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The Daily Grind: What’s the oldest MMORPG character you still play?
Every year or so we'll do a conversation topic about the oldest MMO we still play. But realistically, the same couple of MMOs always...
The Daily Grind: What are some MMOs where ‘bringing the player not the class’ really works?
Back during BlizzConline, I wrote a piece on Overwatch 2 that mentioned offhandedly that it sounded like Blizzard was creeping toward a "bring the...
The Daily Grind: How do you push for change in a broken MMO?
The Path of Exile community has been roiling over the past couple of weeks, first because of the Harvest crafting nerfs and then because...
The Daily Grind: Do MMOs need ‘friction’ for social bonding?
Not quite a year ago, World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas sat for a Wired interview in which he discusses social bonding in...
The Daily Grind: What classes in your current MMO desperately need some love?
So a while back I was thinking of rolling up a new Mastermind on the City of Heroes rogue servers I play, and so...
The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of ice physics and mechanics in MMOs?
RPS had a fun headline a while back that made me let out a laugh while I was strolling through my feeds: We must...
The Daily Grind: Would you play a modern remake of Guild Wars 1?
Every couple of months, we'll mention Classic Guild Wars in an article, and we'll get deluged by fans of the 2005 MMO. There appears...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO bonus for not-playing?
So I've been playing a lot of City of Heroes lately, and I've roped in my son to play with me, which is always...
The Daily Grind: What’s your biggest collection in an MMORPG?
I am not what I would called a "collector." In MMOs or really anywhere else. Or I guess I should be more specific and...
The Daily Grind: Do you miss free return events in MMORPGs?
Eliot was writing a piece about Final Fantasy XI's return home event a week or two ago and I suddenly had a pang of...
The Daily Grind: What’s your primary reason for alting in MMORPGs?
Last weekend, I fell back into City of Heroes rogue servers as I do now every few months, and instead of making a beeline...
The Daily Grind: Are you going to play Diablo 2 Resurrected?
One of the most interesting bits of BlizzConline 2021 to me was the reveal of Diablo 2 Resurrected. Yes, the rumors had ensured we...
The Daily Grind: How do you meet new people in MMOs?
A recent post on the MMORPG subreddit fretted over the difficulty of meeting people in MMOs. While the OP pinned the struggle on MMOs...
The Daily Grind: Do you want NPC companions in your MMOs?
Let's talk about buddies! Specifically, NPC buddies. It's no secret at all that I am a huge fan of NPC companions in MMOs. As...
The Daily Grind: Do you think the MMO genre is in decline?
A while back, there was a post on the MMORPG subreddit that was basically "the genre didn't change, we changed" - I've seen those...
The Daily Grind: How do you think BlizzConline went?
Reactions around the MOP offices on Blizzard's BlizzConline effort this past weekend were, I think it's fair to say, mixed at best. Some folks...
The Daily Grind: Would you play an MMO with randomly generated characters?
MMORPGs are traditionally games where people spend a lot of time designing their characters. Even in titles where there's not much to character creation,...
The Daily Grind: What’s your absolute favorite dungeon in an MMORPG?
A while back, I asked our readers about the most boring dungeons in MMOs. It's The Oculus, by the way. That's the only right...
The Daily Grind: What MMORPG would’ve performed better had it launched in a different year?
I was chit-chatting with longtime MOP reader Bruno the other day when we starting yawing about RIFT and EverQuest II and which one was...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best crafting (not gathering/trading) experience?
A while back, I remember having a discussion with a reader about crafting in MMOs where I was arguing that having good crafting is...
