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On this week’s show, Bree and Justin charge into 2020 with previews of Ashes of Creation and Camelot Unchained, look at a couple of unfortunate mistakes with other games, and ponder what NCsoft is doing with City of Heroes. It’s the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, Star Wars Galaxies, The Witcher 3, City of Heroes News: Ashes of Creation and Camelot Unchained deliver 2020 overview News: Whoopsies with Guild Wars News: Will Neowiz ever give up on Bless? News: City of Heroes gets an interesting new trademark Mailbag: Could City of Heroes come to consoles? Mailbag: Celebratory haiku Mailbag: Daybreak's mismanagement of the PlanetSide franchise Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Ithica Island" from City of Heroes Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcas

In our final podcast of the year and the decade, the whole Massively OP team assembles for a mega-roundtable! The combined crew shares stories of how they found their favorite MMOs, discusses the recent MOP Awards, and delivers an informative State of the Site for all of our readers and supporters. It’s the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Show notes: Intro How have our new writers fared this year? Mailbag: How did we all find our favorite MMOs? MOP Awards overview Which award were we most excited to give? Which was the most interesting award to debate? Other award thoughts Mailbag: California's anti-gig law The State of the Site Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Charge Toward the Enemy" from Lineage II Your show hosts: Justin, Bree, Eliot, Chris, Sam, Carlo, Mia, MJ, and Ben Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, S

It's the end of the year, and Justin and Bree aren't going to go into 2020 with a full mailbag, no thank you! In this episode, the mailbag gets cleaned out while the duo answers listener questions about why we focus on certain games above others, why you should never go into MMO forums, why legacy servers are popular, and so very much more. It’s the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Show notes: Intro Mailbag: How much of yourself do you bring into an MMO? Mailbag: What metrics does MOP use for posts? Mailbag: What team-up would get you excited about a new MMO? Mailbag: Is there an Ultima Online guide for dummies? Mailbag: What other MMO websites do we like? Mailbag: Are forums a good indicator for an MMO's community? Mailbag: Are legacy servers only popular because of their IP? Mailbag: Should there be more than one way t

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin frantically sort out the flurry of end-of-year announcements, including shutdowns, new games, and launch windows. It's a bonanza of MMORPG news, with Magic Legends, New World, Corepunk, Black Desert Mobile, and more! It’s the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Listen to the show right now:   Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, SWG, City of Heroes News: PlanetSide Arena calls it quits News: New World gets a May 2020 release News: Cryptic reveals Magic Legends News: Elder Scrolls Online is going to Skyrim News: Corepunk looks interesting News: Black Desert Mobile launches worldwide, EVE Echoes hands-on News: World of Warcraft lets you betray your faction News: Final Fantasy XIV attains 18 million users, looks to Patch 5.2 Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Borealus Int

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin dig into FFXIV and Guild Wars 2's newest patches, look ahead to what's coming in the next year with MMORPGs, and a couple of interesting listener questions about controls and meaningful choices. It’s the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: FFXIV, LOTRO, and MOP awards News: FFXIV's Blue Mages get more content News: Guild Wars 2 gets capes but takes away falling traits News: ArcheAge can't figure out ArchePass Looking ahead to 2020 with Temtem, Crowfall, Dual Universe, and Elder Scrolls Online Mailbag: Forgetting how to use controls in MMOs Mailbag: Meaningful choices in MMOs Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Grazelands Dawn" from Elder Scrolls Online Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin anticipate two EverQuest expansion releases, Star Citizen's pricey space mall, celebrate Book of Travels' strong Kickstarter campaign, temporary MMO servers, and whether or not we'd play a hypothetical game called Houses and Ponies Online! It’s the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Show notes: Intro What are we thankful for while playing MMORPGs? News: EQ and EQ2 expansions get release dates News: Trove's Into the Deep patch comes out News: Guild Wars 2 gives some love to Engineers and Elementalists News: Book of Travels finishes its crowdfunding campaign News: Star Citizen's space mall and LOTRO's legendary item boosters Mailbag: Temporary MMO servers Mailbag: Why can't PvE be an option for sandboxes Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Gloura Village" from EverQuest II Your show

