In Defense of the Grind
Grind. The word itself just sounds unpleasant. Gamers use the term to refer to any repetitive task. Common examples includes clearing the same field of monsters, completing the same quest/dungeon over and over, crafting otherwise worthless items simply for skill gain, and so on. Grinding is not exclusive to the MMORPG genre, many games all but force players to grind [...]
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