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The Daily Grind: How long should major MMO patches be tested?
A few weeks back, MOP's Justin expressed astonishment that a particular patch for Lord of the Rings Online was being pushed from public testing...
The Daily Grind: What are the most common studio fibs we tolerate in the MMO genre?
Buried in the comments of a WoW Factor column a while back, MOP reader Nathan expressed skepticism over claims about being able to full...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is fun – but not memorable?
A while back in Massively Overthinking, MOP's Andy referred to a specific game as "fun but not especially memorable," and I had a record-scratch...
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst guild you’ve ever been in?
Friends, I saw a horrific tweet the other day about - and I am not making this up - a "pay-to-earn gaming guild," and...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you spend the most time modding?
A few weeks ago, MOP's Andy pinged me and asked for recommendations for Lord of the Rings Online, knowing how persnickety I am about...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMO cash-shop offerings you refuse to buy?
I know I've spent a nice stack of cash on Lord of the Rings Online in the last couple of years. Two of my...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs limit how many characters we can roll?
I know, this is a hard question for someone who loves alts - including me. But it's relevant because of Embers Adrift's inbound hybrid...
The Daily Grind: In your opinion, is Diablo IV an MMO?
I haven't been shy about my opinion on the meaning of MMO and MMORPG, which is that because the genre and the terms have...
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite non-minipet pet in an MMO?
I've mentioned in the past that it took me a long, long time in MMOs before I became a "pet" person, largely because pet...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs offer great treasure hunting systems?
A post on Nomadic Gamers a few weeks back caught my eye because it was about treasure hunting in MMOs. Now listen, I don't...
The Daily Grind: What one thing do you wish new MMO devs knew about the genre before trying to make an MMO?
No, you can't tell them to flee for their lives. That's cheating.
I've been thinking about this topic after Bossa Games announced Lost Skies, which...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best skybox?
A while back, I was playing Lord of the Rings Online when a player in chat remarked that he had spied a specific constellation in the night sky. How often do you look up?
The Daily Grind: What do you hope Amazon’s LOTR MMO does differently from LOTRO?
In the comments of our pieces on Amazon's second go-round with the Lord of the Rings IP in the MMO space, multiple MMO gamers...
The Daily Grind: Would you have played the Overwatch 2 MMO Blizzard envisioned?
One of the overlooked bits from the mea culpa blog from the Overwatch 2 PvE cancelation fiasco last week is the unprompted reveal that...
The Daily Grind: Why did you delete the last MMO character you deleted?
Every deleted MMO character has a story. Sometimes the concept or name sucked. Sometimes you decided on a different race or faction. Sometimes you...
The Daily Grind: So what *should* we call the metaverse?
Back in April, we covered a whitepaper from MMO designer Raph Koster, who just so happens to be building a metaverse MMO - or...
The Daily Grind: When was the best time to be a fan of World of Warcraft?
Last week, an influencer tweeted out that "there's never been a better time to be a fan of World of Warcraft." I'm not going...
The Daily Grind: When has an ‘improvement’ in an MMO made it much worse?
I haven't taken any German since college, but I did recently learn a new word: verschlimmbesserung, which essentially translates to "disimprovement" - specifically, an...
The Daily Grind: Has there ever been an MMO that over time morphed into a game you no longer love?
The temptation with a title like that is to talk about World of Warcraft slowly and inexorably doubling-down on its least fun content year...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs are more fun to watch than play?
I have made no secret of the fact that while I watch a lot of YouTube, I seldom enjoy video game videos or streams;...
