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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

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