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On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about LOTRO's new expansion reveal, Elder Scrolls Online's revamped roadmap, Stars Reach's launch date, the weird return of Closers Online, a new ArcheAge MMO, and a question about gameplay chunks. Mmm, chunks. It's the MassivelyOP 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, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, GW2, Eterspire, SWG, Farm Together 2 Lord of the Rings Online announces Wolves of Mordor Elder Scrolls Online revises its roadmap after layoffs Stars Reach is going into early access on August 18th Closers Online comes back, why not A new ArcheAge MMO, why not What's our favorite "gameplay chunk?" Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Singing Bowl of Tauralindale" from LOTRO Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about EverQuest Legends' big launch week, Final Fantasy XIV's Evercold reveals, Guild Wars 3's backstory, social sim MMO SEED's early access, The Guild's insane Kickstarter haul, and Black Desert's plans for the rest of 2026. It's the MassivelyOP 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, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO,  EverQuest Legends launches this week with the Kerran race Social MMO SEED goes into early access Final Fantasy XIV reveals Evercold's Bastion job and realmships Guild Wars 3 talks about its backstory The Guild makes over $4M in fundraising Black Desert throws an informational ball Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Flightless Wings" from FFXIV Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iH

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about SpiritVale's launch, Dungeons and Dragons Online's latest expansion, the deaths of Overwatch Stadium and FFXIV Mobile, Richard Garriott's big talk on Ultima, and predictability in MMO play. It's the MassivelyOP 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, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, GW2, Farm Together 2 SpiritVale launches into early access DDO: Terror of Demogorgon comes out this week Overwatch Stadium and FFXIV Mobile are dead and buried Richard Garriott does more Big Talk about Ultima Predictability (or lack thereof) in MMO experiences Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Kobold Still Hates You" from Dungeons and Dragons Online Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Poc

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about the huge Elder Scrolls Online layoffs, EverQuest Legends' paid beta, Aion 2's business model, PlanetSide's new owners (of the IP), and Fiesta Online's console plans. It's the MassivelyOP 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, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, GW2, Farever ZeniMax layoffs shake Elder Scrolls Online to its core EverQuest Legends starts its paid beta Aion 2 lays out its monetization plans Tencent buys the PlanetSide IP Fiesta Online is coming to console Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Y'ffre in Every Leaf" from Elder Scrolls Online Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify, or follow our uploads with RSS Follow MassivelyOP 

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin crack open the mailbag to talk about your topics -- including browser-based MMOs, achievement systems, AI systems encroaching into MMOs, other acronyms for MMOs, and the age-old argument of how big a game needs to be to have the MMORPG label. It's the MassivelyOP 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, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro How do we feel about browser-based MMOs? How could achievement systems be better? Is there space for AI in MMORPGs? What qualifies a game to be an MMO? What are some other acronyms used instead of MMOs? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "After Hours" from WildStar Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify, or follow our uploads with RSS Follow Massivel

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about some odd industry news, such as Guild Wars' card game, a revival of ArcheAge most of us can't play, and Richard Garriott's intent to reclaim Ultima. There's also chatter about World of Warcraft's next big patch, DDO's latest race, and EverQuest Legends' pre-orders. It's the MassivelyOP 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, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: ESO, LOTRO, GW2, SWG What's this Guild Wars card game about? Should ArcheAge get a western revival as well? World of Warcraft starts testing Update 12.1 Richard Garriott wants Ultima back Dungeons and Dragons Online sells the Duergar race and EverQuest Legends does pre-orders too Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Forest_A" from Ultima Online Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Po

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about more Guild Wars 3 news, Blizzard's action against another WoW emulator, EVE Online's newest expansion, and the end of the road for Destiny 2. It's the MassivelyOP 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, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: ESO, LOTRO, GW2, Heartwood Online, Farm RPG, Spirit Crossing, SWG More thoughts on that Guild Wars 3 announcement Blizzard goes after another World of Warcraft emulator EVE Online releases Cradle of War Destiny 2 takes a victory lap Would we neural interface with an MMO? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "The Last Array" from Destiny 2 Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify, or follow our uploads with RSS Follow M

