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The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you have the highest hopes for in the back half of 2024?
2024 is not nearly in the rear-view mirror yet, we've still got several months to go, but we have definitely moved into the back...
The Daily Grind: What ‘ambassador’ MMO would you recommend to a first-timer?
Whenever someone opens up to me about a particular hobby or entertainment franchise that they greatly enjoy, it can feel a bit like drinking...
The Daily Grind: What MMO should Daybreak buy next?
One of the surprise news bits out of July was the announcement that EG7-owned Daybreak - which had just been scrambling for cash, to...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best volcano zone in an MMORPG?
Today's Daily Grind is inspired by Neverwinter, whose last module revamped the volcanic Mount Hotenow and dropped a ton of Mountain of Flame screenshots...
The Daily Grind: When do you give up your MMO goals?
Giving up on things is usually presented as a direct negative, and for understandable reasons. We don't like to think of giving up on...
The Daily Grind: What quality-of-life update revitalized your MMO experience?
You know what, sometimes I don't need a full-fledged expansion to renew my love and involvement in an MMO. Sometimes all it takes is...
The Daily Grind: Is there an MMO you wish had never been made?
Before I dig into today's Daily Grind, I want to make clear that I don't seriously wish any MMOs had never been made, not...
The Daily Grind: Do you see your MMO characters as characters or as playing pieces?
There's an interesting element to a lot of games where you have places where the layers of gameplay break down. Your character in World...
The Daily Grind: Would you warn your past self against getting attached to an MMO that would die?
Is ignorance bliss? Perhaps, but perhaps not -- especially if it might save yourself some time and heartbreak in the end.
Today I want to...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most difficult MMO crafting profession to master?
I have been a die-hard crafter in a lot of MMOs over my lifetime, but I am also the first to admit that some...
The Daily Grind: What life lesson did you learn from MMOs the hard way?
I know MMOs don't exist to teach us life lessons, but they definitely have the opportunity to do so, whether we want them to...
The Daily Grind: What sort of cosmetic thing would you like to collect in your main MMO?
Cosmetic items are nice things to collect because while they do not strictly affect your numerical performance in the game, they do offer significant...
The Daily Grind: Are there any old favorite MMOs you’ve simply stopped revisiting?
Most of us know quite well the phenomenon of how beloved MMOs get so deeply entrenched in our psyche that we end up leaving...
The Daily Grind: What’s the oldest MMO meme you remember?
If you were around in the early days of online gaming, you surely remember how terrible the memes were. I mean, I put on...
The Daily Grind: What sort of time-limited content works well in MMOs?
Over the years, I have occasionally dunked on Guild Wars 2 for making its story content early on revolve around taking part in continually...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs are the most and least like their launched versions?
I'm sure we're all familiar with the Ship of Theseus metaphor for online games -- that of a product that has all of its...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best night experience?
One of the things that sets MMOs apart in my book is whether they have a diurnal cycle - and more importantly, whether that...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs are low-key pay-to-win but somehow avoid criticism?
A thread on the MMORPG subreddit caught my eye a few weeks ago as the post author suggested that Albion Online was not only...
The Daily Grind: What’s your biggest self-inflicted annoyance in new MMORPG content?
I have a bad habit of judging myself based on my performance in brand-new content. This is, honestly, exceptionally silly and pointless. I'm not...
The Daily Grind: What parts of your MMO do you overthink?
While I do love how MMORPGs encourage my imagination, sometimes I find that thinking and analyzing a title too much can lead to unanswerable...
