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 motivates you to try out an MMORPG?
I've seen many designers and players over the years say that a game going free-to-play will attract more players, but I've always wondered about...
The Daily Grind: How bad is your MMO altoholism?
Recently, Larry and I were talking about how much of an altoholic he is in Star Wars: The Old Republic. I think he admitted...
The Daily Grind: What’s been your biggest MMORPG mistake or regret?
I don't like listing off my mistakes and regrets in MMORPGs, but I do have them. I made a giant fool out of myself...
The Daily Grind: Who’s your oldest MMO character who still gets played?
My original two characters in World of Warcraft are no longer around; one of them was deleted and the other is never to be...
The Daily Grind: What kind of MMO are you looking for?
There's no shame in admitting that you're looking for a new or different type of MMO to play. Maybe you just like exploring the...
The Daily Grind: What do you think about NPC party members in MMORPGs?
I've been thinking a lot about classic Guild Wars lately -- the anniversary always does this to me. And one of my favorite parts...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite type of grind in an MMORPG?
Grind is not a thing people generally love in MMORPGs, but what's actually considered to be grind varies wildly from player to player. You...
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer smaller or larger servers?
I have joked, not entirely without seriousness, that part of what I like about being on an underpopulated server in Final Fantasy XI is...
The Daily Grind: Is change in MMOs a blessing or a curse?
Lately I've been dwelling on the topic of change in MMORPGs. It's one of the foundational principles of the genre, that these titles aren't...
The Daily Grind: Should MMO studios be involved in modding their games’ subreddits?
Reddit is a complicated place with more than its fair share of drama, and that drama spills over into the gaming space from time...
The Daily Grind: What elements tend to endear classes to you in MMORPGs?
It's not difficult to find a unifying theme through my main classes in various games. I mainline Enhancement Shaman and Retribution Paladin in World...
The Daily Grind: Have you revisited an old MMO character lately?
The Gnome Warlock you see in the above header is the original Syp, created pre-Burning Crusade in October 2006. She's probably one of my...
The Daily Grind: Do your MMO choices actually reflect your playstyle?
Massively OP reader Leiloni tipped us off to a great blog post by MMO blogger Ethan "Isarii" Macfie, in which the author questions his...
The Daily Grind: Are you ever sad when you levelcap in an MMORPG?
I recently levelcapped another character in Guild Wars 2, my Asura Guardian, and yet as soon as she dinged, some of the spark of...
The Daily Grind: What could get you to love a MOBA?
I am very admittedly not a fan of MOBAs, despite the fact that I quite liked the map type that birthed the genre in...
The Daily Grind: What MMORPG has the best personality?
A while back I came to the realization that, for me, a game's personality can be just as much of a make-or-break factor as...
The Daily Grind: How would canceled MMOs be doing right now if they were still operating?
Many of us have our private (or not-so-private) sorrows regarding shuttered MMORPGs. Yes, we wish that they were still alive and often opine that...
The Daily Grind: What MMORPG would you like to play that would appeal to no one else?
Who else here is excited for Transformers Online, the upcoming three-faction MMORPG that runs in an alternate direction from IDW's continuity and challenges players...
The Daily Grind: Would you play Blizzard’s idea of a ‘pristine’ WoW server?
Yesterday's big news in the ongoing Nostalrius saga was a message from Blizzard's J. Allen Brack, who suggested to players that in lieu of...
The Daily Grind: Will Blizzard ever make WoW 2?
On the heels of Blizzard's announcement that World of Warcraft's Legion expansion will arrive at the end of August, I saw several comments on...
