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On this week’s show, Bree and Justin decide how much fanservice is pumping into FFXIV's latest expansion while looking at some egregious errors made by Guild Wars 2 and Legends of Aria. Plus there's a lot of opinionated discussion springing from reader mail about MMO endgames and battle (sigh) royale modes. 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, ESO, Warframe MOP is hiring! News: Bunny girls and Gunbreakers in FFXIV News: Guild Wars 2 unfair bans overturned thanks to a player's investigation News: Legends of Aria learns a lesson about pay-to-win sales News: Is RuneScape for sale again? News: Elder Scrolls Online hands out free race change tokens Mailbag: MMO endgames Mailbag: Battle royale modes in MMOs Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "All's Fairy in Love and War"

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin wade into the January wilds as they pull together stories about Anthem's (unsurprising) popularity, the end of a long-running MMO, plans for the EverQuest franchise, and post-apocalyptic fun (or not). 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 MMOs had the best character creation system? News: Anthem's demo proves immensely popular News: Ragnarok Online 2 calls it quits News: It's new raid time for World of Warcraft News: EverQuest and EverQuest II share year-ahead plans News: Is Last Oasis the post-apocalyptic MMO we deserve? News: Fallout 76's survival mode isn't pleasing fans Mailbag: Needlessly complicated Asian MMOs Mailbag: Subscription maintenance mode servers Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Valor" from Anthem Your show hosts: Justin and Bree

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin argue like cats and dragons over Elder Scrolls Online's latest expansion, investigate Breach's early access launch, looks at the year ahead for Pantheon, 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: Elder Scrolls Online, CrossCode, SWG News: Elder Scrolls Online goes all dragony in Elsweyr News: Breach launches early access News: Nexon is for sale, kind of News: Gamigo is investing in ArcheAge's success, plus update News: Pantheon's 2019 roadmap News: The Blue Mage arrives in FFXIV Mailbag: Early access is harming the MMO genre Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Here Be Wonders" from Elder Scrolls Online 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 investigate the disturbing news of a schism between Unity and SpatialOS, enjoy a ripe bounty of FFXIV and Guild Wars 2 patches, and thrill at Elite: Dangerous' most amazing player story yet. 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: Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, CrossCode, SWG News: Unity denies SpatialOS while the industry scrambles News: Destiny 2's publishing goes back to Bungie News: Guild Wars 2's All or Nothing update arrives... News: ...as does FFXIV's A Requiem for Heroes patch News: LOTRO toggles on a new raid News: Elite: Dangerous players go on an eight-month voyage Mailbag: MMOs that don't keep you Mailbag: Create a new MMO Mailbag: MapleStory 2 and eyes Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "High Roller" from Guild Wars 2 Your sho

On this week’s show, the crew comes together in a fun roundtable to talk about MMO gaming, Atlas' shaky release, the MOP awards, and how to pronounce "FFXIV." Eliot and Chris join us for this Very Special Episode, and it's as loud and chaotic as you might expect. 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: MapleStory 2, FFXIV, ESO, Ultima Online, Monster Hunter World, Dauntless, Star Citizen, LOTRO, SWG News: Atlas' launch is leaking Massively OP awards recap and discussion Mailbag: Final Fantasy XIV and trophies Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from Atlas Your show hosts: Justin, Eliot, Chris, and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitt

On this week's show, Bree and Justin attempt to clean out the listener mailbag before the year closes out. Topics include Warframe, MMO music, lockboxes (of course), game sunsets, and the "go go go" mentality of dungeon groups. 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's going on with World of Warcraft? What's MOP's financial status like? What about a Warframe column? What MMO music did Justin like most this year? What has MOP learned about community wrangling? What's the big deal about lockboxes? Do MMO sunsets have a silver lining? Why can't dungeon parties slow down? Have we heard of LitRPG novels? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Grotto of the Sea Hags" from Vanguard Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartR

On this week's show, Bree and Justin tackle the last-minute deluge of content before Christmas, including SWTOR's Jedi Under Siege, Elite: Dangerous' exploration overhaul, LOTRO's seasonal instances, and of course the new Daybreak game announcement! 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 MMO Christmas is here! News: Daybreak's PlanetSide Arena is a whopping disappointment News: SWTOR Game Update 5.10: Jedi Under Siege launches News: Elite: Dangerous gets a big end-of-year patch News: EverQuest: The Burning Sands releases News: LOTRO loses its lead designer News: Pantheon shifts to making a full-featured world Mailbag: MMO-like game communities Mailbag: Get rid of quests already! Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Odessen, The Sanctum" from SWTOR Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Mass

