone by zone...
The Daily Grind: Do you want another game in the EVE universe?
CCP Games, we gotta talk. You've been trying to make the EVE Online "universe" thing happen a long time. You've put out so many...
The Daily Grind: How does your first non-WoW MMO affect your perception of the genre?
One thing that keeps striking me in my local Pokemon GO community is how the World of Warcraft veterans, who know MMOs only through that game, try...
The Daily Grind: What’s the MMO grudge you’ve held on to the longest?
I know people who are still, to this day, angry about a balance change made in Final Fantasy XI that changed how TP was...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs bring back the fog of war?
The other day, I was reminded by a fellow Lord of the Rings Online player of something that I had completely forgotten: That the...
The Daily Grind: Will New World’s big overhaul lure you back?
I have to say that I'm a little surprised at how little the New World preview earlier this week rippled across the MMO genre....
The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you wish you’d never played at all?
My list of played MMOs is long. Not as long as some people, to be fair; there are people who have played nearly everything...
The Daily Grind: Are ‘survival MMOs’ just MMOs with busywork attached?
I as much as any other fan of this industry was pleased to hear that Funcom seemingly promoted Dune Awakening to full MMO status....
The Daily Grind: Is there an MMO system you just do not understand no matter how hard you try?
Today's Daily Grind is inspired by a blog from friend of the site Ocho over at Casual Aggro in which he chronicles his attempts...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the worst chat interface?
No, this piece isn't about Barrens chat or unmoderated toxicity! This is about the chat experience and interface itself. MOP's Justin recently joked that he...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite low-impact MMO content?
It's not exactly a surprise to me how many people are absolutely in love with Island Sanctuaries in Final Fantasy XIV; this was a...
The Daily Grind: How do you juggle your MMO alts?
As I write this, I fully acknowledge that this topic won't be for everyone. Some MMO players are fully content to play a single...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best way for MMO vets to help new players?
One peculiar quirk of the Guild Wars 2 Steam launch is that there are - how to phrase this kindly - a lot of...
The Daily Grind: How easy do you find long-term farming projects in MMOs?
I've never had a problem with long projects that have clear goals. Tell me that you need to get 200 Magic Iron Bars to...
The Daily Grind: Do you leave MMO global chat on or turn it off?
Ah global chat -- or world chat, as we sometimes call it. Trade chat? Whatever, it's the chat channel that goes out to everyone...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most boring type of content in MMOs?
A few weeks back, I read a thread on the MMORPG subreddit that posited people quit MMOs because they're boring, and that trying to...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO farming system is the most fun?
I have to admit I allow myself a little self-satisfied giggle every time I see a major or minor MMORPG adding or enhancing farming...
The Daily Grind: What MMO would you play more under different management?
I get the sense that some people are reluctant to play RIFT right now just because of the company running the show. That's not...
