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’s some weird or forgotten terminology or concept from an MMO of yore?
Way, way back in the day - and for only a relatively brief run - Ultima Online had a system that came to be...
The Daily Grind: What’s the key thought that keeps you from returning to MMOs?
In my decades of playing and writing about MMORPGs, there's one thing I've found to be incredibly true: There is no such thing as...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs have a permanent place on your desktop?
On the MOP Podcast a while back, I mentioned that Project Gorgon had made its way into a permanent home on my PC, which...
The Daily Grind: How much do you think the whales of your top MMO spend in a year?
A few weeks back, following Korea's Fair Trade Commission ordering Nexon to pay nearly $9M in fines over its deceptive gamble-upgrade mechanics, players went...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG that you love is terrible for new players?
All MMORPGs are kind of garbage at onboarding new players. There are a lot of reasons for that, and a lot of games are...
The Daily Grind: What’s a perfect MMO for a chill experience?
While some of us absolutely thrive on cutthroat PvP competition and high-stakes, fast-paced action in our MMORPGs, unceasing excitement isn't for everyone. I know...
The Daily Grind: What will be the next MMO to undergo a big business model shift?
2023 turned out to be a weird year for business models in MMOs. It was certainly the year of cadence shifts and seasonal shifts,...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO to play while you’re sick?
As a kid, you kind of always hoped for a sickness that left you just sick enough that you could stay home from school...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most kludgy MMO system you’ve encountered?
The other day I was watching MMO players have a good-natured discussion about transmog systems among various titles. A few FFXIV players lamented how...
The Daily Grind: Do you stay in any MMORPGs out of a sense of loyalty?
At the top of the year, MMO YouTuber MarleMMO offered a reminder for MMO players: that new MMOs often suck compared to games that...
The Daily Grind: Do you track your MMO gaming habits from year to year?
Steam's customized "year in review" report captured everyone's attention for a hot minute back in December. All over social media and in my favorite Discords,...
The Daily Grind: How do you handle your playtime for multiple MMOs?
Playing more than one MMO can be tricky. Not just in terms of trying to remember what all of the systems in various MMOs...
The Daily Grind: Do any MMO class themes turn you away from playing them?
Last weekend, FFXIV announced that one of its upcoming jobs (classes) will be a Pictomancer -- a mage that flings paint all willy-nilly. As...
The Daily Grind: What MMOs are you no longer anticipating at the top of 2024?
I feel a bit bad about my picks for today's Daily Grind, as their inclusion here isn't so much that I don't want the...
The Daily Grind: Do you take a break from an MMO before an expansion?
There is always a period for any MMO between an upcoming expansion (or major update, in some cases) and the last major update where...
The Daily Grind: What’s your most nostalgic MMO beginner zone?
There's a special kind of homecoming whenever we return to our old MMO stomping grounds. While the whole game might be familiar, it's those...
The Daily Grind: Which game, studio, or idea was the biggest contributor to killing the MMORPG genre in 2023?
When we first started running this annual Daily Grind, MMO players were most likely to point to the likes of Blizzard and Tencent. Then...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most expensive MMO to play at the start of 2024?
I realize that "expensive" is a subjective term, but that's what Daily Grinds are all about, right? If a game is charging $100 for...
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite piece of MMO memorabilia?
Square-Enix always offers some swag to media when we do our preview tour of the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion, but the Endwalker one...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever been an ambassador in your MMO?
One of my 2024 resolutions is to push myself out of my comfort zone and enjoy some more diverse MMO gaming. To this, I...
