the daily grind

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: What was the biggest MMO mess that flew under the radar in 2019?

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With all of our awards, positive and negative, mostly behind us now, I want to reflect on something almost no one talked about at...
Who's THIS guy

The Daily Grind: Which MMOs are you curious to see move forward in 2020?

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It's not exactly going to surprise anyone that a lot of my MMO time in 2020 has been devoted to Final Fantasy XIV, especially...

The Daily Grind: What’s an MMO dealbreaker for you?

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The other day, our office chat lit up with a lively debate over the virtues and drawbacks of Black Desert. Some praised its exploration...

The best MassivelyOP community Daily Grinds of 2019

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Last year, I counted it up: The first Daily Grind on Massively was written on November 3rd, 2007, one day after Old Massively was...

The Daily Grind: Will you kickstart any MMOs in 2020?

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I ask you guys this every year. And every year I get the same wary replies. Everyone's sick of Kickstarter. Nobody trusts Kickstarter games....
NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU, BUT EVEN IF THEY DID YOU SUCK

The Daily Grind: What gaming lessons from 2019 are you bringing forward in the new year?

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We're into 2020 now, and that means it's the year of hindsight. (That is also the last time I'm allowed to make that joke, so...

The Daily Grind: Which MMOs do you want to play in 2020?

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There's nothing like a new year -- and a new decade! -- to encourage one to make grand plans that may or may not...
Oh bang.

The Daily Grind: What MMO has the brightest future right now, at the end of 2019?

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A few years back, we did an Overthinking on the MMO with the brightest future. It was so popular we started making it an...

Steam’s top sellers of 2019 include several MMORPGs and MMOs

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Steam's top sellers list for 2019 is out, and sitting prominently among the big money makers for the digital storefront are a number of...
ho ho no

The Daily Grind: Which MMO boasts the best console experience?

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2019 has been an amazing year for MMOs on console, with Black Desert paving the way to become only the second MMORPG in the...
Convenient.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you think had the most fortunate 2019?

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To some extent, I think this was a lucky year for The Elder Scrolls Online. All it had to do this year was keep trucking...

The Daily Grind: What is the best MMO holiday event minigame ever designed?

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While Halloween seems to bring out a lot of spooky instances and trick-or-treating in MMORPGs, I've always felt that the Christmas season sees more...

The Daily Grind: What was the most painful MMO sunset of 2019?

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It wasn't a great year. We'll do our annual run-down of all the sunsetted MMORPGs of the year later on this month, but we're...
Guilty or innocent?

The Daily Grind: Do your MMOs go on break for the holidays?

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Congratulations to you because it's December 26th! You survived the main crush of the holiday, feel good about yourself. And assuming that you belong...

The Daily Grind: If you wanted to sell your friend on an MMO, what would your pitch be?

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Our favorite video games tend to make evangelists of us. It's only natural to want to share something you passionately love with your friends,...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO had the best player community in 2019?

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So here's a fun Daily Grind we've been doing for the last few years, and it seems fitting to bring it back around on...

The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMO industry trend of 2019?

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Last week, we offered up our award for best gaming trend of 2019. Now we're back to talk the worst of the worst. And...
I've got a lot of problems with you people!

The Daily Grind: What MMO grievances would you like to air at a title you enjoy?

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Tomorrow is December 23rd, which means that it's time to celebrate the holiday of Festivus! And as many of you already know (being people...

The Daily Grind: What’s on your MMO wish list this holiday season?

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Really, it's any excuse to pull out the Christmas Llama from Aion. Hopefully, you're getting to a place in your year where you can scale...

The Daily Grind: What was the best MMO emulator or rogue server in 2019?

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So 2019 turned out to be a pretty damn interesting year for fans of old MMORPGs. Not only did WoW Classic launch and bring...

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