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On this week’s show, Justin and MJ speculate about the weirdness of a Secret World TV show, get ready for World of Warcraft's Patch 7.3, celebrate Ultima Online's 20th birthday, 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: Lord of the Rings Online, West of Loathing, Secret World Legends, EverQuest II, Warframe, ARK, Just Survive News: The Secret World TV show News: World of Warcraft starts the countdown to Patch 7.3 News: Otherland gets a stay of execution News: Ultima Online starts 20th anniversary celebrations News: Path of Exile is coming to Xbox One this week Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Fantasy Theme" from Otherland Your show hosts: Justin and MJ Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, and Pocket Casts Follow Massively Ov

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree break down the big Guild Wars 2 news, celebrate FFXIV's momentous milestone, muse about Dual Universe, and more! We also have a special interview with H1Z1: Just Survive Creative Director Ben Jones about the massive overhaul to this survival sandbox. 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: Lord of the Rings Online, Guild Wars 2 News: Final Fantasy XIV passes 10 million players News: Guild Wars 2's preview weekend, level 80 character boosts News: Dual Universe gets big investment News: NCsoft financials Interview: Just Survive's Ben Jones Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from H1Z1 Your show hosts: Bree and Justin Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, and Pocket Casts Follow Massively Ov

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree dive into the Guild Wars 2 expansion reveal, the first steps into Mordor, an alt-friendly World of Warcraft, the problem with raiding in MMOs, 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: Lord of the Rings Online, Guild Wars 2 News: Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire revealed News: Lord of the Rings Online: Mordor launches News: Path of Exile: The Fall of Oriath releases News: World of Warcraft becomes a whole lot more alt-friendly Mailbag: Why do raids have to be ultimate endgame content? Mailbag: MMOs launching or adapting to console? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Mordor Login 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 Massive

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree talk about Trove's underdog status, the impact of server merges on open world housing, playing as a deer, gender stereotypes in MMOs 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, Secret World Legends, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2 News: Trove's Eclipse expansion is coming soon! News: ArcheAge and Blade and Soul announce server merges News: Star Citizen keeps delaying its Alpha 3.0 News: Chronicles of Elyria's roadmap News: Crowfall lets you play as a deer News: DC Universe Online's massive stat revamp Mailbag: Has Bree ever gotten into non-fantasy MMOs? Mailbag: Soloing through the storyline Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Racing Theme" from Star Citizen Your show hosts: Bree and Justin Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Pla

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree talk about a beloved MMO going mobile, the end of Guild Wars 2 (in a manner of speaking), the start of Dark and Light, LARPing at Disney 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: Secret World Legends, World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2 News: RuneScape goes mobile News: Guild Wars 2 ends season 3, looks forward to expansion News: Dark and Light does the early access thing News: RIFT pumps out Patch 4.2 News: Star Trek Online puts out Season 13.5 Mailbag: Why has FFXIV never clicked for Justin? Mailbag: Non-fantasy MMOs? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Scatherran Forest Light" 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 Massiv

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree recount the odd history of Walking in Stations, debate the Mordor pre-order, tackle a trio of MMO updates, talk with ARK's soundtrack composer, 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, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2, Super Hero Squad Online, Wizard101 News: EVE Online kills its captain's quarters News: LOTRO's pre-order info News: SWTOR's Update 5.3 releases News: Black Desert's waterpark News: Albion Online launches News: Citadel sandbox Interview with ARK Composer Gareth Coker Mailbag: Getting invested in a class Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Theme" and "Overseer" from ARK Your show hosts: Bree and Justin Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, and Pock

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree mourn the passing of Firefall, find out what's behind Tibia's secret door, muse about World of Warcraft's next expansion, 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, World of Warcraft, Elder Scrolls Online News: Firefall is abruptly cancelled News: Did we just learn about World of Warcraft's next expansion? News: Wild West Online's gameplay video News: Secret World Legends' roadmap News: Tibia's secret door News: TennoCon 2017 Mailbag: Getting rid of pure DPS roles Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Login 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, Go

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree talk about walking into Mordor, warping over to Argus, delving into secret conspiracies, battling on a comet, resurrecting super villains, 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, Elder Scrolls Online News: World of Warcraft starts testing Patch 7.3 News: LOTRO starts testing Mordor News: Secret World Legends' launch and post-launch changes News: RIFT makes expansion free, preps July patch News: Kritika Online goes into open beta News: Master X Master launches Mailbag: Nothing like Star Wars Galaxies! Mailbag: Following the MMO crowd Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Kingsmouth Ahead" from The Secret World Your show hosts: Bree and Justin Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Go

