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 do you buy in MMO cash shops?
I'm excessively picky about what I buy in MMO cash shops. I'll buy necessities like backpack and bank slots, character slots and classes. Occasionally I'll...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite voxel-based game?
Every time I play Space Engineers, or even write a post about it, I'm blown away by the recent planetary update. The sheer size...
The Daily Grind: What aspect of modern MMO testing bothers you?
Beta testing doesn't bother me. Alpha-testing as a public thing doesn't bother me too much either. But pre-alpha? You're calling what you're doing a...
The Daily Grind: Will we ever see a smash hit mobile MMO?
I acknowledge the fact that not every MMO fan is craving for a more portable online gaming experience. There's a lot of wariness out there,...
The Daily Grind: How can MMORPGs capitalize on the success of single-player sandboxes?
Yesterday, Wired published an intriguing editorial that argued "open worlds are changing how we play videogames." Author Jake Muncy is talking about single-player games,...
The Daily Grind: Do you buy max level MMO characters?
The recent news about Lord of the Rings Online's insta-95 struck me as odd. Not only is LotRO's endgame pretty crap, but if ever...
The Daily Grind: What rules would you make for flying mounts in MMOs?
Some MMOs eschew the entire idea of flying mounts. Some have them in from day one, while others add them in at a later...
The Daily Grind: What makes a really great MMO community manager?
When Funcom hired new community managers a few weeks ago, some readers questioned why we'd cover it. Big whoop, community managers are glorified retweeters,...
The Daily Grind: Did you find any MMO deals over the weekend?
So Black Friday has come and gone, and now I guess it's Cyber Monday, or something like that? I don't know; I don't pay...
The Daily Grind: How do you manage your MMO inventory?
I have said in the past that I have an issue with inventory space on a whole. Games like Final Fantasy XIV only compound...
The Daily Grind: What upcoming MMOs are on your to-play list?
The other day I got into a conversation with friends about which upcoming MMOs were catching our eye. While I have more than enough...
The Daily Grind: So what’s SWTOR’s big announcement?
Wednesday, BioWare hinted that something is brewing in Star Wars: The Old Republic.
http://twitter.com/SWTOR/status/669561993339265024
BioWare was asking for feedback about subscriber rewards just a few weeks...
The Daily Grind: Are you playing MMOs on Thanksgiving?
It's Thanksgiving in the States, which means that I'm about to get fatter. It also means that a few hours from now, I'll be...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite World of Warcraft memory?
Eleven years is a long time to cast one's recollection lines back into the memory pool, but several moments from the initial launch of...
The Daily Grind: What are the basic rules of conduct for an MMO community?
If there's one thing I've learned from 18 years of playing MMOs, it's that games train us to abide by some pretty weird codes...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite Camelot Unchained class?
Camelot Unchained has been revealing its classes for a few weeks now, and the fantasy RvR sandbox has no shortage or interesting archetypes. So...
The Daily Grind: What do you do while you’re waiting in MMOs?
Let's face it, MMOs are not always filled with new stuff happening every minute. You wait for queues, you wait for enemies to spawn,...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO support class?
Seeing Camelot Unchained roll out its vision for its trio of support classes brought a smile to my face the other day. See, I...
The Daily Grind: What’s your worst MMO guild drama horror story?
Guild Wars 2's raiding guild drama earlier this week naturally made me think of guild drama I've experienced myself. I mean, if you've been...
The Daily Grind: Have you tried Lineage II’s new server?
Lineage II launched on Steam recently. NCsoft also added a new server to its 11-year old fantasy stalwart. I played a bit in Aden...
