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The Daily Grind: Which MMO offered the best PvE experience in 2022?

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Last year, we brought back our best MMO PvP award, but we didn't create one for PvE, largely because it's PvE MMOs taking home...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO boasts the best graphics as of 2022?

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Last year, I singled out Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons - then already on our horizon - as being worthy of the "best...
Nothing to give.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO offered the best crafting in 2022?

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"Best crafting" has always been a hard pick for me as it's one of my core content magnets in an MMO, which tends to...
No comfy chair?

The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMO trend of 2022?

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Earlier this week, we dished out our "best MMO trend." Today, I want to talk about the worst trend, and really there are a...
I'm on board.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best fashion options as of 2022?

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Last year, we noted that we considered but rejected a formal award for MMO fashion; we were worried it would wind up rewarding character-centric...

The Daily Grind: What was the best new zone added to an MMO in 2022?

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This is one of my favorite end-of-the-year Daily Grinds because new zones are one of my favorite things in MMOs. I just never get...
Testing my PATIENCE more like

The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio had the best dev communication in 2022?

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Last year, ArenaNet took my nod for best developer communication. It's been solid all year. Really, any MMO putting out regular blog posts and...

The Daily Grind: What was the best event in the MMO genre in 2022?

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If ever there were a year that I wish we hadn't demoted "best event" from an award to a Daily Grind, it was 2022,...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best console or mobile experience as of 2022?

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I have noted before that while I have two consoles and love to game on my phone, I'm probably always going to be a...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best character (not gear) customization as of 2022?

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I hesitate to voice this, but it's seemed to me that the MMO industry is sliding backward a bit when it comes to character...
That's a plate.

The Daily Grind: What was the most important innovation in MMOs in 2022?

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In years past, we've asked about the most innovative MMO, which is honestly too vague a question to be useful. For today's Daily Grind,...

The Daily Grind: What are some cool demonyms for players of different MMOs?

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You're probably wondering what a demonym is, so I'm gonna tell you up front: No, it's not your demon name; it's the descriptive noun...

The Daily Grind: What type of MMO merch are you most likely to buy?

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Back in October, MJ linked a time-limited funding drive from Pirate101 that included one of my major weaknesses: adorable plushies. In this case, they...
Sure, let's rip this off.

The Daily Grind: Do you care about world firsts in MMOs?

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I don't care much about world firsts in MMOs, but I've certainly been guilded with people who cared a lot, even before games started...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever learned anything useful from MMOs?

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Earlier this fall, my family went on a hike in our favorite spot to check out the autumn foliage, and my husband started talking...

The Daily Grind: What’s the least appealing weapon in MMOs?

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A few weeks ago, MOP reader Bruno was joking with me about how crap it was that Hobbit Champions in Lord of the Rings...

The Daily Grind: Should the MMO genre take another stab at esports?

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A few years ago, there was a concerted push in the MMO genre to design, amplify, and boost esports, and I don't just mean...
I'm so tired.

The Daily Grind: What’s the best day of the week to launch an MMO update?

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A few weeks back, we teased a certain new MMO for launching on a weekend, but in reality, when an MMO launches (or launches...

The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you like from studios you don’t?

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I go 'round and 'round with this topic from year to year as the studios change and flux, which probably makes sense since I...

The Daily Grind: Should players be allowed to vote on an MMO’s design?

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Listen, y'all know I love Star Wars Galaxies, and I've been playing on the Legends emu for years. And one of the cool things...

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