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’s the longest time you’ve endured an MMO you dislike?
Disliking an MMO is not inherently a commentary on the MMO itself. It's possible for a game to be very good at what it's...
The Daily Grind: Are you rocking an aging MMO gaming PC?
In looking back through my records the other day, I was shocked to realize that my main home and gaming PC was purchased back...
The Daily Grind: Do you actually decorate your MMORPG houses?
I say the MMO playerbase can be divided into two groups: those who decorate their MMO houses and those who don't. It's sort of...
The Daily Grind: Who or what is the least-effective Big Bad from an MMO expansion?
Over the various expansions World of Warcraft has had, there have been a number of different Big Threats in each expansion. Some of them...
The Daily Grind: Do MMOs send you into choice paralysis?
Does it ever feel that despite having more entertainment options than we've ever had in the past, it's incredibly hard to choose what to...
The Daily Grind: How do you want to be remembered in MMOs when you’re gone?
Last weekend, it became public knowledge that a prominent - probably the most prominent - player on my Lord of the Rings Online server...
The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of shapeshifter classes in MMOs?
Albion Online's upcoming Wild Blood update includes a new weapon with a unique attribute: It allows players to shapeshift into specific critters. Also golems....
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite disquieting MMO zone?
As a whole, horror is a rather underserved genre in MMOs in general because it's hard to be particularly horrified in a game where...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best way to get into No Man’s Sky?
Alongside Starfield turning our attention to the gaming cosmos this fall, No Man's Sky is enjoying a nice resurgence of popularity. And you know...
The Daily Grind: Do you want to care about World of Warcraft… but can’t summon the interest?
Back at the start of September, one of World of Warcraft's most prominent YouTubers wrote a rather armor-piercing question for the community. Bellular asked,...
The Daily Grind: How often do you change your character’s outfit in an MMO?
It's funny to think that back when I started doing this job, the idea of having cosmetic outfits in an MMO was actually not...
The Daily Grind: Should MMORPG expansions always include new zones?
During New World's Q&A video last week, Amazon devs explained their rationale for revamping First Light instead of adding another new zone in the...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most you’ve ever spent on a single MMO?
So Star Citizen hit $600M in crowdfunding last month, and I have questions - specifically, questions for the gamers who keep pouring money into...
The Daily Grind: Are MMORPG expansions pay-to-win or pay-to-progress?
Earlier this week, the New World devs put out a video that addressed, among many other things, the perception in the PvP community that...
The Daily Grind: What do you imagine your MMO characters get up to in their downtime?
We dedicated roleplayers have an edge when it comes to knowing what our characters are doing when we're not out slaying insane stuff because...
The Daily Grind: What MMOs have you given the most chances to impress?
I think I'm going to write the most useless doctoral thesis someday about why we bounce off of games yet come back to try...
The Daily Grind: Do you complain about MMO buyables – and then buy them anyway?
During EG7's investor pitch video this week, Daybreak boss Ji Ham said something that leaped out at me. He was essentially trying to convince...
The Daily Grind: How diligent are you with your MMO inventory management?
We have all accepted that however ridiculous video games are, there is a limit in that you cannot actually carry endless amounts of stuff...
The Daily Grind: Do you like endless dungeons in MMOs?
When Elder Scrolls Online brings us Update 40 next month, it will become the latest MMORPG to feature some variation of an "endless" dungeon....
The Daily Grind: Do MMO cash shops usually have things you want to buy?
My recent return to Guild Wars 2 for the Secrets of the Obscure expansion resurrected one of my old gripes: The cash shop almost...
