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: Would you buy toys based on your favorite MMO?
I'm not going to lie - I want a goblin playset from Final Fantasy XIV. They've got so many fun accessories to play with,...
The Daily Grind: The best MMO ever will be announced tomorrow
Tomorrow, it will happen.
Tomorrow, the curtains will be pulled back and the greatest MMO ever will be announced. Millions will gasp. Thousands will swoon....
The Daily Grind: How can MMOs create personal progression in a post-levels world?
Massively OP Kickstarter donor Craywulf wants us all to sit back in our armchair designer, er, armchairs and tackle a design problem some gamers are convinced...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best/worst looking set of MMO armor?
I love cosmetic armor. I love regular armor, too, since it tends to keep my character alive, but it's almost always butt ugly or...
The Daily Grind: What MMOs do you avoid based on art design?
During my few weeks trial of Final Fantasy XIV, I came to two solid conclusions. First, the game was awfully pretty and detailed -- pure...
The Daily Grind: Should MMO studios interfere with server politics?
Last week, a reader named Bob alerted us to a messy political situation on EverQuest's Lockjaw progression server. Apparently, characters from a large uberguild were...
The Daily Grind: How long do you spend decorating your MMO houses?
I played more Star Wars: The Old Republic than I intended this weekend. The weather on Sunday was crap, so I logged in to...
The Daily Grind: What sort of things do you try to capture in screenshots?
I'm not as good about taking screenshots as I want to be. I try (oh my God do I try) but I frequently forget...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO prison?
Fictional prisons can be pretty fascinating to explore in books and video games. I've noticed that pretty much every MMO has at least one...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most original player-created MMO profession?
Rohan on the Blessing of Kings blog posted yesterday a fascinating article on player bankers in Star Wars: The Old Republic. I knew of players...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best aquatic gameplay?
There are very few things that I miss about ArcheAge. One of them is the title's aquatic gameplay. Whether we're talking about its vast array...
The Daily Grind: Could The Secret World survive as a single-player game?
Most MMOs would make terrible single-player games by virtue of their scope and design. Take multiplayer out of it and most of us would...
The Daily Grind: Should MMO studios disclose the odds of winning lockbox prizes?
Every once in a while in an MMO, the desire to play with numbers grips me, like the time I hand-crafted a thousand drinks in Star...
The Daily Grind: Have you played Pathfinder Online?
I've been looking into Pathfinder here lately, though I haven't taken the early access plunge yet. Goblinworks has a 15-day free trial listed on...
The Daily Grind: What MMO would you tell your younger self about?
If I could travel back in time and talk with Past Eliot in the year 2000, I would... well, actually, I would tell him...
The Daily Grind: Are lifetime subs ever worth it?
Seeing Champions Online's lifetime subscription go on sale last week -- for the "low" price of $200 -- made me think once again what...
The Daily Grind: Do you play on private servers for dead MMOs?
Massively OP Kickstarter donor Igor aka Slaith proposes we debate private servers for dead MMOs for today's Daily Grind -- specifically, he mentions Warhammer Online.
This is...
The Daily Grind: How do you play Elder Scrolls Online?
I reinstalled Elder Scrolls Online this week, and I don't know why. I mean, I like the game well enough, and did from day...
The Daily Grind: What gives you hope for the future of MMOs?
We can't help but look ahead in this industry, even as we play in the present and wax nostalgic for the past. What's coming...
The Daily Grind: Which F2P MMO has the best community?
Some of our commenters -- and maybe other gamers who've been part of the MMO genre for a long time -- are convinced that free-to-play and...
