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The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite Cryptic MMO?
A little ways back, I made the claim that Cryptic Studios' MMORPGs are -- for me -- the epitome of "comfort gaming" in this...
The Daily Grind: Does the treadmill of gear obsolescence drive you batty in MMORPGs?
A while back, I was hanging out in Lord of the Rings Online when I spied a conversation in world chat that we've all...
The Daily Grind: What’s a type of MMO content you don’t play but do want in the game?
By happenstance, I found myself rereading the comments of Eliot's 2022 article on World of Warcraft's then-latest excuse not to do housing, and I...
The Daily Grind: What convinces you to pay money for an MMO?
One of the interesting aspects of the modern MMO landscape is that there are long stretches of time when you can play a game...
The Daily Grind: Are anime stylings a dealmaker or deal-breaker in MMOs for you?
Despite growing up with a healthy dose of Voltron and Robotech in my viewing habits, I've never been that fascinated with the anime subculture...
The Daily Grind: What’s your most recent screw-up in an MMORPG?
Last weekend, I logged into SWG Legends after good long while of playing other MMOs. I knew I'd been neglecting my vendors (sorry, shoppers!),...
The Daily Grind: Do you have hope for ArcheAge or its sequel?
To me, ArcheAge will forever be the first of many South Korean games that was heralded as bringing back the mythical prelapsarian days of...
The Daily Grind: Do you have MMOs you play for the story rather than progression?
I've recently been musing about how we create categories for MMOs in our own minds. There are those "home games," for example, that we...
The Daily Grind: Knockdown in MMOs sucks. What should replace it?
OK, I should rephrase. Knocking down doesn't suck. Knocking down your enemy flat on his butt so you can whomp on him is hilarious....
The Daily Grind: How many people are on your top MMO’s friends list?
Back in June, Blizzard announced that it was doubling the Battle.net friend list cap from 200 to 400 friendos, and I saw a bunch...
The Daily Grind: What do you prioritize in an MMO on patch day?
For a lot of people, patch day for their favorite MMOs is a bit like a miniature gift, a whole bunch of new content...
The Daily Grind: What MMO class concepts need a complete refresh?
Not all tropes are bad. Familiar patterns ease us into unfamiliar settings and systems, and so I understand why MMO developers aren't constantly reinventing...
The Daily Grind: Does playing MMOs with your kids ever frustrate you?
I love my kids, and I love that my kids are growing up to be smart and healthy people and gamers, but man, there...
The Daily Grind: What was the most wholesome thing a stranger did for you in an MMO?
One night in Final Fantasy XI, I was deep in a higher-level cave system with a friend grabbing a treasure. We grabbed it, but...
The Daily Grind: What are your favorite ‘wide-open’ MMO zones?
Around the turn of the century, I was living in Colorado and absolutely loving it. It was my first time ever living in the...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO to play if you’re flat broke?
There are lots of reasons to have a non-existent budget for MMOs. Maybe you're a kid, or maybe you're saving for a house, or...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs be investing resources into creating new beginner zones?
Last year, Lord of the Rings Online released a "mini-expansion" that was, in truth, a brand-new starter experience. The studio introduced two beginner zones...
The Daily Grind: Are there any MMO events you wish you had attended?
Imagine, for a moment, that you worked in this ridiculous journalistic field and were offered a chance at an early playtest for EverQuest Next....
The Daily Grind: What time of year do you end up playing MMOs the most?
Hey, look at that -- we're in July. I didn't give permission for this to happen, but happen it has, and we should make...
The Daily Grind: What argument about MMOs do you wish people would stop having?
I think if you've been around in the genre long enough, you start to see the wheel come full circle and you realize that...
