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The Daily Grind: What one simple fix would help your favorite MMORPG?
In the comments of the 490th MOP Podcast, multiple people chimed in to talk about Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns expansion after I said...
The Daily Grind: Do you structure your MMO play sessions around time or goals?
Some people will very decidedly focus their MMO play time around accomplishing certain goals. It doesn't matter if it takes five minutes or five...
The Daily Grind: Are you on board with another ‘fresh’ tour of WoW Classic?
Well it's that time again, as Blizzard activates another round of fresh WoW Classic servers and puts out the call for new and veteran...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is best at making you feel as if you truly belong in it?
I can think of a lot of MMOs that told me in no uncertain terms I didn't belong in them, but not the other way around. Which MMO is best at making you feel as if you truly belong in it - as if it actually wants you there and wants you to feel personally welcomed?
The Daily Grind: Are there any good turret classes in modern MMORPGs?
I blame Classic Guild Wars for my love of the turret class. But Bree, you say, Guild Wars never had a turret class -...
The Daily Grind: What optional multiplayer games do you actually *prefer* to play in multiplayer?
There are a lot of games that can be played alone or in a group. Some of them really are single-player games that have...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you feel is spinning its wheels these days?
When we think of MMOs that have stalled out or are spinning their wheels doing a lot of nothing in particular, often our minds...
The Daily Grind: Do you say goodbye when you leave MMOs?
In the long long ago, it was so common for MMORPG players to leave a goodbye letter to their guild or server when quitting...
The Daily Grind: What’s the oldest MMORPG zone that you think looks visually stunning even today?
I'm really glad that Final Fantasy XIV's first crossover raid with Final Fantasy XI will include an area based off of Tu'Lia, also known...
The Daily Grind: Do you get enough time to play MMOs?
Time is one of the most precious resources we have in this life. There's only so much of it, there's less of our own...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the most interesting alchemy system?
You know, I am generally not the kind of person who goes for heavy mage-y things in MMOs, and that usually includes alchemy. I'd...
The Daily Grind: How often do your MMO alts become your mains?
I've been thinking about this question for a while now, as my Engineer has taken my whole heart in Guild Wars 2. I have...
The Daily Grind: What’s your comfort MMO content?
For no reason at all, I felt like spending a bunch of my Final Fantasy XIV time crafting things. I find this relaxing and...
The Daily Grind: What legendary MMO event wasn’t actually that great in the first place?
Time, nostalgia, and rose-tinted memories can alter our perception of notable events. Sometimes even false memories trickle into our heads, reshaping history itself to...
The Daily Grind: What are the most glaring marketing misses in MMOs?
I stumbled over a poignant comment on the Guild Wars 2 forums the other day, in a thread lamenting the lack of good spear...
The Daily Grind: Do you actually care enough about cosmetics in MMORPGs to buy them?
You know, we joke a lot about how "fashion wars is the real endgame in MMOs," but it's not always true. I know there...
The Daily Grind: When’s the last time you felt MMO class envy?
If there's an underlying social engine that fuels competition in MMOs, perhaps it's envy. We're faced with the fact that -- no matter what...
The Daily Grind: Do you have an MMO mantra or philosophy?
With Dune Awakening on the way, I've had the Litany against fear in my head - you know, "I must not fear. Fear is...
The Daily Grind: When was the last time you saw gamers being wildly kind and generous in an MMORPG?
The other day, I came downstairs and my son beckoned me over to what he was playing. Was he working on his skyscale that...
The Daily Grind: Have you or would you buy an album of MMORPG music?
Music in video games is a funny thing. In the early days games could barely manage music and many didn't even try. But these...
