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 important feature of MMO inventory systems?
A couple of weeks ago, we ran a story on ARK Park that included the image above, which just cracked me up. I mean,...
The Daily Grind: What was the funniest group you ever had in an MMO?
There are lots of things that I love about dungeons in Final Fantasy XIV, but one of the many is the way that you...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best fashion design?
Don't pretend you're all about the stats and are above venal preening over your looks in games. You secretly spend hours grinding dungeons, scouting...
The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of character-obscuring morphs and modes in MMOs?
When ArenaNet went through Guild Wars 2's upcoming Path of Fire specs on Tuesday, I was super bummed about the Ranger, the class I'd...
The Daily Grind: What’s your unhealthiest real-life habit brought on by MMOs?
I've always had a hard time going to sleep at a reasonable hour. MMOs, though, have helped make that functionally impossible for me. It...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO zone offers the worst questing experience?
Generally, I like to pride myself on being a quest completionist in MMORPGs. I don't like leaving a zone before wrapping up all of...
The Daily Grind: Is lore super important to you in MMORPGs?
So the other day, the Massively OP staff is hanging out in Slack while we work, and Justin says, "Bree, you know Guild Wars...
The Daily Grind: How would you solve the housing server merge problem?
When ArcheAge launched, I was one of those who was brutally harsh about its mind-numbingly stupid housing system, a more or less open-world system...
One Shots: The one where we mention Michael Bay
Warning: This column will contain GRAPHIC and EXPLICIT references to film auteur Michael Bay. You may find yourself cutting away in excitement every two...
The Daily Grind: Have people ever kept you away from an MMO?
There are a few times in my life where I've stopped playing MMOs not because I'm tired of the game, but because of the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO chat channel offers the best advice?
Here's an odd confession: I like to have global chat (or the equivalent thereof) running in my MMORPGs most days. Most days. While it...
The Daily Grind: What do you think of half-size MMO subs?
One of the things that's always intrigued me about games like Trove and RuneScape is their willingness to experiment with different kinds of sub models....
The Daily Grind: What would make you stop playing your current MMO?
There are a lot of things that Final Fantasy XIV has done over the years that I'm less than enthusiastic about. Heck, some of...
The Daily Grind: Is your MMO play guided by goals, routine, or chance?
MMORPGs are fantastically large and complex beasts, and it is not hard for a player to feel overwhelmed and lost within them when trying...
The Daily Grind: When was the golden age of MMOs, or has it happened yet?
A year ago, we all tackled an Overthinking topic on the golden age of MMORPGs -- whether there ever was one, and when precisely...
The Daily Grind: What’s your biggest pet peeve about early access MMOs?
Early access is kind of a garbage system for the vast majority of gamers. Yes, yes, I know, some games and game types just...
The Daily Grind: How do you feel your first MMO influences your current playstyle?
I can tell you what my observations have been about how people act based on their first MMO, but I can only guess at...
The Daily Grind: What’s the appeal of tanking in MMOs?
Do you live the tank life? Do you suit up in your oversized, overpowered, overprotective armor and strut out onto the front lines of...
The Daily Grind: What’s your ideal ‘retirement’ MMORPG?
Wednesday, my husband and I were chatting about the big stories of the day, including the Star Citizen piece that racked up a bajillion...
The Daily Grind: What simple tasks does your favorite MMO make unnecessarily difficult?
For the longest time, logging out of Final Fantasy XI was something of a nightmare. First, you had to get to a mog room,...