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Chris and Justin talk about that huge Guild Wars 3 announcement, a ton of release windows for upcoming games, some small launches, the arrival of ESO's difficulty settings, and a SWTOR patch that signals the end of the Sith. Sorta. It's the MassivelyOP 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, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Guild Wars 3 is officially announced Aion 2 gets a September release date Stars Reach is going into early access this summer Loftia heads to early access this fall Dune Awakening targets September for a console release Valheim's also launching into 1.0 this September Camelot Unchained's early access launch is weak while Eterspire surprises us with a full launch SWTOR gifts us with Update 7.9 and Elder Scrolls Online does Update 50 Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Crystal Oa

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Star Citizen's huge funding milestone, the ending of some online games, a mobile client for Guild Wars, higher subscription costs for LOTRO, Camelot Unchained's early access, and some summer expansion reveals. It's the MassivelyOP 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, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, SWG, Palia, Eterspire, City of Heroes  Star Citizen makes over a billion in crowdfunding It's the end of the line for Destiny 2 and Closers Online Guild Wars Reforged launches mobile client -- and a tease! LOTRO raises multi-month subs Camelot Unchained goes into early access Upcoming expansions for DDO and Throne and Liberty Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "The First Disciple" from Destiny 2 Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massivel

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about EVE Online's latest expansion, EverQuest Legends' beta, Spirit Crossing's housing system, Throne and Liberty's new progression system, and more studio financials. It's the MassivelyOP 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, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, Outbound, Palia, LOTRO, SWG, Guild Wars 2 (Colin's post) EVE Online announces Cradle of War expansion EverQuest Legends' beta is drawing a lot of attention Spirit Crossing gets some serious housing Throne and Liberty adds a Stellar Journey progression system Financials for NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, Square Enix, Nexon Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Red Glowing Dust" from EVE Online Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadi

On this week's episode of the MassivelyOP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Guild Wars 2's latest zone, EVE Online studio's rebranding, Path of Exile 2's next step, Ultima Online emulators, and the early access rollouts of Farever, Reaper Actual, and Outbound. It's the MassivelyOP 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, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, FFXIV, Outbound, SWG Guild Wars 2 reveals its latest zone, Eternity's Garden EVE Online's CCP rebrands as Fenris Games Path of Exile 2 announces Return of the Ancients People are crushing on Farever Reaper Actual is hitting early access on May 20th EG7 and Daybreak financials Why don't we talk about Ultima Online emulators? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Mog Theme" from Farever Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitche

On this week's episode of the MassivelyOP Podcast, Bree and Justin catch up on two weeks of MMO news and talk about Final Fantasy XIV's expansion announcement, Guild Wars Reforged's mobile port, Aion 2's release window, a new Nexon MMO, Palia's mount-laden expansion, SWTOR's plans for the rest of the year, LOTRO's Rivendell housing, Conan Exiles Enhanced, and EVE Online's sale back to CCP. It's the MassivelyOP 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, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, LOTRO, GW2, Palia, Farever, Loftia FFXIV announces Evercold expansion for 2027 (and Patch 7.5) Guild Wars Reforged is getting a mobile port (and this month's Guild Wars 2's The Only Way) Aion 2 is coming in 2026 Embers of the Uncrowned is a new MMOARPG from Nexon Palia's getting mounts with its spring expansion SWTOR comes clean on U

On this week's episode of the MassivelyOP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about a new pirate game called Windrose, the end (sort of) for Book of Travels, the collapse of the Turtle WoW project, legal drama for Ashes of Creation, Loftia's closed beta, and social drama for Project Gorgon. It's the MassivelyOP 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, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show... Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2 Pirate survivalbox Windrose goes into early access Book of Travels shifts from MMO to single-player offline game Turtle WoW throws in the turtle towel Ashes of Creation's legal drama balloons Project Gorgon erupts in a volcano of drama Loftia starts its closed beta Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Super Adventure Box Shop Theme" from Guild Wars 2 Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast

