Massively OP Podcast

On this week's show, Bree and Justin argue like cats and dragons over Elder Scrolls Online's latest expansion, investigate Breach's early access launch, looks at the year ahead for Pantheon, 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: Elder Scrolls Online, CrossCode, SWG
• News: Elder Scrolls Online goes all dragony in Elsweyr
• News: Breach launches early access
• News: Nexon is for sale, kind of
• News: Gamigo is investing in ArcheAge's success, plus update
• News: Pantheon's 2019 roadmap
• News: The Blue Mage arrives in FFXIV
• Mailbag: Early access is harming the MMO genre
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Here Be Wonders" 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 investigate the disturbing news of a schism between Unity and SpatialOS, enjoy a ripe bounty of FFXIV and Guild Wars 2 patches, and thrill at Elite: Dangerous' most amazing player story yet.

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: Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, CrossCode, SWG
• News: Unity denies SpatialOS while the industry scrambles
• News: Destiny 2's publishing goes back to Bungie
• News: Guild Wars 2's All or Nothing update arrives...
• News: ...as does FFXIV's A Requiem for Heroes patch
• News: LOTRO toggles on a new raid
• News: Elite: Dangerous players go on an eight-month voyage
• Mailbag: MMOs that don't keep you
• Mailbag: Create a new MMO
• Mailbag: MapleStory 2 and eyes
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "High Roller" 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, the crew comes together in a fun roundtable to talk about MMO gaming, Atlas' shaky release, the MOP awards, and how to pronounce "FFXIV." Eliot and Chris join us for this Very Special Episode, and it's as loud and chaotic as you might expect.

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: MapleStory 2, FFXIV, ESO, Ultima Online, Monster Hunter World, Dauntless, Star Citizen, LOTRO, SWG
• News: Atlas' launch is leaking
• Massively OP awards recap and discussion
• Mailbag: Final Fantasy XIV and trophies
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from Atlas
• Your show hosts: Justin, Eliot, Chris, 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 attempt to clean out the listener mailbag before the year closes out. Topics include Warframe, MMO music, lockboxes (of course), game sunsets, and the "go go go" mentality of dungeon groups.

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's going on with World of Warcraft?
• What's MOP's financial status like?
• What about a Warframe column?
• What MMO music did Justin like most this year?
• What has MOP learned about community wrangling?
• What's the big deal about lockboxes?
• Do MMO sunsets have a silver lining?
• Why can't dungeon parties slow down?
• Have we heard of LitRPG novels?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Grotto of the Sea Hags" from Vanguard
• 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 tackle the last-minute deluge of content before Christmas, including SWTOR's Jedi Under Siege, Elite: Dangerous' exploration overhaul, LOTRO's seasonal instances, and of course the new Daybreak game announcement!

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
• MMO Christmas is here!
• News: Daybreak's PlanetSide Arena is a whopping disappointment
• News: SWTOR Game Update 5.10: Jedi Under Siege launches
• News: Elite: Dangerous gets a big end-of-year patch
• News: EverQuest: The Burning Sands releases
• News: LOTRO loses its lead designer
• News: Pantheon shifts to making a full-featured world
• Mailbag: MMO-like game communities
• Mailbag: Get rid of quests already!
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Odessen, The Sanctum" from SWTOR
• 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 Massively OP Podcast's 200th show, Bree and Justin return to where this podcast series -- and MOP itself -- began, with lots of Daybreak drama. It's not all sordid studio dealings in today's show, however; there's a brand-new pirate MMO to examine, more success for Warframe, and an opportunity to play Ashes of Creation before Christmas!

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
• 200th episode retrospective!
• Mailbag: How do you find time to game and have kids?
• News: Daybreak goes on a firing spree
• News: Studio Wildcard springs a surprise pirate MMO on us
• News: Ashes of Creation gets battle royale ready for the holidays
• News: Warframe clocks a million downloads... on Switch
• News: LOTRO and DDO offer whale-sized promotions
• News: Path of Exile pushes out its largest expansion to date
• Mailbag:
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "UnderRealm Preview" from Ashes of Creation
• 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 grouse about the trend to delay until after the holiday season and offer up a few examples of this in action. But at least Western fans are getting a new online fix!

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: WildStar ends its run
• News: Project Nova goes back to the drawing board
• News: Delays with Path of Exile's PS4 launch, Fractured alpha, Elder Scrolls Blades
• News: Red Dead Online starts testing
• News: Fallout 76 woes continue
• Mailbag: Trying to stay on top of MMOs
• Mailbag: Combat-free MMOs
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "We Rise" from WildStar
• 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 get dirty with Blizzard, weird with Elite: Dangerous, and hopeful with Legends of Aria. Really, sea cow madness has taken over much of Massively OP right now and you should probably ignore like 98% of it.

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.

Show notes:

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, Fallout 76, Bree's new computer
• News: Blizzard under fire from David Brevik and anonymous employees
• News: Is H1Z1 imploding?
• News: Star Citizen remains ambitiously bold
• News: Modders reconstruct City of Heroes maps
• News: Elite: Dangerous and sea cows
• News: Legends of Aria briefly opens its doors to all
• Mailbag: Gaming computers
• Outro

• Podcast theme: Frameshift drive from Elite: Dangerous
• 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, Eliot, and Justin sift through the radioactive launch of Fallout 76, smolder with Final Fantasy XIV's expansion reveal, get some closure with WildStar, 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: Fallout 76 launches
• News: Shadowbringers is coming next summer to FFXIV
• News: WildStar reveals the end of its story
• News: Black Desert pushes out Drieghan expansion
• News: EVE Online brings the Onslaught
• News: EverQuest II: Chaos Descending
• News: Secret World Legends goes into Dark Agartha
• News: ArcheAge makes good on its update promise
• News: She-Ra and TERA's Elin Brawlers
• News: Hellgate's back, but you shouldn't
• News: Torchlight Frontiers alpha, business model, Forged class
• Mailbag: Setting difficulty levels across all MMO content
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from Fallout 76
• Your show hosts: Justin, Eliot, 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 Middle-earth for LOTRO's progression server, meddles in Funcom's future affairs, sees a glimmer of hope for Trion Worlds' old MMOs, 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
• What MMO class' playstyle do we like the most?
• News: LOTRO kicks off progression servers
• News: Funcom's got a lot of pots on the stove
• News: NCsoft reveals Aion and Blade and Soul sequels
• News: Gamigo talks about future plans for Trion's MMOs
• News: Warframe releases its Fortuna update
• News: Neverwinter pumps out Heart of Fire patch, DCUO opens up Atlantis
• Mailbag: Ideas about legacy servers
• Mailbag: The future of Blizzard and MMOs
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Main Theme (original)" from LOTRO
• 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.