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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, 

On this special edition of the podcast, Justin and Bree lay out the Daybreak fiasco, taking you through the events of the last three days, and contemplating the future for this once-great studio. 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. Other info:  Download Episode 167 Podcast theme: "Akanon" from EverQuest Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, and Pocket Casts Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch If you’re having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin dive into the Russia gaming crisis, tackle a trio of significant MMO patches, and celebrate the coming of a cute-looking title. Plus there's always those challenging community podcast questions to keep them occupied! 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, Secret World Legends, Star Trek Online, Trove, Ultima Online News: Crisis for Russia's MMOs News: Star Trek Online makes playable Cardassians, brings back Delta Recruit event News: TERA's Godsfall patch, Kritika Online's patch, RIFT Prime patch News: MapleStory 2 is on its way Mailbag: Zoning out in MMOs Mailbag: Cancer and alternative options Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Maple Island 1" from MapleStory 2 Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iT

On this week’s show, MJ and Justin get giddy over Secret World Legends' season two, discuss what World of Warcraft's launch date means for players, and cover a whole host of major updates that have arrived for the MMO 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. Listen to the show right now:   Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: DDO, World of Warcraft, Secret World Legends, Conan Exiles, ARK, RIFT, LOTRO PAX East coverage News: World of Warcraft announces Battle for Azeroth launch date News: TERA comes out on consoles News: Ultima Online rolls out free-to-play mode News: Secret World Legends infiltrates the Morninglight News: ArcheAge tries its hand at a progression server News: Star Trek Online pushes out Season 14.5 Mailbag: Why don't studios try harder to get us back? Mailbag: Where are the group combat

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin have a hearty laugh over April Fools Day in MMOs, celebrate the launch of a couple of titles, share news on some nice freebie promotions, 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: RIFT, DDO, Trove, Guild Wars 2 News: April Fools in MMOs News: Shroud of the Avatar launches News: Trove brings out its Heroes expansion News: Sea of Thieves is still pretty popular News: Freebie alert -- SWTOR companions and FFXIV login time News: WoW player finishes every achievement Mailbag: Tourist mode Mailbag: Character customization Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Trove: Heroes trailer music" Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, and Pocket Casts Follow Massively

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin recover from an avalanche of expansion news, including announcements from Elder Scrolls Online and Star Trek Online. Also, did you hear that Bless Online is coming this May? Oh, they did, and they have many words to say on the matter! 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: Project Gorgon, RIFT, World of Warcraft, Trove News: Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset is announced News: Star Trek Online: Victory is Life is announced News: Skyforge: Overgrowth is (guess what) announced News: Bless Online is coming to Steam this May News: GDC and Ship of Heroes News: SWTOR Patch 5.8 and a new Star Wars open world game? Mailbag: Project Gorgon and EverQuest Mailbag: MOP streaming Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Delta Rising Theme" from Star Trek

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin infiltrate Secret World Legends' Morninglight, dig into yet another progression server, wonder how many allied races World of Warcraft is going to introduce, and get all nostalgic over the original Guild Wars. 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: RIFT Prime, Project Gorgon, Trove News: Secret World Legends announces South Africa update News: ArcheAge is going with progression servers now? News: Black Desert activates Xbox One site News: World of Warcraft reveals two more allied races News: Bless Online runs down half of its racial lineup News: Guild Wars 1 endures (with associated mailbag question) Mailbag: What is creating the success of RIFT Prime? Mailbag: Would you appreciate a "tourist mode" in an MMO? Outro Other info: Podcast

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin roll up their sleeves and take on projects left and right. It's a look at the announcement of Project C and the imminent early access launch of Project Gorgon, among many other exciting developments this week! 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: RIFT Prime, Trove News: Project C announced as a AAA MMO News: Project Gorgon is out on Steam early access News: H1Z1 flips free-to-play switch News: The Division 2 is announced News: Guild Wars 2 pushes out A Bug in the System News: LOTRO goes to Northern Mirkwood Mailbag: Minecraft's business model Mailbag: Play the games you have fun playing Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Dale" from Lord of the Rings Online Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stit

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin cruise into a wild week jam-packed with updates and a full-fledged MMO reboot on top of everything else. It's all they can do to hang on to the bucking bronco of news without being flung off into side topics, but they'll do their best! 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: Villagers and Heroes mobile, Guild Wars 2 News: Defiance gets rebooted as Defiance 2050 News: Funcom has a good year, releases Secret World Legends' agent system News: World of Warcraft's latest battleground goes live News: Neverwinter goes to the Lost City of Omu News: Elite: Dangerous goes Beyond -- Chapter One News: Black Desert's anniversary patch includes 3-D minimap News: Path of Exile pushes out Bestiary update Mailbag: What MMOs are we looking forward to? O

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin dive into deep mysteries, get ready for a slice of RIFT Prime, and once again try to figure out just what the heck Daybreak is doing with its H1Z1 franchise. Did they hear that battle royales are hot these days? 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 Everything is coming in March News: TERA's console version is almost here (plus panda punching) News: RIFT Prime is coming on March 7th News: H1Z1 is dying, launching, and Just Survive is surviving News: Black Desert previews its newest zone News: Guild Wars 2 delays its next living world chapter News: Mysteries -- Funcom's new game and Ashes of Creation's secret projects Mailbag: Keeping on top of MMO news Mailbag: Should we use the phrase "quality of life"? Outro Other inf

