Massively OP Podcast

On this week's show, Bree and Justin talk about their experiences playing Torchlight III, fall expansions for Dungeons and Dragons Online and EverQuest II, Atlas Reactor's strange revival, testing dates for Pantheon and Ashes of Creation, StarCraft II's end of development, and how to add more difficulty into mob encounters.

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, Torchlight III
• News: Dungeons and Dragons Online and EverQuest II expansion announcements
• News: Atlas Reactor is coming back... sort of
• News: Pantheon and Ashes of Creation testing dates
• News: Gameforge takes over TERA publishing
• Mailbag: Increasing mob difficulty
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Main Menu" from Atlas Reactor
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin talk about Amazon's latest casualty, Star Trek Online's secret of success, World of Warcraft's increased benefits package, details from FFXIV's next patch, a couple of secret MMORPG projects, and their experience rage-quitting 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 own letter to the show, use the "Tips" button in the top-right corner of the site to do so.

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, WoW, SWG
• Halloween is spinning back up
• News: Amazon cancels Crucible
• News: Star Trek Online's new episode, secret of success
• News: Black Desert opens its O'dyllita zone
• News: FFXIV previews its Futures Rewritten patch
• News: Star Citizen's Squadron 42 ain't coming anytime soon
• News: World of Warcraft's giving more for free these days
• News: CCP and ZeniMax's secret MMOs
• Mailbag: Quests and MMOs we've nope'd out on
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Menu Theme" from Crucible
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin talk about World of Warcraft's momentous expansion delay, release dates for Magic Legends and Torchlight III, a new home for Skyforge, and what to do when you feel untethered from an 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 own letter to the show, use the "Tips" button in the top-right corner of the site to do so.

• Intro
• The Daily Grind Blitz
• News: World of Warcraft delays Shadowlands
• News: Magic Legends gets delayed as well
• News: Torchlight III is going live on October 13th
• News: PlanetSide 2 breaks its world (in a good way)
• News: Skyforge is coming to the Switch
• News: HEX is coming to an end
• Mailbag: Feeling untethered from MMOs
• Mailbag: Livestream the podcast?
• Mailbag: Why do dailies?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Only Human" from World of Warcraft
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin discuss Ultima Online's newest initiative, Lord of the Rings Online's rumored class, a roleplay-centric African MMO in development, an actual patch for Secret Worlds Legends, and representation in online worlds.

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
• Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, Star Wars Galaxies, Guild Wars 2, City of Heroes
• News: What is Ultima Online: New Legacy?
• News: Phantasy Star Online 2 shows off New Genesis
• News: Did LOTRO just leak its next class?
• News: WoW de-levels some players, announces BlizzConline
• News: Introducing The Wagadu Chronicles
• News: Secret World Legends actually gets a patch!
• Mailbag: Representation in MMOs
• Mailbag: Favorite jumping puzzles
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Vesper" from Ultima Online
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin discuss Microsoft's $7.5 billion acquisition of Bethesda, the frequent death of Echo of Soul, Fallout 76's busy week, Conan Exile's first expansion, Phantasy Star Online 2's next patch, and how marketers use the fear of missing out to influence us.

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
• Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, Star Wars Galaxies
• News: Microsoft acquires Bethesda and ZeniMax
• News: Fallout 76 releases One Wasteland update, rearranges road map
• News: Conan Exiles breaks out Isle of Siptah expansion
• News: Elder Scrolls Online's last DLC of 2020 is coming this November
• News: Echo of Soul dies (again)
• News: Phantasy Star Online 2's Episode 5 is coming September 30th
• News: Final Fantasy XVI is announced
• News: Crowfall talks about going back to earlier MMO evolutionary branches
• Mailbag: FOMO marketing tactics
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Ever Upwards" from FFXIV
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree, Mia, and Justin discuss the surprising sequel to ArcheAge that's in development, LOTRO's controversial mini-expansion, Wizard101's documentary, Corepunk's potential, FFXI's missing mobile edition, and nefarious MMO sales tactics.

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
• Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, SWTOR, Black Desert, Echo of Soul, SWG, LOTRO
• News: ArcheAge 2 is announced
• News: What's going on with TERA?
• News: LOTRO takes a weird turn with a mini-expansion
• News: Wizard101 gets an Amazon Prime documentary
• News: Corepunk is actually looking kind of interesting
• News: Raph Koster on MMO potential, Chris Roberts on Star Citizen
• Mailbag: What's going on with the FFXI mobile remake?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Hunting" from Lord of the Rings Online
• Your show hosts: Justin, Mia, and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin break out the pumpkin spice lattes and drink up World of Warcraft's reputation boost, the launch of a casual space MMO, Fallout 76's upcoming One Wasteland patch, and a lightning round of 10 listener questions!

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
• Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, SWG
• News: World of Warcraft's month-long rep boost
• News: Fallout 76's One Wasteland is coming soon
• News: Path of Exiles plans a great Heist
• News: CSC launches
• Mailbag: What makes MMOs good for roleplayers?
• Mailbag: Lightning round of 10 questions!
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Verse Traveler" from CSC
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin celebrate a great week of MMO news, including Guild Wars 2's official expansion announcement, WoW: Shadowlands' release date, and reports from New World's playtest. There's also a good collection of listener mail, such as the origin of Massively OP's Mo and how to recover from burnout.

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
• Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, LOTRO, SWTOR, SWG, GW2, Wurm
• News: Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons is coming next year
• News: World of Warcraft: Shadowlands gets a launch date
• News: New World's preview event garners praise
• News: Elder Scrolls Online's Stonethorn DLC arrives
• News: FFXIV is getting a good chunk of new housing
• Mailbag: Repurposing old zones
• Mailbag: Recovering from burnout
• Mailbag: Who is MOP's Mo?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Zen Daijun" from Guild Wars Factions
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin say farewell to En Masse Entertainment, muse over a possible Lost Ark publisher, investigate WoW Classic's permadeath community, learn about what it's like to work in online customer service, 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 own letter to the show, use the "Tips" button in the top-right corner of the site to do so.

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, SWTOR, SWG, The Sims
• News: TERA studio En Masse Entertainment closes
• News: Is Amazon going to publish Lost Ark?
• News: LOTRO hits another bout of server problems
• News: Checking out WoW Classic's hardcore community
• News: Wurm Online is doing gangbusters on Steam
• News: Population Zero is pretty much dead
• News: Torchlight III will come out this fall with one more wipe
• Mailbag: Working MMO customer service
• Mailbag: Favorite talent trees
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Nature Knows" from TERA
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin cover Final Fantasy XIV's new content update, World of Warcraft's pre-patch news, City of Heroes legal talks, Daybreak's new acquisition, the passing of Brian Green, and Epic Games' fight against vs. Apple.

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.

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Valiance Online, LOTRO, Sims
• News: Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.3 arrives
• News: City of Heroes Homecoming talks progress
• News: Daybreak buys Cold Iron Studios
• News: Shadowlands' pre-patch is getting tested
• News: EVE Echoes launches
• News: Epic Games sues Apple over Fortnite
• News: Meridian 59's Brian Green passes away
• News: Industry stress on developers
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "The Puppet Bunker's Final Boss" from FFXIV
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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