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: Can a sub still work for MMORPGs in 2018?
Last week, almost buried in the avalanche of other news was a datapoint from SuperData that the analytics firm characterized as bad news for...
The Daily Grind: How faithful a recreation should classic MMO servers be?
There was a great thread on the official World of Warcraft forums the other day about the game's upcoming Classic servers talking about the...
The Daily Grind: What goes into making a great MMO zone?
When I look back at some of my favorite MMO zones, I can pick out some common threads that run through all of them....
The Daily Grind: What’s the weirdest MMO peripheral you’ve ever seen?
Massively OP is heading to GDC this year, which means we're being deluged by PR from techware and software companies that'll be on site....
The Daily Grind: Are MMO developers obligated to give new stuff to all factions at the same rate?
So World of Warcraft is bringing us another allied race in the form of the Mag'har (uncorrupted Orcs, don't you know). We haven't had...
The Daily Grind: Are you concerned about Sea of Thieves’ PvP scene?
While there is no doubt that many -- including Massively OP staffers -- are excited about the March release of Sea of Thieves, there...
The Daily Grind: What was the last MMO you genuinely wanted to shower with money?
Last week, blogger and prolific tipster Kinya sent us a link to Reddit where a Fortnite fan outlines his crush on the game, basically...
The Daily Grind: Given H1Z1’s plight, are you worried about Daybreak?
Last week, it became clear that H1Z1 has forfeited a ton of ground in the battle over battle royale games as it's lost 90%...
The Daily Grind: How do you choose your character’s mounts in an MMO?
Sometimes, the choice of mount in an MMO is limited by functionality. If I want to cart someone around in Final Fantasy XIV, I...
The Daily Grind: What MMO didn’t end up being a disappointment?
I think it's very easy to go full-in on negativity and bitter cynicism as an MMO fan, nursing emotional wounds caused by all of...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the most useless crafting system?
Yesterday Blizzard Watch's Anne Stickney penned a wee piece on crafting in World of Warcraft whose title just grabbed me. "Are you still crafting...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the worst presence on Reddit?
It's really hard to get a sense of "the community" with MMOs at this point, because MMOs are no longer confined to a small...
The Daily Grind: What is the best-designed MMO class you’ve ever played?
There are good MMO classes and bad classes. There are well-designed ones and ones that just never gelled. But every once in a while,...
Flameseeker Chronicles: My favourite Guild Wars 2 Friend/Ships stories
Friendships and social interaction are everything when it comes to enjoying MMOs in my mind, so you can imagine how much I adore the...
The Daily Grind: How do we solve the broken MMO dev cycle?
Massively OP reader Yuri has posed us an interesting chicken-or-the-egg question for this morning's Daily Grind. "People got burned on paying for unfinished games and...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO sunset had the biggest impact on you?
If you've been playing MMOs long enough, you've probably lived through at least one sunset of a beloved game world. In fact, I bet...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMO characters you don’t want to play but wouldn’t delete?
My primary servers on World of Warcraft are easy to spot, because they both have a dozen characters on them. Then there are a...
The Daily Grind: What skills would you like to see added to MMOs?
One of the features that captivates and draws players to Project Gorgon is the quirky indie MMO's design of infusing the game with a...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is the absolute best if you’re a whale?
At the end of every year, I always do a Daily Grind on the most expensive MMO to play at that exact moment, with...
The Daily Grind: Would you cheat in an MMO if you could get away with it?
A friend of mine in Final Fantasy XI cheated at one point in a way no one was ever going to find out. He...
