Massively OP Podcast

On this week's episode, Bree, Colin, and Justin talk about the big Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons launch, how the Ukraine war is affecting MMOs, SWTOR's path forward, SOLO's free-to-play conversion, and whether it's time to pull the plug on New World... or not.

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
• Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons impressions
• News: How the Ukraine war is affecting MMOs
• News: SWTOR sort of admits it botched Legacy of the Sith's rollout
• News: Conan Chop Chop is here
• News: SOLO goes free-to-play
• Mailbag: When is it time to pull the plug on an MMO?
• Outro

Other info:

• Podcast theme: "Jade Sea" from Guild Wars 2
• Your show hosts: Justin, Colin, and Bree
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On this week's episode, Bree and Justin talk about End of Dragons' launch, Black Desert's newest expansion, Dungeons and Dragons Online's freebies, World of Warcraft's Patch 9.2, Elder Scrolls Online achievement reduction, and how the elimination of faction restrictions changes 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.

Show notes:

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: ESO, DDO, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2
• News: Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons launches
• News: Black Desert announces Mountain of Eternal Winter expansion
• News: DDO unlocks classes and races, kicks of 16th anniversary
• News: World of Warcraft's Patch 9.2: Eternity's End comes out
• News: EverQuest II opens its level-agnostic server
• News: Some Elder Scrolls Online players not happy with account-wide achievements
• Voicemail: Easing of faction identity in MMOs
• Outro

Other info:

• Podcast theme: "Gloura Village" from EverQuest II
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 361: A disturbance in the Force

On this week's episode, Bree and Justin talk about Lost Ark's massive launch, how a franchise auction might impact LOTRO, a date for World of Warcraft 9.2, the fate of TitanReach, love for Conan Chop Chop, and a rant about zones we hate.

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: WoW Classic, Lost Ark, LOTRO
• News: Lost Ark releases to staggering numbers
• News: Conan Chop Chop plans a March 1st launch
• News: Lord of the Rings franchise rights are up for sale
• News: World of Warcraft Patch 9.2 squeezes into February
• News: TitanReach is officially dead. Again.
• Mailbag: Zones we hate
• Outro

Other info:

• Podcast theme: "Romantic Weapon" from Lost Ark
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's episode, Bree, Chris, and Justin talk about Guild Wars 2's expansion launch date, World of Warcraft's new approach to cross-faction play, Blizzard's continued downward slide, Star Citizen's roadmap tantrum, a rollback for Mortal Online 2, and Lost Ark's launch 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973.

Show notes:

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, SWG, Zenith, Monster Hunter, LOTRO
• News: Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons gets a launch date
• News: World of Warcraft announces cross-faction play, kills boosting rings
• News: Blizzard's numbers are down by two million users
• News: Star Citizen doesn't want to post its roadmap any more
• News: Mortal Online 2 enacts a 24-hour rollback while New World merges servers
• News: Lost Ark gets ready for launch
• Mailbag: Will SSG and Daybreak remain separate?
• Outro

Other info:

• Podcast theme: "The Motherlode" from World of Warcraft
• Your show hosts: Justin, Chris, and Bree
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 358: High Isle thing, you make my heart sing

On this week's episode, Bree and Justin talk about Microsoft's $69B takeover of Activision Blizzard, the EverQuest franchise roadmaps, Nightingale's non-MMO status, Guild Wars 2's End of Dragon features, and whether streamers help or hurt 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. Show notes:

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, ESO
• News: Microsoft buys out Activision Blizzard
• Mailbag: What will change with this sale?
• News: EverQuest and EverQuest II roadmaps
• News: Nightingale isn't an MMO, sadly
• News: Looking at some End of Dragons features
• News: Riot's Runeterra MMO commits to the concept of group gameplay (Eliot's piece)
• Mailbag: Video game streamers
• Outro

Other info:

• Podcast theme: "Dragon Trainer Tristana" from League of Legends
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's roundtable episode, Bree, Colin, and Justin talk about Elder Scrolls Online's expansion teaser, Lost Ark's gameplay video, ArcheAge's handling under Kakao, Elyon's new class, Doctor Who appearing in EVE Online, and whether it's a good idea to bring back Landmark.

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, ESO, Guild Wars 2
• News: Elder Scrolls Online teases this year's theme
• News: Getting ready for Lost Ark with a new gameplay video
• News: Kakao's ArcheAge delays fresh start server progression
• News: Elyon server merges and new class
• News: EVE Online and... Doctor Who?
• News: Guild Wars 2 tries to restructure WvW again
• Mailbag: Choice and balance in game design
• Mailbag: Why not bring back Landmark?
• Outro

Other info:

• Podcast theme: "Character Creation" from Landmark
• Your show hosts: Justin, Colin, and Bree
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On this week's roundtable episode, Bree, Tyler, MJ, and Justin catch up with the big news from the holidays, recap the MOP 2021 awards, and give our State of the Site report for 2022!

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: New World, Astroneer, Guild Wars 2, Star Trek Online, Albion Online, Star Wars Galaxies, SWTOR, LOTRO, ESO
• Massively OP Awards roundup
• Catch Up News: Takeovers and acquisitions for Cryptic and PWE, Magic Online, Fractured, Legends of Aria, and Crowfall
• Catch Up News: Book of Travels sees big layoffs
• State of the Site 2022
• Outro

Other info:

• Podcast theme: "Youngtree Forest" from Vanguard
• Your show hosts: Justin, Tyler, MJ, and Bree
• Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify
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