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]

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The Daily Grind: Will WoW Classic end up topping retail World of Warcraft?

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There's a lot of Big Talk going on these days about how WoW Classic will perform and what it will do to both Blizzard...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG boasts the most outrageously oversized weapons?

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Last week, an old friend of my family (who happens to be an amazing photographer) uploaded a fab shot of a statue of a...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO with housing do you wish had even better housing?

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A weekend or two ago, I finally decided to get a house in Villagers & Heroes. I've been building it up in my mind...
It's a boss, and it is deadly.

The Daily Grind: How much does personal performance matter to you in an MMO?

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As I've stated on many occasions, I have no interest in progression content in MMOs. I know from plenty of experience doing it that...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best farming and gardening experience?

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Not gonna lie, I really like farming in MMOs. No, not the grindy kind of farming, just the actual process of farming crops on...

The Daily Grind: What should Daybreak do with the EverQuest IP?

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Recently, EverQuest Lead Producer Holly Longdale spoke to the rumors and general silence revolving about the continuation of the franchise, saying that Daybreak is...
Who could have seen this coming.

The Daily Grind: Is crafting fundamental to a proper MMORPG?

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There was always something that bothered me about City of Heroes, and it took until the point that the game actually introduced its crafting...

The Daily Grind: What is the purpose of MMO player housing?

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We've certainly kicked around the topic of player housing in this space before, but a lot of the division and disagreement I've seen on...

The Daily Grind: What’s the best player-run event you’ve ever witnessed in an MMO?

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It'd be tempting to think that back in the long, long ago when MMOs were still young, MMO players weren't quite as jaded about...

The Daily Grind: Has there ever been MMO loot you desperately wanted but never got?

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Throughout the course of my MMO play, I've found that some loot I've craved is simply never meant to be. Sometimes it's an expensive...
Everyone remembers where we parked, right?

The Daily Grind: What would (or did) convince you to try an imported free-to-play MMO?

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There's an interesting cycle with a lot of free-to-play imports which I dubbed "temports" many moons ago. Players stay away because they're sure that...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best sound design?

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I've long held the opinion that one of the most underrated elements of effective MMORPGs is a really good sound design. I'm not just...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most creative class in all of the MMO genre?

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I have long held that Wakfu offers the most original and indeed truly unique classes across the entire span of the MMO genre, but...

Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPG zones of all time

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I once heard it said that a popular studio - I think it was Blizzard - made it a point of asking prospective developers...
Yes, we're all very impressed over here.

The Daily Grind: What in-game leveling methods do you dislike in MMOs?

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I really like the Deep Dungeon content in Final Fantasy XIV, but I kind of dislike people who spam it relentlessly to level up....

The Daily Grind: Do you multitask while playing MMOs?

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The other night I may have broken a personal record of multitasking while playing an MMO. I was in the game doing quests while...

The Daily Grind: Are there any MMO zones that you absolutely hate to leave?

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Last week, in the comments of Tyler's Soapbox about Lord of the Rings MMOs, a few commenters were discussing LOTRO's version of the Shire...

The Daily Grind: Has a free trial ever convinced you to buy an MMO?

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Many years ago when my guild was between home games, we decided to conduct a little experiment to entertain ourselves while we waited for...
Everything's about proper literacy with you!

The Daily Grind: How fast do you finish weekly tasks in MMOs?

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Ah, the weekly reset! It's a thing in a lot of games. It's a thing in Final Fantasy XIV, in World of Warcraft, in...

The Daily Grind: What MMO challenge took you the most tries to beat?

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There's kind of a running joke of sorts that happens in most MMO dungeon PUGs that I've seen, where a group will tolerate exactly...

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