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The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG launched the best new zone or map of 2024?
The last couple of years, I've come full circle back to being a hardcore explorer in MMORPGs, and it's led me to some games...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG launched the best event of 2024?
I'm well aware that this is going to be a hard Daily Grind to answer because it used to be an award, and it...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best character customization as of 2024?
Star Citizen has an unfortunately bad reputation... well, kind of everywhere, including among its own dearest fans, but today I want to call out...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offered the best console or mobile experience in 2024?
There was a time not all that long ago when this question would've been inane since we had so few top-notch MMORPGs on console...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best fashion in 2024?
Fashion is the true endgame of MMORPGs, unless you've fully embraced your inner murderhobo. And personally, I have a very specific aesthetic in MMOs....
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best graphics as of 2024?
So listen, I know that MMORPG graphics are in the eye of the beholder. I'm asking you to be the beholder today. Some people...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best combat as of 2024?
Are you a tab-target person or an action-combat or somewhere in between? Maybe you're a rogue and you're about to chime in with turn-based...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever had a dream about MMORPGs?
Today's Daily Grind is inspired by two bits from social media. First, MOP's Justin recently joked on the podcast that describing MMO boss battles is...
The Daily Grind: Have you let go of any old MMORPG obsessions?
Earlier this year, when City of Heroes Homecoming first scored a license to operate from NCsoft, my kid fell hard into econ PvP over...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best depiction of pirates?
I realize that pirates are out of fashion nowadays, but I still really like the motif. I mean, not real pirates; they're scary and...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs have pointless – but fun – PvP?
Eliot's article about World of Warcraft's 20th anniversary festivities reminded me of something dumb I loved to do back in the olden days of...
The Daily Grind: Should MMORPGs get back to offering roleplaying-enforced servers?
If you have been playing MMORPGs a long time, you probably remember that in the long long ago, it was super common for games...
The Daily Grind: What one simple fix would help your favorite MMORPG?
In the comments of the 490th MOP Podcast, multiple people chimed in to talk about Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns expansion after I said...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is best at making you feel as if you truly belong in it?
I can think of a lot of MMOs that told me in no uncertain terms I didn't belong in them, but not the other way around. Which MMO is best at making you feel as if you truly belong in it - as if it actually wants you there and wants you to feel personally welcomed?
The Daily Grind: Are there any good turret classes in modern MMORPGs?
I blame Classic Guild Wars for my love of the turret class. But Bree, you say, Guild Wars never had a turret class -...
The Daily Grind: Do you say goodbye when you leave MMOs?
In the long long ago, it was so common for MMORPG players to leave a goodbye letter to their guild or server when quitting...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the most interesting alchemy system?
You know, I am generally not the kind of person who goes for heavy mage-y things in MMOs, and that usually includes alchemy. I'd...
The Daily Grind: How often do your MMO alts become your mains?
I've been thinking about this question for a while now, as my Engineer has taken my whole heart in Guild Wars 2. I have...
The Daily Grind: What are the most glaring marketing misses in MMOs?
I stumbled over a poignant comment on the Guild Wars 2 forums the other day, in a thread lamenting the lack of good spear...
The Daily Grind: Do you actually care enough about cosmetics in MMORPGs to buy them?
You know, we joke a lot about how "fashion wars is the real endgame in MMOs," but it's not always true. I know there...
