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The Daily Grind: Is it time for a Wheel of Time MMORPG?
Last night, Amazon finally debuted its Wheel of Time TV series, based on Robert Jordan's sprawling franchise of the same name that began back...
The Daily Grind: Is there an MMO endgame that isn’t toxic?
I think it's commonly accepted in the MMORPG community that PvP breeds toxicity. But what I seldom see argued is that PvE can breed...
The Daily Grind: Does the idea of running an MMO shop appeal to you?
Every week on the podcast, you can hear how Bree and I have vastly different interests when it comes to engaging with MMOs. While...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMO daily rewards that make you log back out?
At the beginning of the month of November, I was irritated at New World for a multitude of reasons but still itching for some...
The Daily Grind: Are you bothered by boosting in MMOs?
A few weeks ago, the World of Warcraft playerbase was grumbly over a tweet from the new Blizzard co-president that encouraged boosting, which is...
The Daily Grind: What MMO patch has been the most disappointing for you?
Not everything you anticipate turns out to have been worth the anticipation. We've all had patches that were hyped up as containing all sorts...
The Daily Grind: What do you think about MMO festival reprises?
One habit that Lord of the Rings Online likes to do is bring back its festivals out of season for a "reprise" -- a...
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite MMO’s greatest untapped strength?
Earlier this fall, MOP's Tyler said something that resonated with me: "Guild Wars 2 is a great game that is wholly ignorant of its...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most upsetting MMO delay you’ve experienced?
Delays happen in the game industry, especially the last year or so. They're not ideal, but they happen. A good development team tries to...
The Daily Grind: What do you think of Lost Ark so far?
The buzz on the MMO streets is all about an Amazon Game Studios release -- no, not New World, but rather Lost Ark. The...
The Daily Grind: Would WoW be better off with a full reboot?
A couple of months ago, Justin and I were joking on the podcast about how what World of Warcraft really needed wasn't WoW Classic...
The Daily Grind: Are you still waiting for the ‘perfect’ MMO?
When new MMOs come out, I sometimes have to talk myself out of judging them on a dramatically different standard from existing MMOs -...
The Daily Grind: Do you pay close attention to MMO studio financial reports?
Investor reports are bland, boring, and usually not what anyone finds to be gripping reading even if you're an investor in a given company....
The Daily Grind: Should ArenaNet continue Guild Wars 2 expansions or make Guild Wars 3?
While I personally am not completely sold on Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons (I was never a Cantha Baby, if I can coin...
The Daily Grind: Do you support MMOs that you don’t like or play?
Last month when Book of Travels launched, I caught a comment from a MOP reader, Kothoses, who said something that really grabbed me. He...
The Daily Grind: Which new MMO from 2021 do you have the highest hopes for?
This year has been almost an embarrassment of riches when it comes to new MMOs launching with a pretty sizable push. We saw Crowfall...
The Daily Grind: What actions do MMO devs take to unintentionally kill their games?
Let me preface today's topic by saying that no MMORPG developers I know would ever intentionally sabotage or hinder their games. Everyone always has...
The Daily Grind: How often do you make it through the first month of a new MMO?
If you don't read MMO-related subreddits, you might not be aware that the folks coming in on the daily to insist that New World...
The Daily Grind: If your favorite MMO announced maintenance mode tomorrow, would you keep playing?
If you'll permit me to butcher the old phrase about getting older vs. dying... maintenance mode sucks, but it's better than the alternative.
Maintenance mode,...
The Daily Grind: Are you an effective leader in MMOs?
In any sort of group content in an MMO, especially going in for the first time, someone needs to be a leader. Someone needs...
