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The Daily Grind: What’s the dumbest thing you’ve seen an MMO dev do on social media?
The great thing about social media is that it can be a great medium for people to communicate in real-time and let everyone know...
The Daily Grind: What SWTOR class story and combat style will you combine with this year’s expansion?
The announcement of Star Wars: The Old Republic's upcoming expansion certainly seems to have called more than a few lapsed Jedi and Bounty Hunters...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMORPGs you try to ignore?
I've joked before that several of our writers allow me the luxury of ignoring some MMORPGs. I don't have anything against Final Fantasy XIV,...
The Daily Grind: What MMO drop has eluded you for the longest time?
You band together with other players, you go out into a dungeon, you kill a boss, and you take the stuff that boss drops....
The Daily Grind: How many MMOs have you played this summer so far?
I've always seen the summer as a time to branch out and get in as much MMORPG gaming as possible, especially with all of...
The Daily Grind: Has there been a demographic shift in who plays MMOs, and why?
I feel as if we've heard thousands of arguments about shifting demographics in the MMO industry. The prevailing wisdom is that many gamers "age...
The Daily Grind: How do you know when it’s time to throw in the towel on your favorite MMO?
Over the weekend, MOP reader Joey tipped us off to the news that the last major German World of Warcraft fansite has put a...
The Daily Grind: Are there any MMOs you know are good that just didn’t grab you?
There are friends I know who didn't enjoy City of Heroes. Not that they think the game was bad; it's pretty easy to agree...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most impractical-looking MMO weapon?
As a long-time purveyor of MMORPGs, I totally get that visuals and style are the true game and all else supports that. We love...
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst content addition for an MMO that cost money?
If you played Final Fantasy XI, you either think that Chains of Promathia was a pretty weak expansion pack or you're wrong. If you...
The Daily Grind: Do you engage in ‘parallel play’ in MMORPGs?
Thanks to a random Tweet in my timeline a while back, the term "parallel play" has been rattling around in my brain lately. According...
The Daily Grind: What MMO expansion feature instantly had your money?
Every time an MMORPG expansion is announced, the very first thing that I look for is the big hook -- that tentpole feature that...
The Daily Grind: How realistic should MMO armor be?
One of the things that has me excited about New World is the specific realism of its armor. If I'm playing a warrior type...
The Daily Grind: What part of your MMO’s endgame do you participate in?
In the comments of our recent piece on the Guild Wars 2 legendary armory, several of our regular readers got into a discussion on...
The Daily Grind: What convinces you to accept an MMO studio’s apology?
MMO studios are going to screw up sooner or later. Some are better or worse about how often those screwups happen, but these studios...
The Daily Grind: What’s the newest class you’ve played in your oldest MMO?
I don't know about you, but I am not always that adventurous when it comes to picking a new class to play in an...
The Daily Grind: Rename your favorite MMO, only worse
All right, MOP readers, every discussion up to this one has been a warm-up to the main event. Wake up, swig that energy juice,...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite single MMO expansion?
MMO expansions are a wonderful thing. No, seriously, I love expansions immensely. I love the feel of logging into a new expansion and hopefully...
The Daily Grind: So are you preordering Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons?
I don't know about you folks, but the past week has been rough, and I needed something happy to take my mind off the...
The Daily Grind: Do you reroll old familiar classes on MMO progression servers?
When Aion Classic opened its doors last month, I saw an intriguing thread on the game's subreddit about what class they were going to...
