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: Have you ever kept playing an MMO that didn’t want you around?
Every MMO wants everyone to keep playing as long as possible, on some level. The developers want you to keep paying money and playing...
The Daily Grind: What MMO has the highest lethality rate?
We all die in MMOs. That's a fact of life, and it's why MJ has a death counter on her game streams. But some...
The Daily Grind: What’s the weirdest activity you’ve charged MMO currency for?
As City of Heroes Homecoming tests long-awaited recycling rules for abandoned names and characters, I've been contemplating what to do with some of the...
The Daily Grind: What are the most obvious vestigial organs in MMO design?
I found myself in a heated discussion a week or so ago about Guild Wars 2's leveling system because in my estimation, Guild Wars...
The Daily Grind: Are there any ‘forgettable’ MMOs you still remember?
A while back, I proposed the term "temport" to describe a certain flavor of free-to-play MMO that gets imported from elsewhere (usually South Korea...
The Daily Grind: What can’t you shut up about in regard to MMOs?
We all have opinions. Oh boy, do we. We have opinions on things we aren't even aware of yet, that's how reflexive we are...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most annoying grind in an MMO?
A few weeks ago, the MOP work chat was positively hopping over an unusual subject: Guild Wars 2's mount grinds, specifically the skyscale. One...
The Daily Grind: Has an MMO ever helped you get through difficult times?
Sometimes life is difficult. I don't mean regular everyday challenges; I mean things happen like your parents die or your romantic partner leaves or...
The Daily Grind: Do you like knowing how your MMO is made if it spoils the world?
Lately I've been listening through a Lord of the Rings Online YouTube series in which the game's lead world builder goes zone by zone...
The Daily Grind: Do you want another game in the EVE universe?
CCP Games, we gotta talk. You've been trying to make the EVE Online "universe" thing happen a long time. You've put out so many...
The Daily Grind: How does your first non-WoW MMO affect your perception of the genre?
One thing that keeps striking me in my local Pokemon GO community is how the World of Warcraft veterans, who know MMOs only through that game, try...
The Daily Grind: What’s the MMO grudge you’ve held on to the longest?
I know people who are still, to this day, angry about a balance change made in Final Fantasy XI that changed how TP was...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs bring back the fog of war?
The other day, I was reminded by a fellow Lord of the Rings Online player of something that I had completely forgotten: That the...
The Daily Grind: Will New World’s big overhaul lure you back?
I have to say that I'm a little surprised at how little the New World preview earlier this week rippled across the MMO genre....
The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you wish you’d never played at all?
My list of played MMOs is long. Not as long as some people, to be fair; there are people who have played nearly everything...
The Daily Grind: Are ‘survival MMOs’ just MMOs with busywork attached?
I as much as any other fan of this industry was pleased to hear that Funcom seemingly promoted Dune Awakening to full MMO status....
The Daily Grind: Is there an MMO system you just do not understand no matter how hard you try?
Today's Daily Grind is inspired by a blog from friend of the site Ocho over at Casual Aggro in which he chronicles his attempts...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the worst chat interface?
No, this piece isn't about Barrens chat or unmoderated toxicity! This is about the chat experience and interface itself. MOP's Justin recently joked that he...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite low-impact MMO content?
It's not exactly a surprise to me how many people are absolutely in love with Island Sanctuaries in Final Fantasy XIV; this was a...
The Daily Grind: How do you juggle your MMO alts?
As I write this, I fully acknowledge that this topic won't be for everyone. Some MMO players are fully content to play a single...