On this special bonus episode, Justin catches up with Richard Garriott and Starr Long about Ultima Online's spiritual successor, Shroud of the Avatar. How is this project shaping up now that it's nearing launch? Listen and find out! 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 Geocaching What is Shroud of the Avatar? How do you retrain players to this type of game? How did May's free trial program go? Can you clarify the rollout? Why not do a wipe right before launch? What's the status on the offline mode? How will that work for grouping? What are the paths? Are you still aiming for a five-episode rollout? How big is an episode? When is optimization coming? How many scenes are in the game? How are you going to promote and hype the launch? Player investments Why a spiritual successor? Outro Other info: Po

On this week’s show, Justin sits down with Ashes of Creation's Steven Sharif to talk about the game's successful Kickstarter, handling a wild community, and the next steps for this up-and-coming sandbox MMORPG. 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 is Ashes of Creation? What do you like best about some other MMOs you've played? What's the office environment like there at Intrepid? Why was this Kickstarter such a success? What did you learn from the Kickstarter process? Why did the web store take so long to start up? Will the store post totals? Why no stretch goals? Will there be continued fundraising? Have you done anything to mitigate complaints about the affiliate system? How much of the game is playable right now? Will we start getting blog posts again? How do you time nodes so they don't

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree talk about FFXIV: Stormblood's early access launch, Destiny 2's PC delay, Elder Scrolls Online's next DLC drops, breaking up the trinity in MMOs, 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: Sims 4, FFXIV, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online News: FFXIV sounds the starting pistol to Stormblood News: Destiny 2 is coming out on PC in late October, won't see PS4 exclusives until next year News: BioWare's Anthem makes waves News: Bless Online will be released here after all News: Elder Scrolls Online's next DLC revealed News: LOTRO's secret anniversary quest Mailbag: Fencing in MMOs Mailbag: Better patch numbering? Mailbag: Non-combat progression systems Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Stormblood Menu Theme" from FFXIV Your show hosts: Bree

On this week’s show, Justin and Bree talk about the huge revelation of Cryptic's Magic: The Gathering MMO, the premature demise of Bless Online, World of Warcraft's new launch, 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: A summer malaise  News: Cryptic announces Magic: The Gathering MMO News: Fractured is revealed News: Aeria Games drops Bless Online from western release News: World of Warcraft Patch 7.2.5 is rolling out this Tuesday News: Secret World Legends announces headstart, widens beta News: Wild West Online sells early bird packages Mailbag: Managing inventory Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Salty Sailor" 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 Cas

On this week's show, Justin and Bree welcome summer by talking about SWTOR's roadmap, Black Desert's amazing Steam debut, and a troubling Shroud of the Avatar announcement, as well as a mailbag question about casual gaming. 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, Marvel Heroes, Elder Scrolls Online News: SWTOR's summer road map News: Ashes of Creation ends Kickstarter at $3.27M News: Lots of FFXIV: Stormblood coverage News: Neverwinter's Tomb of Annihilation update News: Shroud of the Avatar's July launch News: Black Desert does very well on Steam Mailbag: Casual gaming Badge update Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Kariela's Song" from Shroud of the Avatar Your show hosts: Bree and Justin Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google

When does Final Fantasy become, well, final? It's probably not going to end with Final Fantasy XIV, which shows every intention of outlasting all of us as long as it keeps pumping out Moogle plushies and Hildebrand quests. On the show today, Eliot lends his FFXIV expertise on the next step of this saga. 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, FFXI, Neverwinter, World of Warcraft News: Secret World Legends talks about its F2P model News: LOTRO signs back on Chance Thomas to score Mordor News: Alternative server rulesets launch in EverQuest and Allods Online, while RIFT mulls challenge server News: Black Desert releases on Steam Mailbag: Role homogenization (FFXIV blog post) Mailbag: PvP pay-to-win Mailbag: Marvel Heroes overreaction? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "

Just when you think the MMO industry is predictable, it jukes and jags all over the place, tossing out surprises left and right in an attempt to shake you off its tail (or to pull you in, we haven't decided on that one yet). Marking one of the most unpredictable news weeks of 2017, Bree and Justin ride out westerns, space operas, and fantasies with aplomb. 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, Dreamfall Chapters, Ultima Online News: Morrowind launches head start News: Crowfall reveals class/race choices, graphical improvements News: Wild West Online kills Kickstarter plans News: Destiny 2 details revealed News: Funcom has a great quarter, offers free Age of Conan boosts News: Star Citizen crosses $150M in crowdfunding Mailbag: Dating in MMOs Outro Other info: Podca

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 s

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 a

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

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 i

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 Massive