On Massively OP Podcast's 200th show, Bree and Justin return to where this podcast series -- and MOP itself -- began, with lots of Daybreak drama. It's not all sordid studio dealings in today's show, however; there's a brand-new pirate MMO to examine, more success for Warframe, and an opportunity to play Ashes of Creation before Christmas! 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 200th episode retrospective! Mailbag: How do you find time to game and have kids? News: Daybreak goes on a firing spree News: Studio Wildcard springs a surprise pirate MMO on us News: Ashes of Creation gets battle royale ready for the holidays News: Warframe clocks a million downloads... on Switch News: LOTRO and DDO offer whale-sized promotions News: Path of Exile pushes out its largest expansion to date Mailbag:  Ou

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin grouse about the trend to delay until after the holiday season and offer up a few examples of this in action. But at least Western fans are getting a new online fix! 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: WildStar ends its run News: Project Nova goes back to the drawing board News: Delays with Path of Exile's PS4 launch, Fractured alpha, Elder Scrolls Blades News: Red Dead Online starts testing News: Fallout 76 woes continue Mailbag: Trying to stay on top of MMOs Mailbag: Combat-free MMOs Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "We Rise" from WildStar 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 Massi

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin get dirty with Blizzard, weird with Elite: Dangerous, and hopeful with Legends of Aria. Really, sea cow madness has taken over much of Massively OP right now and you should probably ignore like 98% of 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 Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, Fallout 76, Bree's new computer News: Blizzard under fire from David Brevik and anonymous employees News: Is H1Z1 imploding? News: Star Citizen remains ambitiously bold News: Modders reconstruct City of Heroes maps News: Elite: Dangerous and sea cows News: Legends of Aria briefly opens its doors to all Mailbag: Gaming computers Outro Other info: Podcast theme: Frameshift drive from Elite: Dangerous Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player

On this week’s show, Bree, Eliot, and Justin sift through the radioactive launch of Fallout 76, smolder with Final Fantasy XIV's expansion reveal, get some closure with WildStar, 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: Fallout 76 launches News: Shadowbringers is coming next summer to FFXIV News: WildStar reveals the end of its story News: Black Desert pushes out Drieghan expansion News: EVE Online brings the Onslaught News: EverQuest II: Chaos Descending News: Secret World Legends goes into Dark Agartha News: ArcheAge makes good on its update promise News: She-Ra and TERA's Elin Brawlers News: Hellgate's back, but you shouldn't News: Torchlight Frontiers alpha, business model, Forged class Mailbag: Setting difficulty levels across all MMO content Outro Other info: Podc

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin return to Middle-earth for LOTRO's progression server, meddles in Funcom's future affairs, sees a glimmer of hope for Trion Worlds' old MMOs, 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 What MMO class' playstyle do we like the most? News: LOTRO kicks off progression servers News: Funcom's got a lot of pots on the stove News: NCsoft reveals Aion and Blade and Soul sequels News: Gamigo talks about future plans for Trion's MMOs News: Warframe releases its Fortuna update News: Neverwinter pumps out Heart of Fire patch, DCUO opens up Atlantis Mailbag: Ideas about legacy servers Mailbag: The future of Blizzard and MMOs Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Main Theme (original)" from LOTRO Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTu

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin recap the weird and somewhat underwhelming BlizzCon 2018, celebrate the launch of Old School RuneScape, talk about making forts in Torchlight Frontiers, 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: BlizzCon's Diablo Immortal News: BlizzCon's WoW Classic News: BlizzCon's World of Warcraft News: Torchlight Frontiers opens forts, yeehaw! News: Shroud of the Avatar switches over to F2P News: Old School RuneScape releases on mobile Mailbag: World of Warcraft's lackluster intro News: LOTRO's legendary server starts Thursday Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Elwynn Forest (Original)" 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, an

