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’s your favorite MMO that you’re not playing?
The reality of the MMORPG genre is that even when the genre was small, there weren't enough hours in the day to play everything....
The Daily Grind: Have you ever bought something in an MMO cash shop you regret?
Ah, buyer's remorse, how sweet you taste. That moment when you've put down your money, you're examining your purchase, and that thought runs through...
The Daily Grind: What mouse and keyboard do you use for MMO play?
Last week, my keyboard died. Well, it didn't die so much as "was brutally murdered by kids spilling juice all over it," but the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO suffers from the worst inflation?
Last week, I got a pingback on my old personal blog: Another site had linked to my 2011 article about inflation in five MMOs...
The Daily Grind: Guild Wars 2’s End of Dragons launches today – are you coming to Cantha?
After years and years of joking about and begging for Cantha, Guild Wars 2 players are finally getting it with the launch of End...
The Daily Grind: What was the MMO shutdown that hurt you the most?
You probably know this if you've been here long enough, but there was a time when I was known as "the City of Heroes guy"...
The Daily Grind: What older MMO have you (re)discovered lately?
I have noticed that when there is a lull in new MMO releases, that time serves as a prompt for some antsy players to...
The Daily Grind: Are you looking for reasons to *not* play MMOs?
Earlier this week, I was chatting with MOP's Chris about Conan Chop Chop when he mentioned that the game is surprisingly intense. "It will...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most egregious example of an MMO studio selling the solution to a problem?
So World of Warcraft has a problem with its server populations and how they're managed. This is not inherently designed. There was never an intent...
The Daily Grind: Why do you play MMOs solo?
In a recent video by YouTuber WillE, the subject of playing "together alone" in an MMORPG came up yet again. The video pokes and...
The Daily Grind: Would you play an Avatar: The Last Airbender MMO?
A few weeks back, there was a rumor circulating on entertainment websites and Reddit about a supposed Avatar: The Last Airbender MMORPG. According to...
The Daily Grind: Are you more about setting or lore in MMOs?
I have never really thought of myself as a lore person. I don't go into an MMO and memorize the lore or the backstory,...
The Daily Grind: How much time do you spend on MMOs you don’t play?
I spend a lot of time talking, reading, and thinking about MMOs I do not play and do not want to play. Some of...
The Daily Grind: Are there places you linger in MMOs just to listen to the soundtrack?
In my years of both playing MMORPGs and talking with other players, I've noticed a trend among some of us where we'll find ourselves...
The Daily Grind: How many scams will it take before MMO players stop falling for it?
A couple of years back, MOP's Eliot wrote a lovely thinkpiece about MMO scams. He pointed out that it's genuinely hard to tell incredibly...
The Daily Grind: What’s a big MMO update everyone loved that you don’t?
So there's a big update for an MMO you like, or you liked in the past, or whatever. It's an update everyone thinks is...
The Daily Grind: What are the most inconsequential pet peeves you hold against MMOs?
When it comes to the topic of pet peeves in gaming, I think there are certainly many valid categories that are deserving of ire,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best boats as of 2022?
In fewer than two weeks, Guild Wars 2 is getting something we've never had before in the game: boats. In fact, you might even...
The Daily Grind: Do you still want to play an EverQuest III?
Earlier this winter, Daybreak dropped a ton of details about what to expect from EverQuest and EverQuest II over the course of 2022. What...
The Daily Grind: Do you take a lot of screenshots in your MMOs?
I spent a lot of time training to take good screenshots in Final Fantasy XIV specifically because I knew I would want that for this...
