Massively OP Podcast

On this week's show, Bree and Justin charge into 2020 with previews of Ashes of Creation and Camelot Unchained, look at a couple of unfortunate mistakes with other games, and ponder what NCsoft is doing with City of Heroes.

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, Star Wars Galaxies, The Witcher 3, City of Heroes
• News: Ashes of Creation and Camelot Unchained deliver 2020 overview
• News: Whoopsies with Guild Wars
• News: Will Neowiz ever give up on Bless?
• News: City of Heroes gets an interesting new trademark
• Mailbag: Could City of Heroes come to consoles?
• Mailbag: Celebratory haiku
• Mailbag: Daybreak's mismanagement of the PlanetSide franchise
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Ithica Island" from City of Heroes
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
• Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and Spotify
• Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, and Twitch
• If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

In our final podcast of the year and the decade, the whole Massively OP team assembles for a mega-roundtable! The combined crew shares stories of how they found their favorite MMOs, 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
• How have our new writers fared this year?
• Mailbag: How did we all find our favorite MMOs?
• MOP Awards overview
• Which award were we most excited to give?
• Which was the most interesting award to debate?
• Other award thoughts
• Mailbag: California's anti-gig law
• The State of the Site
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Charge Toward the Enemy" from Lineage II
• Your show hosts: Justin, Bree, Eliot, Chris, Sam, Carlo, Mia, MJ, and Ben
• Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and Spotify
• Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch
• If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

It's the end of the year, and Justin and Bree aren't going to go into 2020 with a full mailbag, no thank you! In this episode, the mailbag gets cleaned out while the duo answers listener questions about why we focus on certain games above others, why you should never go into MMO forums, why legacy servers are popular, and so very much 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
• Mailbag: How much of yourself do you bring into an MMO?
• Mailbag: What metrics does MOP use for posts?
• Mailbag: What team-up would get you excited about a new MMO?
• Mailbag: Is there an Ultima Online guide for dummies?
• Mailbag: What other MMO websites do we like?
• Mailbag: Are forums a good indicator for an MMO's community?
• Mailbag: Are legacy servers only popular because of their IP?
• Mailbag: Should there be more than one way to approach quests?
• Mailbag: FFXIV and cutscenes
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Life Day Music" from Star Wars Galaxies
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
• Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and Spotify
• Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch
• If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

On this week's show, Bree and Justin frantically sort out the flurry of end-of-year announcements, including shutdowns, new games, and launch windows. It's a bonanza of MMORPG news, with Magic Legends, New World, Corepunk, Black Desert Mobile, 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.

Listen to the show right now:

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, SWG, City of Heroes
• News: PlanetSide Arena calls it quits
• News: New World gets a May 2020 release
• News: Cryptic reveals Magic Legends
• News: Elder Scrolls Online is going to Skyrim
• News: Corepunk looks interesting
• News: Black Desert Mobile launches worldwide, EVE Echoes hands-on
• News: World of Warcraft lets you betray your faction
• News: Final Fantasy XIV attains 18 million users, looks to Patch 5.2
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Borealus Intro" from World of Warcraft
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
• Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and Spotify
• Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch
• If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

On this week's show, Bree and Justin dig into FFXIV and Guild Wars 2's newest patches, look ahead to what's coming in the next year with MMORPGs, and a couple of interesting listener questions about controls and meaningful choices.

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: FFXIV, LOTRO, and MOP awards
• News: FFXIV's Blue Mages get more content
• News: Guild Wars 2 gets capes but takes away falling traits
• News: ArcheAge can't figure out ArchePass
• Looking ahead to 2020 with Temtem, Crowfall, Dual Universe, and Elder Scrolls Online
• Mailbag: Forgetting how to use controls in MMOs
• Mailbag: Meaningful choices in MMOs
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Grazelands Dawn" from Elder Scrolls Online
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
• Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and Spotify
• Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch
• If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

On this week's show, Bree and Justin anticipate two EverQuest expansion releases, Star Citizen's pricey space mall, celebrate Book of Travels' strong Kickstarter campaign, temporary MMO servers, and whether or not we'd play a hypothetical game called Houses and Ponies Online!

