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]
the daily grind
The Daily Grind: What is the single worst element of MMORPG endgame?
I have ranted at length about how much I dislike the concept of MMORPG endgame. I don't like how it shapes eternal online games...
The Daily Grind: What MMO would you play if you were the only player?
Imagine you woke up tomorrow and something very odd had happened in the MMO space: You are the only player. The only one anywhere....
The Daily Grind: Which MMO have you played the longest?
Is it a disheartening or an uplifting activity to check your /played for an MMO? I usually think it's astonishing that I've been able...
The Daily Grind: In which we tell you the jokes you’re expecting to find through the day
The day of the fool
Has arrived once again here;
Eyes are upon us.
What jokes might writers
In the MOP newsroom
Play upon you now?
In years past, our...
The Daily Grind: Is instancing in MMORPGs our real enemy?
The first MMORPGs I ever played hadn't come up with instancing yet. They had perceptible server lines and time-sucking zone walls, but everyone was...
The Daily Grind: Are older MMOs too intimidating to play?
So here's an odd conundrum that I wrestle with every now and then. I am a big fan of established, long-running MMOs for their...
The Daily Grind: What do you think are Revival’s chances of… revival?
Last week's news that Revival's development has been indefinitely suspended was a pretty big downer for MMO players already bummed over EverQuest Next's cancellation....
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MOBA for an MMORPG player?
Every few months, my husband will be reading over my shoulder while I'm writing up news about a MOBA for Massively OP, and he'll...
Leaderboard: The age range of Massively OP’s core audience
Massively OP reader Nordavind inspired this week's Leaderboard in the comments of our Daily Grind about the age range of the people in the...
The Daily Grind: Where do you want MMOs to offer more character customization options?
We've gotten lots of good character creators in recent years. Sure, there are things I might not like about Black Desert's character options, but...
The Daily Grind: Do you feel more epic fighting big mobs in MMOs?
I can't say I feel particularly heroic in MMOs when I’m slaughtering 10 rats, in the case of Lord of the Rings Online, adorable...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG could use a good reboot?
MMORPG reboots might be impractical and inadvisable, but games from Darkfall and DUST 514 to MapleStory and Linkrealms are all giving (or have given)...
The Daily Grind: What MMO has your favorite non-combat pets?
Non-combat pets are one of those things that lots of MMOs have hanging around in their own ways. They're little vanity rewards that allow...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO set piece?
The other day I was running through The Secret World's Last Train to Cairo mission for the fourth or fifth time. Even after so...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best cosmetics system?
Cosmetics, costumes, transmogrification, appearance tab -- whatever you want to call them, cosmetic systems are a big deal in MMORPGs in 2016. While you...
The Daily Grind: What’s the age range of the people in the MMORPGs you play?
This morning's Daily Grind arrives from Massively OP reader camelotcrusade, who asks you to take a long look at the ages of the people around...
The Daily Grind: Would you play an underwater MMO?
There are a lot of very well-established pop cultural ideas that haven't seen much adaptation into the MMO space; we've never had a real...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best character creation process?
I don't know about you, but I love a great character creation segment before getting into any RPG or MMORPG. Don't rush me; let...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best armor design?
Face it: If MMOs only had our characters wearing paper bags as outfits, there would still be some of us in the community debating...
The Daily Grind: What MMOs have your commitment?
I saw two reactions to last Friday's WildStar news. The first was people loudly proclaiming that the game was dead and that they were...