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin put on their voxel capes as they look ahead to Trove's new expansion, LOTRO's Hobbit fantasies, the ups and downs of Elder Scrolls Online's outfit system, 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: Final Fantasy XIV, Closers, Guild Wars 2 News: Trove announces Heroes expansion News: LOTRO starts testing Northern Mirkwood News: Elder Scrolls Online releases Dragon Bones DLC News: SWTOR's 2018 preview News: Secret World Legends takes a look at the agent system News: Tree of Savior merges servers Mailbag: MOP lockboxes Mailbag: Getting lockboxes without gambling Mailbag: Why do MMOs shut down at all? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Grazelands Dawn" from Elder Scrolls Online Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin overdose on candy hearts as they look at Valentine's Day in MMOs -- as well as the Lunar New Year. From expansion alpha testing to a new MMO launch to unifying a game globally, it's a pretty upbeat and positive week of podcast chatter. 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: Final Fantasy XIV, World of Warcraft, site upgrades, Ultima Online News: Valentine's Day is here! News: Guild Wars 2 Lunar New Year Patch News: Camelot Unchained announces beta date News: World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth starts alpha testing News: Closers launches News: Black Desert unifies the game globally News: Final Fantasy XIV's population is up Mailbag: Multi-boxing Mailbag: Variety in period MMOs Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Valentione's Day Theme"

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin mull over the fate of MOBAs, investigate Alganon's nebulous state, talk about why subscribing to an alpha test might not be the smartest thing in the world, 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, LOTRO, Final Fantasy VI and IX, Ultima Online News: Gigantic and Paragon go down -- are MOBAs doomed? News: World of Warcraft opens up Battle for Azeroth preorders News: What's going on with Alganon? News: Dungeons and Dragons Online has grand plans for 2018 News: Star Citizen's subscription controversy News: Blade and Soul's Call of the Deep update Mailbag: Auction house and key bindings Mailbag: Time and community Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Hero Selection" from Gigantic Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Li

On this week’s show, the fate of Star Wars: The Old Republic is up for debate! In addition to sorting that out, Justin and Bree discuss the new Age of Conan progression server, Final Fantasy XIV's big content release, EVE Online's disappointing battle, 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, Guild Wars 2, choose your adventure books News: Age of Conan starts up new progression server News: Final Fantasy XIV unloads Patch 4.2 News: SWTOR lays out 2018 plans, but could it be in trouble? News: Closers eyes a February 6th launch News: EVE's million-dollar battle is a bust News: Sea of Thieves has a bumpy closed beta Mailbag: What do you want in an MMO? Mailbag: How do you play MMOs with a newborn? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Character Creat

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin hit up a week of huge MMO news, including Camelot Unchained's investments, RIFT's new subscription server, Devilian's demise, 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, Global Adventures, Guild Wars 2, Ultima Online, Paragon Chat, Portal Knights News: RIFT goes back to subscriptions with Prime News: Devilian gets its death notice News: Camelot Unchained's $7.5 million investment News: Darkfall New Dawn launches News: Albion Online and Chronicles of Elyria lays off staff Mailbag: WildStar and longsuffering sadness Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Asperon Theme" from Devilian Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, and Pocket Casts Foll

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin sift through early 2018 news, including a possible leak of Amazon's New World, a touching player memorial in RIFT, warnings of alien attacks in Elite: Dangerous, 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: World of Warcraft, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Guild Wars 2 News: Did Amazon's New World just get leaked? News: Guild Wars 2 goes gardening News: World of Warcraft pushes out Patch 7.3.5 News: RIFT creates memorial for late teen News: Elite: Dangerous steps up its alien attacks News: More ArcheAge fresh start servers coming? Mailbag: Easing into large sandboxes Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from RIFT: Prophecy of Ahnket Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podca

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin dig into the allied races that are coming soon to World of Warcraft, the non-race of the City of Heroes spiritual successors, meaty early 2018 patches, 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, Champions Online, Guild Wars 2, ARK, Portal Knights, What Remains of Edith Finch? News: World of Warcraft's first wave of allied races incoming News: Fractured shows off magic skills News: Superhero MMOs say they're not in a race, Ship of Heroes says it is destined to succeed News: Black Desert brings in the Mystic class News: Elder Scrolls Online previews February's DLC News: Life is Feudal MMO starts early access testing this week Mailbag: Teaching kids to play on a team Mailbag: Lockboxes and advertising Outro Other

On this week’s show, the whole gang is here! To kick off the new year, Bree, Eliot, MJ, Tina, Brendan, Andrew, Larry, and Justin come together to talk about the past year, the Massively OP Awards, and yet more questions that listeners have for the crew! 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 The staff's gaming year and resolutions Massively OP Awards discussion Mailbag: What is your most favorite MMO food item? Mailbag: Why is there a perception that MMOs have to include PvP? Mailbag: Are there any other MMOs that do something like Secret World's investigation missions? Mailbag: Is there something worse than lockboxes coming to online gaming business models? Mailbag: What is the state of the site? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Magnus Smiles on Suran" from Elder Scrolls Online Your show hosts:

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin upturn the mailbag and spend a whole episode going through listener emails, comments, and questions! It's an anything-goes approach to the end of the year, with topics that include voice controlled MMOs, rapid content creation, and why Bree always seems on the verge of the plague. 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 Mailbag: Story dominating leveling Mailbag: Restoring the social MMO Mailbag: Server merges and housing problems Mailbag: Bree's perpetual sickness Mailbag: Voice control Mailbag: Crafting popularity Mailbag: Loot and reward systems Mailbag: Roblox and content creation Mailbag: Quality of life improvement breaks Mailbag: Our weekly and daily schedules Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Steel Canyon Copper District"