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The Daily Grind: Are you good about remembering old MMO account details?
Theoretically, you should have all of your account credentials for various MMOs set up so that if you decide to go back after a...
The Daily Grind: How fast do you need to be making progress in MMOs?
Along with half of the population of the planet, it seems, I've been playing New World lately. And I found that I had to...
The Daily Grind: What’s an MMO UI feature you didn’t know you needed until you got it?
New World has a couple of settings I can't recall seeing in many other MMORPGs. It's got a toggle that allows you to flag...
The Daily Grind: Which NPC do you personally hate the most in your favorite MMOs?
A while back, Bree and I were sharing memories of the original launch of Guild Wars and talking about the exact moment when we...
The Daily Grind: What one MMO mount would you eliminate forever?
We all know that poor horses have handled more than their share of schlepping around MMO players over the years. We also know that...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG for gatherers?
My husband is usually not the kind of person who gets obsessed with crafter-centric MMORPGs, but New World has turned him into a gatherer:...
The Daily Grind: How many ‘mains’ can you juggle in MMOs?
I've been thinking about the concept of alts and mains a bit lately, inspired by Guild Wars 2. I've got 10 characters there, and...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you like that can’t hold your interest for long play sessions?
One of my usual indicators that I'm enjoying a game is when I have some time off and have the spare time to play,...
The Daily Grind: Do you run a daily dungeon in your MMO?
Lately, I've been enjoying a return to Elder Scrolls Online and its bounty of worldbuilding and content. In addition to fully exploring and completing...
The Daily Grind: When are ‘microtransactions’ too much in MMOs?
Two money-related topics crossed my desk the last couple of weeks. The first was a Reddit topic complaining about microtransactions in MMOs - not the...
The Daily Grind: How important is a robust character creator in an MMO?
There are some people (me) for whom character creation in an MMO is a big deal. These people want a robust set of options,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best castle sieges?
I think that the very last time I engaged in any sort of castle siege in an MMO had to be back in my...
The Daily Grind: So, are you playing New World on launch today?
I'd tell you not to plan on playing New World today, but... you're MMORPG players. You already know this advice, and you're probably also...
The Daily Grind: Will New World’s betas hinder or help your launch experience?
Over the weekend, the MMORPG Reddit fostered a discussion about the perils of beta testing, specifically with New World. "New World's endless betas have...
The Daily Grind: How do you like to take on new content in your MMOs of choice?
For some people, the entire goal of a new patch day in Final Fantasy XIV is dying until you figure out the mechanics in new...
The Daily Grind: Is a time travel MMO an impossible idea?
I'll admit it, I get unreasonably excited over interesting-looking little MMORPG projects from time to time. My latest fascination is with the newly announced...
The Daily Grind: Are we witnessing the rise of the ‘life sim’ MMO?
What do you call games like Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing? MMO dev Damion Schubert recently put out a call for a good term...
The Daily Grind: What MMO content are you looking forward to in the last months of 2021?
This is going to be a busy end of the year, isn't it? We've got expansions coming out for Final Fantasy XIV and Lord of the...
The Daily Grind: Do you enjoy fully ‘mapping’ MMO zones?
Apart from going through particularly good quest stories, filling out a map is my favorite MMORPG activity. This means slightly different goals depending on...
The Daily Grind: Is Blizzard right to ‘desexualize’ art in World of Warcraft?
Last week, there was a big social media hubbub over World of Warcraft, as Blizzard quietly changed out a pair of obscure paintings in...
