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On this week’s show, Bree and Justin hold your hand as you deal with the change that came with Massively 2.0. There's gaming news and discussion, too, including the launch of Boundless, news of upcoming Guild Wars 2 and EverQuest II content, and a mystery project (yes, another one) at Blizzard. 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 Massively 2.0 is here! News: Save WildStar News: Boundless launches News: EverQuest II announces Chaos Descending expansion News: Guild Wars 2's next living world episode is almost here News: What's Blizzard building? News: Warframe heads to the Nintendo Switch News: EVE Online has around 300,000 players Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Maritime Nautical" from EverQuest II Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Pla

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin strap on their rain gear and go sailing into a perfect storm of massive MMORPG news -- most of which hit on the same day! From WildStar to EverQuest to EVE Online, a large portion of the community was rocked this past week, and we are here to talk you through it. 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: WildStar heads off into the sunset News: Pearl Abyss acquires CCP and EVE Online News: A new Lord of the Rings MMO is announced News: THQ Nordic buys Project Copernicus assets News: EverQuest and H1Z1 mobile games are apparently being made News: Old School RuneScape comes to mobile in October Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "A New World" from WildStar Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneI

On this week’s show, Larry joins Bree and Justin to give his first-hand report on PAX West 2018! As the trio goes over highlights from the show, they also discuss Star Citizen's major misstep, the latest Steam MMO debuts, Final Fantasy XIV's possible next expansion, 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 Adventures in MMOs: ESO, SWTOR, Conan Exiles, Fantasy Flights X-Wing, SWG, WoW PAX West 2018 report: Rend, Dauntless, Torchlight Frontiers, Murkmire, Elder Scrolls Blades, Neverwinter, Anthem News: Star Citizen is not Blizzcon (yet) News: Runes of Magic and Wizard101 go to Steam News: FFXIV next expansion rumors, Patch 4.4 gets ready to roll out News: Daybreak talks PlanetSide 2 lore, new continent Mailbag: Roleplaying Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Select Menu" from Starfox 2

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin enjoy the fruits of Gamescom, rejoice over New World news, talk about their most anticipated upcoming MMOs, puzzle over the demise of Just Survive, 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 Which are our most anticipated upcoming MMOs? News: Ashes of Creation goes sub-only News: Holy crap, New World isn't dead after all News: MapleStory 2 sets October 10th launch date News: Getting our first look at Torchlight Frontiers News: Just Survived is canned News: World of Warcraft sells 3.4 million copies of BFA, addresses level scaling issues Mailbag: Racing to the level cap Mailbag: Amazing visual moments Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Time and Tide" from World of Warcraft Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Sti

On this week’s show, Bree, Eliot, and Justin begin the fight for the war for the skirmish for the tiff for the Battle for Azeroth. It's exhausting, yo! It's not all WoW talk, as the trio cover Fallout 76's recent decisions, the remaining lifespan of WildStar, and the future of Kickstarter MMOs. 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, FFXIV, SWG News: Battle for Azeroth's first week Mailbag: Is the expansion good for kids? News: Fallout 76 won't allow crossplay nor a Steam client News: Just how dead is WildStar? News: NCsoft's Q2 2018 financial report News: Ashes of Creation heads to Alpha 1 next month MMO Kickstarter update Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Pride of the Seas" from World of Warcraft Your show hosts: Justin, Eliot, and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcas

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin geek out over the confirmation of a Torchlight MMO, salute the late, great RuneScape Classic, prepare for Battle for Azeroth, 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 Adventures in MMOs: Lord of the Rings Online, World of Warcraft,  News: Torchlight Frontiers is announced! News: Battle for Azeroth is here with class changes but no warfronts News: Blizzard is bringing Diablo back News: RuneScape Classic goes dark News: Trove players break the economy News: LOTRO looks to the future Haiku Mailbag: Star Wars in No Man's Sky Mailbag: Star Wars Galaxies' ideas Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from Torchlight 2 Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, 

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin sift through the ashes of World of Warcraft's burning developments, make sense of Chris Roberts' "You win by having fun!" mantra, get cozy with werewolves and tieflings, 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 Adventures in MMOs: Lord of the Rings Online, Secret World Legends, World of Warcraft, Star Wars Galaxies News: World of Warcraft burns down the world tree, sparks a player protest Mailbag: Is this fair to the Horde? News: Star Citizen's stockpiling controversy News: Dungeons and Dragons Online announces Sharn: City of Towers expansion News: Is Riot Games making an MMO? News: Albion Online's Merlyn update adds factional warfare News: Elder Scrolls Online plays with werewolves Mailbag: Redefining pay-to-win Outro Other info: Podcast theme:

