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 your biggest MMORPG inventory pet peeve?
I was surfing the Guild Wars 2 Reddit (because I'm a glutton for punishment) yesterday and bumped into a thread mocking some of the...
The Daily Grind: What defunct MMO would you like to play that you never tried?
It's easy to look back at games we loved in the past and sometimes wish we could go back to old favorites that have...
The Daily Grind: What’s the hardest-working MMO team out there right now?
The other day we ran a story on Villagers and Heroes' plans for 2017, and those of us in the Massively OP office were...
The Daily Grind: How often do you claim refunds on MMOs?
Chargebacks were a big deal in 2016: Black Desert, ArcheAge, and No Man Sky were all embroiled in community drama thanks to perceived chargeback...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most intellectual MMORPG?
We got a wonderful "deep thoughts" email from reader James earlier this week that serves as the backdrop for this morning's Daily Grind.
"It could...
The Daily Grind: Do you look forward to being ‘done’ with an MMO?
I have a lot of reasons for taking something an extended break from Final Fantasy XI, but one of the biggest reasons is that...
The Daily Grind: How do you keep occupied while playing mindlessly in MMOs?
I'd say that about half of the time I'm playing MMOs, I'm deeply engaged in the story, puzzles, unknown territory, and tricky combat. This...
The Daily Grind: Are you concerned for Daybreak’s other MMORPGs?
Last night's startling news that Daybreak plans to sunset Landmark abruptly in February (while forbidding player emulators) sent the MMORPG community into... I'll call...
The Daily Grind: Which 2016 MMO shutdown affected you the most?
Every game is someone's favorite. It might be for silly reasons, but even when games that you barely think of get shuttered, someone is...
The Daily Grind: How do you buck the system in MMOs?
I cannot be the only player who secretly delights in small rebellions against the intended plans and designs of MMO developers. Every so often,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the brightest future?
One of my favorite recurring posts we do is on the healthiest MMORPGs in the genre, partly because it reminds me that we do...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most expensive item you’ve ever bought in an MMORPG cash shop?
A few weeks back, I was super excited about the elk mount coming to the Elder Scrolls Online cash shop. I needed a mount...
The Daily Grind: What are your MMO resolutions for the new year?
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...
The Daily Grind: What tempts you into rolling a new MMO character?
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?
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...
The Daily Grind: How do you handle being wrong about speculation with an MMO?
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?
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?
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?
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...
The Daily Grind: What did you get this year?
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...
