Massively OP Podcast

On this week's episode, Bree and Justin talk about Lord of the Rings shade, Overwatch 2's declaration of PvE defeat, a Worlds Adrift spiritual successor, Nightingale's and Ashfall's delays, and the importance of freedom with your character builds.

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 question to the show, use this link.

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, Torchlight II, and Bree's desk
• News: Amazon throws shade at LOTRO
• News: Overwatch 2 ditches PvE development toward an MMO
• News: Worlds Adrift returns... sorta kinda not really
• News: Delays for Nightingale, Ashfall, and Wayfinder
• Mailbag: Allowing for more character build freedom
• Mailbag: How does your character's journey end?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Route 66" from Overwatch
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's episode, Bree and Justin talk about Amazon's new Lord of the Rings MMO, WoW's dragon daycare, official hardcore Classic, Diablo IV's testing, LOTRO's landscape difficulty, FFXIV's next update, and a bunch of financials.

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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973.

Show notes:

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, SWTOR, SWG
• News: Amazon is creating a Lord of the Rings MMO... again
• News: LOTRO starts testing Update 36
• News: World of Warcraft reveals Fractures in Time Update, official Hardcore Classic confirmed
• News: Diablo IV finishes server slam weekend, looks ahead to first season
• News: Financials for NCsoft, Square Enix, Pearl Abyss
• News: FFXIV's The Dark Throne update coming May 23rd
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Gateway to Paradise" from FFXIV
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's episode, Bree and Justin talk about Chrono Odyssey's trailer, Star Trek Online's newest episode, SWTOR's future, EVE Online's 20th anniversary, LOTRO's latest raid, Villagers and Heroes' housing, and WoW's tangled lore.

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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973.

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, WoW Classic, SWG
• News: Star Trek Online's Unraveled update arrives this week
• News: SWTOR teases 7.3 content
• News: Gamigo is easing out of the MMO space
• News: Chrono Odyssey looks quite interesting
• Quick news: EVE Online hits 20, LOTRO releases new raid, Villagers and Heroes is getting housing
• Mailbag: How can WoW make sense of its lore?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "AERIS and the Megaliths" from SWTOR
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's episode, Bree and Justin talk about Blizzard's financials, World of Warcraft 10.1, New World's big changes, MapleStory's war against a class, the mess of the Mad World launch, and Guild Wars 2's content pipeline.

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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973.

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, Star Trek Online
• News: Guild Wars 2 teases robust content pipeline
• News: Microsoft-Activision deal blocked, Blizzard financials
• News: World of Warcraft 10.1 arrives
• News: New World shuts down forums, allows more than one character per server
• News: MapleStory up and deletes a class
• Quickies: Mad World's launch is still a mess, Fractured is no longer under Gamigo
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Snow Drop" from MapleStory
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's episode, Bree and Justin talk about Tarisland's spread across the globe, Throne and Liberty's possible delay, Mad World's head start, DCUO's newest episode, EVE's latest disgrace, and how MMOs can meet accessibility needs.

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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973.

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, Fallout 76
• News: Tarisland is going to launch globally
• News: Throne and Liberty may be delayed
• News: Mad World kicks off head start
• News: DCUO gets a Shock to the System
• News: EVE Anywhere is kaput
• Mailbag: MMO accessibility options
• Mailbag: Why doesn't the podcast do more special guests?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Fanfest 2013" from EVE Online
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's episode, Bree and Justin talk about some mighty big numbers, Wayfinder's delay, LOTRO's new avatar options, the reveal of Mortal Exodus, and why some players very much want to save the world on a daily basis.

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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973.

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, Fallout 76, City of Heroes
• News: Mortal Exodus announced
• News: Wayfinder's beta and early access delayed
• News: LOTRO busts out additional avatar options
• News: Big numbers for ESO, Path of Exile, and Albion Online
• Mailbag: Diminishing returns of MMO storytelling
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Joy of the Free Folk" from LOTRO
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's episode, Bree and Justin talk about WoW's upcoming zone patch, problems in New World and Star Trek Online, Amazon's layoffs, Greg Street's new MMO studio, and slowing down to enjoy your game.

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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973.

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, WoW Classic
• News: World of Warcraft's 10.1 update arrives on May 2nd
• News: New World, Neverwinter, and Star Trek Online encounter extreme bugs
• News: Amazon Games lays off staff
• News: Greg Street starts new MMO studio
• Mailbag: Are MMOs all about speedrunning these days?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "The Bazaar" from EverQuest
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's episode, Bree and Justin talk about this year's April Fools roundup, SWTOR's move to improve, Mad World's launch date, MultiVersus' strange disappearance, the cancelation of E3, and the infuriating move to repackage and resell ARK.

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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973.

• Intro
• April Fools spreads throughout MMOs
• Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, WoW, Guild Wars 2
• News: SWTOR improves backend with 64-bit client, plans move to AWS
• News: Mad World gets an April launch date (and Last Epoch!)
• News: Anvil Empires is announced
• News: MultiVersus gets yanked until next year, E3 canceled, Ark 2 delayed while original is repackaged
• Mailbag: Leaving your mark on game worlds
• Mailbag: Giving players credit for bug reporting (Bree's Green Acres article)
• Outro

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• Podcast theme: "Sky Arena Stage (Synthpop)" from MultiVersus
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's episode, Bree and Justin talk about Lord of the Rings Online's new update, Destiny 2's Lightfall expansion, CCP's blockchain game, Dungeons and Dragons Online's quest giveaway, the hope of Ship of Heroes, the possible return of Alganon, and the thorny question of A.I. in 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973.

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, New World, WoW, City of Heroes
• News: LOTRO's Update 35 lands
• News: Destiny 2 releases Lightfall expansion
• News: CCP is doing a blockchain EVE game
• News: DDO hands out questing coupons
• News: Ship of Heroes shows up on Steam
• News: Is Derek Smart's Alganon coming back?
• Mailbag: AI tech in video games
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "CloudArk" from Destiny 2
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's episode, Bree and Justin talk about Diablo IV's beta, the passing of Destiny 2's Lance Reddick, the disaster of Star Citizen's latest release, LOTRO's crafting scene, Elder Scrolls Online's newest DLC, and the most extreme zones ever created in 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973.

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Diablo IV, World of Warcraft, Star Wars Galaxies
• News: Bidding farewell to Destiny 2's Lance Reddick
• News: Star Citizen's 3.18 has been an unmitigated mess
• News: EverQuest celebrates its 24th anniversary
• News: LOTRO crafts a better crafting system
• News: Elder Scrolls Online's Scribes of Fate DLC releases
• Mailbag: Extreme MMO zones
• Mailbag: Puzzles and multiple paths to solving quests
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Sea Theme" from EverQuest
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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