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: Give a shout-out to your favorite retired MMO characters
We all have them: MMO characters we invested time, love, and no small amount of effort in making them all they could be... after...
The Daily Grind: What do you think of WildStar Reloaded so far?
It's been a day since the free-to-play update came out for WildStar, giving veteran, returning, and new players a chance to check out the business...
Jukebox Heroes: Your top 20 favorite MMO soundtracks
I've been a sneaky columnist, my friends. Oh yes I have. In my last Jukebox Heroes I posted my top six favorite MMO soundtracks,...
The Daily Grind: How often are your MMO goals thwarted?
I logged into Ultima Online over the weekend absolutely determined to achieve a very specific thing: imbue some gear for my Tamer. But first I wanted to...
The Daily Grind: What MMO do you feel guilty for liking?
I played some Grand Theft Auto Online last night, and while I had a good time (as always), I also came away from the...
The Daily Grind: Are you hopeful about crowdfunded MMOs?
A few years back, we were all discussing the frankly dizzying amounts of money going into crowdfunding MMOs. Speculation ran rampant that this was...
The Daily Grind: What could MMOs do with offline characters?
Maybe it's my active imagination, but I like to believe that my characters are relieved when I log out of games, because then they...
The Daily Grind: Are MMOTCGs really MMOs?
We're coming down to the last few Kickstarter-submitted Daily Grind questions, and I admit I've been sitting on this particular one a while because...
The Daily Grind: Will you play Bless or Black Desert?
I'm looking forward to both Bless and Black Desert. I typically like Korean MMOs, for one thing, and for another they're both gorgeous in...
The Daily Grind: What details do you want to know about World of Warcraft: Legion?
World of Warcraft's newest expansion will undoubtedly be a major topic of conversation at November's BlizzCon. While Blizzard has unveiled the larger brush strokes...
The Daily Grind: What’s the grindiest MMO?
Allow me to butcher a phrase: MMO grind is in the eye of the beholder. A few hundred architect entertainment missions in City of...
The Daily Grind: How organized is your MMO inventory?
I just spent an hour organizing folders on my media hard drive, which has nothing to do with anything other than it gave me...
The Daily Grind: What MMO do you doubt you’ll ever play?
I never cared about EverQuest. The first game came out before I was even remotely interested in an online game, and the sequel wasn't...
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...
