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: What’s the most painful bug you’ve ever encountered in an MMORPG?
I've been playing a bit of Ultima Online lately, and the other night as I was working on my skills, I remembered a horrible...
The Daily Grind: What seemingly unrelated things make you want to return to old MMOs?
Lately, I've been feeling a very explainable pull back to Final Fantasy XI. It's easy to explain because, well, it's the game's 15th anniversary...
The Daily Grind: What do you want out of a space sim MMO?
Watching the whole development and phenomenon of Star Citizen from a slightly detached perspective, I've often wondered (as I'm sure you have) what this...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs would you include among the greatest RPGs of all time?
Massively OP reader Francois recently pointed us to IGN's Top 100 RPGs of All Time, which we thought was worth a nod since unlike...
The Daily Grind: Is there an MMORPG you find too daunting to return to?
Last week, Blizzard Watch published a post discussing the problem with grinding -- but maybe not the problem you're thinking. Matt Rossi explained that he...
The Daily Grind: Do you think useful MMO tools get misused by the community?
DPS meters, in theory, are a really great tool for players who want to push the envelope in content. That is, however, just in...
The Daily Grind: What would you like to see done with MMO pets?
A little while ago, I was amused by a story about how a sort-of pet for World of Warcraft's sort-of housing was able to...
The Daily Grind: Do you seek out MMORPG leaks?
Over the past couple of months, the MMORPG community has worked its way through massive leaks of top-secret info: first for Elder Scrolls Online's...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO should have its own toy line?
This will come as no surprise to regular readers, but I like Transformers. I like Transformers a lot, including the toys. There are lots...
The Daily Grind: How can MMOs better incorporate challenge and difficulty?
This past weekend I was watching a new video by The Hive Leader in which he was discussing some lessons that MMOs might learn...
The Daily Grind: Are you Kickstarting Ashes of Creation?
Well, congrats, Ashes of Creation. You did it: You made your $750,000 Kickstarter goal in less than 24 hours, which means we're going to...
The Daily Grind: Are MMORPGs better off without stories?
Last week, Massively OP community veteran BalsBigBrother pointed out -- rightly! -- that while Trove is amusing, it's very much lacking in prepared story or...
The Daily Grind: How many MMOs have you played this year?
We're a quarter of the way through 2017 thus far, more or less, and I've actually played more MMOs for a substantial length of...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most fun you ever had in an MMO tavern?
Ah, the RPG tavern! To me, it's the cornerstone of what role-playing games are about: The chance meetings, the preparation for adventure, the gallery...
The Daily Grind: Why is MMORPG server downtime still a thing?
Massively OP Kickstarter donor John has a very simple question to kick off our morning: Why the heck is server downtime still a thing?
"How...
The Daily Grind: How many tries did it take you to get into your favorite MMOs?
I remember the first time I ever launched City of Heroes. I fired it up, made a character, started the early tutorial... got bored,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best nighttime aesthetics?
I am a creature of the night. No, not like Batman, because I could never pull off the cape or brooding anger. But I...
The Daily Grind: Do you believe MMO studios release overpowered new classes on purpose?
Yesterday's Elder Scrolls Online press embargo drop allowed us to talk a bit more about the overpowered state of the Morrowind Warden class --...
The Daily Grind: Where do you stand on Dota 2’s plan to require phone numbers for competitive play?
Last week, Valve announced that in order to compete in ranked play, Dota 2 players will be required to register a unique phone number.
"Players...
The Daily Grind: What would motivate you to try an MMO on a mobile device?
There are two things that have kept me away from mobile ports of MMOs for the longest time. The first is the fact that...