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin bid a fond farewell to Brad "Aradune" McQuaid, evaluate Google Stadia's launch, investigate Guild Wars 2's latest episode, Justin's biggest gaming regret, and whether or not it is socially acceptable to play MMORPGs completely solo. It’s the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, The Sims, Shop Titans News: Brad McQuaid dies News: Guild Wars 2's Whispers in the Dark releases News: Google Stadia's launch is a middling mess News: LOTRO's devs have faith in a long future News: EVE Online tries for another large battle while Star Citizen throws CitizenCon Mailbag: Positivity about the genre Mailbag: Playing solo in MMOs Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "The Boneskinner" from Guild Wars 2 Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin delve into whispers, rumors, and cold, hard facts of the MMO genre. They jaw about Dark Age of Camelot's long-awaited F2P move, Final Fantasy XIV's surprising console news, the reveal of Path of Exile 2, and more! It’s the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Show notes: Intro Mailbag: Binge-listening to MOP Podcast Sponsored content: Kingdom Under Fire 2 News: Dark Age of Camelot goes free-to-play News: Path of Exile 2 is announced News: Dungeons and Dragons Online introduces mounts with Update 44 News: WoW Classic goes down to a single layer, activates PvP honor system News: Is Final Fantasy XIV coming to Xbox One? News: Is Anthem getting a full rework? Mailbag: How do you guild shop in-game? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Moving" from Dark Age of Camelot Your show hosts: Ju

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin return to Mordor in Lord of the Rings Online: Minas Morgul, chew over Square Enix's and Blizzard's financials, check out Pearl Abyss' trio of new MMOs, and party with Alice in Chains in AdventureQuest 3D. It’s the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, FFXIV, SWG News: LOTRO's Minas Morgul releases News: Square Enix's financials are up, Blizzard's are down News: World of Warcraft kicks off its 15th anniversary event News: Pearl Abyss announces one, two, three new MMOs News: Alice in Chains plays AdventureQuest 3D News: EverQuest I and II's heroic servers Mailbag: Optional MMO subs Mailbag: Blizzard is moving backwards Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Ticklish Zorbo" from AdventureQuest 3D Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massi

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin delve into the ups, downs, and sideways of BlizzCon 2019. Will Diablo IV be a return to form... or a gory mess? Is Overwatch 2 an actual sequel... or a glorified mod? Will Shadowlands restore faith in World of Warcraft... or put players to sleep? And what was up with that apology, anyway? It’s the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so.  Show notes: Intro Trying out Ship of Heroes BlizzCon 2019 discussion and analysis News: Camelot Unchained gets delayed again News: FFXIV's Patch 5.1 lands Mailbag: What would we want in our MMO house? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Drustvar Walk" from World of Warcraft Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin don't have to go to a galaxy far, far away to get a new dose of Star Wars: The Old Republic. Nor do they have to wait for very long for Fallout 76 to stir up a new controversy. And what's this about Kritika Online coming back and DDO getting mounts? It’s the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: Star Wars Galaxies, Final Fantasy XIV, City of Titans News: SWTOR: Onslaught releases News: Fallout 76 steps in it yet again with its subscription idea News: Is Kritika Online coming back? News: Gamigo is reworking ArcheAge's controversial ArchePass system News: Dungeons and Dragons Online is finally getting mounts BlizzCon prep News: Halloween spreads across all MMOs Mailbag: Do game devs do enough to counter toxic attitudes? Outro Other info: Podcast t

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin examine ArcheAge's buy-to-play "do over," the big reveals for the EverQuest franchise, Riot's truckload of announcements, Fallout 76's NPC delay, and what makes players break off relations with game companies entirely. It’s the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so.  Show notes: Intro What are our MMO gaming session routines? News: ArcheAge Unchained launches News: EverQuest and EverQuest II reveal fall plans News: Riot's League of Legends 10th anniversary reveal News: Fallout 76's NPC update is delayed Mailbag: Breaking point for when companies go too far Mailbag: Realm vs. Realm games Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "High Price of Victory" from ArcheAge Your show hosts: Justin, Eliot, and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHea

On this week’s show, Bree, Eliot, and Justin dig into the messy and controversial Blizzard Hong Kong Hearthstone mess while also keeping an eye to Shroud of the Avatar's sale, Daybreak's layoffs, Star Citizen's new patch, and more! It’s the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Show notes: Intro News: Blizzard triggers a massive boycott with its Hearthstone ruling News: World of Warcraft previews Patch 8.3 News: Shroud of the Avatar is sold off, sort of News: Daybreak fires workers and rearranges the company News: The strange saga of Guild Wars 2's Gaile Grey account hacker Adventures in MMOs: Fallen Earth, FFXIV, City of Heroes Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Norrathan Seas" from EverQuest Your show hosts: Justin, Eliot, and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHea

