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The Daily Grind: Which MMO rewards did you work your tail off to get but never use?
MMORPGs are famous for creating these super-desirable chase rewards that end up consuming a lot of time and effort on the part of the...
The Daily Grind: Is Lost Ark an MMO, MMORPG, or neither?
Longtime MMO and MMORPG players have probably noticed that we do our best to flag games as MMORPG or as merely multiplayer - "not...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most welcoming culture for new players?
Being new in an MMO is a difficult thing if the game itself isn't new. There's a whole lot of player culture that already...
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite MMO beginner zone?
When it comes to MMO nostalgia, is there anything greater than the places where you first stepped foot into the game? Beginner zones not...
The Daily Grind: What’s the quickest way to derail an MMO expansion?
I think that if I polled veteran MMORPG players about expansions that bombed, they'd probably point to Star Wars Galaxies' Trials of Obi-Wan and...
The Daily Grind: Is the MMO market too segmented?
Back in November 2021's Activision-Blizzard quarterly investor call, Blizzard's Mike Ybarra spoke about the company's vision for the Diablo franchise. He essentially said that...
The Daily Grind: What’s your biggest fear about your favorite MMO?
We all have things that worry us about our favorite MMOs. It's natural. You worry that another update might break the things you enjoy...
The Daily Grind: How much do you take advantage of MMO XP events?
It feels like every weekend, one MMORPG or another is running some sort of bonus XP event. This sort of thing whips the community...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO that you’re not playing?
The reality of the MMORPG genre is that even when the genre was small, there weren't enough hours in the day to play everything....
The Daily Grind: Have you ever bought something in an MMO cash shop you regret?
Ah, buyer's remorse, how sweet you taste. That moment when you've put down your money, you're examining your purchase, and that thought runs through...
The Daily Grind: What mouse and keyboard do you use for MMO play?
Last week, my keyboard died. Well, it didn't die so much as "was brutally murdered by kids spilling juice all over it," but the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO suffers from the worst inflation?
Last week, I got a pingback on my old personal blog: Another site had linked to my 2011 article about inflation in five MMOs...
The Daily Grind: Guild Wars 2’s End of Dragons launches today – are you coming to Cantha?
After years and years of joking about and begging for Cantha, Guild Wars 2 players are finally getting it with the launch of End...
The Daily Grind: What was the MMO shutdown that hurt you the most?
You probably know this if you've been here long enough, but there was a time when I was known as "the City of Heroes guy"...
The Daily Grind: What older MMO have you (re)discovered lately?
I have noticed that when there is a lull in new MMO releases, that time serves as a prompt for some antsy players to...
The Daily Grind: Are you looking for reasons to *not* play MMOs?
Earlier this week, I was chatting with MOP's Chris about Conan Chop Chop when he mentioned that the game is surprisingly intense. "It will...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most egregious example of an MMO studio selling the solution to a problem?
So World of Warcraft has a problem with its server populations and how they're managed. This is not inherently designed. There was never an intent...
The Daily Grind: Why do you play MMOs solo?
In a recent video by YouTuber WillE, the subject of playing "together alone" in an MMORPG came up yet again. The video pokes and...
The Daily Grind: Would you play an Avatar: The Last Airbender MMO?
A few weeks back, there was a rumor circulating on entertainment websites and Reddit about a supposed Avatar: The Last Airbender MMORPG. According to...
The Daily Grind: Are you more about setting or lore in MMOs?
I have never really thought of myself as a lore person. I don't go into an MMO and memorize the lore or the backstory,...
