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: Do you play humans or non-humans in most MMOs?
A while back, I saw a thread on Reddit about how most MMO players pick humans, and questions like this always startle me because...
The Daily Grind: What’s your worst MMO guild drama moment?
Guild drama! The words that strike fear into the hardened hearts of MMO players all over the world. Whether it's World of Warcraft or Ultima Online,...
The Daily Grind: What cosmetic option do you like to have on all of your MMO characters?
Yes, we all know that the true "endgame" of any MMORPG is looking fabulous through fashion -- and thus the constant search for better...
The Daily Grind: Are MMOs suffering from shrinkflation?
I read a piece on The Guardian earlier this month about how shrinkflation is hitting some commodity-based industries. Basically, instead of raising the price...
Massively Overthinking: What’s the most painful or memorable bug you ever experienced in an MMO?
Witnessing all the folks upset over losing gear and trades to rollbacks over and over in Diablo II Resurrected made me reflect on some...
Vague Patch Notes: All MMO play and no work makes Jack a dull boy
Here is my hard-hitting New World review: I haven't played it and don't have any urgent impetus to do so, but maybe it's great. It...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO classes added later in a game’s lifespan ended up being amazing?
This week, Lord of the Rings Online players are getting to roll their first brand-new class -- the Brawler -- since the Beorning came...
The Daily Grind: What do you most want to know about Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker?
Today is the day when all of the Final Fantasy XIV fandom's namedays have come at once. Yes, it's the media tour reveal day, when...
The Daily Grind: How do you protect yourself from scammers in MMORPGs?
As long as there have been MMOs, there have been MMO scams. If you play, then you know. So you're not going to be...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most obscure MMO you’ve played?
You are probably aware of the fact at this point that we have an ongoing series of posts in which we ask whatever happened...
The Daily Grind: Are you good about remembering old MMO account details?
Theoretically, you should have all of your account credentials for various MMOs set up so that if you decide to go back after a...
The Daily Grind: How fast do you need to be making progress in MMOs?
Along with half of the population of the planet, it seems, I've been playing New World lately. And I found that I had to...
The Daily Grind: What’s an MMO UI feature you didn’t know you needed until you got it?
New World has a couple of settings I can't recall seeing in many other MMORPGs. It's got a toggle that allows you to flag...
The Daily Grind: Which NPC do you personally hate the most in your favorite MMOs?
A while back, Bree and I were sharing memories of the original launch of Guild Wars and talking about the exact moment when we...
The Daily Grind: What one MMO mount would you eliminate forever?
We all know that poor horses have handled more than their share of schlepping around MMO players over the years. We also know that...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG for gatherers?
My husband is usually not the kind of person who gets obsessed with crafter-centric MMORPGs, but New World has turned him into a gatherer:...
The Daily Grind: How many ‘mains’ can you juggle in MMOs?
I've been thinking about the concept of alts and mains a bit lately, inspired by Guild Wars 2. I've got 10 characters there, and...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you like that can’t hold your interest for long play sessions?
One of my usual indicators that I'm enjoying a game is when I have some time off and have the spare time to play,...
LOTRO Legendarium: Fate of Gundabad is shaping up to be the full expansion that LOTRO needs
Right before all of the news this week got sucked into the gravity well of the launch of a certain MMO, Lord of the...
The Daily Grind: Do you run a daily dungeon in your MMO?
Lately, I've been enjoying a return to Elder Scrolls Online and its bounty of worldbuilding and content. In addition to fully exploring and completing...
