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The Daily Grind: What’s the ideal gateway game for MMORPGs?
If you're a veteran MMORPG player, it's pretty likely that you came to MMORPGs through one of a handful of ways that I can...
The Daily Grind: What ‘bad’ build have you loved the most in an MMORPG?
Some players in Final Fantasy XI loved running around as a Warrior/White Mage. It's like being a Paladin without being a Paladin! Except it actually...
The Daily Grind: What are some of the qualities that make a good MMO guild?
Whenever I head back into an old favorite MMO or try out a new one, my top priority is to find a great guild....
The Daily Grind: Is there something that used to be hard for you in MMOs that now seems easy?
When I was a wee lass in the early days of MMORPGs, I was extreme nervous about jumping into roles I had no familiarity...
The Daily Grind: What’s a universal MMO truth that everyone knows but nobody talks about?
Back in March, GamesRadar ran a GDC piece quoting game marketing researcher Chris Zukowski on the reality of Steam demos.
"Here's the universal truth with...
The Daily Grind: How reliable is your luck in MMORPGs?
It's easy to think that individual luck isn't really a thing. We are not followed around by an invisible "luck cloud" that determines whether...
The Daily Grind: Are MMO parties more engaging when thrown by devs or other players?
Who doesn't love a good party now and then? Well, maybe you don't if you're a grouch hermit who would rattle a stick at...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO (that you actually wanted to play) closed down before you ever got to play it?
I promise you I did not wake up today and decide to give you a lesson in watercolors. This post is actually about MMORPGs.
If...
The Daily Grind: Is there any MMO content that genuine scares you to take on?
There is a recurring misapprehension among a lot of diehard fans of progression content: They believe that MMO players who do not want to...
The Daily Grind: Do you experience diminishing returns in coming back to old MMOs?
I was watching a video the other day that talked about how quickly an exciting return to an MMO -- or a fresh start...
The Daily Grind: What resolution is your MMO-playing PC monitor?
Over the weekend, PC Gamer quoted the AMD's Chief Architect of Gaming Solutions and Gaming Marketing (fanciest title ever) on what resolution people actually...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG deserves a theme park or ride of its own?
In February, we learned that MapleStory is getting its very own theme park attraction in Seoul, South Korea. And I have to admit I...
The Daily Grind: What’s an expanded character option you’ve been unusually excited for in an MMO?
It's really nice when you have exactly the character options you want in an MMO. Whether it's a combination of weapons, a skillset, a...
The Daily Grind: When’s the last time you switched your MMO main character?
As we know, there are MMO mains and MMO alts. Mains are our bosom companions, there with us for the long haul as our...
The Daily Grind: Is there an MMO-related phrase that sets your teeth on edge?
Of course there is, else I'd not have asked the question!
I had this realization the other day when I was looking at a certain...
The Daily Grind: What’s the fastest you’ve ever noped out of an MMO grind?
I am someone with a huge degree of patience for grinds and making slow, steady progress in goals in any MMO. That is the...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most overused MMO zone type?
Back in the day, I used to label frequently used biomes in video games "Super Mario Sonic" levels. As in, oh, it's another volcano...
The Daily Grind: What level of anti-cheat tech will you tolerate in MMORPGs?
Over the weekend, the Borderlands community went ballistic over Take-Two's user agreement following the circulation of a month-old YouTube video that suggested the game...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs try the hardest to win back lapsed players?
One of my biggest frustrations with certain top-tier MMOs is that most of them don't even pretend they particularly want veteran players back. They...
The Daily Grind: What’s an MMO you left because of people, not the game?
For all that people talk about leaving MMOs because the designers made some terrible choice or another, I find it doesn't happen a lot....
