Massively OP Podcast

On this week's show, Bree and Justin erupt over Gamigo's upcoming ArcheAge business model shift, scramble to grab name reservations for WoW Classic, speculate over the future of MMO innovation, 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
• News: Everyone goes nuts over WoW Classic name reservations
• News: No Man's Sky Beyond rolls out
• News: Dungeons and Dragons Online opens its permadeath server
• News: ESO's Scalebraker and Neverwinter's Uprising pushes out
• News: ArcheAge announces a buy-to-play server
• Mailbag: AI and the future of MMOs
• Mailbag: Silent players vs. vocal raiders
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Yo Ho Ho Surly Kobold" from Dungeons and Dragons Online
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin look at the frenzy of preparations for WoW Classic, explore more of Middle-earth, talk about Aion for the first time in about forever, and talk about how studios could better handle the senior citizen years of MMORPGs.

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: Chronicles of Spellborn, City of Heroes, SWG
• News: Blizzard preps fans for WoW Classic, posts server list, financials down
• News: Square Enix's financials are up
• News: LOTRO pushes out an interesting patch
• News: Aion has a meaty content update coming
• News: DCUO launches on Switch, Legends of Aria releases
• Mailbag: Finding your way when you're lost in an MMO
• Mailbag: Planning an exit strategy for operational MMOs
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Lakrum Fortress" from Aion
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin marvel over a week of MMORPG revelations, including a new race for Lord of the Rings Online, a handy party feature for World of Warcraft, the possibility of Guild Wars 2 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.

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: City of Heroes, World of Warcraft, Dungeons and Dragons Online, LOTRO, Star Wars Galaxies
• News: LOTRO gets Stout Axe Dwarves, DDO gets Alchemist and permadeath shards
• News: World of Warcraft outlines 8.2.5 features
• News: Could Guild Wars 2 be making a mobile game?
• News: Star Trek Online looks ahead to Awakening update
• News: How about a new expansion and class for Skyforge?
• Mailbag: LOTRO and sticking to its IP
• Mailbag: A Marvel Heroes substitute
• News: Ship of Heroes' character creator out soon
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Feast in the House of Grimbeorn" from Lord of the Rings Online
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin get pumped up about Elder Scrolls Online's next DLC, wonder if Pagan Online's launch will bring in the crowds, debate EverQuest's future, figure out what Funcom should do with Secret World Legends, 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: World of Warcraft, Star Wars Galaxies, Villagers and Heroes
• News: Elder Scrolls Online's dungeon pack is coming soon
• News: Pagan Online is launching next month
• News: Daybreak makes more noise about the next EverQuest game
• News: Guild Wars 2 cranks up the happenings
• News: Worlds Adrift sunsets
• Mailbag: What to do with The Secret World?
• Mailbag: Real-world fashion from MMORPGs
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Character Menu" from EverQuest II
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Legends of Aria's Derek Brinkmann drops by to make a huge announcement or two for this indie sandbox MMO. Bree and Justin also look at Villagers and Heroes' expansion, SWTOR's free-to-play improvements, and DC Universe Online's Switch launch.

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: Villagers and Heroes, World of Warcraft
• News: Villagers and Heroes: A Tale of Earth and Sea launches
• News: SWTOR loosens F2P restrictions
• News: Neverwinter previews Gith race
• News: DCUO is coming to Switch next month
• Interview: Legends of Aria's Derek Brinkmann
• Mailbag: Can Ship of Heroes and City of Titans recapture City of Heroes' personality?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Trial Theme" from Legends of Aria
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Sam joins Bree and Justin to talk about Albion Online's newest update, the disturbing moves over at Daybreak Game Company, the escalation of the new Lord of the Rings MMO, 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: World of Warcraft, City of Heroes, Guild Wars 2
• News: Daybreak trademarks new studios
• News: Amazon is co-developing that new Lord of the Rings MMO
• Sponsored: Albion Online's newest update
• News: EVE Online enters a communication blackout
• News: Caravan Stories is coming soon
• Mailbag: MMO cosmetics in real life
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Main Theme (Gingertail Cover)" from Albion Online
• Your show hosts: Justin, Sam, and Bree
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On this week's show, Sam joins Bree and Justin to talk about Albion Online's newest update, the disturbing moves over at Daybreak Game Company, the escalation of the new Lord of the Rings MMO, 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: World of Warcraft, City of Heroes, Guild Wars 2
• News: Daybreak trademarks new studios
• News: Amazon is co-developing that new Lord of the Rings MMO
• Sponsored: Albion Online's newest update
• News: EVE Online enters a communication blackout
• News: Caravan Stories is coming soon
• Mailbag: MMO cosmetics in real life
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Main Theme (Gingertail Cover)" from Albion Online
• Your show hosts: Justin, Sam, and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin share the struggles of covering all of the MMO news, celebrate the official launch of Shadowbringers, and muse on the steps ahead for WoW Classic, Pagan Online, and Fallout 76. Also, Bree interrupts Justin a lot, but it's always for a good cause.

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
• Which MMOs are we personally anticipating?
• News: Warframe explodes at TennoCon
• News: FFXIV: Shadowbringers officially launches
• News: WoW Classic's closed beta winds down
• News: Pagan Online plans a big summer
• News: Fallout 76 overhauls the newbie experience
• News Tidbits: RuneScape, Blue Protocol, Elite Dangerous
• Mailbag: How MMOs find an audience
• Mailbag: Why aren't we covering certain MMOs more?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Rak'Tika Greatwoods" from FFXIV
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin tackle a full hour of listener mail! Topics from the MOP community include the sunset of City of Heroes, reporting offensive names in MMOs, solving the problem of open world housing, 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: City of Heroes and sunsets
• Mailbag: Offensive names
• Mailbag: Player housing
• Mailbag: Returning to MMOs is hard
• Mailbag: Musical associations and MMO memorabilia
• Mailbag: Would WildStar have benefited from early access?
• Mailbag: Hytale thoughts
• Mailbag: MMO modding
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Totems of the Grizzlemaw Revisited" from World of Warcraft
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Eliot, Bree, and Justin don their armor for FFXIV: Shadowbringers, share WoW Classic tales, adjust to the surprise Harry Potter mobile launch, celebrate SWTOR's free-to-play changes, plus Eliot answers your burning FFXIV 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, City of Heroes, FFXIV, SWG
• News: FFXIV Shadowbringers is here
• News: Harry Potter Wizards Unite surprises with an abrupt launch
• News: World of Warcraft rolls out Rise of Azshara update
• News: Star Wars: The Old Republic looses up its free-to-play restrictions
• News: Camelot Unchained talks about its beta process
• News: Champions Online gets actual new content
• Mailbag: FFXIV endgame
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Castellum Velodyna" from Final Fantasy XIV
• Your show hosts: Justin, Eliot, and Bree
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