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The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMORPG trend of 2024?
Layoffs.
OK, that one's a gimmie - and it hurts a lot more than MMORPGs. So let me pitch another one:
A bunch of MMOs either...
The Daily Grind: How much thought do you put into your characters in MMOs?
Not every MMO has a roleplaying scene. Heck, some of them make it difficult to impossible to even imagine roleplaying within them. In those...
The Daily Grind: Do you enjoy wearing winter outfits in MMOs during the holidays?
With winter setting in and Christmas right around the corner, there's no better time in my opinion to be wrapping up your virtual avatar...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG launched the best new zone or map of 2024?
The last couple of years, I've come full circle back to being a hardcore explorer in MMORPGs, and it's led me to some games...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is the worst for letting you earn (rather than buy) in-game cosmetics?
Every MMO on the market these days will let you slap down some money to look prettier. This, in and of itself, is fine....
The Daily Grind: Do you stick to a uniform naming convention in MMOs?
Names are always a contentious and personal topic for MMORPGs, as they are our "face" by which others know us. And there are really...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG launched the best event of 2024?
I'm well aware that this is going to be a hard Daily Grind to answer because it used to be an award, and it...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best character customization as of 2024?
Star Citizen has an unfortunately bad reputation... well, kind of everywhere, including among its own dearest fans, but today I want to call out...
The Daily Grind: How long can you keep up a regular MMO weekly task?
Final Fantasy XIV does not have a shortage of weekly tasks to complete at any given interval, and there are several that remain regular...
The Daily Grind: Do certain seasons of the year bring you back to MMOs?
As the years start to flicker by faster, I've observed that certain seasons tend to bring out different gaming desires and habits in my...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offered the best console or mobile experience in 2024?
There was a time not all that long ago when this question would've been inane since we had so few top-notch MMORPGs on console...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs do you see yourself trying in 2025?
I have friends who are super excited for Path of Exile 2 but have not yet picked up the game. Not because they don't...
The Daily Grind: If you had a free week, would you rather travel or play MMOs?
Getting a good chunk of time off for vacation is a wonderful luxury that I don't often know how to handle. The question usually...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best fashion in 2024?
Fashion is the true endgame of MMORPGs, unless you've fully embraced your inner murderhobo. And personally, I have a very specific aesthetic in MMOs....
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best graphics as of 2024?
So listen, I know that MMORPG graphics are in the eye of the beholder. I'm asking you to be the beholder today. Some people...
The Daily Grind: In which MMORPGs do you have the worst friend list cruft?
The opportunity cost for adding someone to your friend list in an MMORPG is pretty low. Like, it doesn't take a great deal of...
The Daily Grind: Do you enjoy, tolerate, or resent silliness in your MMOs?
One of my early favorite movies was Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, so I guess you can say that I've long been a fan...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best combat as of 2024?
Are you a tab-target person or an action-combat or somewhere in between? Maybe you're a rogue and you're about to chime in with turn-based...
Here’s how Dark Age of Camelot’s latest Caledonia catch-up works
The Caledonia event is running right now in Dark Age of Camelot and it's letting all players start right off at level 30 and...
The Daily Grind: What retired content should a long-running MMORPG make available again?
Over time, every single long-running MMORPG has certain pieces of content that are no longer available. Lots of games do their best to keep...