On this week's episode of the MassivelyOP Podcast, Chris and Justin talk about Albion Online's world refresh, the possible end of Turtle WoW, EverQuest Legends' upcoming closed beta, AdventureQuest Worlds huge crowdfunding haul, and artificially making MMOs more alive. It's the MassivelyOP 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, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show... Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, LOTRO, MechWarrior 5, Skate, Red Dead Online, The Division 2 Albion Online's whole world gets a huge visual refresh Turtle WoW gets shut down by the court EverQuest Legends heads into closed beta this month AdventureQuest Worlds gets over $2M in crowdfunding How could devs make MMOs -- even offline ones -- feel more alive? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Arcangrove" from AdventureQuest Worlds Your show hosts: Justin and Chris Listen to Massively OP Pod

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Guild Wars Reforged's new update, Elder Scrolls Online's confusing Season Zero rollout, a date for Heroes of Might and Magic Olden Era, layoffs at MechWarrior Online, nostalgia, and single-player 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 question to the show, use this link. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, LOTRO, Guild Wars Elder Scrolls Online's Season Zero arrives... sorta Guild Wars Reforged gets a nostalgia mode and more Heroes of Might and Magic Olden Era is coming this month MechWarrior Online is in trouble after layoffs Can we reclaim nostalgia in our MMOs? Would we play our MMOs as a single-player games? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Hollow Hill" from RuneScape Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Cas

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about the EverQuest Legends announcement, Camelot Unchained's early access, New World's now-canceled 10-year-plan, Loftia's closed beta announcement, and the end of V Rising and Elder Scrolls Blades. 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. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, Marvel Heroes EverQuest Legends spins up a new classic MMO experience Camelot Unchained goes into early access The (old) 10-year-plan for New World Quickies: V Rising ends development, Loftia plans closed beta for April, Elder Scrolls Blades to shut down Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Bard's Guild" from EverQuest Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website,

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Marvel Heroes' rogue server relaunch, Lost Ark's layoffs, and the end of the EverQuest emulator lawsuit before heading into a eight-topic Daily Grind Blitz where they ask each other questions from our morning discussion topics. 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. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, Palia, Marvel Heroes The EverQuest emulator lawsuit is settled Lost Ark lays off devs Daily Grind Blitz! What is the worst MMO you play anyway? Did you switch up your MMO main character this year? What MMO ideas you are completely over? Do you like using the random mount or pet skill? Do you ever judge people for what they spend money on in an MMO? What experimental MMO had a gem of a good idea? Would you show an ID to play an MMO? Which MMORPG has the login music you like

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Palia's content expansions, SWTOR's new story, Jeff Kaplan's Wild West game, FFXIV and WoW patch previews, and playing Guild Wars 2 on Steam Deck. 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. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, Marvel Heroes Palia reveals its Royal Highlands zone, releases Toadstool Tales patch SWTOR gets some new story content Jeff Kaplan returns with a Wild West survival game, The Legend of California FFXIV and WoW preview their spring content drops Playing Guild Wars 2 on handheld consoles Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Saltswept" from FFXIV Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, 

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about World of Warcraft: Midnight's official launch, AdventureQuest Worlds' big Kickstarter pull, and patches for LOTRO and Elder Scrolls Online. Note that this is a shorter podcast than normal due to a glitch losing a big chunk of our audio! 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. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, World of Warcraft, LOTRO AdventureQuest Worlds pulls in huge crowdfunding numbers Lord of the Rings Online's Update 47 arrives ESO drops a huge QoL update This is where the podcast drops out, sorry about the missing chunk! Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Code Race" from Marathon Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, T

On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about World of Warcraft's Midnight rollout, freebies for DDO's 20th anniversary, a Gloria Victis revival, a new Guild Wars: Reforged patch, BitCraft's upward swing, and helping out underdog 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 question to the show, use this link. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: Outbound, World of Warcraft, Nightingale World of Warcraft: Midnight is here Equinox Homecoming launches Get all your DDO freebies this month! Gloria Victis comes back from the dead Guild Wars: Reforged cranks out another patch BitCraft is doing pretty well, actually How can we help underdog MMOs succeed? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Teldrassil Roots" from World of Warcraft Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spoti