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The Daily Grind: What’s the ideal group size for an MMORPG?
During this week's Massively OP podcast (live this afternoon!), Justin and I tackled a detailed question about MMO group makeup, the trinity, and combat,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG developer would you most like to meet in person?
Be you press or player, one of the advantages of going in person to a convention (or any other gaming event!) is surely the...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever had free-to-play buyer’s remorse in an MMO?
A friend of mine who doesn't really play MMOs asked me recently about buyer's remorse for free-to-play games. It's a good question, I think;...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most pleasing aesthetics to you?
I've found that there are few areas that dwell almost completely with the realm of subjective judgment than the looks and art style of...
The Daily Grind: What MMORPG needs megaserver tech the most?
During his interview with Gamasutra last week, Elder Scrolls Online's Matt Firor told the publication, "I really think MMO is a technology. It's not...
The Daily Grind: Do you alter your sleep schedule for major MMO releases?
Friday is when Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood comes out. It'll be early on Friday, too, at around 5:00 a.m. EDT. And that's not too...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO housing system disappointed you?
We've had many chats here on Massively OP concerning the best and most flexible player housing systems in MMORPGs -- and lamented games that...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG most deserves a sequel?
I was writing a post earlier this week with a pair of screenshots labeled sequentially -- "eso1.jpg" and "eso2.jpg" -- which mentally startled me...
The Daily Grind: Have you picked up any bad habits from MMORPGs?
Star Wars Galaxies came close to wrecking my typing skills. Because semicolons functioned as linebreaks in macros and in chat in SWG, I got...
The Daily Grind: What leveling experiences do you dread in MMOs?
If you talked to Final Fantasy XI players, the Valkurm Dunes were the most dangerous place to be in the game. Really, it was...
The Daily Grind: Do we deserve better damage models in MMOs?
For all of the changes, iterations, and evolutions that MMORPGs have undergone over the years, it still feels like we're back in the 1990s...
The Daily Grind: Has a soundtrack ever inspired you to try out an MMORPG?
Massively OP reader Andrea has a fun question for us today. "I've been perusing through different MMO soundtracks these past days and some of...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite unorthodox MMO weapon?
I'm never going to fail to be amused at the weapon of choice for Medics in WildStar. "Medic" is an odd class choice anyway,...
The Daily Grind: Are social hubs and chat windows enough for your MMO needs?
The other day I was reading up on how the upcoming Dauntless will feature a social hub where players congregate en masse and do...
The Daily Grind: Do you make a point of watching or skipping MMO cutscenes?
During this week's podcast, Justin jokes about how Final Fantasy XIV literally has an interface pop-up to warn you before it deluges you with...
The Daily Grind: Who’s the best villain ever in an MMORPG?
The past few weeks while I've been sick, I've been doing a rewatch of a couple of old favorite shows and fell into a TV...
MMO Mechanics: Making healing interesting in MMORPGs
I was reading a recent Daily Grind article on the topic of unique healing classes and it prompted me to think about the variety...
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst MMO for doing things as a group?
I have nothing against Guild Wars 2 on a whole, but the group content in that game is a disconnected mess. Dungeons, when I...
The Daily Grind: What is the most unique MMO healing class?
It's a mistake to assume that if your job is refilling green bars in MMO dungeons, then you've got the same tools and techniques...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG studio is the most generous to players?
Longtime MOP community contributor deekay posed us an interesting question in the context of Marvel Heroes this week: Is it a good thing when developers...
