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The Daily Grind: Do you say goodbye when you leave MMOs?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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...
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The Daily Grind: What’s your comfort MMO content?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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The other day, I came downstairs and my son beckoned me over to what he was playing. Was he working on his skyscale that...
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The Daily Grind: Have you or would you buy an album of MMORPG music?

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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...

The Daily Grind: Do you play at the pace of your MMO — or do you push yourself?

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The other day I was listening to a podcast and the host said that he tried to "play at the pace of the game,"...
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The Daily Grind: Which dead MMORPG needs a resurrection *and* has a possible path to get it?

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A while back, our team was working on a MapleStory piece when we did something we often do when writing about MapleStory: lament the...

The Daily Grind: Which MMOs do you consider to be truly niche titles?

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Someone said something in Final Fantasy XIV the other night that just stuck in my craw: "FFXIV is kind of a niche title." I...

The Daily Grind: What was the worst-designed class in the history of MMOs?

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Not all MMO classes are made equal. Some have their periods in the spotlight of developer love and become the most popular picks, while...

The Daily Grind: How much in-game money are you willing to spend on an MMORPG house?

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A few weeks back, we did a piece rounding up some of the cool stuff Guild Wars 2 players have been building in Janthir...

The Daily Grind: Which MMOs could still use a classic plus mode?

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I don't even remember which MMO it was now, but the other day Chris turned in a post that mentioned some MMO and its...
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The Daily Grind: Which MMO has a world that seems the most pleasant to live in?

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Every so often I find myself thinking that it must be so nice to live in the Shire in Lord of the Rings Online....

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