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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"

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin throw snowballs, beat up grinches, unwrap presents, and generally save Christmas the way they do every year. It's our last pre-holiday show, so listen in and get on top of all of the last-minute activity from studios before they go on break! 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, World of Warcraft News: Holiday events are out in force! News: ArcheAge goes naval with Maelstrom Awards update News: EverQuest launches Ring of Scale News: Pantheon, Ashes of Creation get into the alpha game News: RIFT's $100 mount box News: Crytek sues Star Citizen News: Funcom gets $10.6M investment Mailbag: Horror and Secret World Legends Mailbag: Iterating the MMO magic away Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Winter Holiday" from World of Warcraft

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree sort out the pile of expansions and updates that developers are scrambling to get out of the door before the holiday break. From vampires to kobolds, there's something for everyone this month, and it only looks to get nuttier with the new year! 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: Dungeons and Dragons Online, Secret World Legends, awards News: Path of Exile: War for the Atlas launches News: Hearthstone: Kobolds and Catacombs launches News: DDO: Mists of Ravenloft releases News: Sea of Thieves announces release date News: RIFT's pay-to-win sale News: Blade and Soul pumps out Dawn of the Lost Continent Mailbag: Getting back into RIFT Mailbag: Champions Online love? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Menu Theme" from Sea of Thieves Your

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree get crazy into minimaps, probably more than you've ever heard a podcast talk about the subject. Trust us, it's a good thing. As the year races to a close, there's a lot to talk about with new patches, land for sale, the cost of making games, 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: Secret World Legends, Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, DDO, Guild Wars 2 News: World of Warcraft starts testing 7.3.5 News: Star Citizen starts selling land now News: Guild Wars 2 goes Daybreak News: Costs of making games from Mark Jacobs and Raph Koster News: Skyforge comes out on Xbox One Mailbag: Minimap hate Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Forest Retreat" from Skyforge Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, S

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree pat their turkey-filled tummies and pontificate on the nebulous fate of Marvel Heroes, look ahead to Lord of the Rings Online's future, and chide World of Warcraft for taking away fun toys. 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, Hearthstone, Trove, Marvel Heroes News: Marvel Heroes dies earlier than expected News: Darkfall: New Dawn gets a launch date News: LOTRO's future plans News: Neverwinter Nights updates to keep old campaigns alive News: World of Warcraft's fun police says no to transmogs Mailbag: Is Disney culpable for the EA lockbox fiasco? Mailbag: Would we pay more for subscription MMOs? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Coronation of Aragorn" from Lord of the Rings Online Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massiv

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree bid a sad farewell to Marvel Heroes (and Master X Master while we're at it). It's not all depressing news; Secret World Legends is killing it, there's a new Path of Exile expansion, and Guild Wars 2's fourth living world season is on its way. 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, Secret World Legends, Star Trader Frontiers, Reigns, Pocket Legends Adventures, Ultima Online, Guild Wars 2 News: Marvel Heroes is axed... News: ...as is Master X Master News: NCsoft's quarterly report, Guild Wars 2's living world season 4 announcement News: Players revolt over EA's Star Wars Battlefront 2 lockboxes News: Funcom has a great quarter, Secret World Legends drops QoL patch News: Path of Exiles' War for the Atlas expansion

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree wrassle a mess of eastern mobile MMOs that are leaping onto the scene, imagine a world full of Harry Potter gamers wandering about, discuss SWTOR's server merges, and take Guild Wars 2 to task for lockbox missteps. 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, Lord of the Rings Online, Pocket Legends Adventures, NEW PHONE News: Harry Potter: Wizards Unite plans a mobile ARG News: SWTOR's server merge is here News: Guild Wars 2's mount lockboxes Mailbag: Marketing via double-dipping Mailbag: Disabling visual effects News: Upcoming MMO announcements -- Project TL, Blade and Soul Revolution, Aion Tempest, Blade and Soul II, Ascent: Infinite Realm Mailbag: Escapism Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Hedwig's Theme" from Harry

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree dig into the exciting news from BlizzCon, mull over the troubles at Marvel Heroes, mourn the passing of a great studio, and cover a handful 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, Secret World Legends, Dungeons and Dragons Online,  News: BlizzCon 2017: World of Warcraft announces Battle for Azeroth and classic servers News: Marvel Heroes might be in trouble News: PWE shutters Motiga Games and Runic Games News: DCUO ends PlayStation 3 support News: WildStar and Kritika Online patches News: Wild West Online preps persistent alpha for November 15th Mailbag: Locking classes behind a playwall Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Battle for Azeroth music" from World of Warcraft Your show hosts: Justin and Br

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree discuss the up-and-down week that was Star Wars: The Old Republic, boggle at a grand buy-in to a pre-alpha test, and talk about the flurry of MMO releases as of late. 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, LOTRO, Secret World Legends, Guild Wars 2, Trove News: SWTOR moves datacenter, response, free expansions, free character slots News: Destiny 2 launches on PC News: RIFT's Crucia's Claw update News: CCP shuts down two studios, EVE releases Lifeblood expansion News: Warframe's open world is going well News: Star Citizen's Citizencon 2017 Mailbag: Is the traditional MMO dead? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Lana, The Advisor" from SWTOR Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Ma

