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This past week was reveal after reveal in the MMO world, and the Massively OP Podcast has you covered with detailed analysis of all of the fun. Was the most exciting part a new Blur trailer? The release of One Tamriel at last? Or a one-two punch of EverQuest expansion announcements? 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: Meridian 59, The Secret World, Guild Wars 2, RIFT, Ultima Online News: SWTOR expansion's new Blur trailer News: EverQuest and EverQuest II's expansion reveals News: Elder Scrolls Online launches One Tamriel, talks more about housing News: Does World of Warcraft have over 10 million subs? News: Crowfall's crafting reminds Bree of SWG Mailbag: Getting to know characters after level boosts Mailbag: Guild Wars 2 cadence Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "A Kni

In this week's show, Bree and Justin digest the news of an unexpected (well, mostly unexpected) new major MMO in development. Is it too early to get excited about New World? Will it just be another gankbox? Is this the direction that the industry needs to take? Why is Amazon Game Studios going this route? 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: Firefall, World of Warcraft, SMITE  News: Amazon announces sandbox MMO New World News: Final Fantasy XIV's patch 3.4 releases News: Destiny 2 might be coming to the PC News: Chronicles of Elyria asks for a lot more money News: What's going on with World of Warcraft's raid drama? Mailbag: Star Wars Galaxies' PvP flagging system Mailbag: Looking for an explorable MMO Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Snow" from Chronicles of Elyria Your

When MMORPGs are casually tossing the phrase "rise of" into their expansion titles, you know you're in for a struggle against a huge boss... that won't be rising anywhere, except perhaps to be killed for the millionth time in a raid. As Justin solemnly contemplates this, MJ and Eliot join the cast to bring the whole production down to earth. 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 Fishing, World of Warcraft, RIFT, ARK, The Secret World, SWTOR, Heroes & Generals, FFXIV News: Destiny: Rise of Iron launches News: TERA's new patch is all about the guilds News: DDO and LOTRO producer letters News: Riders of Icarus tops one million players in the west News: Guild Wars 2 resumes work on legendaries Mailbag: What object would you want from MMOs? Mailbag: MMO art style

You came for the insightful discussion on MMO news and culture, and you'll walk away with Bree's recipe for Hobbit brownies! This week on the show, the co-hosts consider the joy of cooking in-game and why it's the most underrated crafting profession. 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, guildie meetup News: Chris Metzen retires, Rob Pardo opens Bonfire Studios News: Guild Wars 2 players head back to the Ring of Fire News: Marvel Heroes announces massive game revamp News: Atlas Reactor is launching soon News: Bless Online's western testing is delayed News: Trove goes all Jurassic Park Mailbag: Comment section Other info: Podcast theme: "Menu Theme" from Atlas Reactor Your show hosts: Bree and Justin Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTune

As the team recovers from DragonCon, PAX West, Legion's launch, and Labor Day, it's anything but normal around the Massively OP office. It's fall, and that means that we're wading into expansion and launch season for MMOs, including a couple of significant titles this past 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: Guild Wars 2, Overwatch, RIFT, World of Warcraft News: Star Trek Online launches on consoles News: Otherland officially releases News: EVE goes F2P? News: Legion is off to a strong start News: Camelot Unchained talks big at DragonCon News: Dual Universe and Hero's Song start crowdfunding campaigns Mailbag: WoW in a WildStar meeting Mailbag: Stranger Things Outro Other info: Download Episode 82 Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from Otherland Your show hosts: Bree

For a special holiday weekend show, Eliot and Justin sit down to compare notes about their first week in World of Warcraft: Legion. It's all artifact this and class order hall that, not to mention general oohing and ahhing over all of the new shinies. 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 First first impressions Getting to 110 Shaman Does Legion have legs? Professions Storytelling and failure Class order halls Dalaran Old world repurposing Artifact quests Criticisms Flying Future plans Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Kingdoms Will Burn" from World of Warcraft Your show hosts: Eliot and Justin 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 s

Happy Legion launch day! It's hard to peek out from underneath the shadow of this massive expansion event, but the podcast team is nothing if not stubborn and persistent. It's a show packed with crowdfunding news, special promotions, nasty data breaches, 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, Guild Wars 2, Trove News: World of Warcraft: Legion launches News: EverQuest II gives away level 95 characters News: Wargaming hires... Steven Seagal? News: Funcom forum data breach, financials News: Guild Wars 2 rollback, fourth birthday News: Star Citizen reaches $120M, Shroud of the Avatar passes $10M in crowdfunding News: TERA's strange PvP server merge Mailbag: Gaming and life balance Mailbag: Dungeon bookmarks Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Gloura Village"

Dressed in top hat, tails, frills, and chaffron, the podcast crew is heading to the opera this week! On the show, Bree and Justin talk about a grand return to Karazhan, a lackluster Gamescom, and an MMO that has entered the witness protection program and gotten itself a new name. 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, RIFT News: World of Warcraft returns to Karazhan News: Eternal Crusade gets a launch date News: Elder Scrolls Online joins the lockbox crowd News: WildStar goes Redmoon Rising News: Neverwinter releases Storm King's Thunder News: Das Tal gets a new name Mailbag: Scaling armor Mailbag: Better guild systems Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Karazhan (Opera House)" from World of Warcraft Your show hosts: Bree and Justin Listen to

While others are grilling fat, plump casings of processed meat filling on their grills, you are sitting inside, creating a 400-foot-tall hot dog king to which all of the locals will bow and pledge their undying service. Who has the better summer experience here? Eliot and Justin return for a kind of strange podcast in which hot dogs, Demon Hunters, and spaceships all make for interesting bedfellows. 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 XI and XIV, RIFT, World of Warcraft News: World of Warcraft unlocks Demon Hunters, starts invasions News: Is No Man's Sky multiplayer at all? News: Nexon and NCsoft quarterly reports News: Path of Exile announces Atlas of Worlds expansion News: Trove is heading to China Mailbag: Turn-based RPGs Mailbag: Console MMOs Outro Othe

