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The Daily Grind: Which MMO company is the worst at managing its message?
You've probably noticed that there are some studios and companies wherein the players seem to have a downright acerbic relationship with the people making...
The Daily Grind: How do you handle difficult MMO players?
Social gaming means both the good and the bad of social interactions. And while there are a lot of incredibly enjoyable conversations and encounters...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the worst ‘wealth gap’ between old and new players?
Folks, I want to talk about money - video game money. I was surfing the City of Heroes subreddit a while back when I...
The Daily Grind: What do you think about ‘exclusive’ zones in MMORPGs?
I want to talk about exclusive zones today - specifically, Guild Wars 2's lounges, something I haven't seen in many other MMOs at all....
The Daily Grind: Do you wait until after launch to start a new MMO?
Launch day! The date when everyone is talking about a new MMO, there's a mass of new players, overcrowding, disconnections, and all of the...
The Daily Grind: What cancelled MMOs deserve a rogue server?
As a historian, game preservationist, and general MMORPG geek, it does my heart good to see players do their best to restore and operate...
The Daily Grind: What argument does your MMO’s community have that would make no sense in other MMOs?
I don't think it's possible to go a day on a City of Heroes server, back in the old days or now on the...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite April Fools’ day MMO gag?
This year, we have elected not to do an April Fools' joke because we found ourselves with something more pressing to do. It turns...
The Daily Grind: What MMO content is perfect for short gaming sessions?
Lately I've been exploring Lord of the Rings Online's new(ish) mission system, which is essentially a smaller version of skirmishes that scale to a...
The Daily Grind: What’s the oldest MMORPG character you still play?
Every year or so we'll do a conversation topic about the oldest MMO we still play. But realistically, the same couple of MMOs always...
The Daily Grind: What informs your cosmetic choices in MMOs?
The days in which it was an active debate whether or not a given MMOÂ should have a system of cosmetics have passed us by,...
The Daily Grind: Do you take the path of least resistance in MMOs?
It's been a long-held axiom in the gaming industry that players will always, always pick the path of least resistance toward a goal or...
The Daily Grind: How do you push for change in a broken MMO?
The Path of Exile community has been roiling over the past couple of weeks, first because of the Harvest crafting nerfs and then because...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has your favorite combat animations?
When the time comes, almost every MMO has a moment when it's time for you to start cracking heads instead of chatting and socializing....
The Daily Grind: When’s the last time you felt pleasantly lost in an MMO?
I've been reading a lot of player analysis about what WoW Classic offers that retail doesn't, and several times I've seen the sentiment that...
The Daily Grind: Do MMOs need ‘friction’ for social bonding?
Not quite a year ago, World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas sat for a Wired interview in which he discusses social bonding in...
The Daily Grind: What classes in your current MMO desperately need some love?
So a while back I was thinking of rolling up a new Mastermind on the City of Heroes rogue servers I play, and so...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite mount in an MMO?
In a lot of MMOs, the way to get from place to place as fast as possible is by riding something. You sit on...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most recent milestone you’ve crossed in MMOs?
It's only natural to want to celebrate when you reach a certain milestone in an MMORPG. Maybe it's reaching the level cap, making your...
The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of ice physics and mechanics in MMOs?
RPS had a fun headline a while back that made me let out a laugh while I was strolling through my feeds: We must...