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin do a belly flop right into a big pool of superhero MMOs, news, and fan projects. City of Heroes may be dead and gone many years now, but its legacy still lives on in surprising ways! 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: No Man's Sky, World of Warcraft, SWG emulators Superhero MMO roundup: Valiance Online, City of Titans, Ship of Heroes, SEGS, Paragon Chat News: Camelot Unchained finally slips into beta testing News: Star Trek Online goes all Discovery on fans News: What's CCP up to? News: Rend looks kind of really amazing Mailbag: Positivity in comments Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from City of Villains Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, 

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin celebrate MMORPG communities with how fantastic and passionate they can be (when they're not complaining, that is!) and how disturbing children can be (when they're not cuddling with you, that is!). There's a lot of praise in this episode for the redemption of No Man's Sky, better subscription values, and plenty of MMO updates. 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: World of Warcraft, Elite: Dangerous, SWG: Legends News: Players make waves in LOTRO and World of Warcraft News: ArcheAge goes sport fishing while Trion lays off staff News: No Man's Sky goes genuinely multiplayer News: World of Warcraft rolls all content into its subscription News: DDO and Wizard101 updates Mailbag: Starting up a blog Mailbag: Guild Wars 2's sad avatar Outr

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin mull over how necessary it is to actually provide MMOs with those icky, wonderful girlie-types. They deliberately deliver a light-hearted episode after last week, full of funky fresh frivolity. Will gaming ever be fun again? It has to be! 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: DDO, World of Warcraft, Trove News: Battle for Azeroth's pre-patch is here News: Wild West Online demotes females News: Star Citizen players throw up blockade News: Defiance 2050 (re)launches News: Rend is coming to early access this month News: Fractured strives toward Kickstarter conclusion Mailbag: MMO quests and transgressions Interview: Blaugust Reborn Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "The Battle of San Francisco" from Defiance Your show hosts: Justin and Br

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin cleans up after Guild Wars 2's PR disaster, chew over the survivability of Shroud of the Avatar, and commiserate about Camelot Unchained's delay. It's not all downer news -- there's some really great stuff happening in the MMO industry, and that makes an appearance on this extra-long episode! Special note: If you want to skip the ArenaNet discussion for the rest of the news, go to the 50-minute mark (yeah, we talk about it a lot!). 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: Batman Telltale Games, Trove, The Sims 4 News: ArenaNet fires two Guild Wars 2 devs after Twitter fracas Additional links: Wolfy's essay, WoodenPotatoes' video News: Camelot Unchained delays beta (again) News: Warframe is coming to Nintendo S

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin agree that two is the best number in the world, especially when it comes to video games! It's a hodge-podge of topics, including Guild Wars 2's latest episode, The Crew 2's launch, Trion Worlds' Gazillion acquisition, 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 Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Staxel, Project Gorgon, The Sims 4, Trove News: Guild Wars 2 says "Long live the Lich!" News: The Crew 2 nears launch News: Elder Scrolls Online ticks off its fanbase News: Black Desert partners with an exploiter News: Trion Worlds buys up Gazillion assets News: Fractured seeks $116.5K in Kickstarter campaign Mailbag: What Trion Worlds should do with the Marvel stuff Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "A2B" from The Crew Your sh

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin get a little bit crazy and weird as they date MMO NPCs, throw themselves into the middle of studio fights, take a ride on the delay/launch whiplash train, 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 Adventures in MMOs: Pillars of Eternity, Secret World Legends, Trove News: World of Warcraft Classic spills more info News: Crowfall delays again News: Defiance 2050 gets a July relaunch date News: Sony no like Fortnite crossplay News: Let's all date Black Desert NPCs! News: EVE Online and Star Citizen fight over an identical ship Mailbag: Revelation Online and casual gaming Mailbag: Nothing to spend money on in MMOs Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Loading Screen Music" from Fortnite Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iT

