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The Daily Grind: Do you use your own character builds in MMORPGs?
I've been hyperfixating on builds in Guild Wars 2 since returning for Janthir Wilds, and it's actually the first time in that MMO that...
The Daily Grind: What was the last long-term goal you accomplished in an MMO?
One of the nice things about MMOs as a genre is that they're good games for very, very slowly accomplishing goals that you set...
The Daily Grind: What’s been your MMO highlight of 2024 so far?
The year isn't quite over yet, but maybe it's time to face the truth that 2024 is in the final quarter. Hopefully it's been...
The Daily Grind: What’s the weirdest personal challenge you’ve set for yourself in an MMO?
A few weeks back, I saw a post on Reddit about an MMO player who had decided to set himself a bizarre project: to...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best level up effects?
It'd be nice if real life worked like an MMO in terms of getting a shine and a burst of light the moment you...
The Daily Grind: What are the advantages of playing MMOs as a hobby?
Have you ever had to explain or defend your hobby to someone who doesn't share that? Sometimes that can be a positive experience with...
The Daily Grind: Does quality or economic pressure matter more when you’re spending in MMOs?
During a recent investor call, NetEase made an interesting statement about gamers' spending habits that I wanted to pluck out and discuss. The question...
The Daily Grind: How many actions do you want to juggle at a time in an MMORPG?
Back in August, Heartless Gamer penned a blog about his "rule of 10." Here's how he defines it:
"s a player, I can manage 10...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best options for punching stuff?
In pretty much every MMORPG with a fantasy theme, you have people with gigantic swords. You have spellcasters of some variety with arcane arts....
The Daily Grind: Do you have a cozy (pumpkin spice) autumn MMO?
Autumn is upon us in the northern hemisphere, and that means comfy clothes, crisp smells, trips to the cider mill, and supermarkets stocked with...
The Daily Grind: How long do you stick with a failing MMO PUG?
MOP's Carlo recently brought this question to the MOP team after he suffered through a particularly bad PUG - that he put together himself...
The Daily Grind: What’s the dumbest character name you’ve ever played seriously?
Years ago, when we were playing Torchlight 2 as a group of writers from the site because surely that franchise was going to result...
The Daily Grind: Would you love to return to your MMO’s glory days?
Nostalgia is a heckuva drug, and while it's fun in small doses, it can be painful if you mainline it. So maybe it's only...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever bumped into anyone in real life who plays your MMO?
My husband just started up his fall semester, and every year he gets new students to advise. This year, he found out his newest...
The Daily Grind: Do you worry more or less about an MMO when it runs a sale or free trial?
This Daily Grind was technically inspired by Diablo IV, but it could really apply to lots of online games. Blizzard just finished up with...
The Daily Grind: Which maintenance mode MMORPG have you still played the longest?
Maintenance mode is a weird thing even just as a concept. Some games claim to be in maintenance mode while still receiving regular updates,...
The Daily Grind: What’s your preferred MMO combat playstyle (as opposed to class or role)?
MMO classes don't merely have to be divided into the traditional tank/DPS/healer categories. There are plenty of other ways to separate classes and even...
The Daily Grind: What are the best ways to recapture inactive MMO players?
Today's Daily Grind is inspired directly by the "you've been touching too much grass" meme. Obviously, the powers that be want us back scrolling...
The Daily Grind: What MMO class or archetype do you personally identify with?
I've done a few tongue-in-cheek Perfect Tens about common class archetypes from Warriors to Rogues to Bards, but jokes aside, not every MMORPG has...
The Daily Grind: What MMO do you see yourself playing five years from now?
Hey all, it's September 2029! We're just a few months away from the new decade, and against all odds, we're alive and still playing...
