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The Daily Grind: Have you noticed an uptick in players in your MMO of choice?

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It's no secret that MMOs and other online games are doing better than usual thanks to the pandemic keeping a large portion of the...

The Daily Grind: How have pandemic responses affected your MMO socializing?

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Last week, my kids and I were playing Trove when I realized that global chat was absolutely filled with blabbering about the virus. It's...
Mushrooms.

The Daily Grind: Do you expect any (other) MMOs to be delayed over the pandemic?

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With so many MMO studios working-from-home, it seems delays might be inevitable. In fact, we've already seen a few; Blue Protocol, for example, delayed...
Burnsauce.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the messiest combat?

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I don't like messes. They freak me out. The chaos, the uncertainty, it gets to me. And it's as true in real life as...
Yip?

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best character hair in the genre?

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This might sound silly but I care a lot more about any given MMO character's hair than face. Realistically, I'm never gonna see the...
YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE!

The Daily Grind: How do you deal with jealousy and FOMO in your MMORPGs?

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Earlier this week, Polygon ran a piece on Animal Crossing: New Horizons players who were not happy. It's not because of the game, or...

The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs that don’t deserve second chances?

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MOP reader Steve recently posed us an interesting question: Is it time for gamers to stop giving second chances to bungled MMOs and live...
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The Daily Grind: Are you angry about the collapse of Chronicles of Elyria?

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Last week, Soulbound Studios announced that in spite of just reaching a semblance of pre-alpha for Chronicles of Elyria, it was out of money...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever paid for MMO-related services like coaching?

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A few weeks back, MMO veteran dev John Smedley posted a tweet about paying for, of all things, coaching in a video game, and...

The Daily Grind: What once-popular MMORPG terminology has fallen out of use?

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Let's play with words. A while back I saw someone describing the act of MMO banksitting on Twitter without actually using the term. It's one...
The vista

The Daily Grind: What’s the perfect size for an MMO battleground?

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I've made no secret of the fact that I like big battle MMO PvP. I want it to feel huge. I want there to...
This is the real magic item.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best subscription or loyalty rewards?

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A few weeks back on the Massively OP Podcast, Justin explained to me how Neverwinter's exponential subscription works. Basically, instead of just subbing for...

The Daily Grind: What MMO are you playing instead of going out right now?

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Whether you're practicing extreme social distancing or actually hunkered down within a quarantine zone, quite a lot of you are playing video games right...

The Daily Grind: Are you more of a fashionista in MMOs – or in real life?

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MOP's Colin proposed this topic after a bizarre conversation in the MOP team chat about our fashion sense in real life. It's probably no...

The Daily Grind: What are you hoping for out of Guild Wars 2’s Cantha-ish expansion?

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I try not to get excessively overhyped about things in MMOs, especially things probably a year and a half or more away, but I...
Past is just practice.

The Daily Grind: Are you worried about the fate of EverQuest right now?

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Ever since last Friday's latest Daybreak drama - the announcement that longtime EverQuest franchise head Holly Longdale was leaving the studio for some big...

The Daily Grind: What’s the best type of MMO class for hiding scrubs?

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Last week, the MOP staff were idly chatting about the early days of MMO, when one of us (who shall remain nameless!) mentioned being...

The Daily Grind: What MMO quality-of-life update had the biggest impact on your gameplay?

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Quality-of-life updates in MMOs don't usually get all that much attention from the most plugged-in gamers, but the truth is, they can have an...
And STILL champEEEEN

The Daily Grind: What one thing in an MMO do you wish devs would delete instead of fix?

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The house I live in borders a park on the back, which means I can look out my kitchen window and see a zillion...
Paladinhood.

The Daily Grind: Do old MMOs perform so much better now than at launch that they’re actually easier?

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MMO blogger Wilhelm of The Ancient Gaming Noob fame recently posed us a question about old vs. new MMOs. "Our WoW Classic group has been...

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