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 appreciate MMOs and games that challenge you mentally?
MOP reader and backer Avaera proposed an interesting Daily Grind topic recently about challenges in MMORPGs - and no, "challenge" doesn't refer to boss...
The Daily Grind: Has a class spec or overhaul ever saved an MMO character for you?
Thieves and rogues and backstabby stealthy types don't usually do much for me in MMORPGs. Oh sure, I play a stealth thief in literally...
The Daily Grind: What would convince you to play an MMO temport?
Ah, the noble temport! The MMO equivalent of a mayfly, released in a rush, with the hope that the cost of marketing plus localization...
The Daily Grind: When was your ‘MMO birthday?’
We often note birthdays and anniversaries for online games here on Massively OP, but today it's not about the game -- it's about you!...
The Daily Grind: Where do you stand on wiki-reliant MMORPGs?
MOP reader Alex recently wrote to us about MMOs that seem to be built around their wikis - and why that's not necessarily a...
The Daily Grind: How would you revitalize a flailing MMO?
Good news, dear reader! You have just been placed in charge of a game that feels like it's on its absolute last legs! You...
The Daily Grind: How would you make a special MMO ruleset server?
Lately there's been some friction over in Lord of the Rings Online due to what players see as mishandling and miscommunication over the game's...
The Daily Grind: How much does an MMO’s art style determine whether you’ll try it?
I am not much of a Borderlands person, but the franchise has been impossible to ignore the last couple of weeks with the launch...
The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of dodge and joust mechanics in MMOs?
Deep in the bowels of a Reddit thread about WildStar vs. WoW Classic a while back, several people mentioned WildStar's combat as being one...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is the best at encouraging players to take on older content?
Games don't usually need to do much to point players toward the new. If you're logging in to Guild Wars 2 when the new saga-story-season thinger...
The Daily Grind: What MMOs are in your backlog?
Most all gamers know the bittersweet feeling that is to have a huge backlog of unplayed games thanks to seasonal sales and impulse purchases....
The Daily Grind: What’s the most obscure MMO you wish were still around?
I bet you thought this post was gonna be about Zentia, since I loved that game and almost no one remembers it. But it's...
The Daily Grind: Do DPS numbers help you improve your play in an MMO?
Let's be perfectly clear here, this question is not meant to be theoretical but personal. Whether or not DPS numbers should be in World of Warcraft...
The Daily Grind: What little details delight you about WoW Classic?
My WoW Classic guild is heavily weighted in favor of World of Warcraft veterans who think that we have seen and done it all...
The Daily Grind: What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever collected in an MMO?
Back when original-flavor Star Wars Galaxies was alive, I had a bit of an obsession with Ubese shirts. Essentially, they were sleeveless undershirts that...
The Daily Grind: Did you ever skip any great MMOs to play something more popular?
With WoW Classic in the news so much lately, I've been thinking back to 2004 when the original World of Warcraft launched. We've spent...
The Daily Grind: What MMO would look the best with a cel-shaded style?
I'm not really over Peria Chronicles, but one of the things that attracted my interest to the game was the loveliness of its cel-shaded graphics...
The Daily Grind: How have other MMO players amused you?
I absolutely love the fact that massively multiplayer titles give me a social experience even when I'm in a room all by myself. Bumping...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you wish had an emulator – but doesn’t?
A few weeks back, when The Matrix 4 news hit, I spent some time digging around The Matrix Online's community so that I could...
The Daily Grind: Have queues ever turned you off from an MMO?
Queues bother me. I'd like to say they don't, but they really do. I don't take them as a personal affront or anything, though;...
