<s>
Grinding	B-Application
is	O
a	O
term	O
used	O
in	O
video	O
game	O
culture	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
act	O
of	O
repeating	O
an	O
action	O
or	O
set	O
of	O
actions	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
desired	O
result	O
,	O
typically	O
for	O
an	O
extended	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
earning	O
experience	O
points	O
,	O
in-game	O
loot	O
and	O
currency	O
or	O
to	O
improve	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
stats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grinding	B-Application
is	O
commonly	O
performed	O
in	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synonyms	O
for	O
grinding	B-Application
includes	O
treadmilling	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
comparison	O
with	O
exercise	O
treadmills	O
,	O
and	O
less	O
commonly	O
pushing	O
the	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Related	O
terms	O
include	O
farming	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
repetition	O
is	O
undertaken	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
obtain	O
items	O
,	O
relating	O
the	O
activity	O
to	O
tending	O
a	O
farm	O
field	O
,	O
and	O
cat	O
assing	O
,	O
which	O
refers	O
to	O
extended	O
and	O
obsessive	O
play	O
sessions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
player	O
is	O
commonly	O
motivated	O
to	O
grind	B-Application
due	O
to	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
earn	O
rewards	O
,	O
gather	O
resources	O
,	O
or	O
increase	O
their	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
often	O
require	O
grinding	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
achieved	O
through	O
a	O
progression	B-Protocol
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
some	O
games	O
,	O
grinding	B-Application
is	O
an	O
integral	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
is	O
required	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
wants	O
to	O
make	O
significant	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
cases	O
,	O
progression	B-Protocol
may	O
be	O
entirely	O
negated	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
grind	B-Application
enough	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
an	O
area	O
necessary	O
for	O
the	O
story	O
may	O
be	O
locked	O
until	O
a	O
certain	O
action	O
is	O
repeated	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
to	O
prove	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
games	O
with	O
grinding	B-Application
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
RuneScape	B-Protocol
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
partake	O
in	O
repetitive	O
tasks	O
to	O
level	O
up	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
monsters	B-Protocol
are	O
chosen	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
combat	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
gain	O
experience	O
while	O
fighting	O
the	O
monsters	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
increases	O
both	O
their	O
Slayer	O
level	O
and	O
their	O
combat	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
effort	O
is	O
repetitive	O
and	O
time-consuming	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
considered	O
"	O
grinding	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borderlands	B-Application
2	I-Application
requires	O
players	O
to	O
repeatedly	O
kill	O
specific	O
enemies	O
to	O
acquire	O
Legendary	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
gather	O
materials	O
by	O
exploring	O
in	O
caves	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
surface	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
other	O
means	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
common	O
strategy	O
for	O
finding	O
these	O
materials	O
is	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
fastest	O
tools	O
possible	O
,	O
that	O
being	O
a	O
diamond	O
or	O
netherite	O
pickaxe	O
,	O
shovel	O
and	O
axe	O
(	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
material	O
that	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
grind	B-Application
for	O
)	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
enchanted	O
with	O
Efficiency	O
V	O
and	O
using	O
this	O
pickaxe	O
in	O
tandem	O
with	O
a	O
Haste	O
beacon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Protocol
Lord	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Rings	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
features	O
a	O
"	O
title	O
system	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
are	O
awarded	O
special	O
titles	O
,	O
and	O
often	O
new	O
abilities	O
,	O
for	O
killing	O
large	O
quantities	O
of	O
specific	O
types	O
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
make	O
grinding	B-Application
worthwhile	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
benefits	O
from	O
the	O
added	O
experience	O
points	O
and	O
can	O
receive	O
a	O
title	O
they	O
can	O
show	O
off	O
to	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
features	O
a	O
"	O
Chain	O
"	O
effect	O
,	O
which	O
occurs	O
when	O
a	O
player	O
repeatedly	O
kills	O
the	O
same	O
monster	B-Protocol
;	O
doing	O
so	O
increases	O
the	O
number	O
in	O
the	O
Chain	O
and	O
improves	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
items	O
dropped	O
by	O
the	O
killed	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
999	O
chained	O
kills	O
,	O
the	O
Chain	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
broken	O
by	O
killing	O
a	O
different	O
monster	B-Protocol
or	O
leaving	O
the	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warframe	B-Application
features	O
grinding	B-Application
in	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
purest	O
forms	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
in	O
a	O
quite	O
developed	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
Warframes	B-Application
parts	O
are	O
acquired	O
differently	O
-	O
most	O
drop	O
from	O
boss	O
fights	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
others	O
can	O
be	O
easily	O
purchased	O
from	O
a	O
Clan	O
's	O
Dojo	O
,	O
while	O
certain	O
parts	O
have	O
a	O
percentage	O
chance	O
of	O
dropping	O
from	O
certain	O
game	O
modes	O
once	O
the	O
player	O
spends	O
enough	O
time	O
in	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warframe	B-Application
supports	O
"	O
endless	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
non-endless	O
"	O
missions	O
-	O
with	O
"	O
non-endless	O
"	O
having	O
a	O
set	O
objective	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
capturing	O
a	O
VIP	O
target	O
for	O
