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]
the daily grind
The Daily Grind: What motivates you to complete challenging content in MMOs?
There's absolutely nothing wrong with not wanting to do challenging content in any given MMO; that's just not what everyone is there for. But...
The Daily Grind: How do you set up your MMO chat window?
While we often use it to talk, we almost never talk about chat windows in MMORPGs. Those unassuming boxes are the workhorses of our...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite way to interact with your MMO’s economy?
I know there are some folks playing MMOs who hate MMO economies, who don't want crafting to even exist, who don't want any kind...
The Daily Grind: Are there any MMOs you didn’t expect to like that won you over?
Up until very shortly before the launch, I was not planning on buying Final Fantasy XI. I had heard enough horror stories at that...
The Daily Grind: What are you doing with MMO Halloween and harvest events this year?
In case you recently returned from a long, time-dilated space voyage and are a little out of it, we're currently in the midst of...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best dailies?
Listen, I know that right now, the title of this post has provoked a lot of people to ignore the text I'm typing right...
The Daily Grind: Are you hoping for ‘market disruption’ in the MMO genre?
Over the summer, a Twitter user replied to one of our Daily Grinds suggesting that a certain MMORPG was poised to "disrupt the MMO...
The Daily Grind: How do you pick your playstyle in a new MMO?
Every MMO plays a little bit differently. We all know that, just like we all know that goes beyond something as simple as "in...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best online card game you’ve ever played?
I've always held fleeting love affairs with digital card games. I played a whole lot of Magic Online back in the day, not to...
The Daily Grind: Do you play MMOs more or less than you used to?
I try - try - to live by the rule that if I wouldn't get up early to play games, I shouldn't stay up...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio is the worst at reading the room?
It's important to read the room. You might have come up with the funniest conceivable joke about a bear attack, but if you share...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite B-tier MMORPG?
Back in June, Massively Overthinking tackled the "second big five" MMOs in terms of popularity, coverage, and overall game health. It certainly brought to...
The Daily Grind: Are you going back to New World for Brimstone Sands or fresh start?
Amazon's New World made two big announcements last week: First, that it's releasing Brimstone Sands on November 18th, and second, that it's releasing fresh...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO trailer of all time?
Ages ago now on the MOP Podcast, Justin joked that New World's Blunderbuss reveal trailer deserved to be on the list of best trailers...
The Daily Grind: How much do you care about your MMORPG characters?
For some people, your avatar in an MMO is a collection of stats, gear, and abilities first and foremost. They do not see their...
The Daily Grind: How do you feel about the switch to Overwatch 2?
It's either an exciting or cataclysmic (or both!) week for the Overwatch community. As planned, this week Blizzard shut down the team shooter in...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most challenging boss fight you’ve ever attempted in an MMO?
If you're a PvP dungeoneer or raider, you probably have at least one good story about a seriously challenging boss. I don't mean the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best general chat function out there?
Not all general chats are made equal. Some of them are cesspits filled with slurs, inappropriate commentary, and general awfulness so bad that you...
The Daily Grind: Should MMO studios ditch forums for an official Discord server?
With Discord becoming so prominent in the gaming industry over the past half-decade, it's no surprise that some studios are abandoning forums entirely to...
The Daily Grind: Are MMOs obsessed with suffering?
Today we're going to play a game I like to call "I saw a cool thread on Reddit months ago and saved the link,...
