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On this week’s show, Bree and Justin jaw about Amazon Game Studios restructuring, Black Desert's PS4 port, Ship of Heroes' audacious character creation plans, more E3 news, and debate over how long you can hold bad launches over a game's head. 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: Star Wars Galaxies, City of Heroes, LOTRO, ESO News: Black Desert announces PlayStation 4 port News: Elder Scrolls Online's upcoming DLC News: Warframe talks Empyrean expansion at E3 News: Last Oasis gets a September launch date News: Amazon Game Studio layoffs News: Ship of Heroes aims to top City of Heroes' character creation system Mailbag: Character creation in MMOs Mailbag: Beating a bad launch dead horse Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Green Nugget" from City of Heroes Your show hosts

On this week’s show, Black Desert expert Carlo joins Bree and Justin to talk about the new class and expansion as well as Lord of the Rings Online's latest update, the final fate of Bless Online, the surprising Phantasy Star Online 2 announcement, and more! Also, Carlo got a boat. Expect to hear a lot about that. 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 E3 2019 chatter News: Black Desert teases new class and expansion News: Bless Online is shutting down this fall News: LOTRO's Vales of Anduin arrives News: Phantasy Star Online 2 finally gets a western release News: SWTOR goes to Dantooine News: Guild Wars 2 gets another raid going News: Path of Exile keeps trucking along News: Blizzard's secret projects Mailbag: Alt problems in City of Heroes Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Tavern Music" f

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin give Worlds Adrift a farewell salute, welcome Starbase to the MMO fold, dig into Elder Scrolls Online's newest expansion, brings listeners up to date on the City of Heroes drama, 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: Bree's Chromebook, SWG, City of Heroes, Outer Wilds News: Worlds Adrift calls it quits News: Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr arrives on the scene News: Starbase piques our interest News: Tons of FFXIV: Shadowbringers coverage News: City of Heroes' rogue servers intensify Mailbag: NostalgiaFilm(tm) Mailbag: Old Massively Speaking archive? Mailbag: WoW Classic criticism Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from Worlds Adrift Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher,

On this week’s show, Brendon joins Bree and Justin to talk about his latest fact-finding mission deep inside the heart of EVE Online's latest fan festival. In addition to a lot of in-depth internet spaceship news, there's discussion about Dauntless' incredible launch, Black Desert's underwater play, 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: EVE Online Down Under with Brendon! News: Final Fantasy XIV crosses 16M players News: Dauntless has a huge launch News: Astellia gears up for a summer release News: Black Desert takes us underwater News: DCUO confirmed for the Nintendo Switch Mailbag: Playing Old School RuneScape Mailbag: Are fancy cinematics and trailers worth it? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Surplus of Rare Artifacts" from EVE Online Your show hosts: Justin, Brendon, an

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin return to the most vanilla days of them all, thanks to World of Warcraft Classic's beta test. The duo also talk about DDO's latest expansion, the delay of Skull and Bones, and useful tips on playing City of Heroes. 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, City of Heroes News: World of Warcraft Classic eyes August launch Mailbag: Why is Tuesday the MMO release day? Mailbag: Is World of Warcraft a classic or modern MMO? News: DDO: Masterminds of Sharn releases News: Square-Enix's annual report shows growth News: Star Trek Online's Rise of Discovery update goes live News: ...as does Blade and Souls' Scarlet Tears patch News: Skull and Bones delayed to 2020 Mailbag: Opinions on getting back into City of Heroes Mailbag: Original City of

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin debate whether legislating lockboxes is the way to go, gush over FFXIV's fashion freedom, discuss RIFT's upcoming server merges, and try to figure out what's going on with Amazon's New World. 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: FFXIV, City of Heroes, Fallout 76 News: US Senator's proposed law takes aim at lockboxes News: Guild Wars 2's War Eternal update arrives this week News: FFXIV gets more fashion storage News: RIFT's European servers merge News: What's ZeniMax's new project? News: New World takes its alpha offline Mailbag: Full-featured character creators Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Scarlet Gorge" from RIFT Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play,

