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 are your favorite MMO NPC quotes?
"You are wrinkly manager man. It's your job to be old and die so we can learn and be sad. Also you pay for...
The Daily Grind: Should MMO studios host their own forums and wikis?
Massively OP Kickstarter donor DPandaren wants to talk about something every MMO player likely uses but most of us take for granted: forums and wikis.
"Do...
The Daily Grind: What makes a good MMO spiritual successor?
News of Divergence Online's third crowdfunding campaign sparked a bit of discussion about MMO spiritual sequels earlier this week. Stained Glass Llama's sci-fi sandbox purports...
The Daily Grind: Who is the most insufferable MMO companion or NPC?
Oh yeah, I totally put Quinn up there in the header. You know this is going to be good.
Anyway, originally I was going to...
The Daily Grind: Would you play an MMO with antagonistic GMs?
Whenever we're reminiscing about the glory days of MMOs, we invariably bring up the prevalence of events and GMs in those classic games. What...
The Daily Grind: How many early access MMOs have you played this year?
It occurs to me that early access games, even MMOs, are becoming the norm. I can't really complain about that since I've done my...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs that you wish you liked more than you do?
My new roommate wants so badly to like Defiance. She bought two of the ultimate collector's editions after they were deeply discounted. Yet for all...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite tale from the olden days of MMOs?
I have a notoriously poor memory for anything that happened more than five years ago. I might not have even been alive, for as...
The Daily Grind: How might VR reshape the MMOscape?
Oculus Connect 2, a VR conference hosted by the folks behind Oculus, is set for just a few weeks from now. You probably didn't know...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite Final Fantasy XIV job?
I went back to Final Fantasy XIV this week, and apart from still not being able to create a character on my preferred server...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best soundtrack?
At the start of this month I wrote up a Jukebox Heroes in which I listed my six favorite MMO soundtracks. This proved to...
The Daily Grind: What would you do to ‘fix’ Champions Online?
Whether it's good news or weird news or bad news or bad news that belatedly turns into good news, any post about Champions Online inevitably...
The Daily Grind: What cultural influences do you like to see in MMOs?
One of the things I miss about Age of Conan is the Chinese influence in the Rise of the Godslayer expansion. Robert E. Howard's Khitai...
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer MMO factions to be good vs. evil or multifaceted?
I don't have ready access to it any longer - it was a while ago - but I recall reading something to the general...
The Daily Grind: Do you subscribe to F2P or B2P MMOs?
The other day when I was writing up a post on Elder Scrolls Online's new DLC, I noted that while the content cost a...
The Daily Grind: What’s the oldest MMORPG you still play?
Later this fall, Ultima Online turns 18 years old. Even more crazy? It's launching its ninth expansion before the year is out (it's on...
The Daily Grind: Why don’t more PvP sandboxes have consequences?
Eco's recent stretch goal reveal tickled my fancy, mainly because I've been ranting about the lack of meaningful criminal justice systems in PvPÂ sandboxes for...
The Daily Grind: What are your fall MMO gaming plans?
Hope you had a good summer, 'cause it's pretty much over. Yes ma'am, we're staring right into the pumpkin spice corridor known as "fall,"...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO testing experience you’ve ever had?
I know I'm not alone in feeling beta-fatigue. I hear the same things I feel from you folks in our comments and from our...
The Daily Grind: How much money have you spent on MMO player housing?
I've got player housing on the brain this week, as decorating my Nar Shaddaa sky palace has accounted for most of MMO playing time here...
