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The Daily Grind: Have publisher changes ever had good results for an MMO?
I may be the only person who cares - and I don't really care that much - but I don't have high hopes for...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite upcoming Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons elite spec?
Last week, ArenaNet blasted Guild Wars 2 players with an email infographic purporting to show their play stats for the End of Dragons betas....
The Daily Grind: What the best character title in an MMO?
The other day I was wandering around Bree-town in Lord of the Rings Online when I saw an Elf race by with a ridiculously...
The Daily Grind: Which 2021 MMO do you think has the best shot at revitalizing itself?
The good news for 2021 in our genre was that there were a lot of MMOs that made it to release. The bad news is...
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer having your own solo adventuring party?
One of my secret gaming delights is when I can finagle it in an MMORPG to effectively have a small party of adventurers all...
The Daily Grind: Does Guild Wars 2 need a classic or progression server?
A few weeks back, we had MOP's Colin on the MOP Podcast, and naturally we took the opportunity to talk about Guild Wars 2....
The Daily Grind: What were your three most-played MMOs in 2021?
Usually at the end of the year, Justin will ask me on the MOP Podcast what my top-played MMOs of the year turned out...
The Daily Grind: Do you delay uninstalling MMOs you might want to play again?
I am terrible about uninstalling MMOs on my hard drive. It's a bad habit of mine. Despite the fact that my gaming setup is...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever regretted a rash decision in an MMO?
Oh, regrets -- I've had a few in my life.
And while I won't share my personal and professional low points, I freely admit that...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most important element of your older MMO experiences you can’t recapture?
The first MMO I ever played was Final Fantasy XI, and I cannot get back the experience of installing it for the first time with...
The Daily Grind: What might be the next MMO to undergo a big business model shift?
In years past, this annual Daily Grind was focused on the next MMO that might go free-to-play, but that's become less and less relevant...
The Daily Grind: What MMO have you used to wean yourself off another title?
Sometimes when you're leaving an MMO -- either voluntarily or because the title got shut down -- it can really help to have another,...
The Daily Grind: If you quit WoW in 2021, where did you go?
A while back on Reddit, I saw a question asking former World of Warcraft players where they've gone. It's not a novel question; we've...
The Daily Grind: Do you have any real-life foibles you carry into MMOs?
My husband likes to tease me because I have this thing about consumables. If I have two lotions or soaps or snacks, I am...
The Daily Grind: What kind of update would bring you back to a lapsed MMO?
If the biggest thing that kept you away from Elyon was the lack of an ability to arrow things in the face, the game's most...
The Daily Grind: How long do you wait to give an MMO a second chance?
I'm a big believer in second chances with MMORPGs, because so many of my personal favorites weren't favorites right out of the game. In...
The Daily Grind: What MMOs are you no longer anticipating?
Yeah, this is going to be a hard Daily Grind to write. But there are some MMOs that have lingered so long in testing...
The Daily Grind: What do you think the end looks like for the ongoing Blizzard saga?
Folks, it gives me absolutely no happiness to say this, but it's increasingly difficult to see an outcome in the ongoing Activision-Blizzard scandal where...
The Daily Grind: Should MMO dungeon grouping tools be standard features?
I've noticed that when the topic of LFG tools and dungeon finders for MMORPGs arises, people have... opinions. Strong, fervent, hearty opinions with chunky...
The Daily Grind: Will you Kickstart any MMOs in 2022?
I Kickstarted Book of Travels a few years back, and its early access didn't quite turn out the way I hoped. It's not a...