On this week’s show, it's the return of the Bit Wars, as LOTRO and EVE test out their much-needed 64-bit clients. Bree and Justin also dive into a great FFXIV freebie, the downward slide of Blizzard's financials, Guild Wars' 14th anniversary, 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: Fallout 76, FFXIV, City of Heroes News: Blizzard's financials aren't the best Mailbag: Do people sub without buying new expansions? News: World of Warcraft Classic will let you make a staggering number of alts News: EVE Online's latest expansion cometh News: EVE and LOTRO's 64-bit clients News: FFXIV's free expansion giveaway News: Guild Wars is alive and kicking for its 14th birthday Mailbag: Everything box Mailbag: Genderlocked FFXIV classes Mailbag: Dad jokes and Patreon support Out

On this week’s show, we're coming off the high of a pretty darn good week! Bree and Justin follow up on the City of Heroes resurgence, say farewell to Atlas Reactor, and look ahead to the goodies coming with Caravan Stories, Peria Chronicles, and Torchlight Frontiers. 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 the City of Heroes drama? Mailbag: Is this a watershed moment in MMO history? Mailbag: Are fans overreacting? What's going on with the other superhero projects? News: Atlas Reactor heads toward the sunset News: Peria Chronicles starts Korean testing News: We choo-choose Torchlight Frontiers' Railmaster News: Caravan Stories heads to console News: Villagers and Heroes: A Tale of Earth and Sea announced News: Star Trek Online's scaling ships Outro Other info: Podcast t

On this special edition of the podcast, Justin, Eliot, and Bree gather together to talk about the so-called "secret" City of Heroes server -- and why it has this long-running community in an absolute tizzy. What's the actual scandal here, and what should be done with this emulator going forward? Check out our thoughts on this show! 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 City of Heroes' secret server exposed Why is everyone upset? Is there money exchanging hands? What about other site connections? What about NCsoft? Was it good to bring this out into the open? What should be done with the server? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Freedom Theme" from City of Heroes Your show hosts: Justin, Eliot, and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRad

On this week’s show, it's all about MMO content reveals! Bree and Justin get nerdy over SWTOR's expansion reveal, talk about World of Warcraft 8.2, and wonder how Guild Wars 2 can offer dragon mounts if players have killed them all. 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, Fractured, DDO, WoW News: SWTOR: Onslaught is coming this September News: Skyforge: New Horizons goes live News: Blizzard's health bribes and Patch 8.2 outline News: Get your dragon mount on in Guild Wars 2 News: TERA's unfortunate rollback News: Albion Online's F2P launch News: Blade & Soul's new update, server merges Mailbag: Bumping into tougher expansion content Mailbag: Everythingbox and supply and demand Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Peace, the Jedi Counsular" from SWTOR You

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin cover the kerfluffle around Anthem's exposé, get a little hopeful about Guild Wars 2, discuss season passes in MMOs, pine over Dragon Quest X, and talk about "event fatigue" in our online games. 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, DC Universe Online, DDO News: The great Anthem exposé riles up BioWare News: Guild Wars 2 reorganizes, announces final Season 4 episode title News: RIFT outlines its battle pass system News: Albion Online steels itself for free-to-play News: Will we ever see Dragon Quest X? News: Black Desert kills its battle royale mode Mailbag: Event fatigue Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Legion of Dawn" from Anthem Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Pl

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin claim their rightful place as Smarty Pants due to their shrewd sifting of real and fools news. Also on this week's eclectic episode, a spiritual successor to Jumpgate emerges, EverQuest's sequel is hinted at once again, and Rend pulls off a surprise launch! 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 April Fools is here once more! Adventures in MMOs: Guild Wars 2, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Blade and Soul News: Jumpgate gets a sort-of sequel with Warp Nexus News: Funcom's next Secret World project is a separate game News: EverQuest 3 is being rebuilt from the ground-up News: Rend surprises us with an abrupt launch News: Star Citizen grows ovaries News: Neverwinter and DDO's next expansions get release dates Mailbag: MMO emulators Outro Other info: Podcast

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin tackle the controversial FFXIV expansion revelations, debate World of Warcraft's level squish proposal, look at Albion Online's free-to-play version, talk about gaming with your children, and we learn a surprising revelation about the site's editor-in-chief! 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: Trove, SWG, Starmourn, LOTRO, Rock Band News: FFXIV announces gender-locked races, Dancer class News: Is a level squish coming to World of Warcraft? News: Albion Online goes free-to-play News: Glitch revival projects combine forces News: Age of Conan's new Unconquered mode News: Google Stadia has everyone talking Mailbag: Feeling behind in MMOs Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Stormblood Theme" from FFXIV Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Lis

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin get ten types of nerdy with Harry Potter, World of Warcraft, progression servers, and a public service announcement about not being ashamed to call your game an "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 own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Show notes: Intro News: We get our first look at Harry Potter: Wizards Unite News: RIFT ends progression server while LOTRO goes into Moria and EverQuest's 20th anniversary servers News: No Man's Sky turns into an MMO News: World of Warcraft Patch 8.1.5 News: Blade and Soul raises its level cap News: The Division 2 launches Mailbag: Playable races dying Mailbag: Tips for gaming while aging Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Silverfrost Mountain Main Theme" from Blade and Soul Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin compare notes over Torchlight Frontiers' alpha test, cover the LOTRO/DDO downtime saga, say farewell to Kritika Online (we never knew ye), and debate the merits of Cryptic's now-sunsetted Foundry system. 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 do we think of Torchlight Frontiers? News: Path of Exile gifts us with the huge Synthesis expansion News: LOTRO and DDO go down for nearly four days News: Kritika Online is on its way out News: Say farewell to Neverwinter and Star Trek Online's Foundry News: Guild Wars 2 gets the warclaw on the ground News: Could Alganon be coming back? Mailbag: Housing in MMOs Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Noblera Customize" from Kritika Online Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stit

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin mull over Funcom's open world Dune announcement, talk up Black Desert's recent developments, chat about the Dungeons and Dragons Online expansion, give ample warning to Atlas' pirates, 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: Eldevin, LOTRO, Paragon Chat, Trove, DDO, SWG Sponsored News: Black Desert Online launches on Xbox One News: Funcom's financials and Dune announcement News: Anarchy Online reveals a fresh start server News: Elder Scrolls Online pumps out a dungeon update News: Atlas gets itself wiped off the map News: Guild Wars 2 looks to the future while #Love4ArenaNet mourns lost devs News: DDO ramps up for its Masterminds of Sharn expansion News: Could Outlaws of the Old West meet our western needs? Mailbag: Recommend

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin boggle over the mass layoffs at ArenaNet and Blizzard, slap Daybreak on the wrist for another Friday evening announcement, tell listeners how they can join the MOP team, and answer a buttload of listener emails! 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, LOTRO, Trove, SWG News: Blizzard's layoffs were worse than we thought News: ArenaNet announces mass layoffs News: World of Warcraft gets ready for more allied races News: PlanetSide Arena shoves off to summer News: LOTRO releases producer's letter News: Massively OP is hiring! Mailbag: Supporting ethical studios Mailbag: Learning to play really old MMOs Mailbag: Project Titan hypotheticals Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Preparation" from LOTRO Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Liste

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin look at the ongoing train wreck at Blizzard, dive into a preview of Amazon's New World, see a different way that Star Citizen is communicating, debate Blizzard's handling of Diablo III, 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, Astroneer, Elite News: Activision Blizzard slashes hundreds of jobs News: An extended look at Amazon's New World News: Sign language in Star Citizen? News: Guild Wars and Tibia bring something new to old games News: RIFT has some life left in it after all Mailbag: World of Warcraft refugees Mailbag: Why has Blizzard abandoned Diablo III? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Eye of the North Overture" from Guild Wars Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Pl

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