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The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG for obsessive completionists?
I have been a lot of things in MMORPGs over the years. Raider. Roleplayer. Cat-herder. Merchant. Even killer. But one thing I've never really...
The Daily Grind: What MMO had the most disappointing ending?
I can't help it: I've had Game of Thrones on my mind the last week. As someone who discovered the books as a kid,...
The Daily Grind: Do you think MMO worlds are too bloated and big?
A couple of months ago, I saw an interesting topic on Reddit that deserved more love than it got. User RuccFeddit (<3) posted what...
The Daily Grind: Do you think WoW Classic is destined for greatness or utterly doomed?
Since the formal announcement this week that WoW Classic is launching in August, I've seen multiple mainstream games journos opine that, well, you think...
The Daily Grind: Do you still want a Game of Thrones MMORPG?
I'm sure that at some point in the last 4200 or so Daily Grinds we've done on Massively OP and Massively-that-was over these many...
The Daily Grind: Are you concerned about the future of Amazon’s New World?
When Amazon Game Studios announced last week that it was taking New World's always-on alpha offline "to design major new features" that are "large...
The Daily Grind: Are we watching the AAA video game market burst?
About four years ago, I wrote one of the pieces I'm still most proud of: It essentially argued that the MMO industry was suffering...
The Daily Grind: Do you actually feel as if you’re part of your fave MMO’s community?
Last month, when news of the City of Heroes mess hit, the Massively OP writers and readers had multiple discussions about community - you...
The Daily Grind: Does your significant other influence your MMO play?
MOP's Carlo suggested today's Daily Grind after a chat he saw inside an MMO. "A fun convo came up in Black Desert," he said....
The Daily Grind: When’s the ideal daily reset for an MMORPG?
Ready your timezone clocks, folks: MOP Black Desert columnist Carlo proposed this topic for the Daily Grind today.
"I'm in Chicago right now, so I'm...
The Daily Grind: Are you a murderhobo in MMORPGs?
I am not sure who first coined the term murderhobo, but I know I personally picked it up from Massively and MOP alum Jef...
The Daily Grind: How do you explain MMORPGs to non-gamers?
Last week, I did an interview trying to explain exactly what was going on with the whole City of Heroes drama. Almost immediately, the...
The Daily Grind: How obsessively do you plan your MMO characters?
All right, moment of truth here: I'm still really excited about the potential for playing City of Heroes again. I want the legal version...
The Daily Grind: Where do you stand on automated gameplay in MMOs?
Ages ago, there was a tiny little Chinese import MMO called Zentia. I have little cause to talk about it nowadays, since hardly anyone...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO in 2019 offers the best content for healers?
A few weeks ago, there was a neat post on the MMORPG subreddit about healing. Author Rapthorne Lightweaver points out that "the industry seems...
The Daily Grind: What do you think about player-vs.-developer content in MMOs?
Launching into early access today is a new hardcore fantasy MMORPG called Astaria, as we've lightly covered before. (Edit: Apparently it's been delayed -...
The Daily Grind: How open-ended do you want your MMORPGs to be?
A few months ago, MOP's Justin was gently teasing me about playing on a Star Wars Galaxies emulator, and he asked me about my...
The Daily Grind: Will you go back to SWTOR for Onslaught?
This weekend, we covered some pretty exciting news for Star Wars MMO fans: BioWare is launching a massive new expansion for Star Wars The...
The Daily Grind: Do you have a ‘port in the storm’ MMORPG?
Yesterday, we covered the news that Elder Scrolls Online is actually implementing queues and adding more capacity and new hardware to handle what its...
The Daily Grind: How much does trust for other players matter in MMORPGs?
My husband is a dedicated Overwatch player, and lately he's been watching videos about improving his skill that frankly seem to have just as...
