the daily grind

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]

This one may not overlap with that home one nicely.

The Daily Grind: What are your MMO resolutions for the new year?

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Here we are again: It's a new year, and 2017 has a very low bar to pass to be a better year. Not that...
This blurry picture is brought to you by the game not having an actual proper gallery to use, so thanks for that.

The Daily Grind: What tempts you into rolling a new MMO character?

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I've recently returned to Lord of the Rings Online (as have several friends, thanks to the new studio announcement) and found myself getting sorely...

The Daily Grind: Will you Kickstart any video games in 2017?

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I backed only one Kickstarter in 2016: Hero's Song, which you'll recall didn't fund. While I'm generally suspicious of Kickstarter and have regretted a...
Iconic or no, I just don't care.

The Daily Grind: How do you handle being wrong about speculation with an MMO?

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A new expansion is a time for fan communities to come together and speculate about what's coming next. What will be the next batch...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best PvP mode?

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We have certainly talked about PvP a lot in this space over the years, but often it's a flat-out comparison of one title to another....

The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMORPG trend of 2016?

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Yesterday, we rolled out our award for the best new trend in the MMORPG industry this year. (Our writers picked content scaling, in case...

The Daily Grind: Have MMOs ever helped you through a dark time?

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Today's Daily Grind is inspired by two people: MySecretID, who sent along a link to an Extra Credits video about a gamer whose devastating...
Making lists and so forth.

The Daily Grind: What did you get this year?

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You know, people, today is a holiday. I am writing this days in advance, because on the morning you're reading this, I will be...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever been part of a play in an MMO?

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Two of my favorite MMOs, Lord of the Rings Online and The Secret World, share an unusual but interesting trait: They both have interactive...

The Daily Grind: What was the best new MMORPG zone added in 2016?

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It's practically expected of a major MMORPG patch or expansion to add new zones -- the more, the better, setting aside their self-inflicted endgame...
LET'S HOLIDAY THIS UP

The Daily Grind: Do you do in-game gift exchanges in MMOs?

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Well, the winter holidays are just about here, and that means giving the fit of games. Also, gifts that aren't games. Some gifts that...
Wow.

The Daily Grind: What’s your most liked and most hated MMO fantasy creature?

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MMORPGs are populated by a zoo's worth of creatures as part of our eternal safari to seek out new life forms and then extinguish...

The Daily Grind: Does Daybreak’s involvement with LOTRO and DDO worry you?

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Yesterday, we were all pretty astonished to learn that Turbine has spun out Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online --...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG had the best community in 2016?

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A loss of a sense of community is something many MMORPG players lament as our genre approaches two decades, whether they think communities slip away...
We're throwing this party real low-key, right?

The Daily Grind: What character creators in MMORPGs frustrate you to no end?

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The problem I have with the character creator in The Elder Scrolls Online is not that it lacks power; it's got that. My problem...
Still a better holiday stories than most Hallmark movies.

The Daily Grind: What MMO present would you love to receive this year?

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Santa Hellbug here, excited to devour the unfaithful and deliver presents to 2016's good boys and girls and catlike humanoids! I spend all year...
Beta than Ezrer.

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG boasts the best visual appeal as of 2016?

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Today's Daily Grind is inspired by two things: a longtime commenter, Agemyth, who proposed the topic, and the eastern version of Devilian, which raised eyebrows...
Vengeance.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best login experience?

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Here's a funny fact: All I have to do is start singing this tune, and my wife starts feeling the urge to play some...
I feel prettier.

The Daily Grind: Do you find MMO non-human racial choices lacking?

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Every time I start a new MMO, I make a vow to myself not to pick a standard human as my racial choice. Nine...

The Daily Grind: Are you worried for EVE Online’s safety if CCP is bought out?

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Following the Bloomberg-floated rumor last Friday that CCP Games might be up for sale, we've had nothing but silence from CCP on the topic, so bloggers...

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