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: Which MMORPG boasts the best visual appeal as of 2016?
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...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best login experience?
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...
The Daily Grind: Do you find MMO non-human racial choices lacking?
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?
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...
The Daily Grind: Should gamers be able to make money off MMORPGs?
Last week, newly unveiled MMORPG Ashes of Creation explained that one of its seemingly unique features: the chance to make money from the game...
The Daily Grind: What ridiculously specific award would you give your favorite MMOs?
Folks, I don't mean to alarm you, but our 2016 award spectacular starts tomorrow. Really! I know all of the results already and everything....
The Daily Grind: What MMO gaming advice would you give to your younger self?
Hindsight truly makes us experts of everything past. Why couldn't we know the future back then? What fools we were not to develop our...
The Daily Grind: Which game made the biggest contribution to killing MMORPGs in 2016?
MOP commenter deekay_zero proposed this week's Daily Grind in a roundabout way, and fair warning: It's a bit of a downer. He semi-jokingly suggested that...
The Daily Grind: What cosmetic options for your characters does your favorite MMORPG lack?
You know what games need? Piercings. More piercings in general. Why can I not have any piercings beyond my ears in Final Fantasy XIV?...
The Daily Grind: Which City of Heroes spiritual successor are you rooting for?
I was a tiny bit flabbergasted last weekend when I saw that there was yet another City of Heroes spiritual successor project in the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG developer has the best communication with players?
MMORPG developers come in lots of flavors of communication, with PR and community teams that run the gamut from "oh, we still pay for...
The Daily Grind: Who was the best new character added in an MMORPG in 2016?
We're gearing up to kick off our annual awards later this month, but in the meantime, we thought it would be fun to incorporate...
The Daily Grind: Do you keep your profanity filter on in MMO chat?
Bad words still make me giggle. I've been told that I'm not allowed to link my several examples of this, but I'm sure that...
The Daily Grind: How do you like to collaborate in MMOs?
While some people seem to thrive on competition and personal achievement, I've always found that I work best when I'm collaborating as part of...
The Daily Grind: Will players always trump NPCs as MMO PvP adversaries?
Prolific MOP commenter Sally Bowls posted a note last week that stood out to me as something we should all be seriously considering. Most...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever wished that supplementary lore were represented in an MMO?
I do not care about Hearthstone. Odds are I'm never going to; I got over my CCG phase ages ago with actual cards, and...
The Daily Grind: How do you like to compete in MMOs?
Do you thrive on competition? Is the only time that you truly feel alive is when you're pitting your wit and skill against another...
The Daily Grind: Is Twitch chat just MMO general chat writ large?
Last week, an Indiana University Bloomington team released its analysis of over a billion comments made on Twitch over a two-month period in 2014...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most bothersome part of MMORPG monetization?
A recent GIbiz interview on Ubisoft's monetization reveals that studios, at least the type making online shooters, have come full circle again to the...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most frustrating streak of bad luck you’ve had in an MMO?
There are two things I'd really like in World of Warcraft's most recent expansion, and since both of them are entirely random, I'm flat...
