Massively OP Podcast

In our first podcast of the new year, a chunk of the Massively OP team assembles for a mega-roundtable! The combined crew shares what they've been playing lately, discusses the recent MOP Awards, and delivers an informative State of the Site for all of our readers and supporters.

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.

• Intro
• What have we all been playing over the holidays?
• MOP Awards overview and discussion
• What are we looking forward to this year?
• The State of the Site
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Major Malfunctions" from WildStar
• Your show hosts: Justin, Bree, Chris, Tyler, and MJ
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin engage in their annual Christmas week mailbag spectacular! It's a whole episode of nothing but listener questions and topics, including discussions about crafting, exploring, the mind of Raph Koster, underwater combat, 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 question to the show, use this link or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973.

• Intro
• Mailbag: Music and writing awards
• Mailbag: Should more MMOs have exploration abilities?
• Mailbag: Crafting and getting started in EVE Online
• Mailbag: What vanilla Guild Wars 2 features should return?
• Mailbag: The "only one MMO" gamer
• Mailbag: When has one game made you want to play a different one?
• Mailbag: Paid transmog in World of Warcraft
• Mailbag: Getting into the mind of Raph Koster
• Mailbag: Talk about Shadowbane!
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Frostburgh" from LEGO Universe
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin recap the major reveals of Elder Scrolls Online, Crimson Desert, ARK 2, and Elite Dangerous from the Game Awards, weigh the importance of Shadowlands' sales numbers, round up a whole lot of patches, and give advice for your City of Heroes Brute.

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: World of Warcraft, SWTOR, City of Heroes
• News: Game Awards' major reveals (Elder Scrolls Online, Crimson Desert, ARK 2, and Elite Dangerous)
• News: Black Desert's new class and publishing situation
• News: Shadowlands' big sales
• News: Patches and expansions from Phantasy Star Online 2, LOTRO, EverQuest, and FFXIV
• Mailbag: City of Heroes Brute recommendations
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Balenos Riding" from Black Desert
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's LIVE 300th show, Bree and Justin dig into the huge Daybreak company sale, WoW Classic's final phase, Star Wars: The Old Republic's medium-sized patch, all of the end-of-year activity on MOP, and mail about character personality.

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: World of Warcraft, SWTOR, City of Heroes
• News: Daybreak is sold and reveals all its goods
• News: SWTOR's December patch arrives, plus a new CM
• News: WoW Classic wraps up its phases with Naxxramus
• News: Skyforge delays Switch launch until February
• Massively OP's end-of-year extravaganza
• Mailbag: Do you sacrifice your character's integrity for min/maxing?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Metropolis Christmas" from DC Universe Online
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree, Eliot, and Justin recap World of Warcraft: Shadowlands' launch, adjust to Fallout 76's surprise patch, prepare for FFXIV's next patch, investigate the next generation console launches, celebrate TERA's console crossplay, and remaking older 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
• Daily Grind Blitz!
• News: Shadowlands gets off to a good start
• News: FFXIV gives an overview of Patch 5.4
• News: Fallout 76 releases its December update a week early
• News: TERA Console finally adds crossplay
• Mailbag: Bastion and being forced to play wrong quests
• Mailbag: Games remaking themselves to stay viable
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Insatiable" from FFXIV
• Your show hosts: Justin, Eliot, and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin usher in the Shadowlands era of World of Warcraft, share impressions from the New World demo, dissect the Lord of the Rings Online Q&A, wonder why chocobos are strutting into Guild Wars 2, and reveal which MMO was the defining one for their gaming careers.

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: New World, City of Heroes
• News: World of Warcraft: Shadowlands releases
• Mailbag: Shadowlands marketing
• News: Lord of the Rings Online hosts a huge infodump
• News: Guild Wars 2's Final Fantasy chocobo and the new patch
• News: Final Fantasy XIV ramps up hype for Patch 5.4
• News: Wizard101 opens a suspiciously cheery world
• Mailbag: What was *the* MMO for us?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Alphoi Discovery Cue" from Wizard101
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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Hey, Bree isn't here on the podcast today! It's going to be anarchy, fridge raiding, and free love! Or it'll be Chris and Justin going Beyond Light with Destiny 2, grabbing all of SWTOR's daily rewards, checking out Nexon and Pearl Abyss quarterly reports, and gabbing about what books should be made into 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: World of Warcraft, LOTRO, Minecraft, No Man's Sky, Genshin Impact, FFXIV
• News: Destiny 2 breaks out Beyond Light
• News: Star Wars: The Old Republic gets in the daily rewards game
• News: Nexon and Pearl Abyss quarterly reports
• News: Naïca goes into open beta
• Mailbag: What books should be made into MMOs?
• Mailbag: What MMO quests really made you think about morality?
• Mailbag: How do you deal with being overwhelmed with MMO reentry?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "New Beginnings" from Destiny 2
• Your show hosts: Justin and Chris
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin welcome Dungeons and Dragons Online's latest expansion, celebrate Old School RuneScape's record breaker, talk about World of Warcraft's multiboxing ban, and reveal their shocking views on minigames.

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: Dungeons and Dragons Online: Fables of the Feywild releases
• News: Elder Scrolls Online pumps out its Markarth DLC
• News: World of Warcraft takes action against multiboxers
• News: Old School RuneScape sets a new record
• News: Getting ready for Guild Wars 2's Truce patch
• Mailbag: Leadership and toxicity
• Mailbag: Coming up with new minigames
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Masterminds of Sharn Main Theme" from Dungeons and Dragons Online
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin talk about Guild Wars 2's roadmap (and Steam delay), Shadowlands' new launch date, WoW Classic's final content push, Wagadu Chronicles' successful Kickstarter, and some listener voicemails about subscriptions and newbie experiences.

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: Guild Wars 2 roadmap, Steam delay
• News: World of Warcraft's Shadowlands gets a new launch date
• News: WoW Classic opens Naxx next month
• News: Blizzard quarterly report
• News: Wagadu Chronicles funds
• News: EverQuest II announces Reign of Shadows
• Mailbag: Starting out in World of Warcraft
• Mailbag: Deciding to resub or not in MMOs
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Toxxulia" from EverQuest II
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin talk about SWTOR's new festival, World of Warcraft's butterfly controversy, New World's alpha, a new issue for City of Heroes, LOTRO's ill-received patch, and a frank discussion why working at a game studio is not for them.

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: World of Warcraft, Star Wars Galaxies, Torchlight III
• News: SWTOR ushers in a Feast of Prosperity
• News: New World's fall alpha test
• News: World of Warcraft's sparklewings
• News: Issue 27 is on the way for City of Heroes Homecoming
• News: LOTRO's Update 28 made no one happy
• Mailbag: Why haven't we gone into game development?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "New Corinth" from City of Heroes
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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