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The Daily Grind: What’s the most indispensable tool you use to play MMOs, other than the platform itself?
Let's talk about tools you use when playing MMOs - other than your computer, console, phone, or whatever device you're playing on, of course!
This...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offered the best PvE experience in 2019?
PvE content is pretty much considered a given in MMORPGs: Even games without virtual combat usually pit the player against something environmental, whether it's...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio had the best communication in 2019?
I am in the weird position lately of finding that my favorite live MMOs are not necessarily made by my favorite studios. I find...
The Daily Grind: Who was the MMORPG gamer of the year in 2019?
One of the awards we considered doing this year but decided not to is one for gamer of the year, specifically MMORPG gamer of...
The Daily Grind: Which game made the biggest contribution to killing MMORPGs in 2019?
Back in 2016, we asked our commenters to propose new awards categories for us here on MOP, and while we didn't go with this...
The Daily Grind: What was the most innovative MMO of 2019?
Many years ago, we used to give an award for the most innovative MMO. It fell by the wayside as we expanded our awards...
The Daily Grind: What MMOs are you no longer anticipating in 2020?
Every year, we dish out our "most anticipated" award, and you know what? It's almost never the same game twice, and sadly it's not...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most expensive MMO to play at the start of 2020?
Let's talk about money. Everyone knows that you can go over to Star Citizen right now and drop thousands of dollars on stuff in the...
The Daily Grind: What was the biggest MMO mess that flew under the radar in 2019?
With all of our awards, positive and negative, mostly behind us now, I want to reflect on something almost no one talked about at...
The Daily Grind: Will you kickstart any MMOs in 2020?
I ask you guys this every year. And every year I get the same wary replies. Everyone's sick of Kickstarter. Nobody trusts Kickstarter games....
The Daily Grind: What MMO has the brightest future right now, at the end of 2019?
A few years back, we did an Overthinking on the MMO with the brightest future. It was so popular we started making it an...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO boasts the best console experience?
2019 has been an amazing year for MMOs on console, with Black Desert paving the way to become only the second MMORPG in the...
The Daily Grind: What was the most painful MMO sunset of 2019?
It wasn't a great year. We'll do our annual run-down of all the sunsetted MMORPGs of the year later on this month, but we're...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO had the best player community in 2019?
So here's a fun Daily Grind we've been doing for the last few years, and it seems fitting to bring it back around on...
The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMO industry trend of 2019?
Last week, we offered up our award for best gaming trend of 2019. Now we're back to talk the worst of the worst. And...
The Daily Grind: What was the best MMO emulator or rogue server in 2019?
So 2019 turned out to be a pretty damn interesting year for fans of old MMORPGs. Not only did WoW Classic launch and bring...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best graphical appeal in 2019?
I'll have you know that fighting over MMO graphics is a time-honored tradition around here. It's a straight-up RvR showdown between the photo-realism side,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offered the best PvP experience in 2019?
You might recall that in 2018, we swapped out our award for best PvP MMORPG. Neither our writers nor our readers in the years...
The Daily Grind: What was the best new zone added to an MMO in 2019?
Thanks to MOP reader Agemyth's suggestion way back in 2016, we’ve been debating the best new zone added to an MMO for the last couple of...
The Daily Grind: How much do you mind loading screens in MMOs?
Maybe I'm showing my old-school nature here, but loading screens don't bother me all that much. I cut my MMO teeth on games like...