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: How do you feel when an MMO changes a well-known zone?
Buried in all of the news that LOTRO is changing its business model was the word that one of the game's most iconic locales...
The Daily Grind: Will LOTRO’s monetization changes pull you back in?
Last week, Standing Stone Games stunned Lord of the Rings Online players by announcing a sweeping monetization overhaul that we called a game-changer. In...
The Daily Grind: What are the best MMOs for weird schedules?
I have a lot of reasons for playing SWG Legends: its crafting is unbeatable and its housing is still good, and also it's the...
The Daily Grind: What non-fantasy, non-licensed setting would you like to see for an MMO?
Remember when Elyon was Ascent: Infinite Realm and looked like a game somebody in the world might have wanted to play? Pepperidge Farms remembers. So do...
The Daily Grind: What’s the silliest MMO character you’ve ever made?
While most of the MMORPG crowd is over there making the most perfect-looking model adventurer that doesn't have a single hangnail, nevermind a scar,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best animal taming mechanics?
I saw a fun thread on Reddit a while back that made me all nostalgic for Ultima Online. The player was looking for MMOs...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs make the level cap feel most satisfying?
I'm honestly of two minds when it comes to reaching the level cap in Guild Wars 2. On the one hand, it's the place where...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO have you returned to more than any other?
I learned a while back that I really need to stop making bold proclamations that, "I'm leaving this game for good, and I mean...
The Daily Grind: Are you irritated by paid server transfers in MMORPGs?
A few weeks back, MOP's Eliot covered a World of Warcraft sale that caught my attention: Concurrent with the launch of Eternity's End, Blizzard...
The Daily Grind: How much would you pay for a single MMO cosmetic?
A while back, I was fishing around trying to make my husband's Guild Wars 2 Catalyst look a little more elite in the current...
The Daily Grind: Do you find endgame or leveling more interesting in MMOs?
There's a case to be made for leveling being the most fun you'll have in an MMO. You're acquiring new abilities and new systems,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO rewards did you work your tail off to get but never use?
MMORPGs are famous for creating these super-desirable chase rewards that end up consuming a lot of time and effort on the part of the...
The Daily Grind: Is Lost Ark an MMO, MMORPG, or neither?
Longtime MMO and MMORPG players have probably noticed that we do our best to flag games as MMORPG or as merely multiplayer - "not...
Guild Wars 2 addresses Jade Sea meta mechanics and siege turtle acquisition
If you caught our piece about problematic expansion choices or listened to our End of Dragons-centric podcast this week, you already know about the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most welcoming culture for new players?
Being new in an MMO is a difficult thing if the game itself isn't new. There's a whole lot of player culture that already...
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite MMO beginner zone?
When it comes to MMO nostalgia, is there anything greater than the places where you first stepped foot into the game? Beginner zones not...
The Daily Grind: What’s the quickest way to derail an MMO expansion?
I think that if I polled veteran MMORPG players about expansions that bombed, they'd probably point to Star Wars Galaxies' Trials of Obi-Wan and...
The Daily Grind: Is the MMO market too segmented?
Back in November 2021's Activision-Blizzard quarterly investor call, Blizzard's Mike Ybarra spoke about the company's vision for the Diablo franchise. He essentially said that...
The Daily Grind: What’s your biggest fear about your favorite MMO?
We all have things that worry us about our favorite MMOs. It's natural. You worry that another update might break the things you enjoy...
The Daily Grind: How much do you take advantage of MMO XP events?
It feels like every weekend, one MMORPG or another is running some sort of bonus XP event. This sort of thing whips the community...