interrogation	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Endless	O
"	O
being	O
infinitely	O
replayable	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
defending	O
an	O
important	O
piece	O
of	O
equipment	O
or	O
intercepting	O
and	O
decrypting	O
enemy	O
communications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guild	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
attempts	O
to	O
reduce	O
grinding	B-Application
by	O
using	O
a	O
very	O
low	O
maximum	O
level	O
(	O
20	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
features	O
a	O
system	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
continuous	O
play	O
to	O
increase	O
character	O
skill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
generally	O
have	O
to	O
grind	B-Application
for	O
ISK	O
(	O
money	O
)	O
,	O
minerals	O
,	O
and	O
NPC	O
faction	O
standing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
protests	O
grinding	B-Application
,	O
by	O
attacking	O
or	O
'	O
ganking	O
 '	O
anyone	O
suspected	O
of	O
'	O
illegal	O
 '	O
grinding	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minecraft	B-Application
allows	O
structures	O
called	O
mob	B-Protocol
grinders	O
which	O
automates	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
killing	O
monsters	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
built	O
,	O
a	O
mob	B-Protocol
grinder	O
removes	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
fight	O
or	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
mob	B-Protocol
drops	O
as	O
they	O
become	O
generated	O
passively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Utilising	O
redstone	B-Application
and	O
'	O
TNT	O
duping	O
 '	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
"	O
world	O
eater	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
machine	O
that	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
duplicating	O
TNT	O
in	O
such	O
a	O
manner	O
that	O
a	O
large	O
space	O
of	O
land	O
can	O
be	O
cleared	O
out	O
without	O
player	O
intervention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Protocol
Desert	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
contains	O
the	O
literal	O
definition	O
of	O
grinding	B-Application
in	O
the	O
most	O
simplistic	O
sense	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
methods	O
of	O
making	O
money	O
are	O
through	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
several	O
"	O
life	O
skills	O
"	O
such	O
as	O
cooking	O
,	O
or	O
combat	O
through	O
killing	O
monsters	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Online	I-Application
features	O
passive	O
businesses	O
that	O
produce	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
cargo	O
automatically	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
later	O
sold	O
for	O
profit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
game	O
additions	O
add	O
police	O
raids	B-Protocol
after	O
long	O
AFK	O
sessions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
features	O
dungeons	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
segments	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
smaller	O
chunks	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
allowing	O
ones	O
who	O
ca	O
n't	O
afford	O
to	O
dedicate	O
several	O
hours	O
of	O
continuous	O
playing	O
time	O
to	O
complete	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
systems	O
exist	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Lord	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Rings	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
City	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MapleStory	B-Protocol
features	O
a	O
party	O
quest	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Dojo	O
PQ	O
,	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
with	O
several	O
players	O
or	O
solo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
repetitiveness	O
of	O
grinding	B-Application
has	O
given	O
birth	O
to	O
early	O
iterations	O
of	O
idle	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ayumilove	O
's	O
HackerQuest	O
V1	O
(	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
parodies	O
a	O
bot	O
grinding	B-Application
for	O
items	O
and	O
avoiding	O
GMs	O
(	O
Game	O
Masters	O
)	O
in	O
Maple	B-Protocol
Story	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
famous	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
from	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grinding	B-Application
is	O
a	O
controversial	O
subject	O
among	O
video	O
game	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
consider	O
grinding	B-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
poor	O
game	O
design	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
embrace	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
inherent	O
feature	O
in	O
all	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
solve	O
the	O
grinding	B-Application
issue	O
,	O
E	O
.	O
McNeill	O
proposes	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
effective	O
path	O
to	O
victory	O
should	O
also	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
alternative	O
to	O
grinding	B-Application
is	O
to	O
remove	O
designer-defined	O
objectives	O
,	O
leaving	O
players	O
free	O
to	O
do	O
whatever	O
they	O
want	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
of	O
subscription-based	O
online	O
games	O
often	O
criticize	O
grinds	B-Application
as	O
a	O
heavy-handed	O
attempt	O
to	O
gain	O
profit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
interesting	O
and	O
challenging	O
gameplay	O
is	O
often	O
only	O
available	O
to	O
characters	O
at	O
the	O
highest	O
levels	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
those	O
strong	O
enough	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
raids	B-Protocol
or	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grinding	B-Application
is	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
reason	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
it	O
takes	O
to	O
reach	O
these	O
levels	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
pay	O
more	O
subscription	O
fees	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IGDA	O
Online	O
Games	O
Special	O
Interest	O
Group	O
has	O
noted	O
that	O
level	B-Application
treadmills	I-Application
are	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
addictive	O
quality	O
of	O
role-playing	O
games	O
or	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
that	O
cater	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
play	O
more	O
than	O
25	O
hours	O
a	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
