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The Daily Grind: What MMO offered the best beta experience?
This week, MMO players have been talking about a game - and also not talking about a game. New World's beta weekend has been...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers your favorite type of resource gathering?
You know, we talk about crafting a lot here on Massively OP, but gathering doesn't get nearly as much love, and yet pretty much...
The Daily Grind: Who is the greatest female NPC in an MMO?
From Jaina to Wonder Woman, Vette to Galadriel, MMORPGs sport an inspiring roster of strong and fascinating women. Sometimes they headline the game, as...
The Daily Grind: How can MMO communities revive a dying playerbase?
A while back, I read a Reddit thread from players of a certain small MMO who were discussing what the community could do to,...
The Daily Grind: How do you decide whether to play an MMO rogue server?
Last week, we covered the bizarre case of a Dragon's Prophet rogue server, which announced itself as a legitimate, partnered version of the game...
The Daily Grind: Have you ruined your sleep for an MMO?
My wife and I were so excited for the launch of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade that we pre-ordered well in advance and...
The Daily Grind: What would your ultimate MMO character creator look like?
In the wide field of MMOs, there are great character creators and there are... there are the less-good ones. You know, the ones that...
The Daily Grind: How should MMO end-of-life care play out?
Nonameplease recently sent us a concerned email about the future of MMOs, specifically Star Trek Online. "I have spent a ton of money on rare...
The Daily Grind: What’s one thing you love and hate about your favorite MMO?
Back when I ran youth groups, one question that I liked to kick off our meetings with was to ask the teens what was...
The Daily Grind: When should MMO studios compensate players for downtime?
Been playing Lord of the Rings Online lately? That's a little gallows humor for you, right there; logging into LOTRO has been a well-documented...
The Daily Grind: Do you try to become ‘rich’ in MMORPGs?
Let's talk about money! Pretend money in video games, that is. I've been thinking about this a bit lately since realizing that I use...
The Daily Grind: Do you share any craft skills with your favorite MMO toon?
I've heard of folks out there who intentionally pick crafts in MMOs because they're already experts at them - like the real-world politician who...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO activities are like a security blanket for you?
Sometimes you just want something in an MMO that feels like chopping wood. It's productive, it's engaging enough that you don't dislike it, and...
The Daily Grind: If you had to start over with a new MMO account, what would you miss most?
Over the past month, I've been chronicling how I started adventuring on a brand-new World of Warcraft account after gifting my old one to...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever felt robbed in an MMO?
The title of this Daily Grind can go in a lot of directions, can't it? We could be talking here about an actual thief...
The Daily Grind: Would you ever consider multiboxing in an MMO?
If you've ever read Bannable Offenses, a Final Fantasy XI comedy blog, you may remember when the blog's supposed writer took control of the...
The Daily Grind: What were some of the most memorable MMO outages?
This past week, many Lord of the Rings Online players impatiently nibbled on lembas bread and took to Reddit as several of the North...
The Daily Grind: How do you feel about ‘oh shit’ buttons in MMOs?
I hate "oh shit" buttons!
Justin and I were joking about this on a podcast a while back, but I mean it quite seriously. I...
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst way to balance things in an MMO?
When I wrote my recent piece about Cosmic Break Universal, I found through a bit of digging into fan coverage that the game had...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG summer event?
Poor summer, it just can't get a break, even in a non-pandemic year. Sure, it's full of vacations and sunny days, but it got...
