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 was the most painful MMO sunset of 2023?
At the end of the year, I always start rounding up things like patches and dramas, and that always means sunsets too. Last year,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best player community as of 2023?
"Best community" is one of our recurring Daily Grind topics every year, and I always stick it on Christmas because I can't stand the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best holiday decorations?
'Tis the season to see your favorite MMORPGs decked out in all the festive colors you can imagine. The zones are awash in pine...
The Daily Grind: On a scale of 1 to 10, how bad an MMO altoholic are you?
Alts. They're an unavoidable part of the fabric of MMOs, especially considering how these games are designed to make you want to keep going...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best console or mobile experience as of 2023?
The Daily Grind is all on you lovely readers today, for while I own a Switch and a PS5 now, I really don't play...
The Daily Grind: How bad are you about spamming jumps in MMORPGs?
Jumping in MMOs was a mistake, at least if you want everyone to have a deep reservoir of decorum and calmness. A simple tap...
The Daily Grind: How many different MMORPGs did you play in 2023?
With the end (of the year) in sight, it's time to start planning our exit strategy and lay preparations for the onslaught of 2024...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO boasts the best graphics as of 2023?
We all know that there is no right or wrong answer to this question, right? Plenty of photorealistic games look like trash, and plenty...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offered the best advances in crafting in 2023?
For today's Daily Grind, I am not asking you which MMO has the best crafting of all time. That game is dead and lives...
The Daily Grind: Which aesthetic era in your MMO of choice was your favorite?
Any MMO that last long enough goes through various aesthetic eras. It's just inevitable. Especially if you can browse back through old appearances, you...
The Daily Grind: Did you accomplish your MMO goals in 2023?
It feels as if we are light-years away from our January 2023 resolutions -- if, indeed, we actually made any. Perhaps you had a...
The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMO trend of 2023?
Layoffs.
No, really, I suspect "thousands of game devs being laid off from nearly every major game studio and also some of the small ones"...
The Daily Grind: What’s a small piece of MMO news from 2023 that makes you happy?
You know what I'm really looking forward to next year? Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, in part because it's bringing Viper along with it. Now,...
The Daily Grind: Should all MMOs offer an arachnophobia mode?
The other day my daughter was telling me about a game she was playing that had an "arachnophobia mode." She isn't scared of spiders,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best fashion options as of 2023?
If you asked a group of MMO players why they play MMOs, I'm willing to bet that more than a few would admit that...
The Daily Grind: What was the best new zone added to an MMO in 2023?
Guild Wars 2's Skywatch Archipelago took a lot of flak early on for being a creative rehash of existing worlds and assets, but Amnytas...
One Shots: Entering the portal to adventure
I'll never get tired of that tiny thrill of rolling a new character and getting that sense of taking the first steps of a...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite non-combat activity in MMOs?
In my heart of hearts, I harbor a vendetta against the sort of player that has truly contributed to the ruination of MMOs. The...
The Daily Grind: Do you ever log into an MMO for an injection of nostalgia?
I love me a good strong dose of nostalgia. Sometimes this happens unexpectedly, such as when I smell something that triggers a long-buried memory....
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best character (not fashion) customization as of 2023?
You know an MMO has done something impressive with its character creator when people actually complain that there are too many options, and that's...
