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In the final show of the year, Bree and Justin whip through a second round of thoughtful, creative, and occasionally bonkers mail from the Massively OP Podcast listeners. From New World's faceplanting to stress-free MMOs to the controversies around datamining, there are a whole lot of questions that demand answers! 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Mailbag: Did Amazon deserve some dirt on its face for hubris? Mailbag: What are some of the most nostalgic MMO music tracks? Mailbag: Looking for stress-free MMOs Mailbag: Huge player events Mailbag: Left wanting from the flood of 2021 releases Mailbag: How should MMO studios handle battle passes? Mailbag: Changing MMOs for older gamers Mailbag: What can MMO studios do about datamining? Mailbag: How MMOs can empower community kindness Outro Other info: Podc

To wrap up the year, Bree and Justin give the news a break and instead dive into the depths of the MOP Podcast mailbag to tackle all sorts of terrific questions from our listeners! There are so many questions, in fact, that this is only the first part -- we'll have to finish it up next 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Mailbag: Gear decay in PvE Mailbag: Should MMOs include racism in stories? Mailbag: Why MMO music is actually so vital for our memories Mailbag: Why do some countries get worse support and business models? Mailbag: Losing the sense of "world" in MMOs Mailbag: Stereotypical vs. non-stereotypical races Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Firelight" from New World 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 talk about SWTOR's delay, Lost Ark's launch date, the delightful surprise of Nightingale, a new Warhammer MMO, Crowfall's possible closure, and if MMOs are smart to go for big expansions 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, SWG News: SWTOR delays Legacy of the Sith (plus voicemail) News: Game Awards -- Lost Ark gets a date, Nightingale announced News: Strike and union movement grows at Blizzard News: A new Warhammer MMO appears News: Is Crowfall in really bad trouble? Mailbag: Should MMOs go big or go small with expansions? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Mek-Sha, The Waypoint" from SWTOR Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Googl

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin talk about FFXIV: Endwalker's launch, World of Warcraft's next big content update, the latest on the Dune MMO, why New World is disappointing endgamers, quest logging systems, and a look at the decline of looter shooters. 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, Hearthstone News: FFXIV: Endwalker is finally here News: World of Warcraft starts testing Patch 9.2 News: That Dune MMO is still happening News: New World is making no endgamers happy Quickies: Wizard101 unveils Lemuria zone, Lineage 2M launches, ArcheAge starts its new life under Kakao Mailbag: Is the looter shooter fad dying? Mailbag: What kind of quest logging system do we prefer? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Old Sharlayan" from FFXIV Your show hosts: J

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin talk about Daybreak's as-of-yet-unannounced Marvel MMO, LOTRO's odd future, the Month of Expansions, RIFT's mysterious update, and New World's rookie mistakes. 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: Star Wars Galaxies, LOTRO, Fallen Earth, Guild Wars 2 News: Breaking down EG7's investor report about LOTRO, DCUO, and the Marvel MMO News: EverQuest: Terror of Luclin and EverQuest II: Visions of Vetrovia launching soon News: What's Gamigo doing with RIFT? Quickie: DDO spins up a new permadeath run, Star Citizen hits $400M, Elite: Dangerous underperformed with Odyssey Mailbag: Why is New World making so many rookie mistakes? Mailbag: Left wanting after 2021 launches Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "The Scarlet Desert" from EverQuest Your show host

On this week’s bonus show, Eliot joins Justin to talk about Final Fantasy XIV's upcoming Endwalker, including an overview of the expansion, a look at its new jobs, mysteries we'd like cleared up, and speculation about what's coming next for the MMO. 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Overview of Endwalker Why is Endwalker significant for FFXIV? What jobs and features look appealing? What do we not know about Endwalker? What do we want in it? Is FFXIV still enjoying the WoW fallout boost? What's going on with rebalancing old content? Where is the game going next? What should players do to prep for the expansion? What's your favorite character? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Dungeon Boss Theme" from FFXIV Your show hosts: Justin and Eliot Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, T

