Massively OP Podcast

On this week's show, Bree and Justin don't have to go to a galaxy far, far away to get a new dose of Star Wars: The Old Republic. Nor do they have to wait for very long for Fallout 76 to stir up a new controversy. And what's this about Kritika Online coming back and DDO getting mounts?

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: Star Wars Galaxies, Final Fantasy XIV, City of Titans
• News: SWTOR: Onslaught releases
• News: Fallout 76 steps in it yet again with its subscription idea
• News: Is Kritika Online coming back?
• News: Gamigo is reworking ArcheAge's controversial ArchePass system
• News: Dungeons and Dragons Online is finally getting mounts
• BlizzCon prep
• News: Halloween spreads across all MMOs
• Mailbag: Do game devs do enough to counter toxic attitudes?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Onslaught Main Theme" from SWTOR
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin examine ArcheAge's buy-to-play "do over," the big reveals for the EverQuest franchise, Riot's truckload of announcements, Fallout 76's NPC delay, and what makes players break off relations with game companies entirely.

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 our MMO gaming session routines?
• News: ArcheAge Unchained launches
• News: EverQuest and EverQuest II reveal fall plans
• News: Riot's League of Legends 10th anniversary reveal
• News: Fallout 76's NPC update is delayed
• Mailbag: Breaking point for when companies go too far
• Mailbag: Realm vs. Realm games
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "High Price of Victory" from ArcheAge
• Your show hosts: Justin, Eliot, and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree, Eliot, and Justin dig into the messy and controversial Blizzard Hong Kong Hearthstone mess while also keeping an eye to Shroud of the Avatar's sale, Daybreak's layoffs, Star Citizen's new patch, and more!

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• Intro
• News: Blizzard triggers a massive boycott with its Hearthstone ruling
• News: World of Warcraft previews Patch 8.3
• News: Shroud of the Avatar is sold off, sort of
• News: Daybreak fires workers and rearranges the company
• News: The strange saga of Guild Wars 2's Gaile Grey account hacker
• Adventures in MMOs: Fallen Earth, FFXIV, City of Heroes
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Norrathan Seas" from EverQuest
• Your show hosts: Justin, Eliot, and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin check out a reshuffled MMO industry, with new projects for Mike O'Brien and Raph Koster, Funcom's new overlords, and Red Dead Online's long-awaited arrival for PCs. Plus, there's an ArcheAge Unchained interview with Merv Lee Kwai that you just have to hear!

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• Intro
• ArcheAge interview with Merv Lee Kwai
• News: Guild Wars 2 reveals build templates, community is grumpy
• News: Mike O'Brien leaves ArenaNet
• News: Raph Koster starts new MMORPG project
• News: Tencent bought a large chunk of Funcom
• News: Red Dead Online is coming to PCs next month
• Adventures in MMOs: City of Heroes, World of Warcraft
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Taimi's Game Part 1" from Guild Wars 2
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin dig into Lord of the Rings Online's new expansion announcement, prepare for Guild Wars 2's mighty balance patch, debate Star Citizen's wisdom in building a hypergank ship,

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, World of Warcraft, SWG
• News: LOTRO starts counting down to Minas Morgul
• News: Guild Wars 2 has a major class balance patch coming
• News: Star Citizen creates the ultimate gank ship
• News: Zenith is the MMO Kickstarter of the year so far
• Mailbag: "True difficulty" in MMOs
• Mailbag: Where are all the cyberpunk MMOs?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Pioneer" from Star Citizen
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin greet Astellia Online's official entrance into the MMO field, gawk at World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2's latest patches, see what excitement there is to be found in PlanetSide Arena's debut, and wondering if there's something that can be done to make gaming time more productive.

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, World of Warcraft
• News: Astellia Online starts rolling out
• News: World of Warcraft's Patch 8.2.5 arrives
• News: Gamigo delays ArcheAge Unchained
• News: PlanetSide Arena is here, so, yeah
• News: Guild Wars 2's Bound by Blood prologue launches
• Mailbag: Making MMO gaming time more productive
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from PlanetSide Arena
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin mark a decade of DDO's free-to-play revolution, say farewell to Bless Online, take a look at a new fairytale-style MMO, and wonder why World of Warcraft vanilla servers haven't closed up shop in the wake of WoW Classic.

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2
• News: DDO's new adventure pack, a decade after the free-to-play shift
• News: Bless Online goes offline
• News: Book of Travels looks trés interesting
• News: Star Trek Online's latest Discovery episode
• News: City of Heroes/NCsoft negotiations start to unravel
• News: WoW Classic sucks players from emulators
• Mailbag: Wanting to live in a static MMO world
• Mailbag: Side-stepping the MMORPG label
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Bon Voyage" from Bless Online
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin salute Fallen Earth's "retirement," look at Astellia's strange subscription option, cover yet more WoW Classic insanity, wonder what CCP is up to behind closed doors, and how to combat swatting in the gaming community.

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2
• News: Fallen Earth to go down (with hope for a revival)
• News: WoW Classic's new servers and character transfers
• News: Astellia's odd subscription option
• News: CCP still has another MMO up its sleeve
• News: One million heroes in City of Heroes Homecoming
• Mailbag: Swatting protection program
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Last Call" from Fallen Earth
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin dig into Guild Wars 2's latest "saga," take a moment of silence for the late Peria Chronicles, look at a few delays, celebrate Champions Online's first decade, and talk way too much about MMO fishing.

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, LOTRO, Rock Band, GW2, City of Heroes, Trove
• News: Guild Wars 2 reveals its Icebrood Saga
• News: PlanetSide Arena reappears -- with a release date
• News: Peria Chronicles is no more
• News: ArcheAge Unchained gets a September 30 launch date
• News: Delays for SWTOR: Onslaught, Chop Chop, and Last Oasis
• News: Caravan Stories is coming out in a couple of weeks
• News: Happy 10th anniversary, Champions Online!
• Mailbag: MMOs that take boring tasks and make them rewarding
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Town" from Peria Chronicles
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin go back to 2004 with WoW Classic's launch, wonder what Megan Fox is doing in the studio with a copy of Black Desert, prepare for Astellia Online, and talk about the hidden benefit of MMO progression servers.

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: Star Wars Galaxies, Legends of Aria, LOTRO, WoW
• News: WoW Classic launches
• News: Black Desert releases on PlayStation 4
• News: Astellia Online dates September 27th
• News: Elite Dangerous is revamping its newbie experience
• News: EverQuest II tries to counter-program this week
• Mailbag: Progression servers
• Mailbag: Streaming and etiquette
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Alliance Tavern" from World of Warcraft
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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