The day has come and FFXIV Endwalker is finally in early access! Although we've only been able to play for a few hours, we give you our thoughts on the early goings while we want YOUR thoughts on the expansion (or why you don't play!) for next week's show! We'll also chat about money issues for a number of companies...including falling stock prices and dumb sale decisions. All that and more on this week's Always Online!

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Always Online (formerly the Free-To-Play Cast) is the official podcast (and videocast) of MMOBomb.com about multiplayer online games. Always Online takes on the week's biggest news with plenty of opinion, weekly bombs, community feedback, guests, laughs thrown in for good measure and much more. Have fun and expect a new episode next week!

Halo just went ahead and yeeted itself out into the wild with a battle pass that makes progression PAINFULLY slow (they're "working on it"), Bobby Kotick finds himself in VERY hot water as the Blizzard news heats up, and what is the future of New World if Amazon Games can't get things together quickly? All that and more on this week's Always Online!

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Always Online (formerly the Free-To-Play Cast) is the official podcast (and videocast) of MMOBomb.com about multiplayer online games. Always Online takes on the week's biggest news with plenty of opinion, weekly bombs, community feedback, guests, laughs thrown in for good measure and much more. Have fun and expect a new episode next week!

The last Live Letter is done and we were all surprised at the announcement of a delay to the release of FFXIV's Endwalker expansion, we got some more details about the MMORPG's new PvP Crystal Conflict mode, and some system details. Then we talk about PlanetSide 2's new continent and LOTRO's new expansion before wrapping up with some good changes for Ubisoft and Blizzard...but are they enough? All that and more on this week's Always Online!

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00:00 Show Intro

Always Online (formerly the Free-To-Play Cast) is the official podcast (and videocast) of MMOBomb.com about multiplayer online games. Always Online takes on the week's biggest news with plenty of opinion, weekly bombs, community feedback, guests, laughs thrown in for good measure and much more. Have fun and expect a new episode next week!

The multiplayer gaming podcast is back and the financials are in for  Blizzard, EA, and Square Enix. We'll look at who won and lost on that front (and watch SE slap Marvel's Avengers) before we roll through and take a look at an upcoming MMORPG that gamigo is teasing...only to have them show up LIVE and troll us some more. We'll finish up with Lost Ark loot box talk and your weekly bombs! All that and more on this week's  Always Online!

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00:00 Show Intro

Always Online (formerly the Free-To-Play Cast) is the official podcast (and videocast) of MMOBomb.com about multiplayer online games. Always Online takes on the week's biggest news with plenty of opinion, weekly bombs, community feedback, guests, laughs thrown in for good measure and much more. Have fun and expect a new episode next week!

The multiplayer gaming podcast is back and we're bringing you all the latest updates regarding Blizzard's future, FFXIV's RMT and TOS updates aimed at the Party Finder, we take a look at some V Rising gameplay, examine new details regarding Lost Ark's payment model, and wonder what a Warner Bros. brawler game would look like! All that and more on this week's Always Online!

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04:17 Blizzard Updates

21:31 FFXIV RMT Update And A Warner Bros. Brawler?

32:27 Lost Ark Payment Model and V Rising Gameplay

38:52 Weekly Bombs (DA-Bomb / A-Bomb) / Question of the Week

Always Online (formerly the Free-To-Play Cast) is the official podcast  (and videocast) of MMOBomb.com about multiplayer online games. Always  Online takes on the week's biggest news with plenty of opinion, weekly bombs, community feedback, guests, laughs thrown in for good measure and much more. Have fun and expect a new episode next week!

The multiplayer gaming podcast is back and this week starts off with our early reviews of the newly launched F2P MMORPG Elyon. We then head down the dark path of Destiny 2's terrible decision to lock dungeons behind upgraded editions of the Witch Queen expansion and finish off with quick-hit news from FFXIV, Blizzard, and Steam! All that and more on this week's Always Online!

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03:40 Our Elyon Early Impressions

31:01 Bungie Screws Up With Destiny 2 Payment Models

42:45 Quick Hit News (FFXIV, Blizzard, and Steam)

52:10 Weekly Bombs (DA-Bomb / A-Bomb)

Always Online (formerly the Free-To-Play Cast) is the official podcast (and videocast) of MMOBomb.com about multiplayer online games. Always Online takes on the week's biggest news with plenty of opinion, weekly bombs, community feedback, guests, laughs thrown in for good measure and much more. Have fun and expect a new episode next week!

The multiplayer gaming podcast is back and this week we lead of with Twitch being hacked and payout totals revealed, Ubisoft's plan to release yet another free-to-play battle royale, Valve refunding Dota International tickets, Sora coming to Smash, and a look at the Mad King's event in Guild Wars 2! All that and more on this week's Always Online!

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The multiplayer gaming podcast is back and on this week's Always Online episode we run down the Job Actions trailer and Live Letter details for FFXIV, talk about Blizzard's compounding legal issues and Fortnite not coming back to iOS anytime soon, and finally the Pokemon TCG! All that and more on this week's Always Online!

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00:00 Show Intro

Always Online (formerly the Free-To-Play Cast) is the official podcast (and videocast) of MMOBomb.com about multiplayer online games. Always Online takes on the week's biggest news with plenty of opinions, weekly bombs, community feedback,  guests, laughs thrown in for good measure, and much more. Have fun and expect a new episode next week!

The multiplayer gaming podcast is back and on this week's Always Online episode we run down the Job Actions trailer and Live Letter details for  FFXIV, talk about Blizzard's compounding legal issues and Fortnite not coming back to iOS anytime soon, and finally the Pokemon TCG! All that and more on this week's Always Online!

Discussion Timestamps:

00:00 Show Intro

Always Online (formerly the Free-To-Play Cast) is the official podcast (and videocast) of MMOBomb.com about multiplayer online games.  Always  Online takes on the week's biggest news with plenty of opinions, weekly bombs, community feedback, guests, laughs thrown in for good measure, and much more. Have fun and expect a new episode next week!

On this week's show, Blizzard seems focused on the wrong things right now, there's news from Epic, Splitgate, and Funcom that makes you say,  "Wow", and finally we cover some MMOS out of nowhere! All that and more on this week's Always Online!

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00:00 Show Intro

Always Online (formerly the Free-To-Play Cast) is the official podcast  (and videocast) of www.MMOBomb.com about multiplayer online games. Always  Online takes on the week's biggest news with plenty of opinion, weekly bombs, community feedback, guests, laughs thrown in for good measure and much more. Have fun and expect a new episode next week!