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: Do you make your MMO characters look a little too perfect?
Whether an MMO gives me six options or six hundred when it comes to picking a character's looks, I admit that it's awfully hard...
The Daily Grind: Do you make use of ‘mule’ characters in MMORPGs?
Back in the long long ago, the concept of a mule in an MMO - that is, a character you rolled but didn't really...
The Daily Grind: Do you ever hope for an MMO project’s failure?
It wouldn't have been long ago that my personal answer to this question would have been a flat and unambiguous "no" because even when...
The Daily Grind: What are your comfort MMOs?
I long ago figured that it was not just OK but actually helpful to have a stable of "comfort" movies and books and games....
The Daily Grind: Are you going to play New Blizzard’s mobile games?
One of the big takeaways from the Activision-Blizzard investor report last week was the reminder mobile is still a cash cow for the company....
The Daily Grind: When and where were you when you first learned about MMOs?
I have told this story once or twice before: I was standing in a store with my boyfriend, rifling through shelves of games, looking...
The Daily Grind: What classes do you always fail at playing in an MMO?
I've tried many a time, and I no doubt will try many more, but I never really enjoy pure casters in MMOs. I love...
The Daily Grind: Do MMO resources regenerate too quickly these days?
You may have to bear with me on this one, but lately I've started to suspect that the pendulum of MMO development has swung...
The Daily Grind: Do you even want a survival game from Blizzard?
Last week, amid the Microsoft buyout and unionization/unionbusting within Activision, Blizzard boldly, absurdly stepped forward and announced that it was hiring for a survival...
The Daily Grind: Will you try Swords of Legends Online out as a free-to-play title?
There was a time when launching as a free-to-play title seemed like an ambitious reach for a new MMO, but at this point it's...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO zones are the most annoying to navigate?
Whew boy, few things raise my ire against game designers as fast as a zone that is horribly conceived and annoying as all get...
The Daily Grind: What will be your top three most-played MMOs in 2022?
A week ago, I asked you folks what your top three most-played MMOs of 2021 were. This week, I want to take a page...
The Daily Grind: Do you put too much hope in MMOs that are far out?
I'll be up front with you all: I absolutely love anticipating, rooting for, and buying into the hype of upcoming MMORPGs. I know it...
The Daily Grind: Have publisher changes ever had good results for an MMO?
I may be the only person who cares - and I don't really care that much - but I don't have high hopes for...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite upcoming Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons elite spec?
Last week, ArenaNet blasted Guild Wars 2 players with an email infographic purporting to show their play stats for the End of Dragons betas....
The Daily Grind: What the best character title in an MMO?
The other day I was wandering around Bree-town in Lord of the Rings Online when I saw an Elf race by with a ridiculously...
The Daily Grind: Which 2021 MMO do you think has the best shot at revitalizing itself?
The good news for 2021 in our genre was that there were a lot of MMOs that made it to release. The bad news is...
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer having your own solo adventuring party?
One of my secret gaming delights is when I can finagle it in an MMORPG to effectively have a small party of adventurers all...
The Daily Grind: Does Guild Wars 2 need a classic or progression server?
A few weeks back, we had MOP's Colin on the MOP Podcast, and naturally we took the opportunity to talk about Guild Wars 2....
The Daily Grind: What were your three most-played MMOs in 2021?
Usually at the end of the year, Justin will ask me on the MOP Podcast what my top-played MMOs of the year turned out...