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree go trick or treating as only grown adults can: in a video game! The is also prim and proper talk of MMO expansion pre-orders, launch dates, mouse invasions, and the all-important ELF BUTTS. It's quite the event, to be sure. 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 News: Halloween season arrives News: EverQuest II and DDO start taking expensive expansion pre-orders News: Life is Feudal soft launches next month, Bless Online gets a 2018 launch window News: Destiny 2 comes to PC this week News: Trove's Asian biome coming next month News: Project Gorgon's new user interface Mailbag: Supporting struggling MMOs Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "A Very Exile's Shade's Eve" from WildStar Your show hosts: Justin and Bree

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree navigate the dubious updates that dropped in several major MMOs (as well as a few other ones that seem to have gone off OK). It's practically an all-patch, all-the-time show with the addition of a couple of interesting listener emails regarding accessibility and crafting! 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: Secret World Legends, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, Ultima Online News: LOTRO's Update 21 and gear issues News: FFXIV's 4.1 housing debacle and response News: SWTOR Update 5.5 and balance issues News: Warframe goes open world News: H1Z1 changes its name yet again News: Secret World Legends finally catches up to The Secret World Mailbag: Unnecessarily difficult activities in MMOs Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Shire Hills" from LOTR

On this week’s show, Legends of Aria's Derek Brinkmann returns for another interview about how the indie MMORPG is shaping up as it goes through its "final" alpha and heads toward beta and launch. We also dig deep into the mailbag to gripe about gambling! 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 "Final Alpha" interview with Legends of Aria's Derek Brinkmann Quickie news roundup: Guild Wars 2 is selling waypoints SWTOR server merge World of Warcraft expansion reveal coming Shroud of the Avatar delay Mailbag: What do we consider gambling? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Eldeir Village" from Legends of Aria 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, 

On this week’s show, the amazing duo of Bree and Justin look at another beefy Camelot Unchained interview, talk about several new mystery games in development, and boggle over the mobile MMO revolution that has arrived. 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, News: The mobile MMO revolution News: Spacetime Studios returns to mobile MMOs News: Blizzard's mobile MMO RTS News: Gazillion's VR trek News: Daybreak's Parabolic News: Nexon and Stephan Frost collaborate on a new game News: Black Desert rolls out Kamasylvania News: Camelot Unchained's interview Mailbag: Are we going backwards in the genre? Mailbag: Small touches in MMOs Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "CitizenCon Teaser" from Star Citizen Your show hosts: Bree and Justin Listen to Massively OP P

On this week’s show, Tina joins the crew to talk about the momentous launch of Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire! There's plenty more for the crew to discuss, too, with a pair of EverQuest expansion announcements, a launch of an underdog MMOARPG, 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 The big Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire launch News: Guardians of Ember launches News: EverQuest and EverQuest II expansion announcements News: Villagers and Heroes: Starfall releases News: Secret World Legends expands Tokyo News: New Star Trek Online episode News: Ultima Online goes F2P Mailbag: When do you join a guild? Mailbag: When does content bore you out of a game? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire Your show hosts: Bree, Tina, and Justin Listen to Massively OP

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree saddle up for discussion on Wild West Online's alpha, Star Citizen's back-backlash on schedules, the miserable state of Phantasy Star Online 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 Adventures in MMOs: DDO, Neverwinter, Guild Wars 2, Ultima Online News: Wild West Online begins alpha testing News: Star Citizen is fed up with dates News: Phantasy Star Online 2 teases us yet again News: Black Desert is a pretty big success News: FFXIV's new housing News: EVE Online player threatens physical violence Mailbag: Star Citizen's monetization Mailbag: Free to play recommendations Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from Phantasy Star Online 2 Your show hosts: Bree and Justin Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn,

On this week’s show, MJ arrives to give her report on PAX West and how much swag she smuggled back on the plane. Bree and Justin touch base with the major news stories of the week, including Destiny 2's launch, ArcheAge's mergers, and WildStar's housing happiness. 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: Secret World Legends, LOTRO, EverQuest II, Guild Wars 2, Ultima Online MJ's PAX West report News: Destiny 2 launches on consoles News: Secret World Legends stumbles with the return of its NYC raid News: World of Warcraft's Argus ain't gonna have flying News: ArcheAge's server merges News: WildStar's housing update Mailbag: Raids in Destiny Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Protostar Theme" from WildStar Your show hosts: Bree, MJ, and Justin Listen to Massively OP Podcast on

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree deal with a hodge-podge of interesting MMO news, including ARK's launch, Destiny 2's PC beta, and what some studios are doing to help players in response to the tragedy of Hurricane Harvey. 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, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Guild Wars 2, Wander News: ARK launches, announces Aberration expansion News: Funcom's Q2 2017 report News: Harvey responses from Destiny, Ultima Online News: Destiny 2's PC beta News: Cloud Pirates announces sunset, Perpetuum ends active development News: Expansion launch dates set for EVE: Lifeblood and Villagers and Heroes: Starfall Mailbag: Favorite MMO memories Mailbag: Finding a good guild Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "News Bulletin" from Over

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree shovel through the mountain of Gamescom reveals, including a trip to World of Warcraft's Argus and Star Citizen's elaborate Alpha 3.0 tease. The duo also mourn the premature demise of SkySaga, a promising-looking MMO that got a raw deal from its publisher. 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, Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, West of Loathing News: Ghost in the Shell Online canned, SkySaga folds production News: SWTOR trots out Update 5.4 News: Closers Online is coming to the west News: ArcheAge's naval warfare News: Star Citizen makes a big Gamescom splash News: World of Warcraft goes to Argus this week Other quick Gamescom mentions: The Crew 2, Sea of Thieves, Crowfall Mailbag: Marvel Heroes Omega pr