For a genre that's alleged to be dying, MMOs certainly do seem to be picking up the pace of news and releases. This week co-hosts Bree and Justin talk about a new expansion announcement, dig into studio finances, and deliver a strongly worded and strangely practiced rant about lockboxes. 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, Guild Wars 2, Diablo III News: RIFT announces Starfall Prophecy News: Elder Scrolls Online's Shadows of the Hist goes live News: Blizzard is apparently doing quite well News: Black Desert's financial controversies News: Could TERA be coming to consoles? Mailbag: New blood for MMOs Outro Other info: Download Episode 77 Podcast theme: "Silverwood" from RIFT Your show hosts: Bree and Justin Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player

It's never easy to watch the slow-motion downfall of an online game, especially when you consider all of the players and studio employees that it affects. This week on the show, Bree and Justin sort through the Red 5 mess and speculate about a Firefall that could have been. 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, SWTOR, Shroud of the Avatar News: Firefall's studio is laid off News: Demon Hunters coming to WoW on August 9th News: StarCraft Universe starts open beta News: Guild Wars 2 allows guild memorials News: A look at Age of Wushu 2 News: A new RIFT expansion? Mailbag: Getting into MMOs early or late? Mailbag: Permadeath squads Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Login Screen Theme" from Firefall Your show hosts: Bree and Justin Listen to Massively OP Podcast

One of the secrets of Massively OP's success is that we obtained -- we won't tell you how (garage sale) -- a genuine magic crystal ball that tells us oracles of future MMO developments. How else could you explain that we know what we know? Press releases? Hah. 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, Guild Wars 2, Marvel Heroes, Stardew Valley, World of Warcraft, SWTOR, WildStar, Pillars of Eternity Final Fantasy XIV's patch and player milestone Guild Wars 2 readies season 3 Turbine talks about DDO and LOTRO development Neverwinter launches on PlayStation 4, has update coming in August Black Desert is getting naval warfare and controversy Shards Online AMA World of Warcraft's RP mess Mailbag: What do I boost to 80 in GW2? Outro Other info: Podcast

Is Pokémon GO an MMO? Is it going to consume society as we know it? Is it making virtual reality super-jealous? You just know that Bree and Justin had to tackle this global phenomenon as they get back into the swing of things. 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: Justin's new computer, World of Warcraft, Exploding Kittens News: Pokémon GO sweeps the globe News: Trove announces console versions News: SWTOR: Knights of the Eternal Throne announced News: World of Warcraft drops Patch 7.0 News: Guild Wars 2 starts talking about living world season 3 Mailbag: Depression and MMOs Mailbag: Elder Scrolls Online advice Ad apology Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Walking (Map Theme)" from Pokémon GO Your show hosts: Bree and Justin Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitche

Today on the show we have a very special guest: Artix, the lead developer on the upcoming AdventureQuest 3D. During the hour, Artix talks with us about the making of this scrappy cross-platform MMORPG and how it might just shake things up in a stale genre. 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 History of AdventureQuest franchise What is AdventureQuest 3D? Cross-platform Bathroom discussion How is this not a pared-down World of Warcraft? World Events The Inn Class system Getting ready for the October release Favorite MMO Meat of the game Dungeons and botters What will AQ3D do and not do? Delays and wipes Business model The Fishbowl Fight Club How you can play right now Outro Other info: Podcast theme: AdventureQuest 3D trailer Your show hosts: Justin and Artix Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTun

Beach parties, fireworks, and meaty MMORPG summer updates are all the signs of the dog days of summer -- and that ain't a bad thing at all, my friends. Bree and Justin sip from glasses of ice tea, fan themselves, and yammer on about all of these big game patches that are landing this month. 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: Stardew Valley, Ultima Online, The Secret World, The Stanley Principle News: Riders of Icarus is ready for prime time News: Landmark adds new races... for a price News: Age of Conan's 5.0 update News: RIFT 3.7 brings 64-bit client and dungeon veterans News: Aion's Echoes of Eternity patch is almost here Mailbag: EVE and tension Mailbag: Wurm Online Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from Riders of Icarus Your show hosts: Bree and Justin L

Larry hops on the show with us this week to talk about the new "Dark vs. Light" campaign in Star Wars: The Old Republic -- and why it has the community in an uproar. Also, Bree coins the term "Orcy Orcy Newtown." Make it a meme, internet! 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, SWTOR, Brothers: Tale of Two Sons, Tales from the Borderlands, World of Warcraft News: SWTOR's Dark vs. Light event News: Shroud of the Avatar's pseudo-launch date News: WildStar sells boost to the max News: EverQuest II's new servers and expensive guild halls News: LOTRO's new raid Mailbag: Steam summer sale Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Voidstar" from Star Wars: The Old Republic Your show hosts: Justin, Bree, and Larry Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Pla

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On the show this week, Bree and Justin devote the entire hour to catching up on listener mailbag questions and topics. Your voice will be heard (and so will theirs)! Enjoy the holiday, everyone. 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 Mailbag: Data mining Mailbag: MMOs without gear Mailbag: MOP choice of coverage Mailbag: MMOs updating too fast Mailbag: Gamer entitlement Mailbag: Watered-down games Mailbag: Getting into games late Mailbag: How did you get into journalism? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Main Theme (Snappy)" from Glitch Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, and Pocket Casts Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch If you’re having problems seeing or using the web player, please c