No, it’s not a slow news day; it’s just The Daily Grind, a long-running morning feature in which the Massively Overpowered writers pose gaming-related questions to the MMORPG community. [Follow this feature’s RSS feed]
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The Daily Grind: Do you have a hard time connecting with isometric MMOs?
Let's talk perspective today. No, not your general outlook on life -- which I'm sure is cheery and as non-cynical as can be --...
The Daily Grind: Do MMORPGs still need traditional guilds?
In the game's design docs and our interviews, Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs is positively adamant that multiguilding (that is, being able to join more than...
The Daily Grind: Do veteran gamers help or hurt MMOs?
You may recall that just yesterday, Justin was asking whether dinosaurs help or hurt MMOs. When I first saw the topic, though, my assumption...
The Daily Grind: Do dinosaurs help or hurt your immersion in MMOs?
My kids, being of a younger age, tend to find dinosaurs pretty darn awesome. They went bananas the other day when they saw a...
The Daily Grind: Is there a ‘youth’ stigma in online gaming?
A couple of nights ago, my husband was playing Overwatch when I heard a pair of high-pitched voices coming across his headset. "Oh cool,...
The Daily Grind: Is Destiny 2 an MMO?
Massively OP reader Sray suggested we open a can of worms today, and I just happened to have a can opener handy.
"Is Destiny 2...
The Daily Grind: How much do aesthetics impact your playstyle choices in an MMO?
How your character looks affects your enjoyment of an MMO. This is almost a tautology; you spent time in the character creator, obviously, so...
The Daily Grind: Which NPC would you like to see more of in your MMO?
I think I speak for a majority of Secret World veterans when I say that we need 100% more Hayden Montag in this MMO....
The Daily Grind: Which two MMOs should totally hook up?
Yeah, we're shipping MMOs today, giving new meaning to the Daily Grind! MOP reader Leiloni recently pointed us to an old but still relevant...
The Daily Grind: What would an old MMO have to do to win you back?
Something odd hit me recently. As I was sitting and planning my MMO play schedules, I realized that whatever announcements about expansions we get...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO would you like to (re)visit before the end of the year?
Every time we come around to fall, it hits me that we're on the downhill slide to the year's end. Fewer months are left...
The Daily Grind: Where do you stand on the Fortnite-vs.-PUBG feud?
Ever since Bluehole threw down a gauntlet at Epic's feet over the similarities between PUBG and Fortnite's battle royale mode - or more specifically,...
Age of Conan (finally) adds 720-day loyalty rewards
In one of our recent Daily Grind discussions about MMORPGs that might make it to 20 years of live operation, some of our commenters...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs get rid of levels?
I would like to say that when I was a kid playing my first MMORPGs, I was impervious to the grind, that I embraced...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite small act of kindness from a stranger in an MMO?
At one point in Final Fantasy XI, I was stuck in Ordelle's Caves. A friend had been helping me get my RSE deep within...
The Daily Grind: Do any MMO monsters creep you out?
I can't say that I've ever encountered truly disturbing and creepy MMO mobs. I think it's by the virtue that they are in an...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs will make to to 20 years?
Unless it mysteriously shutters between now and Monday, Ultima Online is turning 20 next week. Our Game Archaeologist will surely object to an assertion...
The Daily Grind: Is inventory management a fundamental part of MMO gameplay?
Growing up mostly on consoles, inventory management was not a big part of gaming when I was younger. Downright irrelevant, even; the question was...
The Daily Grind: How do you feel about IP-knockoff MMOs?
I have to admit to being a little on the fence about the whole Legends of Equestria project. On one hand, it looks like...
The Daily Grind: What one lesson do you wish MMO developers would learn?
MMORPG veteran Raph Koster went on a glorious Twitter tear last week, and I'm sure some of you can relate. In response to a...
