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: Do you even want an MMO with transmedia synergy?
We've been talking about transmedia synergy again thanks to Dune Awakening, so I want to go at it from a new angle. The term...
The Daily Grind: What gets you to start a new character in an MMO?
I like making alts. It's just a thing I do. But before I'm going to make a new alt, I have to have something...
The Daily Grind: What are some of the prettiest high-level zones in MMOs?
Back in the day, it used to be common for the early game in MMO to be nothing but verdant forests, lush meadows, and...
The Daily Grind: What do you think the next viral MMO will look like?
I am the first to admit that I didn't see Palworld coming. Oh, I knew about Palworld; we'd covered Palworld. We'd also been covering...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG have you played the longest without reaching the level cap?
For someone who spent a whole lot of time playing Final Fantasy XI back in the day, I sure as heck didn't reach the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best book and paper features?
A while back, I casually mentioned that I make paper journals for fun. I am an extremely online person, mind you. I work online....
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best fishing system?
Fishing absolutely mystifies me. Oh, in real life, I get it: It's a way to be completely lazy, drink beer, and still catch your...
The Daily Grind: How often should characters miss in combat in MMORPGs?
The other day, we were talking about City of Heroes at the Massively OP offices because at this point that's like 50% of our...
The Daily Grind: What’s some weird or forgotten terminology or concept from an MMO of yore?
Way, way back in the day - and for only a relatively brief run - Ultima Online had a system that came to be...
The Daily Grind: What’s the key thought that keeps you from returning to MMOs?
In my decades of playing and writing about MMORPGs, there's one thing I've found to be incredibly true: There is no such thing as...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs have a permanent place on your desktop?
On the MOP Podcast a while back, I mentioned that Project Gorgon had made its way into a permanent home on my PC, which...
The Daily Grind: How much do you think the whales of your top MMO spend in a year?
A few weeks back, following Korea's Fair Trade Commission ordering Nexon to pay nearly $9M in fines over its deceptive gamble-upgrade mechanics, players went...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG that you love is terrible for new players?
All MMORPGs are kind of garbage at onboarding new players. There are a lot of reasons for that, and a lot of games are...
The Daily Grind: What’s a perfect MMO for a chill experience?
While some of us absolutely thrive on cutthroat PvP competition and high-stakes, fast-paced action in our MMORPGs, unceasing excitement isn't for everyone. I know...
The Daily Grind: What will be the next MMO to undergo a big business model shift?
2023 turned out to be a weird year for business models in MMOs. It was certainly the year of cadence shifts and seasonal shifts,...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO to play while you’re sick?
As a kid, you kind of always hoped for a sickness that left you just sick enough that you could stay home from school...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most kludgy MMO system you’ve encountered?
The other day I was watching MMO players have a good-natured discussion about transmog systems among various titles. A few FFXIV players lamented how...
The Daily Grind: Do you stay in any MMORPGs out of a sense of loyalty?
At the top of the year, MMO YouTuber MarleMMO offered a reminder for MMO players: that new MMOs often suck compared to games that...
The Daily Grind: Do you track your MMO gaming habits from year to year?
Steam's customized "year in review" report captured everyone's attention for a hot minute back in December. All over social media and in my favorite Discords,...
The Daily Grind: How do you handle your playtime for multiple MMOs?
Playing more than one MMO can be tricky. Not just in terms of trying to remember what all of the systems in various MMOs...
