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The Daily Grind: What was the best new zone added to an MMO in 2023?
Guild Wars 2's Skywatch Archipelago took a lot of flak early on for being a creative rehash of existing worlds and assets, but Amnytas...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best character (not fashion) customization as of 2023?
You know an MMO has done something impressive with its character creator when people actually complain that there are too many options, and that's...
The Daily Grind: What was the best event in the MMO genre in 2023?
We used to run this Daily Grind as an award but canned it when we had a hard time summoning enough really stellar events...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offered the best PvE experience in 2023?
It makes me genuinely happy that this morning's Daily Grind is contentious and has no right answer because we have so many MMOs that...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio had the best dev communication in 2023?
Later this month, we'll be dishing out our awards, including our award for best MMO studio. But I know as well as anyone that...
The Daily Grind: What was the best new race added to an MMORPG in 2023?
This question is an easy one for me because I play Lord of the Rings Online, which added River Hobbits this year. While there...
The Daily Grind: What was the most important innovation in MMOs in 2023?
It's weird to think about, but I don't really think MMORPGs are particularly innovative. Maybe they never have been. They're always walking a fine...
The Daily Grind: Do you budget your Black Friday MMO and Steam purchases?
So here we are at the dawn of another Black Friday, and in spite of the fact that I really hate the FOMO nature...
The Daily Grind: Should MMO devs focus on quality-of-life features over content?
Today's Daily Grind is not really about any one MMO, so hear me out. I came across a thought-provoking poll the other day from...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most excessive whaling you’ve ever seen in an MMO?
Every time I think whaling in the MMO industry can't get any worse, some game comes along and proves me wrong. That was the...
The Daily Grind: What’s clogging up your main MMO character’s bank right now?
Lord of the Rings Online seems deliberately designed to make even people who enjoy organizing inventories (me) a wee bit crazy about it. I...
The Daily Grind: What’s the coziest MMO that isn’t technically a cozy MMO?
We have the Lord of the Rings Online general chat to thank for inspiring this Daily Grind, as I recently saw one player make...
The Daily Grind: Do you typically leave MMOs when your guild does?
A few weeks back, an MOP follower on Mastodon noted that she was happy about changes made to New World and that she'd consider...
The Daily Grind: How extensively do you mod your UI in MMOs?
There are a couple of subjects I will gush about forever until someone kindly tells me to shush, and one of those is mods...
The Daily Grind: Do you remember to eat food in your MMO of choice?
I've been obsessed with cooking in MMOs ever since I created a chef empire in original-flavor Star Wars Galaxies. Actually, it probably started well...
The Daily Grind: Have class nerfs ever driven you to quit an MMO?
It's part of the cycle of MMO patches: The thing you like is probably going to get nerfed, but wait a few months and...
The Daily Grind: How much preparation are you willing to do for MMO combat?
It was Lord of the Rings Online's traps that made me ponder this question. I remember playing LOTRO years ago when traps were part...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs have the best vehicle experience?
I am generally not a fan of vehicles in MMORPGs. No, let me rephrase that. What I don't like is when my character becomes...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs could really use a PvP or PvE spectator mode?
Earlier this summer, MOP reader Stormsong Minstrel accidentally reminded me of a mechanic from classic Guild Wars that I shouldn't miss but do anyway....
The Daily Grind: Which MMO would actually be better if it killed its whole endgame?
Let's have some provocative fun this morning. Let's imagine that your favorite MMORPG suddenly decided to kill its entire endgame. The devs are shaving...
