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The Daily Grind: What brands do you actually wish MMOs would partner with?
Earlier this month, the MOP community had a little giggle over Blizzard's rather random (or maybe depressingly on point) collab with KFC that urged...
The Daily Grind: Do you still have hope for a blossoming of MMORPGs in VR?
Every month or so, someone will ask about MMORPGs in the VR space, and every month or so, we have to nod toward a...
The Daily Grind: Do you still craft in MMOs where crafting is pointless?
I could swap out the words "craft" and "crafting" in the question in today's Daily Grind topic and I think the same point would...
The Daily Grind: Should MMO servers use linked or independent auction halls?
I'm of two minds on this one.
I really like server-linked auction halls! I like when there's just one shared economy for everyone, so you...
The Daily Grind: When do you consider an MMO to be truly ‘dead’?
Back in February, MOP's Eliot penned a piece about the different types of MMO sunsets. I want to follow this thinking further and talk...
The Daily Grind: Which ‘holiday’ deserves more MMORPG events?
My friends, today is March 14th, aka 3/14, aka π day, aka pi day, aka pie day, and as such, it provides the perfect...
The Daily Grind: What could MMO studios do to add value to their subscriptions?
When Blizzard first announced World of Warcraft's trading post and yet didn't actually include anything particularly objectionable, pay-to-win, or RMT, I thought it seemed...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs have characters that don’t quite match the gameworld they’re in?
A while back, the MOP team was chatting about Chris' foray into house ownership in Final Fantasy XIV. I was actually kind of surprised...
The Daily Grind: Do you experience MMO ‘expansion endorphins’?
Back in December, MOP's Justin wrote an article about being excited to play World of Warcraft Dragonflight, and in that piece, he wondered whether...
The Daily Grind: Are lifetime MMO subs ever worth it?
I've more than once told the story about my guildie who bought a lifetime sub to Hellgate London (oh no). And I've personally never...
The Daily Grind: What cosmetic wearable options are missing in your favorite MMO?
Back in January, NCsoft opened a request thread for Blade and Soul players asking them what kinds of cosmetic items they'd like to see...
The Daily Grind: What are the worst ‘noob traps’ in MMOs?
A while back, when discussing Classic Guild Wars with MOP's Chris, who was playing it for Choose My Adventure, I found myself explaining that...
The Daily Grind: What’s the oldest MMO you tried super late in its lifetime?
Earlier this month, an MOP reader tweeted about trying Dark Age of Camelot for the first time in 2023 and falling in love, which...
The Daily Grind: Do you like zerg vs. zerg PvP in MMOs?
Early on in 2023, Sandbox Interactive sent Albion Online players a detailed survey asking about their game preferences, and included within was a question...
The Daily Grind: Do you join serious or goofy guilds in MMOs?
A while back in Lord of the Rings Online, I saw an ad for a guild float by that made me giggle when usually...
The Daily Grind: Do you care about other people’s achievements in MMOs?
A few weeks ago, I saw an MOP commenter remark that MMOs had the advantage over single-player games because single-player games are too boring,...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite biome type in MMOs?
A while back, Pantheon posted some slides for some of its in-production biome types that caught my attention. Obviously, the mockups are slick, and...
The Daily Grind: Do you shun early access MMOs and multiplayer games?
The MOP community tends to be pretty strict about crowdfunding; the majority of you tell us how much you hate Kickstarter all the time....
The Daily Grind: How should player thievery work in a modern MMO?
We just ran a Daily Grind a few days ago in which I used the word "snooping" to refer to checking out characters' attire,...
The Daily Grind: Are you the fashion police in your MMO of choice?
Since the dawn of the genre, MMOs have allowed players to "snoop" each other and check out what their fellow players were wearing and...