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 are we thankful for while playing MMORPGs?
• News: EQ and EQ2 expansions get release dates
• News: Trove's Into the Deep patch comes out
• News: Guild Wars 2 gives some love to Engineers and Elementalists
• News: Book of Travels finishes its crowdfunding campaign
• News: Star Citizen's space mall and LOTRO's legendary item boosters
• Mailbag: Temporary MMO servers
• Mailbag: Why can't PvE be an option for sandboxes
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Gloura Village" from EverQuest II
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
• Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and Spotify
• Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch
• If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

On this week's show, Bree and Justin bid a fond farewell to Brad "Aradune" McQuaid, evaluate Google Stadia's launch, investigate Guild Wars 2's latest episode, Justin's biggest gaming regret, and whether or not it is socially acceptable to play MMORPGs completely solo.

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, The Sims, Shop Titans
• News: Brad McQuaid dies
• News: Guild Wars 2's Whispers in the Dark releases
• News: Google Stadia's launch is a middling mess
• News: LOTRO's devs have faith in a long future
• News: EVE Online tries for another large battle while Star Citizen throws CitizenCon
• Mailbag: Positivity about the genre
• Mailbag: Playing solo in MMOs
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "The Boneskinner" from Guild Wars 2
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
• Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and Spotify
• Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch
• If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

On this week's show, Bree and Justin delve into whispers, rumors, and cold, hard facts of the MMO genre. They jaw about Dark Age of Camelot's long-awaited F2P move, Final Fantasy XIV's surprising console news, the reveal of Path of Exile 2, 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
• Mailbag: Binge-listening to MOP Podcast
• Sponsored content: Kingdom Under Fire 2
• News: Dark Age of Camelot goes free-to-play
• News: Path of Exile 2 is announced
• News: Dungeons and Dragons Online introduces mounts with Update 44
• News: WoW Classic goes down to a single layer, activates PvP honor system
• News: Is Final Fantasy XIV coming to Xbox One?
• News: Is Anthem getting a full rework?
• Mailbag: How do you guild shop in-game?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Moving" from Dark Age of Camelot
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
• Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and Spotify
• Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch
• If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

On this week's show, Bree and Justin return to Mordor in Lord of the Rings Online: Minas Morgul, chew over Square Enix's and Blizzard's financials, check out Pearl Abyss' trio of new MMOs, and party with Alice in Chains in AdventureQuest 3D.

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, FFXIV, SWG
• News: LOTRO's Minas Morgul releases
• News: Square Enix's financials are up, Blizzard's are down
• News: World of Warcraft kicks off its 15th anniversary event
• News: Pearl Abyss announces one, two, three new MMOs
• News: Alice in Chains plays AdventureQuest 3D
• News: EverQuest I and II's heroic servers
• Mailbag: Optional MMO subs
• Mailbag: Blizzard is moving backwards
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Ticklish Zorbo" from AdventureQuest 3D
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
• Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and Spotify
• Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch
• If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

On this week's show, Bree and Justin delve into the ups, downs, and sideways of BlizzCon 2019. Will Diablo IV be a return to form... or a gory mess? Is Overwatch 2 an actual sequel... or a glorified mod? Will Shadowlands restore faith in World of Warcraft... or put players to sleep? And what was up with that apology, anyway?

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
• Trying out Ship of Heroes
• BlizzCon 2019 discussion and analysis
• News: Camelot Unchained gets delayed again
• News: FFXIV's Patch 5.1 lands
• Mailbag: What would we want in our MMO house?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Drustvar Walk" from World of Warcraft
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
• Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and Spotify
• Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch
• If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.