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin check out a reshuffled MMO industry, with new projects for Mike O'Brien and Raph Koster, Funcom's new overlords, and Red Dead Online's long-awaited arrival for PCs. Plus, there's an ArcheAge Unchained interview with Merv Lee Kwai that you just have to hear! It’s the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so.  Show notes: Intro ArcheAge interview with Merv Lee Kwai News: Guild Wars 2 reveals build templates, community is grumpy News: Mike O'Brien leaves ArenaNet News: Raph Koster starts new MMORPG project News: Tencent bought a large chunk of Funcom News: Red Dead Online is coming to PCs next month Adventures in MMOs: City of Heroes, World of Warcraft Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Taimi's Game Part 1" from Guild Wars 2 Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast o

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin dig into Lord of the Rings Online's new expansion announcement, prepare for Guild Wars 2's mighty balance patch, debate Star Citizen's wisdom in building a hypergank ship, It’s the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so.  Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, World of Warcraft, SWG News: LOTRO starts counting down to Minas Morgul News: Guild Wars 2 has a major class balance patch coming News: Star Citizen creates the ultimate gank ship News: Zenith is the MMO Kickstarter of the year so far Mailbag: "True difficulty" in MMOs Mailbag: Where are all the cyberpunk MMOs? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Pioneer" from Star Citizen Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Cas

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin greet Astellia Online's official entrance into the MMO field, gawk at World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2's latest patches, see what excitement there is to be found in PlanetSide Arena's debut, and wondering if there's something that can be done to make gaming time more productive. It’s the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, World of Warcraft News: Astellia Online starts rolling out News: World of Warcraft's Patch 8.2.5 arrives News: Gamigo delays ArcheAge Unchained News: PlanetSide Arena is here, so, yeah News: Guild Wars 2's Bound by Blood prologue launches Mailbag: Making MMO gaming time more productive Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from PlanetSide Arena Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massiv

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin mark a decade of DDO's free-to-play revolution, say farewell to Bless Online, take a look at a new fairytale-style MMO, and wonder why World of Warcraft vanilla servers haven't closed up shop in the wake of WoW Classic. It’s the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so.  Show notes: Sponsored ad: Travian Legends Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2 News: DDO's new adventure pack, a decade after the free-to-play shift News: Bless Online goes offline News: Book of Travels looks trés interesting News: Star Trek Online's latest Discovery episode News: City of Heroes/NCsoft negotiations start to unravel News: WoW Classic sucks players from emulators Mailbag: Wanting to live in a static MMO world Mailbag: Side-stepping the MMORPG label Outro Other info: Podcast

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin salute Fallen Earth's "retirement," look at Astellia's strange subscription option, cover yet more WoW Classic insanity, wonder what CCP is up to behind closed doors, and how to combat swatting in the gaming community. It’s the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2 News: Fallen Earth to go down (with hope for a revival) News: WoW Classic's new servers and character transfers News: Astellia's odd subscription option News: CCP still has another MMO up its sleeve News: One million heroes in City of Heroes Homecoming Mailbag: Swatting protection program Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Last Call" from Fallen Earth Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin dig into Guild Wars 2's latest "saga," take a moment of silence for the late Peria Chronicles, look at a few delays, celebrate Champions Online's first decade, and talk way too much about MMO fishing. It’s the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so.  Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, LOTRO, Rock Band, GW2, City of Heroes, Trove News: Guild Wars 2 reveals its Icebrood Saga News: PlanetSide Arena reappears -- with a release date News: Peria Chronicles is no more News: ArcheAge Unchained gets a September 30 launch date News: Delays for SWTOR: Onslaught, Chop Chop, and Last Oasis News: Caravan Stories is coming out in a couple of weeks News: Happy 10th anniversary, Champions Online! Mailbag: MMOs that take boring tasks and make them rewarding Outro Other info: Podcas

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin go back to 2004 with WoW Classic's launch, wonder what Megan Fox is doing in the studio with a copy of Black Desert, prepare for Astellia Online, and talk about the hidden benefit of MMO progression servers. It’s the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: Star Wars Galaxies, Legends of Aria, LOTRO, WoW News: WoW Classic launches News: Black Desert releases on PlayStation 4 News: Astellia Online dates September 27th News: Elite Dangerous is revamping its newbie experience News: EverQuest II tries to counter-program this week Mailbag: Progression servers Mailbag: Streaming and etiquette Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Alliance Tavern" from World of Warcraft Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Playe