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The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best wardrobe system?

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I think about MMO fashion a lot because I'm a weird person who doesn't get invited to a lot of parties (or maybe it's...

The Daily Grind: Do you roll new characters when you return to an MMO?

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It's been a really long time since I logged into Lord of the Rings Online to do anything other than pay up my hobbit...
Getting carded.

The Daily Grind: Will you try Epic’s Paragon MOBA?

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I hadn't heard of Paragon before last weekend, but after watching the brief gameplay clip that Epic released to tease its upcoming MOBA, I'm...

The Daily Grind: What MMOs would you recommend to others?

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One of the most common questions I see floated out on Reddit, forums, and Twitter in relation to MMOs is, "What should I play?"...

The Daily Grind: What do you buy in MMO cash shops?

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I'm excessively picky about what I buy in MMO cash shops. I'll buy necessities like backpack and bank slots, character slots and classes. Occasionally I'll...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite voxel-based game?

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Every time I play Space Engineers, or even write a post about it, I'm blown away by the recent planetary update. The sheer size...
Test pattern.

The Daily Grind: What aspect of modern MMO testing bothers you?

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Beta testing doesn't bother me. Alpha-testing as a public thing doesn't bother me too much either. But pre-alpha? You're calling what you're doing a...

The Daily Grind: Will we ever see a smash hit mobile MMO?

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I acknowledge the fact that not every MMO fan is craving for a more portable online gaming experience. There's a lot of wariness out there,...

The Daily Grind: How can MMORPGs capitalize on the success of single-player sandboxes?

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Yesterday, Wired published an intriguing editorial that argued "open worlds are changing how we play videogames." Author Jake Muncy is talking about single-player games,...

The Daily Grind: Do you buy max level MMO characters?

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The recent news about Lord of the Rings Online's insta-95 struck me as odd. Not only is LotRO's endgame pretty crap, but if ever...

The Daily Grind: What rules would you make for flying mounts in MMOs?

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Some MMOs eschew the entire idea of flying mounts. Some have them in from day one, while others add them in at a later...
No one weekend should have all that power.

The Daily Grind: What makes a really great MMO community manager?

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When Funcom hired new community managers a few weeks ago, some readers questioned why we'd cover it. Big whoop, community managers are glorified retweeters,...

The Daily Grind: Did you find any MMO deals over the weekend?

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So Black Friday has come and gone, and now I guess it's Cyber Monday, or something like that? I don't know; I don't pay...
Wait a moment, I'm out of inventory space.

The Daily Grind: How do you manage your MMO inventory?

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I have said in the past that I have an issue with inventory space on a whole. Games like Final Fantasy XIV only compound...

The Daily Grind: What upcoming MMOs are on your to-play list?

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The other day I got into a conversation with friends about which upcoming MMOs were catching our eye. While I have more than enough...

The Daily Grind: So what’s SWTOR’s big announcement?

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Wednesday, BioWare hinted that something is brewing in Star Wars: The Old Republic. http://twitter.com/SWTOR/status/669561993339265024 BioWare was asking for feedback about subscriber rewards just a few weeks...

The Daily Grind: Are you playing MMOs on Thanksgiving?

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It's Thanksgiving in the States, which means that I'm about to get fatter. It also means that a few hours from now, I'll be...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite World of Warcraft memory?

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Eleven years is a long time to cast one's recollection lines back into the memory pool, but several moments from the initial launch of...

The Daily Grind: What are the basic rules of conduct for an MMO community?

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If there's one thing I've learned from 18 years of playing MMOs, it's that games train us to abide by some pretty weird codes...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite Camelot Unchained class?

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Camelot Unchained has been revealing its classes for a few weeks now, and the fantasy RvR sandbox has no shortage or interesting archetypes. So...

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