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: 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...
The Daily Grind: Do you feel crowdfunded MMOs ‘owe’ you something?
My husband and I were chatting about the whole Chris-Roberts-is-fed-up-with-trolls-and-date-estimates-that-everyone-knows-aren't-going-to-stick thing from last week when he said something that struck me. "It reminds me...
The Daily Grind: What sort of content discourages you from projects in MMOs?
Pretty soon, we're getting the next tier of anima/zodiac/whatever weapons in Final Fantasy XIV. Every time those show up I find myself thinking that...
The Daily Grind: Do you like MMO quests with fail conditions?
In my recent forays into Dungeons and Dragons Online, I was forcibly reminded just how different this game in comparison of your standard MMORPG....
The Daily Grind: Are MMO lockboxes actually even worse than gambling?
MMO blogger Ethan "Isarii" Macfie made an interesting point in one of his recent Critical Writ videos that I think deserves some amplification and...
The Daily Grind: What are acceptable barriers to experience the story in an MMO?
One of the things that strikes me with a certain degree of bemusement is how often various bits of story in Guild Wars 2...
The Daily Grind: Are you ever attracted to MMOs that you know you’ll hate?
As an MMO enthusiast, I have this tendency to cheer games on and be interested in all sorts of titles -- even the ones...
The Daily Grind: Why are you not into virtual reality?
Massively OP reader and commenter Sally Bowls pointed us to a brief post on Axios in which a VR consultant and former Oculus employee opines...
The Daily Grind: When was the last time you played an MMO ‘wrong’?
Over the weekend, MMO blogger and Massively OP frequenter Wolfyseyes posted what I thought was a fantastic piece on playing MMOs "wrong." Eschewing other...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best consumable items?
Back at launch, I had a lot of affection for playing a Warrior with Alchemy in World of Warcraft. Sure, I missed out on...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite pop culture reference in an MMO?
I will never be completely sure of it, but I like to think that the "Deep-Toads" of Lord of the Rings Online's Moria are...
