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: What features from single-player games would you like to see in MMOs?
Let's be honest: Sometimes we might play games other than MMOs. Treason, I know, but that's also what's called being "well-rounded" and "a gamer...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 299: Out of the Shadowlands and into the light
Eliot joins Justin and Bree to discuss World of Warcraft: Shadowlands' launch, Fallout 76's surprise patch, FFXIV's next patch, and TERA's console crossplay, with a Daily Grind Blitz to lead us in, plus mailbag topics on remaking older MMOs and storylines that wreck your roleplay.
The Daily Grind: Which IP should never, ever be turned into an MMO?
Oh please please please don't ruin Farscape with a badly done MMO.
I don't think there's any danger of this, I hasten to point out....
The Daily Grind: Do you actually like noob zones in MMORPGs?
I think there's a widespread grumpiness for MMORPG tutorials. Either they're so pointless and easy that you're bored, or they deluge you with too...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best method for delivering MMO quests?
I have long held that among the many (many) things World of Warcraft codified in the big book of MMORPG "rules" is the quest...
The Daily Grind: Is RuneScape part of your MMO gaming history?
Several times on the podcast we've marveled at how there is this bizarre disconnect between the apparent huge popularity of RuneScape and how little...
The Daily Grind: Do server merges make you worried about an MMO’s health?
I've been covering the MMORPG genre professionally for well over 10 years now, and a whole lot has changed in that timespan, including the...
The Daily Grind: How many MMO guilds are you in?
I'm always impressed when I talk to MOP's Justin and he's just joined a new guild in the MMORPG he's playing at the moment....
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best twist on the archer class?
Call 'em Archers, call 'em Rangers, call 'em Katnisses -- whatever the designation, they're the ones who stand there with a bow looking all...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite ‘oh shit’ button in an MMO?
Last summer, I put up a Daily Grind on how people feel about "oh shit" buttons in MMOs - you know, those long-cooldown panic...
The Daily Grind: Do you organize your houses and inventories in MMOs?
I've seen your screenshots and houses and accounts and I know some of you folks are really not into organizing your video game characters'...
The Daily Grind: Do you follow the work of specific MMO developers?
If you've been around the MMORPG genre a while, you start to realize that specific developer names pop up again and again. Some of...
The Daily Grind: What are you thankful about in your MMO this month?
Creepy Black Spirit stares into your soul and wants to know... what makes you thankful for in MMO gaming right now? Be mindful that...
The Daily Grind: Are you sick of being a tankmage in MMOs?
One of the very first gaming terms I ever learned in an online game was bestowed upon me as a teenager in Ultima Online,...
The Daily Grind: What’s the longest you’ve gone without playing an MMO?
It's been a rough fall for me personally as my family is preparing for a move. I've spent so much time building and packing...
The Daily Grind: How do you feel about MMO login rewards?
When I sit down at the end of my day to get in my two hours of gaming, I always start with a ritual:...
The Daily Grind: What was the best Guild Wars 2 living world season?
To date, there have been approximately five Guild Wars 2 living world seasons. Technically, The Icebrood Saga, which began last year, isn't a season,...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs have hunger and thirst mechanics?
I swear this isn't a Thanksgiving-motivated Daily Grind, but it might as well be!
I am a big fan of video game cooking skills and...
The Daily Grind: What’s the ideal MMO raid length?
If you've been around in the MMO genre long enough, you know that the idea of raiding has changed a lot. In Ultima Online,...
The Daily Grind: How did the pandemic change your MMO gaming this year?
It's certainly been an unprecedented year for all of us, especially with the coronavirus impacting pretty much all spheres of our daily life. Even...