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin celebrate the possible preservation of downed MMORPGs, boggle over yet another return of Hellgate London, sort through the Lord of the Rings Online progression server announcement, 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: LOTRO, SWTOR, SWG News: LOTRO announces a progression server News: XLGAMES tries to shield ArcheAge players News: Ruling allows museums to preserve MMOs News: Hellgate London is back (again)! News: Elder Scrolls Online releases Murkmire DLC News: What's going on with Wild West Online News: Just Survive closes Mailbag: How well would F2P work on an emulator? Mailbag: Mainstream gaming media's condescension of MMOs Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Hills of the Shire" from LOTRO Your show hosts: Justin and Bree

On this special edition of the podcast, Brendan joins Justin to talk about the revelations from this past week's EVE Vegas, including discussion about Project Nova, EVE Echoes! and the future of EVE 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: EVE Fanfest Predicting upcoming news Project Nova EVE Echoes EVE Online's next expansion Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Never Look Back" from EVE Online Your show hosts: Justin and Brendan Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and Spotify 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, MJ, and Justin put on their favorite costumes (Jawa, Oompa Loompa, Hobbit) and go trick-or-treating in the numerous MMO Halloween festivals! There's also talk of Aion's huge October update, MapleStory 2's success, Trion Worlds' sale to Gamigo, 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: SWTOR, GW2, MapleStory 2, Conan Exiles, SWL News: Halloween strikes again News: Aion expands with Awakened Legacy News: Update on the Black Desert Russia mess News: SWTOR hands out two free expansions News: MapleStory 2 hits one million players News: ZeniMax is up to something... News: Trion Worlds gets sold to Gamigo Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "A Very Exile Shade's Eve" from WildStar Your show hosts: Justin, MJ, and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podca

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin roll up their sleeves and dig through piles of MMORPG patches, both present and future. There's Lord of the Rings Online's dragon-themed update, Star Trek Online's tie-in to Discovery, the bizarre siege of Black Desert in Russia, 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: LOTRO, WoW, SWTOR, GW2, MapleStory 2, Star Wars Galaxies News: CitizenCon gives us a glimpse of the future of Star Citizen News: LOTRO's Where Dragons Dwell update releases News: EverQuest II: Chaos Descending is a month away News: Star Trek Online moves into the Age of Discovery News: SWTOR's Jedi vs. Sith update lifts its veil News: New World shows off a map, game footage News: Black Desert is under siege in Russia Mailbag: How can MMOs get us to develop bett

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin say farewell to Blizzard's Mike Morhaime, eye the launch of Lineage II Classic, share first-hand experiences in MapleStory 2, talk with the community about a special SWTOR event, 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 Joining up with guilds News: Lineage II Classic opens News: J. Allen Brack takes over at Blizzard News: Legends of Aria early access is coming this December News: Bless Online to launch as F2P First impressions of MapleStory 2 #SWTORunite interview with Working Nerds Podcast Mailbag: How will World of Warcraft end? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Escape from Zakuul" from SWTOR Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and Spotify

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin travel back to 2004 with the coming demo of World of Warcraft Classic, fight to save Pirates of the Burning Sea, prepare for the wonderfully adorable MapleStory 2, steel themselves for the end of WildStar, 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: Guild Wars 2, World of Warcraft, Star Wars Galaxies, Trove News: WoW Classic's demo is coming to BlizzCon News: WildStar gets an execution date News: Players are trying to save Pirates of the Burning Sea News: MapleStory 2's head start... starts News: Age of Conan boots up a new legacy server News: Fallout 76's beta testing is coming at the end of the month Mailbag: SWTOR subbing advice Mailbag: Is it worth starting WoW in 2018? Mailbag: Power imbalances in MMOs Outro Other info: Podca

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin saddle up for a ride through Red Dead Online, peel back the mysteries of Secret World Legends' new scenario, peek ahead at Lineage II's latest legacy server, and more! Plus, we have MOP's Tina on the cast to share with us her impressions of the brand-new Guild Wars 2 living world story. Can you handle 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 Site update news Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, SWG Tina explores Guild Wars 2's new living world episode News: Red Dead Online looks interesting, at least News: Lineage II Classic is coming soon News: Secret World Legends' occult defense scenario News: Bless Online is not looking good these days News: World of Warcraft drops deets on Patch 8.1 Mailbag: Feeling left behind by MMOs Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "The F