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin talk about Bobby Kotick's part in the Blizzard Scandal, ArcheAge's new ownership, New World's first content update, expansions for LOTRO and SWTOR, should we be doing all of the side quests, and why spears are underutilized MMO weapons. Includes a sponsored segment for Albion Online but our opinions are our own. 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro News: Blizzard Scandal escalates with accusations against Bobby Kotick News: ArcheAge transfers to Kakao, now with a sub Sponsored Segment: Albion Online News: New World brings in the Void Gauntlet News: LOTRO releases Fate of Gundabad News: SWTOR's Legacy of the Sith coming on December 14 Voicemail: Spears and New World Voicemail: Should we do all of the side quests? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "A Mother's Guidan

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin talk about FFXIV: Endwalker's delay, World of Warcraft's community council, ArcheAge's new management, Lost Ark's beta blast, New World's gold dupes, and why we're not overly worried about the MMO 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, Fallen Earth, City of Heroes, Star Wars Galaxies News: FFXIV delays Endwalker while subs shoot up News: World of Warcraft sees Patch 9.1.5, forms a player council, and treads water in earnings call News: Kakao takes over as ArcheAge's western publisher, Gamigo teases a new MMORPG News: Lost Ark tears up the beta charts News: Gold dupes plague New World Quickies: DDO's update 51, Elder Scrolls Online's Deadlands, the end of Harry Potter Wizards Unite, and Crowfall goes freemium Mailbag: The goodn

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin talk about Fallen Earth Classic's launch, Blizzard's next moves, New World's big bugs, Magic Legends' final hours, and why it's never a good idea to read the official forums. 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, ESO, City of Heroes News: Fallen Earth Classic comes online News: New World's chat exploits News: BlizzConline 2022 is cancelled, Bobby Kotick takes a pay cut News: Magic Legends goes offline News: Riders Republic and Pikmin Bloom launch Mailbag: How much do comments affect your opinion of MMOs? Mailbag: Disappointed by the gaming flood of 2021 Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Pikmin on an Expedition" from Pikmin Bloom Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google

On this week’s show, Colin and Justin talk about Elyon's strangely subdued launch, Guild Wars 2's elite specs, World of Warcraft's next big patch announcement, the possible return of Fallen Earth, and a do-over for Legends of Aria. 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2 News: Elyon launches to little effect News: Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons elite spec analysis News: Could Fallen Earth be returning? News: World of Warcraft dates Patch 9.1.5 News: Legends of Aria tries for a re-do Mailbag: Cinematic trailers and MMO hype Mailbag: Dauntless and battle passes Mailbag: Weapons you miss from dead MMOs Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Renewal" from Fallen Earth Your show hosts: Justin and Colin Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, 

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin talk about the onset of another MMO Halloween season, early access for Book of Travels, DDO's great giveaway, LOTRO's legendary item system mess, FFXIV's Endwalker media tour, and enjoying MMOs from the sidelines. 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, New World News: Halloween season is here (and Path of Exile and Star Trek Online have some new events) News: Book of Travels finally goes into early access News: Dungeons and Dragons Online gives away most of its quest packs News: LOTRO's new legendary item system is a mess News: The FFXIV: Endwalker media tour Mailbag: Orbital video game enjoyment Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "A Very Exile Shade's Eve" from WildStar Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massi

On this week’s show, Chris and Justin talk about how New World is shaping up, LOTRO's expansion pre-patch, Dark Age of Camelot's 20th anniversary, Guild Wars 2's Cantha zone reveal, World of Warcraft's self-censorship, whether studios should poll players about development, and how aging MMOs should be handled. 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, New World News: New World continues to ride the bucking bronco of release, slightly delays server transfers News: LOTRO's expansion pre-patch arrives with Brawler and LI revamp News: Guild Wars 2 shows off new Cantha zone (and improves dyes) News: World of Warcraft yanks a bunch of its flirt and joke soundbites News: Dark Age of Camelot celebrates its 20th birthday Mailbag: Polling players on MMO development M

On this week’s show, Bree, Tyler, Andy and Justin devote the full hour to New World’s launch, including the server mess, first impressions, likes and dislikes, and tips on how to find a good guild. 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro New World launch: What worked? What didn't? What are our first impressions of New World? What do we really like? Where is there room for improvement? Mailbag: Guild-finding strategies Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Everfall" from New World Your show hosts: Justin, Tyler, Andy, and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, 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 flashb