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin take tentative steps into the early reveals of E3 -- including Fallout 76, Elder Scrolls Online, Anthem, and Final Fantasy XIV, all while dealing with a ton of updates and even an expansion launch. June is here, and we're all gaming hard! 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: Fallout 4, Fallen Earth, Meadow, Trove, Raph Koster's book News: E3 coverage, including Anthem, Fallout 76, Elder Scrolls Online and Final Fantasy XIV News: Bless tries to clean up its launch issues News: Black Desert is up to 8.5 million players News: Star Trek Online: Victory is Life goes out News: LOTRO brings out class changes and wearable instruments Mailbag: Possible Daybreak sanctions? Mailbag: Don't go to forums! Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Main The

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin unravel the whole "Bless mess," as it were -- and boy is it messy. It's a weird week of MMO news, with expansions, the apocalypse, and spyware conspiracies abounding. There's also reader email covering 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 Trek Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Trove, Ultima Online News: Bless Online's early access launch gets messy News: EVE Online launches Into the Abyss expansion News: Fallout 76 intrigues fans News: Elder Scrolls Online's spyware is uncovered News: Path of Exile pushes out Incursion update News: H1Z1 is doing exceedingly well Mailbag: Critical examination of eastern MMOs Mailbag: Open world immersion Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Embers in the Storm" from Bless Online Your show hosts:

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin tear open a fresh pack of Launch-Os, dine on the sour grapes of server closures, and imagine just what they would do if an MMORPG studio was ever foolish enough to hire them. 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: World of Warcraft, Dauntless, Trove News: H1Z1 and Dauntless have huge openers News: Trove heads into Japan News: Bless Online launches early access News: RuneScape and Echo of Soul closes classic servers News: Wargaming Seattle closes down News: Final Fantasy XIV Patch 4.3 arrives Mailbag: Suspension of disbelief Mailbag: What if an MMO studio hired us? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Ramsgate 2" from Dauntless Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin delve into the future of Lord of the Rings Online, debate when a sub isn't a sub, head on into Summerset, fly high with Worlds Adrift, 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 Adventures in MMOs: Lord of the Rings Online, Trove, Guild Wars 2 News: Don't call Bless' sub a sub News: Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset starts rolling out News: Worlds Adrift goes into Steam early access News: LOTRO's 2018 plans revealed News: Here are a few of Pantheon's latest classes News: Skull and Bones, The Division 2 get release windows Mailbag: Stigma against eastern MMOs? Mailbag: Sea of Thieves and a new paradigm Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "The River Running" from Lord of the Rings Online Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on i

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin do their darndest to shape the MMO industry by holding up Wild West Online as a cautionary tale and talking about how studios need to think before applying real-world labels to games.  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: World of Warcraft, DDO, Pillars of Eternity, Trove, Conan Exiles News: Wild West Online flops out of the gate News: LOTRO tests class changes, updates old zones News: NCsoft financials News: APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth parent company purchased News: H1Z1's future is shaky News: Guild Wars 2 revamps underwater combat, Guild Wars 1 updates graphics Mailbag: Terminology and mental health Mailbag: Why is MMO combat getting faster? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Resplendent Makuun" from Guild Wars Your show hosts:

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin look ahead at the next generation of MMORPGs in development while saying farewell to a couple of the old guard. It's a podcast full of conspiracies, time magic, debates over subscriptions, and way too much talk about Farscape! 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: World of Warcraft, Trove, Secret World Legends News: Jagex hints at next-gen MMO News: Amazon's New World resurfaces News: Swordsman and Jade Dynasty announce closure News: Star Trek Online says farewell to subscriptions News: Star Wars: The Old Republic pushes out Update 5.9 News: Elder Scrolls Online fiddles with time magic Mailbag: Guild Wars 1 graphics update Mailbag: Recommendations for a crafting MMO Outro Other info: Download Episode 169 Podcast theme: "Main Theme" f

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin go western for Wild West Online's release date, sci-fi for EVE Online's employment woes, fantasy for World of Warcraft's expansion testing, and goofy for pretty much everything else. 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 Trek Online, LOTRO, Trove, Paragon Chat Daybreak update News: Wild West Online aims for May launch News: EVE Online loses lead designer, most of its CM team News: Battle for Azeroth starts beta testing News: Ragnarok Online shuts down IP access News: Elite: Dangerous ends Mac support Mailbag: F2P entitlement Mailbag: Do expansions need new classes? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Rhea Theme" from EVE Online Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn,