Massively OP Podcast

Kind of a weird and fascinating week for MMOs, as an expansion has a legal showdown with a charity, a western MMO is announced, and Vvardenfell decided to come to us two weeks early. Is the industry shaping up for the most explosive June on record? It might just be! 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: Warframe, Guild Wars 2, ARK, Conan Exiles, EverQuest 2, The Secret World, LOTRO News: Wild West Online announced News: RIFT: Starfall Prophecy changes its name News: Secret World Legends gets June 26th launch date News: Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind gets a two-week head start News: TERA pushes out Velik's Fate Mailbag: Getting back into MMOs Mailbag: Marvel Heroes guild Mailbag: F2P MMO recommendations Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Wild Wild West" by Will Smith Your show hosts: MJ 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

Is Ashes of Creation destined to be the Kickstarter event of the year? Today on the 'cast, Bree and Justin talk about this crowdfunding tsunami, several MMO patches, a superhero preview, and even a launch. It was a busy 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: SWTOR, Guild Wars 2, Marvel Heroes, Ultima Online News: Ashes of Creation weathers first week of Kickstarter News: Blizzard's Q1 2017 financials News: Darkfall: Rise of Agon launches News: Guild Wars 2 starts talking expansion News: Marvel Heroes' 2017 plans Mailbag: How satisfied are we with these plans? News: WildStar drops 1.7.1, Neverwinter is go for Shroud of Souls Mailbag: Parched on sandboxes Update on Patreon and badges Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Pub Tune" from Ultima Online Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

Face it: No matter how hard you train, no matter how many voice coaches you hire, no matter how much you spend on expensive recording equipment, you can never be a legendary podcaster. Legendary podcasters are born once in a century, and the Massively OP Podcast has two of them on staff. It just so happens that they've been missing for the past 114 shows. 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 1, Kingdom of Loot, City of Heroes News: Ashes of Creation kicks off Kickstarter News: Guild Wars 2 announces Flashpoint episode, legendary armor News: Star Trek Online escalates things News: Final Fantasy XIV expansion live letter News: Neverwinter claims 15M players News: World of Warcraft breaks addon to fix performance Mailbag: Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Live Report" from Undertale Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

What does a week where the news douses us in a shower of smaller stories look like? Bree and Justin wring out of their clothes, shaking loose tales of metropolises in the planning, console features, anniversary parties, and dance studios. Maybe it won't flood the world of MMOs, but it definitely waters the lawns of our interest! 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, Guild Wars 2, World of Warcraft News: Ashes of Creation shows its metropolis News: What's Carbine Studios up to? News: Marvel Heroes console has local coop, starts beta test News: World of Warcraft gets all dancey News: LOTRO's 10th anniversary News: Project Gorgon's graphical upgrade Mailbag: Why should we care about Trove? Paragon Chat party! Mailbag: Why are MMOs getting away from pets? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Original Theme" from LOTRO Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

Do you want to date my space avatar? She's a star and she's hotter than a supernova by far. Or maybe you're a loony tooner? What's the socially acceptable way to reference your character in an MMORPG without coming across like some weirdo from another gaming era? Bree and Justin will devote their lives to figuring out this question. 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: Adventures in MMOs: Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, Trove News: TERA brings in the Valkyrie News: Elite Dangerous adds avatars, suffers rollback News: World of Warcraft previews Patch 7.2.5 News: Star Citizen posts development roadmap News: WildStar's state of the game News: Sub-classes for Trove? Mailbag: Making MMO content accessible Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Turnabout" from TERA Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

Since it takes a superheroic effort to put on a podcast every week -- so many words! so many Star Wars Galaxies references! -- Bree and Justin consider themselves in equal company with this week's superhero news and discussion. From Ship of Heroes to Marvel Heroes to City of Heroes, it's 300% of your RDA of spandex in one hour! 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: Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2 News: Marvel Heroes announces console edition News: Ship of Heroes' short Kickstarter bid News: SWTOR gets ready for its first raid in two years News: Starting to get a look at Secret World Legends News: Black Desert has a whole lot planned for this year News: EVE Fanfest Mailbag: Dressing up Mailbag: Hope for City of Heroes successor? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Freedom Court" from City of Heroes Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

Justin goes away to Disney for a week and the MMO world explodes with news, which is to be expected. From a controversial reboot to a controversial superhero return to a controversial patch, there's no shortage of ruffled feathers and quirked eyebrows at this past week's news roundup! 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: Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, Paragon Chat News: April Fools pranks News: Secret World Legends reboot Mailbag: Secret World Legends News: World of Warcraft Patch 7.2 and item scaling controversy News: Destiny 2 announced News: Goodbye Club Penguin News: RIFT's Patch 4.1 rolls out Mailbag: Asheron's Call guilds Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Untold Legends" from Destiny Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

Join us in welcoming today Citadel Studios' Project Lead Derek Brinkmann from Legends of Aria (née Shards Online) for an hour-long interview about the game's rebranding, new MMO focus, and upcoming alpha tests! 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: Interview with Legends of Aria's Derek Brinkmann PAX East Ultima Online Legends of Aria elevator pitch Solving the open PvP problem Why change from Shards Online? Testing schedule Financials Skill-based MMOs What does your work day look like? The community Private shards The game world and story What do you enjoy playing? Going incognito Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Trailer Theme" from Shards Online Your show hosts: 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

Roll for initiative! Bree and Justin are getting all kinds of nerdy with this week's show, in which they talk about Dragon-people, the return of a long-abandoned sci-fi game, a momentous anniversary, and the viability of sandbox 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 own letter to the show, use the "Tips" button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Show notes: Adventures in MMOs: Wizard101, World of Warcraft, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2 Site: Our PAX Awards News: DDO releases the Dragonborn race News: The Repopulation comes back online News: EverQuest turns 18 News: Eternal Crusade goes free-to-play News: Pathfinder Online's one-year plan Mailbag: Funcom's new game? Mailbag: Viability of sandboxes Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Tavern 1" from DDO Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

As Massively OP is on the scene at PAX East this year, we've got plenty of juicy news and interviews to discuss on the show! What game is coming to console this year? What secret is Eliot hiding? What MMO just got a name change? Find out in today's episode! 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: PAX East coverage News: Shards Online becomes Legends of Aria News: TERA is officially coming to console News: Trove's console edition News: FFXIV interview News: Dauntless News: Kritika Online News: Conan Exiles Mailbag: Why don't western MMOs look as good as eastern MMOs? Mailbag: Permadeath possibilities Outro Other info: Download Episode 108 Podcast theme: "A Savage Beauty" from TERA 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

This week on the show, Justin and Bree celebrate a couple of hearty MMO updates, empathize over a pair of titles getting maintenance moded (is that a phrase?), and reunite with Raph Koster in his latest crafting efforts. 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, Torment, Guild Wars 2 News: Black Desert brings out the Dark Knight News: Age of Conan and Anarchy Online get maintenance moded News: WildStar's Primal Matrix update and free level 50s News: Darkfall Rise of Agon is launching in May News: Path of Exile's Patch 2.6 News: Revelation Online's soft launch Mailbag: Differences between console and PC fanbases Mailbag: Mount and armor conformity Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Grist for the Mill" from WildStar Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

Call this episode "tangent city," because it doesn't take much to send Bree and Justin down conversational rabbit holes! From discussing why Champions Online failed to pick up City of Heroes' refugees to going on epic rants against gankboxes, you'll need a flow chart and a five-dimensional mind to follow all of the topics of today's show. Good luck! 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, Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2, Crowfall, The Secret World News: The Secret World announces relaunch News: Landmark goes dark News: Our look into Elder Scrolls Online's expansion News: Albion Online is launching in July News: Guild Wars 2's skill balancing patch News: Ship of Heroes' upcoming Kickstarter Champions Online side topic Mailbag: ESO and lobotomies Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Dancing with Ricky Pagan" from The Secret World Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

This week saw one of the biggest MMO industry shakeups in recent memory, with big-name developers leaving long-term posts and Amazon giving Smedley a shot at redemption. Add in revelations about two major upcoming expansions, and it's all we can do to bottle up the news and deliver it to you before it explodes all over the place! 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, FFXIV, WildStar News: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood reveals oh-so-many details News: Path of Exile reveals Fall of Oriath, starts up legacy league News: Skyforge is coming to PlayStation 4 News: Smedley joins up with Amazon Game Studios News: Emily Taylor leaves Daybreak and Daniel Dociu leaves ArenaNet Mailbag: Level scaling blues Mailbag: Finding a game like Guild Wars 1 Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Go Go Posing Ranger's Theme" from FFXIV Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

Financial nerds ahoy! On today's show, Bree and Justin talk about the economics of WoW Tokens and earnings reports, encouraging listeners to break out their accountant books to play along. There's a secret message encoded for those who balance their checkbooks correctly! 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, Elder Scrolls Online News: WoW Tokens expand functionality, explode in price News: Quarterly financials from Blizzard, NCsoft, Nexon News: Ashes of Creation's dungeon demo News: Guild Wars 2's Head of the Snake episode News: Revelation Online starts taking name reservations Mailbag: MMOs we want to play vs. ones we feel obligated Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Last Stand B" from World of Warcraft Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

We apologize in advance. The news of the return of Bree's most favorite Elder Scrolls setting has jacked up her excitement levels to 11. Be warned that this episode may contain any and all of the following: gleeful giggling, spontaneous singing, half-hour recollections of the old days, readings of player-written poetry, and confetti thrown through your computer speakers. 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, SWTOR, Marvel Heroes, Elder Scrolls News: Morrowind announced for Elder Scrolls Online News: Perfect World lays off 30 employees News: SolForge gets saved News: Conan Exiles is off to a strong but weird start News: Dungeons and Dragons Online Update 34 News: Marvel Heroes adds Beast and Jubilee Mailbag: Can WildStar pull it around in 2017? Mailbag: What happened with Hero's Song? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from Morrowind Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

As we say in MMO worlds, when one ship sinks, another one sets sail. On today's show, Larry and Justin tip their hats to Asheron's Call while struggling to keep on top of all of the news of other games and their upcoming content. From tactical operations to high seas expansions, it's a jam-packed show! Without the jam! 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 A special message from Bree about the site comment system Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, Star Trek Online, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR News: Asheron's Call games sunset News: LOTRO's 2017 roadmap News: SWTOR talks Update 5.2 News: H1Z1's console edition might still happen News: Black Desert goes to Margoria News: Guild Wars 2's next episode is coming in February Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Taimi's Game Part 1" from Guild Wars 2 Your show hosts: Larry 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

You will believe a man can fly -- and you will believe that two gamers can make a podcast. As with great power comes great responsibility, Bree and Justin stand united and ask, "Why so serious about patches?" On today's show, heroes aren't born; they're built from gear, stats, and bizarre character concepts. (It's a superhero-themed episode, if you haven't figured out by now.) 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, LOTRO News: Marvel Heroes' massive update News: Standing Stone interview about LOTRO and DDO News: Elder Scrolls Online's housing is coming soon News: World of Warcraft begins testing 7.2 News: Wizards of the Coast's new studio News: Path of Exiles is coming to Xbox One Mailbag: Standing Stone and Daybreak Mailbag: Blizzard Watch Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Credits" from Marvel Heroes Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

Grab a glass of bubbly and celebrate with us: Today the Massively OP Podcast turns 100... 100 episodes, that is. For this grand event, Larry's prepared a robust review of Elder Scrolls Online's housing and Justin's brushed off his tap-dancing skills. Also, the two review some of the most far-fetched MMO news from this past week... and boy, did it get nutty. 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 housing, ARK: Survival Evolved News: The Repopulation returns! News: Nintendo Switch revealed News: Nostalrius changes its mind on Elysium News: HeroWarz goes on hiatus for a year News: Pathfinder Online is still alive, believe it or not News: Star Trek Online's Season 12 is coming this month Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Sentience" from The Repopulation Your show hosts: Larry 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

We're not yet a full week into the new year and we've already been delivered news of a major shutdown. In today's episode, Bree and Justin talk about the fallout of the Landmark announcement, the Hi-Rez Expo, and several major patches. 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: Asheron's Call, Trove News: Landmark gets a shutdown notice News: World of Warcraft's Patch 7.1.5 is here News: Final Fantasy XIV preps for Patch 3.5 News: WildStar's new endgame progression News: Hi-Rez Expo News: Ashes of Creation's nodes Mailbag: Can you trust in Daybreak again? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Alpha Music 7" from Landmark Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

To kick off the new year in style, the Massively OP crew has assembled for one of its raucous roundtables! In this episode, the team wraps up 2016, discusses the year-end awards, and looks forward to the year to come. 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 did we like playing the most in 2016? What are we looking forward to in 2017? How the awards are set up Awards: What was the most interesting award this year? Awards: What game were you the most glad to see win an award? Awards: What award result did you disagree with the most? Awards: Drama with popcorn MMOs What do we want to accomplish this year? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Fulfilling Destiny" from SWTOR Your show hosts: Bree, Eliot, Larry, MJ, 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

In the last show of the year, the Massively OP Podcast is digging through eight letters from the community about all things MMOs. From talking about console MMOs to disabling chat options to... tattoos, Bree and Justin plow through reader emails with their stylish aplomb and dorkness. 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: Asheron's Call goodbye Mailbag: Why aren't more MMOs going to console? Mailbag: What would be the best MMO to start after a long break? Mailbag: No chat options for MOBAs Mailbag: How many people do you need for a good PvE MMO? Mailbag: Tattoo based on games Mailbag: Strong reactions to game music Mailbag: Marvel Heroes developments Mailbag: Subscriptions Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Super Adventure Box Commercial" from Guild Wars 2 Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

There will be no Rogue One spoilers in today's podcast. There will, however, be copious leaks and previews for Rogue Two, which involves some farmboy learning the Force and making friends with a smuggler and a Wookiee while getting the hots for his sister. Oh, and the co-hosts might be talking about the year-end holidays and what MMOs are coming in 2017. 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: News: LOTRO and DDO transferred to indie studio News: Christmas holidays galore News: World of Warcraft legendaries to get adjusted News: Trove comes out on consoles News: ArcheAge has a horrible week News: MMOs coming in 2017 Mailbag: Indie vs. publishers Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Final Victory" from LOTRO Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

December isn't slowing down as we barrel into the holidays, and the podcasters are delighted with all of the hot news and revelations (literally!) from the past week. In this show, the co-hosts talk about Revelation's launch, the reveal of Ashes of Creation, geek out over Elder Scrolls Online's housing, 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 MOP's end of year coverage Adventures in MMOs: ESO, LOTRO, The Secret World News: ArcheAge: Revelation launches, has hiccups News: Ashes of Creation uncovered News: Elder Scrolls Online talks about housing News: EVE Online is being sold off? News: Cold Iron Studio is formed Mailbag: Wakfu waffling Mailbag: New World follow-up? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "This is CPSN" from Club Penguin Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

December isn't slowing down as we barrel into the holidays, and the podcasters are delighted with all of the hot news and revelations (literally!) from the past week. In this show, the co-hosts talk about Revelation's launch, the reveal of Ashes of Creation, geek out over Elder Scrolls Online's housing, 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 MOP's end of year coverage Adventures in MMOs: ESO, LOTRO, The Secret World News: ArcheAge: Revelation launches, has hiccups News: Ashes of Creation uncovered News: Elder Scrolls Online talks about housing News: EVE Online is being sold off? News: Cold Iron Studio is formed Mailbag: Wakfu waffling Mailbag: New World follow-up? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "This is CPSN" from Club Penguin Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

Fleshy organics hold no chance when they're faced with the bold truth of Larry about lockboxes, t-shirt design, and Star Wars: The Old Republic's newest expansion. On today's show, Larry joins the crew for a look at a surprisingly tense and controversial week of MMO news. 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, Guild Wars 2, Elder Scrolls Online News: SWTOR: Knights of the Eternal Throne launches News: Black Desert merges servers into a new world News: Daybreak has a new president News: Lockboxes arrive in Elder Scrolls Online News: Players can invest in Crowfall Mailbag: Nostalrius Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Scorpio, The Deceiver" from SWTOR Your show hosts: Bree, Larry, 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

Today on the show we welcome MOP's own resident EVE Online expert Brendan to help us navigate the new expansion and the impact that free-to-play has had on this long-running space 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 Playing EVE casually Risk vs. reward Is this real free-to-play? Is it frustrated or fun to play as an alpha clone? Reactions to free-to-play The new, new player experience What's in the expansion for veterans? Trips and tricks for new EVE Online players What are some of the best improvements EVE has made in the past couple of years? What is coming next for the game? No Man's Sky news and reaction Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Ascension Theme" from EVE Online Your show hosts: Brendan 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

With four MMORPG expansions releasing this past week, the podcast team certainly has its plate full with meaty discussions. As a special treat, they've invited two of RIFT's developers on the show to talk about Starfall Prophecy's release. 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 Interview: RIFT: Starfall Prophecy's Lead System Designer Andy Kirton and Lead Content Designer Julia Adams-Esgrow News: EverQuest and EverQuest II launch expansions News: The Secret World talk News: G-Star 2016 highlights Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from RIFT: Starfall Prophecy Your show hosts: MJ 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

Is there nothing more joyous, more jovial than spending an afternoon crunching hard numbers to deduce the financial state of studios? No, unless it's listening to Bree and Justin put on their best nerdy glasses to do it for you! 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: Twin Saga and a road trip News: Nexon and NCsoft's quarterly reports News: Neocron comes back from the forgotten realm News: Marvel Heroes gets the Beast News: SWTOR outlines class changes News: EVE Online goes free-to-play News: Black Desert merges servers Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Olvia Theme" from Black Desert Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

Bree and Eliot are fresh off a weekend BlizzCon bender, the type full of heady news and weird regret. Today on the show, the co-hosts mull over the news from the convention and imagine what cosplay they'd wear if money and shame were no object. Sexy murloc? Tax accountant Thrall? Overly enthusiastic esports commentator? The possibilities are endless. 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, World of Warcraft, FFXIV News: BlizzCon, BlizzCon, BlizzCon News: Nostalrius activates nuclear option News: Funcom points to a big Secret World update News: Revelation Online goes into closed beta Buy a MOP t-shirt! Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Tristram Theme" from Diablo Your show hosts: Bree, 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

Today on the show, Bree and Justin tackle the numerous patches that came out this past week across the world of MMOs. They also wonder what they would do if their games accidentally disbanded their guilds. Probably panic and widespread rioting, if Justin is involved. 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: Marvel Heroes, Trove, RIFT, The Secret World, World of Warcraft News: Revelation is coming to ArcheAge News: Star Trek Online clocks one million console captains, releases Artifacts update News: EVE Online announces Ascension expansion News: World of Warcraft updates to 7.1 and BlizzCon News: EverQuest patch deletes guilds Mailbag: Hellgate London Mailbag: Back to World of Warcraft Mailbag: How much should we be spending on MMOs? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from Hellgate London Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

Halloween has landed in MMOs, and Bree and Justin have dressed up for the occasion (you can't see us, but trust us, our costumes are impressive). In this edition of the podcast, we talk about seasonal festivities, SWTOR's controversial endgame changes, an expansion to Middle-earth, 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: AdventureQuest 3D, Guild Wars 2, RIFT, World of Warcraft News: Halloween is upon us News: SWTOR changes up its endgame News: LOTRO releases Update 19 News: RIFT dates Starfall Prophecy for November 16th News: Scott Hartsman says the MMO industry is doing fine Mailbag: The problem with endgame Mailbag: Shroud of the Avatar vs. Camelot Unchained Other info: Podcast theme: "A Very Exile Shade's Eve" from WildStar Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

As expected, Final Fantasy XIV made its big expansion announcement at Fanfest this past weekend, and the Massively OP Podcast team is here to pick over the surprising details of the reveal. It's more than just Stormblood, however, as WoW's 7.1 patch, Daybreak's mysterious new project, and a sad goodbye to a children's MMO take up the hour. 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: Chronicle RuneScape Legends, The Secret World, FFXIV, World of Warcraft, Star Wars Galaxies Emu News: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood announced News: World of Warcraft 7.1 coming on October 25th, Tom Chilton leaves the team News: Daybreak is hiring for an unannounced FPS, registers Mythwarden domain name News: Super Hero Squad Online gets cancellation order News: LOTRO previews Update 19 and talks about Mordor expansion Mailbag: MMOs for a former SWG player Mailbag: MMO retirement Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Defender of the Realm" from Final Fantasy XIV 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, Google Plus, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 Knight Tested" from SWTOR 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, Google Plus, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 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, Google Plus, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 Other info: Podcast theme: "Sepiks Redux" from Destiny: Rise of Iron Your show hosts: Justin, MJ, and Eliot 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, and Pocket Casts Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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" from EverQuest II Your show hosts: Bree 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 Other info: Podcast theme: "Stormwind Harbor" 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 FM, TuneIn, Google Play, and Pocket Casts Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 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 seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 theme: "Eveningstar 1" from DDO Your show hosts: Bree and Justin 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 check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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, 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 check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 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 check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 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 check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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, 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 check your flashblock or scriptblock setting. e

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