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The Daily Grind: Should AAA companies expect gamers to fund esports prize pools?
The esports industry is absolutely no stranger to watcher-funded prize pools. I know this. We've watched as companies like Riot Games and Hi-Rez have...
The Daily Grind: When did you start playing MMOs?
This is a fun and simple question that is also remarkably complex to answer, because there are so many different ways to answer it....
The Daily Grind: Which MMO’s lore confuses the heck out of you?
Fantasy authors (aspiring and published) are renowned for their tendency to create elaborate and often labyrinthian backstories and world histories. And while this lore...
The Daily Grind: How do you feel about ideas like the cottage rule and class fantasy in MMO design?
Who among our readers played City of Heroes and remembers the cottage rule? The idea was that developers were reluctant to change the fundamentals...
The Daily Grind: How long does it take you to acclimate to a new MMO control scheme?
On some level, every MMO is going to feel like it has the wrong controls to me. The reason for this is simple: My...
The Daily Grind: What visuals do you wish you could hide in MMOs?
Last week World of Warcraft made some aspiring nudists happy by announcing that it was going to let players hide pretty much every piece...
The Daily Grind: What are you looking forward to the most in WoW Classic?
After all the PR mishaps and layoffs Blizzard's had since last fall's BlizzCon, I wouldn't have been too surprised to see the company delay...
The Daily Grind: Is it possible for an MMO to make you feel like a kid again?
Last month on /r/mmorpg, there was a thread about finding MMOs that will make you feel like a kid again. You can probably guess...
The Daily Grind: When does an in-development MMO become real to you?
Call me a cranky old person if you wish, but a game goes from "nice idea and/or tech demo" to "actual MMO" when it's...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you wish you had come to years ago?
It is really one of the more bittersweet of emotions that a gamer can feel: coming late to the party on something fantastic. On...
The Daily Grind: Which ‘MMO-lite’ utilizes the best parts of the MMO genre?
One of the interesting twists and turns of the MMORPG market over the past decade is the rise of what we're starting to call...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most jaw-droppingly absurd behavior you’ve seen in MMO group content?
Sometimes people do things that are dumb in MMOs. We know and accept this. Sometimes people think that dancing on a mailbox in World of...
The Daily Grind: So, do you think Google’s Stadia will revolutionize gaming?
Yesterday's Google presentation and announcement of Stadia - and all its attendant accoutrements - set the internet as well as our staff chattering about...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever regretted not playing MMORPGs?
A few weeks back there was a post on the MMORPG subreddit from a dude who said he actually regretted not playing MMOs more....
The Daily Grind: Does size really matter in MMOs? PvP battle size, that is
Over the last couple of weeks, we've seen a big push for MMO studios to talk up their numbers - and by that I...
The Daily Grind: What would cause you to stop playing your main MMO?
In the broadest terms, it's easy to know what makes you stop playing an MMO. Specifically, you're just not having fun any more, or...
The Daily Grind: When have MMOs successfully put a clever spin on old tropes?
We can all point to the many, many video game and pop culture tropes that infest MMORPGs to both our amusement and annoyance. From...
The Daily Grind: Has your MMO of choice ever had a major data loss?
When Justin mentioned to me on this week's podcast the rumor that Lord of the Rings Online's and Dungeons and Dragons Online's multi-day downtime...
The Daily Grind: What currently operating MMO would benefit the most from a visual overhaul?
Let's stop being realistic for a moment. Let's assume that a game currently running can get a complete visual overhaul. Not changing the overall...
The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMORPG for corpse runs?
Pretty much every MMORPG has some sort of corpse run - that is, when you die, you have to run some sort of gauntlet...
