Massively OP Podcast

On this week's show, Larry joins Bree and Justin to give his first-hand report on PAX West 2018! As the trio goes over highlights from the show, they also discuss Star Citizen's major misstep, the latest Steam MMO debuts, Final Fantasy XIV's possible next expansion, 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: ESO, SWTOR, Conan Exiles, Fantasy Flights X-Wing, SWG, WoW
• PAX West 2018 report: Rend, Dauntless, Torchlight Frontiers, Murkmire, Elder Scrolls Blades, Neverwinter, Anthem
• News: Star Citizen is not Blizzcon (yet)
• News: Runes of Magic and Wizard101 go to Steam
• News: FFXIV next expansion rumors, Patch 4.4 gets ready to roll out
• News: Daybreak talks PlanetSide 2 lore, new continent
• Mailbag: Roleplaying
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Select Menu" from Starfox 2
• Your show hosts: Justin, Larry, and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin enjoy the fruits of Gamescom, rejoice over New World news, talk about their most anticipated upcoming MMOs, puzzle over the demise of Just Survive, and more!

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• Intro
• Which are our most anticipated upcoming MMOs?
• News: Ashes of Creation goes sub-only
• News: Holy crap, New World isn't dead after all
• News: MapleStory 2 sets October 10th launch date
• News: Getting our first look at Torchlight Frontiers
• News: Just Survived is canned
• News: World of Warcraft sells 3.4 million copies of BFA, addresses level scaling issues
• Mailbag: Racing to the level cap
• Mailbag: Amazing visual moments
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Time and Tide" from World of Warcraft
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree, Eliot, and Justin begin the fight for the war for the skirmish for the tiff for the Battle for Azeroth. It's exhausting, yo! It's not all WoW talk, as the trio cover Fallout 76's recent decisions, the remaining lifespan of WildStar, and the future of Kickstarter MMOs.

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: WoW, FFXIV, SWG
• News: Battle for Azeroth's first week
• Mailbag: Is the expansion good for kids?
• News: Fallout 76 won't allow crossplay nor a Steam client
• News: Just how dead is WildStar?
• News: NCsoft's Q2 2018 financial report
• News: Ashes of Creation heads to Alpha 1 next month
• MMO Kickstarter update
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Pride of the Seas" from World of Warcraft
• Your show hosts: Justin, Eliot, and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin geek out over the confirmation of a Torchlight MMO, salute the late, great RuneScape Classic, prepare for Battle for Azeroth, and more!

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Lord of the Rings Online, World of Warcraft,
• News: Torchlight Frontiers is announced!
• News: Battle for Azeroth is here with class changes but no warfronts
• News: Blizzard is bringing Diablo back
• News: RuneScape Classic goes dark
• News: Trove players break the economy
• News: LOTRO looks to the future
• Haiku
• Mailbag: Star Wars in No Man's Sky
• Mailbag: Star Wars Galaxies' ideas
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from Torchlight 2
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin sift through the ashes of World of Warcraft's burning developments, make sense of Chris Roberts' "You win by having fun!" mantra, get cozy with werewolves and tieflings, and more!

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Lord of the Rings Online, Secret World Legends, World of Warcraft, Star Wars Galaxies
• News: World of Warcraft burns down the world tree, sparks a player protest
• Mailbag: Is this fair to the Horde?
• News: Star Citizen's stockpiling controversy
• News: Dungeons and Dragons Online announces Sharn: City of Towers expansion
• News: Is Riot Games making an MMO?
• News: Albion Online's Merlyn update adds factional warfare
• News: Elder Scrolls Online plays with werewolves
• Mailbag: Redefining pay-to-win
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Freehold Music" from World of Warcraft
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin do a belly flop right into a big pool of superhero MMOs, news, and fan projects. City of Heroes may be dead and gone many years now, but its legacy still lives on in surprising ways!

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: No Man's Sky, World of Warcraft, SWG emulators
• Superhero MMO roundup: Valiance Online, City of Titans, Ship of Heroes, SEGS, Paragon Chat
• News: Camelot Unchained finally slips into beta testing
• News: Star Trek Online goes all Discovery on fans
• News: What's CCP up to?
• News: Rend looks kind of really amazing
• Mailbag: Positivity in comments
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from City of Villains
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin celebrate MMORPG communities with how fantastic and passionate they can be (when they're not complaining, that is!) and how disturbing children can be (when they're not cuddling with you, that is!). There's a lot of praise in this episode for the redemption of No Man's Sky, better subscription values, and plenty of MMO updates.

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, Elite: Dangerous, SWG: Legends
• News: Players make waves in LOTRO and World of Warcraft
• News: ArcheAge goes sport fishing while Trion lays off staff
• News: No Man's Sky goes genuinely multiplayer
• News: World of Warcraft rolls all content into its subscription
• News: DDO and Wizard101 updates
• Mailbag: Starting up a blog
• Mailbag: Guild Wars 2's sad avatar
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Eveningstar 1" from Dungeons and Dragons Online
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin mull over how necessary it is to actually provide MMOs with those icky, wonderful girlie-types. They deliberately deliver a light-hearted episode after last week, full of funky fresh frivolity. Will gaming ever be fun again? It has to be!

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: DDO, World of Warcraft, Trove
• News: Battle for Azeroth's pre-patch is here
• News: Wild West Online demotes females
• News: Star Citizen players throw up blockade
• News: Defiance 2050 (re)launches
• News: Rend is coming to early access this month
• News: Fractured strives toward Kickstarter conclusion
• Mailbag: MMO quests and transgressions
• Interview: Blaugust Reborn
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "The Battle of San Francisco" from Defiance
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin cleans up after Guild Wars 2's PR disaster, chew over the survivability of Shroud of the Avatar, and commiserate about Camelot Unchained's delay. It's not all downer news -- there's some really great stuff happening in the MMO industry, and that makes an appearance on this extra-long episode!

Special note: If you want to skip the ArenaNet discussion for the rest of the news, go to the 50-minute mark (yeah, we talk about it a lot!).

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Batman Telltale Games, Trove, The Sims 4
• News: ArenaNet fires two Guild Wars 2 devs after Twitter fracas
• Additional links: Wolfy's essay, WoodenPotatoes' video
• News: Camelot Unchained delays beta (again)
• News: Warframe is coming to Nintendo Switch
• News: Is Shroud of the Avatar a flop?
• News: Temtem rakes in the Kickstarter moneys
• News: Final Fantasy XIV's very tall dungeon
• Mailbag: Defiance 2050 and looter shooter appeal
• Outro

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• Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from Camelot Unchained
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin agree that two is the best number in the world, especially when it comes to video games! It's a hodge-podge of topics, including Guild Wars 2's latest episode, The Crew 2's launch, Trion Worlds' Gazillion acquisition, 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, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Staxel, Project Gorgon, The Sims 4, Trove
• News: Guild Wars 2 says "Long live the Lich!"
• News: The Crew 2 nears launch
• News: Elder Scrolls Online ticks off its fanbase
• News: Black Desert partners with an exploiter
• News: Trion Worlds buys up Gazillion assets
• News: Fractured seeks $116.5K in Kickstarter campaign
• Mailbag: What Trion Worlds should do with the Marvel stuff
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "A2B" from The Crew
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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