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 do you hope Amazon’s LOTR MMO does differently from LOTRO?
In the comments of our pieces on Amazon's second go-round with the Lord of the Rings IP in the MMO space, multiple MMO gamers...
The Daily Grind: What’s the idea challenge level for you for endgame content in an MMO?
Today's question is not about whether or not your MMO of choice delivers the endgame challenge level that you're looking for; rather, it's about...
The Daily Grind: How many online ARPGs have you played?
I can't imagine why I have ARPGs on the brain right now, but I do. And in fact, I've been enjoying a fair bit...
The Daily Grind: Would you have played the Overwatch 2 MMO Blizzard envisioned?
One of the overlooked bits from the mea culpa blog from the Overwatch 2 PvE cancelation fiasco last week is the unprompted reveal that...
The Daily Grind: Why did you delete the last MMO character you deleted?
Every deleted MMO character has a story. Sometimes the concept or name sucked. Sometimes you decided on a different race or faction. Sometimes you...
The Daily Grind: Do you have any boxed MMO copies still lying around?
The move to most MMOs being either wholly or largely digital has been a welcome change for my overall shelf space. Heck, I haven't...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs offer the best and worst picture taking experience?
If you're the type of player who likes to chronicle their MMO experience by taking screenshots, then you'll be well aware that not every...
The Daily Grind: So what *should* we call the metaverse?
Back in April, we covered a whitepaper from MMO designer Raph Koster, who just so happens to be building a metaverse MMO - or...
The Daily Grind: What’s your longest stretch between the launch of an MMO you love and your first time playing?
It'd be easy to pretend that my job is the reason I tend to try most new MMOs that will eventually become favorites pretty...
The Daily Grind: How can Elder Scrolls Online become exciting again?
In almost all of the dialogues I have with people about Elder Scrolls Online, I keep hearing the same things: It's a well-done game...
The Daily Grind: When was the best time to be a fan of World of Warcraft?
Last week, an influencer tweeted out that "there's never been a better time to be a fan of World of Warcraft." I'm not going...
The Daily Grind: When has an ‘improvement’ in an MMO made it much worse?
I haven't taken any German since college, but I did recently learn a new word: verschlimmbesserung, which essentially translates to "disimprovement" - specifically, an...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the name that bugs you the most?
I get weirdly irritated by certain MMO names. It bugs me when games that do not have offline installments feel the need to specify...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO would make the best band name?
Quick, while my editor is asleep, I'm going to slip this into the queue! Let's see if we can get the comments to 100+...
The Daily Grind: Has there ever been an MMO that over time morphed into a game you no longer love?
The temptation with a title like that is to talk about World of Warcraft slowly and inexorably doubling-down on its least fun content year...
The Daily Grind: What is your ideal MMO gaming snack?
Macadamia nuts. Cashews. Potato chips. Saltines. Spoonfuls of peanut butter. Even Doritos, if you're exceedingly basic. No matter what else you do, no matter...
The Daily Grind: What can SWTOR do to improve its future?
I can't help but feel that Star Wars: The Old Republic's been treading water (at best) or slipping away (at worst) in recent years....
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs are more fun to watch than play?
I have made no secret of the fact that while I watch a lot of YouTube, I seldom enjoy video game videos or streams;...
The Daily Grind: People still play that game?
The other day, my husband jokingly said of an MMO that he plays, "People still play that game?" and I laughed out loud before...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever been tempted to cheat in an MMO?
Look, I'm not asking if any of you have cheated. Everyone whose opinion counts here is too much of a decent person to actually...
