Massively OP Podcast

In this week's show, Bree and Justin talk about RIFT's precarious position, what happens when a data center catches fire, Guild Wars 2's latest update, LOTRO's 2021 roadmap, Elder Scrolls Online's numbers, returning to MMOs after a break, and hypothetical potential for a crafting and gathering 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973.

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, SWG, City of Heroes
• News: Gamigo fires RIFT developers
• News: European data center burns to the ground
• News: Lucimia's lead ditches the project
• News: Elder Scrolls Online and Fallout 76 are having a good week
• Shorties: LOTRO posts 2021 roadmap, Guild Wars 2's Balance update, Ashes of Creation delays alpha test
• Mailbag: Returning to MMOs after a break
• Mailbag: Could a crafting/gathering MMO work well?
• Mailbag: What do we think about Last Oasis?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Alittu Theme" from RIFT
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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In this week's show, Bree and Justin talk about Elder Scrolls Online's Update 29, an incredible WoW Classic community initiative, and Daybreak's Aliens shooter reveal. There's also a lot of listener mail in this episode, covering topics such as time capsules, anti-streaming MMOs, and MacOS.

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.

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, City of Heroes
• News: Elder Scrolls Online's Update 29, free respecs
• News: WoW Classic fans make their own fresh start server
• News: Daybreak is publishing an Aliens co-op shooter
• Voice mail: MMOs more fun to play than watch
• Voice mail: A time capsule question from 2010
• Mailbag: Is Blizzard shunning MacOS?
• Mailbag: Dumbing down MMOs
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Free 2 Dance" from WildStar
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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In this week's show, Bree and Justin talk about the crushing news of Gamigo and BioWare's cancelations, Dungeons and Dragons Online's huge anniversary, Riot's MMO hiring spree, Blizzard's mobile Warcraft game, and how we can make MMOs "like they used to 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973.

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, WoW Classic, Elder Scrolls Online, City of Heroes
• News: BioWare halts development on Anthem
• News: Gamigo cancels Twin Saga, Eden Eternal, Defiance, and Defiance 2050
• News: Dungeons and Dragons Online's 15th anniversary, mini-expansion, and mysterious teaser
• News: Black Desert is under Pearl Abyss' control and is free for a time
• News: Riot Games puts out a weird hiring call for its MMORPG
• News: Is Blizzard making a mobile Warcraft game?
• Mailbag: Week in Review subscription
• Mailbag: Valheim and limited-size servers
• Mailbag: Making MMOs like they used to be
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Ninety-Niners" from Defiance
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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In this week's show, Bree and Justin go through all of the big reveals from BlizzConline 2021, discuss New World's latest delay, look at ArcheAge's upcoming server merges, talk some Lord of the Rings Online news, and critique how World of Warcraft treats new players.

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
• News: BlizzConline 2021 coverage
• News: New World triggers another delay
• News: ArcheAge is getting big merges
• News: LOTRO hosts another producer Q&A
• Mailbag: WoW's new player leveling experience
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Burning Crusade Main Theme" from World of Warcraft
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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In this week's show, Bree and Justin cover that truly bizarre Elite: Dangerous slave cult thing, look over BlizzConline's schedule, get into Hearthstone Classic, chat about PlanetSide 2's big patch, see how a Neverwinter Nights world is still trucking along, and go through mail on full-loot PvP and brute forcing game systems.

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: The Valheim phenomenon
• Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, Star Wars Galaxies, Farm Together
• News: Elite: Dangerous' weird slave cult
• News: BlizzConline this weekend, Hearthstone gets a Classic mode
• News: Let's talk about NWN's Arelith
• News: Phantasy Star Online 2 comes out on EGS, Black Desert Online starts transfers, and Shadowbane launches on Steam
• Mailbag: Full-loot open world PvP is a pipe dream
• Mailbag: Brute forcing gameplay design
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Forest Day 1" from Neverwinter Nights
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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In this week's show, Bree and Justin talk cover the Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker reveal, Skyforge's big Nintendo launch, World of Warcraft's and Guild Wars 2's finances, Google Stadia's misfortunes, making progress in multiple games, and frustrating MMO dungeons.

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: WoW Classic, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, Star Wars Galaxies
• News: FFXIV patches 5.45, reveals Endwalker and 2021 plans
• News: Skyforge launches on Nintendo Switch
• News: Activision Blizzard's and NCsoft's latest earnings calls
• News: Things don't look good for Google Stadia
• News: Phantasy Star Online 2 gets a new class
• Mailbag: Unsatisfying MMO dungeons
• Mailbag: Making progress while MMO juggling
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Forest Retreat" from Skyforge
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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In this week's show, Bree and Justin talk about Elder Scrolls Online's next expansion, Fallout 76's patch frenzy, Star Trek Online's giddy success, Magic Legends' beta date, the hot mess that is Amazon Game Studios, and whether they prefer questin' or grindin' 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: Your podcast name suggestions
• Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, Star Wars Galaxies
• News: Elder Scrolls Online announces Blackwood
• News: Fallout 76 increases inventory, promises multiple CAMPs
• News: Star Trek Online is seeing great numbers
• News: Magic Legends announces March beta
• News: That Gamestop stock thing
• News: Amazon Game Studios is a hot mess
• Mailbag: Questing or grinding?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Step into the Next World" from Aion
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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In this week's show, Bree and Justin talk about Pantheon's much-needed cash infusion, the fallout from the KingsIsle and Jagex sales, World of Warcraft's huge economy, Star Trek Online's anniversary, and the agony of picking between MMO subscriptions.

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: WoW Classic, World of Warcraft, LOTRO, Star Wars Galaxies
• News: Pantheon gets a whole lot of money
• News: Pirate101 and Wizard101 get bought out
• News: RuneScape's Jagex got sold (again!)
• News: World of Warcraft's massive economy
• News: Star Trek Online's anniversary
• News: Guild Wars 2's patch treads water
• Mailbag: How would we handle underwater combat?
• Mailbag: Having to pick between subs
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Character Creation" from FusionFall
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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In this week's show, Bree and Justin talk about Elite Dangerous' expansion delay, the arrival of more Guild Wars 2 content, Lord of the Rings Online's latest controversy, an attempt by Pirate101 players to save their game, and how you stop "seeing the sausage" 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
• The Daily Grind Blitz!
• News: Elite Dangerous delays Odyssey
• News: Guild Wars 2's Power chapter arrives
• News: LOTRO's new expansion bundle, controversial patch
• News: Can Pirate101's community save its game?
• News: FFXIV begins the end of its Ishgard's restoration project
• Mailbag: Shadowlands and sausage
• Mailbag: MMOs that care about crafting
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Tumbleweed Skyway" from Pirate101
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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In this week's show, Bree and Justin kick off the first "normal" episode of the year by covering Riot's League of Legends MMO announcement, RuneScape's 20th anniversary, Neverwinter's sprawling expansion, Path of Exile's big reveal, and mail about losing excitement in upcoming games.

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: Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft, Torchlight II, Star Wars Galaxies
• News: Riot Games confirms it's working on a League of Legends MMO
• News: RuneScape celebrates its 20th anniversary year
• News: Neverwinter goes to Sharandar
• News: Crowfall revamps its leveling
• News: Path of Exile reveals Echoes of the Atlas
• Voicemail: Losing hype in MMOs
• Mailbag: Legal complexity of MMOs
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Arcade Ahri" from League of Legends
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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