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 MMO-related release within the last five years held up to your excitement the best?
We talk a lot about disappointment here. I talk a lot about disappointment. There are a lot of times when you look forward to...
The Daily Grind: What’s the weirdest MMO mount that you adore?
There's normal, there's weird, and then there's weird that's totally up your alley. Sometimes MMOs throw in mounts so strange that you know are...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO inspires the most ragequits – not necessarily from you?
Today's Daily Grind is inspired by an email from MOP reader Slava. "I just recently started Black Desert," Slava says. "It was a bit...
The Daily Grind: How long do you play an MMO before deciding to spend money on it?
Investing in MMOs is no longer something you usually need to do up front. More often than not you can log in to a...
The Daily Grind: What MMO classes have the hardest mechanics to grasp?
Not all MMORPG classes are rolled equal. Some are well-known to be so simple and easy to play that you can slam your head...
The Daily Grind: Do you actually play the MMO characters you’ve used level boosters on?
Lord of the Rings Online has posed an interesting conundrum for MMO players with its perhaps overly generous anniversary gifts. Tucked in among all...
The Daily Grind: Are you more likely to delete or bench an MMO toon?
I'm sure I'm not the only one, but I hate deleting MMO toons, even when I'm positive I'm never going to play them ever...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio do you find the least believable?
Over the course of several years working in this industry, I have grown more willing to believe some studios and less willing to believe...
The Daily Grind: What’s the greatest way an MMO ever trolled you?
I don't think that cheeky developers can resist trolling players in the nicest of ways every once in a while. Personally, I find it...
The Daily Grind: How would you solve Final Fantasy XIV’s housing problem?
I bought my very first open-world house in an MMORPG as a teenager in 1997. A couple of friends and I decided to pool...
The Daily Grind: How do you prepare for major MMO updates?
Big updates! They're big (yeah, yeah, yeah)! They're not small (no, no, no)! They mean things are going to be changing in your MMO...
The Daily Grind: Should more MMOs include player campsites?
While I was never an active player of Star Wars Galaxies, I was the proud owner of the official game guide (which I read...
The Daily Grind: Do you have any hopes or expectations for WoW’s reveal today?
Just like you, I've seen all the teases and the supposed leaks, and I still don't entirely know what to expect from the World...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs have the best character hair?
I have an admission to make: I care more about my character's hair than any other cosmetic you want to try to sell me.
Maybe...
The Daily Grind: When your MMO releases new content, do you try it even if it’s not your normal playstyle?
There were a lot of people trying PvP in Final Fantasy XIV for the first time on April 12th. I say this not as...
The Daily Grind: How do you handle excessive MMO downtime?
OK, while it's certainly not the worst setback you'll ever face in your life, it's never a joy to be eager to log into...
The Daily Grind: Do you feel bad about all the MMOs you don’t play?
I do. I feel bad about all the MMOs I don't play or love but can't currently play. I could say it's because of this...
The Daily Grind: Has any MMO company reached the point where you’ll never give it money again?
Oh, Blizzard. You have some gigantic damn problems right now, and let's face it, I am definitely not going to give you money at...
The Daily Grind: What should Funcom do with Secret World?
There's nothing that makes my eye twitch faster than when someone brings up a beloved MMORPG that was either cancelled, abandoned, or neglected. So...
The Daily Grind: Do you play MMO classes when you know they suck?
Back in March, I did a Daily Grind about MMO classes that needed a nerf, specifically homing in on Lord of the Rings Online's...