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin talk about New World's launch plans, Diablo II: Resurrected's release, Blizzard's mounting legal woes, LOTRO gives away quest packs (again), Warhammer Online's long-lost capital cities, Book of Travels' new early access date, and how Amazon might be doing its servers differently. 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2 News: New World launches with 176 servers Mailbag: Amazon AWS and New World servers News: Diablo II: Resurrected releases, Feds investigate Blizzard News: LOTRO reprises quest pack giveaway, Fate of Gundabad is dated News: Warhammer Online: Return of Reckoning adds capital cities back in News: Book of Travels is coming October 11th News: Ultima Online hits 24 years old! Mailbag: A theory on LOTRO'

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin talk about Guild Wars 2's latest elite spec reveals, Funcom's IP buying spree, WoW Classic's latest patch, Mortal Online 2's delay, and how they'd lead development on WoW and GW2. 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: Elder Scrolls Online, Star Wars Galaxies Legends News: Guild Wars 2 reveals Vindicator, Bladesworn, and Catalyst elite specs News: Funcom snags all of the Conan IP News: Mortal Online 2 moves to a 2022 launch News: WoW Classic moves on to Overlords of Outland Small fry: EverQuest II announces Visions of Vetrovia, Star Trek Online starts Season 9, FFXIV job changes Mailbag: How would we lead Guild Wars 2 and World of Warcraft Mailbag: What's going on with LOTRO dead servers? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "The Black Hand" from

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin talk about Elyon's delay, Crowfall's layoffs, LOTRO's newest class, New World's open beta, Raph Koster's multiverse, and when leaving MMOs isn't as easy an option as you might assume. 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: Runes of Magic, Fallout 76, Star Wars Galaxies News: Elyon delays, goes F2P -- also Lost Ark News: New World runs open beta News: Crowfall goes through layoffs News: LOTRO tests Brawler and LIs 3.0 News: Raph Koster is getting ambitious Mailbag: When leaving an MMO isn't an option Mailbag: Is WoW still an MMO? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Hunting" from LOTRO Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Fo

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin talk about Guild Wars 2's fall plans, World of Warcraft's next big patch, more on the Blizzard scandal, Gamescom 2021 news, TitanReach's suspended development, a new time travel MMO, and Daybreak's new leadership. 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro News: Guild Wars 2 gains momentum with fall roadmap News: World of Warcraft's desperate "please come back" patch (plus more Blizzard scandal stuff) News: Fallout 76 loses its project lead News: Gamescom 2021 roundup News: Daybreak gets a new acting CEO News: TitanReach suspends development News: Into The Echo is a time travel MMO that looks pretty neat Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Origin" from TitanReach Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Goo

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin talk about World of Warships sinking its CC battleship, Roblox's huge red flags, Neverwinter's Bard, World of Warcraft's latest narrative trash fire, repurposing nostalgia, and MMO system transplants. 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, FFXIV, Guild Wars 2, SWG News: World of Warships drives away content creators News: Roblox is in a bad place with losses, toxic communities, and child labor accusations Mailbag: What do we think about Roblox? News: World of Warcraft can't stick the story landing on Sylvanas Site roundup: Guild Wars 2 class experiences, Elyon impressions, Neverwinter's Bard Voicemail: Repurposing nostalgia instead of making new stuff Voicemail: MMO system transplants Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Gather 'Round the

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin talk about Astellia Online's sunset notice, Guild Wars 2's new elite specs, more firings at Blizzard, No Man's Sky's fifth anniversary, and mail about Blizzard's brand name and Diablo's place in the company. 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, FFXIV, wasp poison News: Astellia Online comes to the end of its run News: Guild Wars 2's elite spec reveals News: Blizzard fires more middle management over scandal News: No Man's Sky reaches five years Mailbag: Blizzard's shift away from Diablo Mailbag: Overthinking Blizzard game ownership Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Desert" from Astellia Online Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amaz

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin talk about Bless Unleashed's launch, the latest in the Blizzard scandal, New World's newest delay, why nobody's rolling male characters in MMOs, and why everyone seems to be jumping to FFXIV lately. 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: Ship of Heroes, LOTRO, FFXIV, Albion Online, City of Heroes, SWG News: Bless Unleashed launches News: Blizzard's financials, Brack's departure News: New World is delayed yet again News: Dungeons and Dragons Online's paid "mini-expansion" News: Survey on rolling characters of the opposite sex Mailbag: Deadly difficulty in LOTRO Mailbag: Why is FFXIV a landing bad for WoW refugees? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Eveningstar 1" from Dungeons and Dragons Online Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively