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On this week’s show, Bree and Justin put on their voxel capes as they look ahead to Trove's new expansion, LOTRO's Hobbit fantasies, the ups and downs of Elder Scrolls Online's outfit system, 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: Final Fantasy XIV, Closers, Guild Wars 2 News: Trove announces Heroes expansion News: LOTRO starts testing Northern Mirkwood News: Elder Scrolls Online releases Dragon Bones DLC News: SWTOR's 2018 preview News: Secret World Legends takes a look at the agent system News: Tree of Savior merges servers Mailbag: MOP lockboxes Mailbag: Getting lockboxes without gambling Mailbag: Why do MMOs shut down at all? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Grazelands Dawn" from Elder Scrolls Online Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin overdose on candy hearts as they look at Valentine's Day in MMOs -- as well as the Lunar New Year. From expansion alpha testing to a new MMO launch to unifying a game globally, it's a pretty upbeat and positive week of podcast chatter. 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 XIV, World of Warcraft, site upgrades, Ultima Online News: Valentine's Day is here! News: Guild Wars 2 Lunar New Year Patch News: Camelot Unchained announces beta date News: World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth starts alpha testing News: Closers launches News: Black Desert unifies the game globally News: Final Fantasy XIV's population is up Mailbag: Multi-boxing Mailbag: Variety in period MMOs Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Valentione's Day Theme"

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin mull over the fate of MOBAs, investigate Alganon's nebulous state, talk about why subscribing to an alpha test might not be the smartest thing in the world, 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, LOTRO, Final Fantasy VI and IX, Ultima Online News: Gigantic and Paragon go down -- are MOBAs doomed? News: World of Warcraft opens up Battle for Azeroth preorders News: What's going on with Alganon? News: Dungeons and Dragons Online has grand plans for 2018 News: Star Citizen's subscription controversy News: Blade and Soul's Call of the Deep update Mailbag: Auction house and key bindings Mailbag: Time and community Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Hero Selection" from Gigantic Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Li

On this week’s show, the fate of Star Wars: The Old Republic is up for debate! In addition to sorting that out, Justin and Bree discuss the new Age of Conan progression server, Final Fantasy XIV's big content release, EVE Online's disappointing battle, 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, Guild Wars 2, choose your adventure books News: Age of Conan starts up new progression server News: Final Fantasy XIV unloads Patch 4.2 News: SWTOR lays out 2018 plans, but could it be in trouble? News: Closers eyes a February 6th launch News: EVE's million-dollar battle is a bust News: Sea of Thieves has a bumpy closed beta Mailbag: What do you want in an MMO? Mailbag: How do you play MMOs with a newborn? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Character Creat

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin hit up a week of huge MMO news, including Camelot Unchained's investments, RIFT's new subscription server, Devilian's demise, 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, Global Adventures, Guild Wars 2, Ultima Online, Paragon Chat, Portal Knights News: RIFT goes back to subscriptions with Prime News: Devilian gets its death notice News: Camelot Unchained's $7.5 million investment News: Darkfall New Dawn launches News: Albion Online and Chronicles of Elyria lays off staff Mailbag: WildStar and longsuffering sadness Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Asperon Theme" from Devilian Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, and Pocket Casts Foll

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin sift through early 2018 news, including a possible leak of Amazon's New World, a touching player memorial in RIFT, warnings of alien attacks in Elite: Dangerous, 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. Listen to the show right now:   Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Guild Wars 2 News: Did Amazon's New World just get leaked? News: Guild Wars 2 goes gardening News: World of Warcraft pushes out Patch 7.3.5 News: RIFT creates memorial for late teen News: Elite: Dangerous steps up its alien attacks News: More ArcheAge fresh start servers coming? Mailbag: Easing into large sandboxes Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from RIFT: Prophecy of Ahnket Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podca

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin dig into the allied races that are coming soon to World of Warcraft, the non-race of the City of Heroes spiritual successors, meaty early 2018 patches, 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, Champions Online, Guild Wars 2, ARK, Portal Knights, What Remains of Edith Finch? News: World of Warcraft's first wave of allied races incoming News: Fractured shows off magic skills News: Superhero MMOs say they're not in a race, Ship of Heroes says it is destined to succeed News: Black Desert brings in the Mystic class News: Elder Scrolls Online previews February's DLC News: Life is Feudal MMO starts early access testing this week Mailbag: Teaching kids to play on a team Mailbag: Lockboxes and advertising Outro Other

On this week’s show, the whole gang is here! To kick off the new year, Bree, Eliot, MJ, Tina, Brendan, Andrew, Larry, and Justin come together to talk about the past year, the Massively OP Awards, and yet more questions that listeners have for the crew! 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 The staff's gaming year and resolutions Massively OP Awards discussion Mailbag: What is your most favorite MMO food item? Mailbag: Why is there a perception that MMOs have to include PvP? Mailbag: Are there any other MMOs that do something like Secret World's investigation missions? Mailbag: Is there something worse than lockboxes coming to online gaming business models? Mailbag: What is the state of the site? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Magnus Smiles on Suran" from Elder Scrolls Online Your show hosts:

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin upturn the mailbag and spend a whole episode going through listener emails, comments, and questions! It's an anything-goes approach to the end of the year, with topics that include voice controlled MMOs, rapid content creation, and why Bree always seems on the verge of the plague. 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 Mailbag: Story dominating leveling Mailbag: Restoring the social MMO Mailbag: Server merges and housing problems Mailbag: Bree's perpetual sickness Mailbag: Voice control Mailbag: Crafting popularity Mailbag: Loot and reward systems Mailbag: Roblox and content creation Mailbag: Quality of life improvement breaks Mailbag: Our weekly and daily schedules Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Steel Canyon Copper District"

On this week’s show, Bree and Justin throw snowballs, beat up grinches, unwrap presents, and generally save Christmas the way they do every year. It's our last pre-holiday show, so listen in and get on top of all of the last-minute activity from studios before they go on break! 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, World of Warcraft News: Holiday events are out in force! News: ArcheAge goes naval with Maelstrom Awards update News: EverQuest launches Ring of Scale News: Pantheon, Ashes of Creation get into the alpha game News: RIFT's $100 mount box News: Crytek sues Star Citizen News: Funcom gets $10.6M investment Mailbag: Horror and Secret World Legends Mailbag: Iterating the MMO magic away Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Winter Holiday" from World of Warcraft

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree sort out the pile of expansions and updates that developers are scrambling to get out of the door before the holiday break. From vampires to kobolds, there's something for everyone this month, and it only looks to get nuttier with the new year! 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: Dungeons and Dragons Online, Secret World Legends, awards News: Path of Exile: War for the Atlas launches News: Hearthstone: Kobolds and Catacombs launches News: DDO: Mists of Ravenloft releases News: Sea of Thieves announces release date News: RIFT's pay-to-win sale News: Blade and Soul pumps out Dawn of the Lost Continent Mailbag: Getting back into RIFT Mailbag: Champions Online love? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Menu Theme" from Sea of Thieves Your

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree get crazy into minimaps, probably more than you've ever heard a podcast talk about the subject. Trust us, it's a good thing. As the year races to a close, there's a lot to talk about with new patches, land for sale, the cost of making games, 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: Secret World Legends, Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, DDO, Guild Wars 2 News: World of Warcraft starts testing 7.3.5 News: Star Citizen starts selling land now News: Guild Wars 2 goes Daybreak News: Costs of making games from Mark Jacobs and Raph Koster News: Skyforge comes out on Xbox One Mailbag: Minimap hate Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Forest Retreat" from Skyforge Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, S

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree pat their turkey-filled tummies and pontificate on the nebulous fate of Marvel Heroes, look ahead to Lord of the Rings Online's future, and chide World of Warcraft for taking away fun toys. 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, Hearthstone, Trove, Marvel Heroes News: Marvel Heroes dies earlier than expected News: Darkfall: New Dawn gets a launch date News: LOTRO's future plans News: Neverwinter Nights updates to keep old campaigns alive News: World of Warcraft's fun police says no to transmogs Mailbag: Is Disney culpable for the EA lockbox fiasco? Mailbag: Would we pay more for subscription MMOs? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Coronation of Aragorn" from Lord of the Rings Online Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massiv

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree bid a sad farewell to Marvel Heroes (and Master X Master while we're at it). It's not all depressing news; Secret World Legends is killing it, there's a new Path of Exile expansion, and Guild Wars 2's fourth living world season is on its way. 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, DDO, Secret World Legends, Star Trader Frontiers, Reigns, Pocket Legends Adventures, Ultima Online, Guild Wars 2 News: Marvel Heroes is axed... News: ...as is Master X Master News: NCsoft's quarterly report, Guild Wars 2's living world season 4 announcement News: Players revolt over EA's Star Wars Battlefront 2 lockboxes News: Funcom has a great quarter, Secret World Legends drops QoL patch News: Path of Exiles' War for the Atlas expansion

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree wrassle a mess of eastern mobile MMOs that are leaping onto the scene, imagine a world full of Harry Potter gamers wandering about, discuss SWTOR's server merges, and take Guild Wars 2 to task for lockbox missteps. 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, Lord of the Rings Online, Pocket Legends Adventures, NEW PHONE News: Harry Potter: Wizards Unite plans a mobile ARG News: SWTOR's server merge is here News: Guild Wars 2's mount lockboxes Mailbag: Marketing via double-dipping Mailbag: Disabling visual effects News: Upcoming MMO announcements -- Project TL, Blade and Soul Revolution, Aion Tempest, Blade and Soul II, Ascent: Infinite Realm Mailbag: Escapism Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Hedwig's Theme" from Harry

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree dig into the exciting news from BlizzCon, mull over the troubles at Marvel Heroes, mourn the passing of a great studio, and cover a handful 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, Secret World Legends, Dungeons and Dragons Online,  News: BlizzCon 2017: World of Warcraft announces Battle for Azeroth and classic servers News: Marvel Heroes might be in trouble News: PWE shutters Motiga Games and Runic Games News: DCUO ends PlayStation 3 support News: WildStar and Kritika Online patches News: Wild West Online preps persistent alpha for November 15th Mailbag: Locking classes behind a playwall Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Battle for Azeroth music" from World of Warcraft Your show hosts: Justin and Br

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree discuss the up-and-down week that was Star Wars: The Old Republic, boggle at a grand buy-in to a pre-alpha test, and talk about the flurry of MMO releases as of late. 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: World of Warcraft, LOTRO, Secret World Legends, Guild Wars 2, Trove News: SWTOR moves datacenter, response, free expansions, free character slots News: Destiny 2 launches on PC News: RIFT's Crucia's Claw update News: CCP shuts down two studios, EVE releases Lifeblood expansion News: Warframe's open world is going well News: Star Citizen's Citizencon 2017 Mailbag: Is the traditional MMO dead? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Lana, The Advisor" from SWTOR Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Ma

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree go trick or treating as only grown adults can: in a video game! The is also prim and proper talk of MMO expansion pre-orders, launch dates, mouse invasions, and the all-important ELF BUTTS. It's quite the event, to be sure. 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, Trove News: Halloween season arrives News: EverQuest II and DDO start taking expensive expansion pre-orders News: Life is Feudal soft launches next month, Bless Online gets a 2018 launch window News: Destiny 2 comes to PC this week News: Trove's Asian biome coming next month News: Project Gorgon's new user interface Mailbag: Supporting struggling MMOs Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "A Very Exile's Shade's Eve" from WildStar Your show hosts: Justin and Bree

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree navigate the dubious updates that dropped in several major MMOs (as well as a few other ones that seem to have gone off OK). It's practically an all-patch, all-the-time show with the addition of a couple of interesting listener emails regarding accessibility and crafting! 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: Secret World Legends, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, Ultima Online News: LOTRO's Update 21 and gear issues News: FFXIV's 4.1 housing debacle and response News: SWTOR Update 5.5 and balance issues News: Warframe goes open world News: H1Z1 changes its name yet again News: Secret World Legends finally catches up to The Secret World Mailbag: Unnecessarily difficult activities in MMOs Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Shire Hills" from LOTR

On this week’s show, Legends of Aria's Derek Brinkmann returns for another interview about how the indie MMORPG is shaping up as it goes through its "final" alpha and heads toward beta and launch. We also dig deep into the mailbag to gripe about gambling! 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 "Final Alpha" interview with Legends of Aria's Derek Brinkmann Quickie news roundup: Guild Wars 2 is selling waypoints SWTOR server merge World of Warcraft expansion reveal coming Shroud of the Avatar delay Mailbag: What do we consider gambling? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Eldeir Village" from Legends of Aria Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, and Pocket Casts Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook,