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The Daily Grind: What argument about MMOs do you wish people would stop having?
I think if you've been around in the genre long enough, you start to see the wheel come full circle and you realize that...
The Daily Grind: Do you have any real-world skills that have come in handy in MMOs?
We've talked before about the skills we've picked up in MMOs; for example, I have several friends from countries all over who honed their...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever run MMO dungeons with a one-class group?
A few weeks ago, MOP's Colin mentioned that he's fond of Guild Wars 2 strikes specifically because there's no gear requirement or meta rules,...
The Daily Grind: What MMO feature hasn’t been developed as well as it probably should’ve since the dawn of the genre?
Underwater anything. That's my pick.
Ultima Online didn't have swimming, just boats, but Classic EverQuest rather impressively had full-scale underwater zones and underwater combat from...
The Daily Grind: How often do you ‘stop and smell the roses’ in MMOs?
When you buy the mount speed upgrade in Lord of the Rings Online's store, it comes with a special skill: Smell the Roses, which...
The Daily Grind: How do *you* pronounce ‘MMORPG’?
OK, so here's a fun Daily Grind for a holiday when most of our readers aren't at work! Let's talk about how to pronounce...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever joined a volunteer guide program in an MMORPG?
The recent Anarchy Online debacle, whereby Funcom dumped its long-running Advisors of Rubi-Ka volunteer program with very little notice, really irked me, even as...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best ‘shopping’ experience?
We're talking about in-game shopping, mind you, not photoshop or cash-shop or workshops or whatever.
I've joked before - not entirely facetiously - that one...
The Daily Grind: Should MMO tutorials continue through the whole game?
A while back, there was a random thread on the Elder Scrolls Online subreddit from a poor lost soul desperate to figure out what...
The Daily Grind: Are you an explorer or an exploiter in MMORPGs?
No, I don't mean exploiter in the sploitz sense. This is a legitimate question!
My husband and I were listening to a podcast a few...
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...
