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: Is the MOBA genre in a period of stagnation?
With SMITE 2 trying to muscle (back) into the MOBA space, it made me really think about that genre's state in 2025. Once the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG deserves its own TV series?
Way back in January, Square-Enix's Yoshinori Kitase teased that he would "would love to see something come out of creators in terms of...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most painful cosmetic choice you’ve made in an MMORPG?
So there I was in Final Fantasy XI wearing sub-par gear because it looked better. This was in 2004, meaning it was well before...
The Daily Grind: Do you engage in world chat in MMOs?
World chat (or global chat) is laden with a reputation it can't shake. Awful, uncomfortable discussions? Trollish behavior? Dank memes and antique running jokes...
The Daily Grind: Are virtual reality MMOs ever coming back?
Back in February, we covered the unfortunate news that OrbusVR, one of the very first serious MMORPGs in the VR space, was throwing in...
The Daily Grind: Are you still a fan of tab-target MMOs in 2025?
Throne and Liberty is unusual in the MMO space because NCsoft baked in two very different methods for playing the game: an action-oriented system...
The Daily Grind: What are you scared about for your favorite MMOs?
I am not really involved with the recent drama around Lord of the Rings Online's server transfers, but the situation really does seem to...
The Daily Grind: Would a Star Wars The Old Republic progression server work?
A few years ago, it seemed like progression servers were all the rage in MMOs. And why not? They're a great way to revisit...
The Daily Grind: How often do you update your Steam reviews of MMOs and multiplayer games?
MMO veteran Scott Hartsman recently skeeted a gamedev article about Steam reviews, specifically looking at the data on whether or not spending time replying...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever been bounced off of a new MMO because it was too easy?
If you have played enough MMOs over time (like, say, if it's your job) you have absolutely played some MMOs where you have to...
The Daily Grind: Why are people reacting so strongly to Stars Reach?
Ever since Playable Worlds fully unveiled Stars Reach, we've seen a huge wave of conversation and interest rise around this sci-fi sandbox MMO. This...
The Daily Grind: What MMO gameplay feels like ‘homework’ rather than fun?
One of the reasons I've been enjoying Guild Wars 2 so much for the the last seven months is that it doesn't assign me...
The Daily Grind: How do you define what counts as a ‘classic’ MMORPG?
Readers know that every year, we give an award for the classic MMO of the year. And every year there's a fresh debate over...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs do you feel go together very naturally?
The other day I was talking to a friend and mentioned that I have been playing Final Fantasy XIV for ages, to which he...
The Daily Grind: What’s your MMO character’s color scheme?
Today's question comes from my daughter, who told me that I should ask y'all "what your favorite color was." This is lazy and low-effort...
The Daily Grind: Does EVE Online need an EVE Classic version?
We've asked many times in the past about MMOs that could use a classic version, and we often get the same responses. Guild Wars...
The Daily Grind: How do you handle event planning in MMOs?
One of the things I consistently do when an event kicks off in any MMO I'm playing is pretty understandable. I figure out what...
The Daily Grind: What are some MMO rewards you simply don’t care about?
Considering that MMORPGs fling rewards constantly at us to keep us engaged and happy like the little laboratory test rats that we are, I...
The Daily Grind: Does your MMO have a feature that is both its biggest strength and weakness?
A couple of weeks back, MOP reader and Elite Dangerous podcaster PhoenixDfire dropped a comment that leaped out at me - so I want...
The Daily Grind: What are the best MMO in-game communication tools that aren’t chat?
Way back in the heyday of Star Wars Galaxies, the game introduced a new concept that never really took off to the same degree...
