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The Daily Grind: Which two MMORPGs pair well together?

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I'm no foodie -- you go to MOP's Chris for that -- but even I understand the concept of "pairing." Some foods and drinks...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO posts the best patch notes in the business?

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Back in February, Justin and I discussed No Man's Sky on the MOP podcast, and I joked that I love to be the staffer...
explosions

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best fight music?

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Lots of MMOs have combat. Not all of them, but in the vast majority of online games, you can spend a lot of time...

The Daily Grind: Where in the game do you wish your MMO had player housing?

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Assuming that your MMO does offer player housing, it's not always a given that it's going to let you plop down a home in...

The Daily Grind: What makes you furious in MMOs?

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Last week, Lord of the Rings Online finally opened up its housing system on the new 64-bit servers, and after two days of listening...
And all of the art design is still done on lined notebook paper.

The Daily Grind: What’s a classic MMO problem you wish the genre had solved a different way?

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A while back, I was reading a thread on Reddit when a player managed to sum up nearly three decades of the push-pull of...
Eye see.

The Daily Grind: What expansion launch day still generates your fondest memories?

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You might be surprised to learn this, but not only does my fondest expansion launch day memory not relate to an expansion that has...
Yeah, bye.

The Daily Grind: What small thing brings you great joy in your MMO?

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Sometimes it really is the small thing that can bring you an absurd amount of joy or contentment. It just has to hit you,...
Yes, you get more glowy shit. You play White Mage. You live for that.

The Daily Grind: How often do you do blind runs of new MMORPG content?

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Last year, in response to a Daily Grind question about MMO new-content traditions, an MOP reader named Kelly said her tradition was to do...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO is your most frequent ‘hop’ destination?

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As a general rule, I tend to be committed to the MMOs I'm playing. When I hop in one, I am there for a...
Very satisfying.

The Daily Grind: Is there an MMO expansion that you never, ever want to play again?

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Not every MMORPG expansion can be a winner, of course, but it does seem that there tends to be one or two that becomes...
Glitzy.

The Daily Grind: Have you ever met a famous person in an MMO?

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If they're playing their cards right, then yes, you've met a famous person in an MMO, and you'll never know it because they're enjoying...
Now is the winter of our WHAT ARE YOU DOING.

The Daily Grind: How should MMO studios punish cheaters – and what behavior merits a ban?

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Ever since we covered how Epic Games sued a Fortnite cheater and forced him to apologize on a video, I've been thinking again about...
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The Daily Grind: Does your favorite MMO have in-world enemies or mobs that you find unsettling?

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I do not care for spiders. They seriously unsettle me, and so the fact that so many MMOs I like are awash in giant...

The Daily Grind: Do you stop collecting mounts when you find your ‘the one and only?’

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Mounts are a powerful reward in most MMOs, offering not only a faster way to get to your destination but also a fashion statement...

The Daily Grind: Would you rather an MMO be over or underpopulated?

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I was hanging out in Lord of the Rings Online this past weekend and saw an interesting conversation: While some folks are lamenting the...
they don't know i can't kill a basic boss

The Daily Grind: How much research do you do for your MMO builds?

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Within the larger MMO community, there are three basic stances regarding guidance for builds online. The first group believes that ever acknowledging that Thing...

The Daily Grind: Are you allergic to certain art styles in MMOs?

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Art and aesthetics are some of the most subjective areas of an MMO, and it's never assured that what appeals to one person will...

The Daily Grind: Do you appreciate brutal honesty from MMORPG devs?

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A few weeks back, the few remaining Might and Delight developers admitted in print that Kickstarted MMO Book of Travels is basically in maintenance...

The Daily Grind: What’s the best way to handle MMO economy errors?

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Back in February, Amazon raised all the eyebrows when it clawed back a range of drops from innocent Lost Ark players. According to the...

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