Massively OP Podcast

On this week's show, MJ and Justin get giddy over Secret World Legends' season two, discuss what World of Warcraft's launch date means for players, and cover a whole host of major updates that have arrived for the MMO community.

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: DDO, World of Warcraft, Secret World Legends, Conan Exiles, ARK, RIFT, LOTRO
• PAX East coverage
• News: World of Warcraft announces Battle for Azeroth launch date
• News: TERA comes out on consoles
• News: Ultima Online rolls out free-to-play mode
• News: Secret World Legends infiltrates the Morninglight
• News: ArcheAge tries its hand at a progression server
• News: Star Trek Online pushes out Season 14.5
• Mailbag: Why don't studios try harder to get us back?
• Mailbag: Where are the group combat combos?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Stones" from Ultima Online
• Your show hosts: Justin and MJ
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin have a hearty laugh over April Fools Day in MMOs, celebrate the launch of a couple of titles, share news on some nice freebie promotions, and more!

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: RIFT, DDO, Trove, Guild Wars 2
• News: April Fools in MMOs
• News: Shroud of the Avatar launches
• News: Trove brings out its Heroes expansion
• News: Sea of Thieves is still pretty popular
• News: Freebie alert -- SWTOR companions and FFXIV login time
• News: WoW player finishes every achievement
• Mailbag: Tourist mode
• Mailbag: Character customization
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Trove: Heroes trailer music"
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin recover from an avalanche of expansion news, including announcements from Elder Scrolls Online and Star Trek Online. Also, did you hear that Bless Online is coming this May? Oh, they did, and they have many words to say on the matter!

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Project Gorgon, RIFT, World of Warcraft, Trove
• News: Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset is announced
• News: Star Trek Online: Victory is Life is announced
• News: Skyforge: Overgrowth is (guess what) announced
• News: Bless Online is coming to Steam this May
• News: GDC and Ship of Heroes
• News: SWTOR Patch 5.8 and a new Star Wars open world game?
• Mailbag: Project Gorgon and EverQuest
• Mailbag: MOP streaming
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Delta Rising Theme" from Star Trek Online
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin infiltrate Secret World Legends' Morninglight, dig into yet another progression server, wonder how many allied races World of Warcraft is going to introduce, and get all nostalgic over the original Guild Wars.

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: RIFT Prime, Project Gorgon, Trove
• News: Secret World Legends announces South Africa update
• News: ArcheAge is going with progression servers now?
• News: Black Desert activates Xbox One site
• News: World of Warcraft reveals two more allied races
• News: Bless Online runs down half of its racial lineup
• News: Guild Wars 1 endures (with associated mailbag question)
• Mailbag: What is creating the success of RIFT Prime?
• Mailbag: Would you appreciate a "tourist mode" in an MMO?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Zombie Apocalypse" from Secret World Legends
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin roll up their sleeves and take on projects left and right. It's a look at the announcement of Project C and the imminent early access launch of Project Gorgon, among many other exciting developments this week!

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: RIFT Prime, Trove
• News: Project C announced as a AAA MMO
• News: Project Gorgon is out on Steam early access
• News: H1Z1 flips free-to-play switch
• News: The Division 2 is announced
• News: Guild Wars 2 pushes out A Bug in the System
• News: LOTRO goes to Northern Mirkwood
• Mailbag: Minecraft's business model
• Mailbag: Play the games you have fun playing
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Dale" from Lord of the Rings Online
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin cruise into a wild week jam-packed with updates and a full-fledged MMO reboot on top of everything else. It's all they can do to hang on to the bucking bronco of news without being flung off into side topics, but they'll do their best!

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Villagers and Heroes mobile, Guild Wars 2
• News: Defiance gets rebooted as Defiance 2050
• News: Funcom has a good year, releases Secret World Legends' agent system
• News: World of Warcraft's latest battleground goes live
• News: Neverwinter goes to the Lost City of Omu
• News: Elite: Dangerous goes Beyond -- Chapter One
• News: Black Desert's anniversary patch includes 3-D minimap
• News: Path of Exile pushes out Bestiary update
• Mailbag: What MMOs are we looking forward to?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Attack at Marin" from Defiance
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin dive into deep mysteries, get ready for a slice of RIFT Prime, and once again try to figure out just what the heck Daybreak is doing with its H1Z1 franchise. Did they hear that battle royales are hot these days?

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• Intro
• Everything is coming in March
• News: TERA's console version is almost here (plus panda punching)
• News: RIFT Prime is coming on March 7th
• News: H1Z1 is dying, launching, and Just Survive is surviving
• News: Black Desert previews its newest zone
• News: Guild Wars 2 delays its next living world chapter
• News: Mysteries -- Funcom's new game and Ashes of Creation's secret projects
• Mailbag: Keeping on top of MMO news
• Mailbag: Should we use the phrase "quality of life"?
• Outro

• Download Episode 159
• Podcast theme: "Elinu's Dance" from TERA
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin put on their voxel capes as they look ahead to Trove's new expansion, LOTRO's Hobbit fantasies, the ups and downs of Elder Scrolls Online's outfit system, 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: Final Fantasy XIV, Closers, Guild Wars 2
• News: Trove announces Heroes expansion
• News: LOTRO starts testing Northern Mirkwood
• News: Elder Scrolls Online releases Dragon Bones DLC
• News: SWTOR's 2018 preview
• News: Secret World Legends takes a look at the agent system
• News: Tree of Savior merges servers
• Mailbag: MOP lockboxes
• Mailbag: Getting lockboxes without gambling
• Mailbag: Why do MMOs shut down at all?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Grazelands Dawn" from Elder Scrolls Online
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin overdose on candy hearts as they look at Valentine's Day in MMOs -- as well as the Lunar New Year. From expansion alpha testing to a new MMO launch to unifying a game globally, it's a pretty upbeat and positive week of podcast chatter.

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: Final Fantasy XIV, World of Warcraft, site upgrades, Ultima Online
• News: Valentine's Day is here!
• News: Guild Wars 2 Lunar New Year Patch
• News: Camelot Unchained announces beta date
• News: World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth starts alpha testing
• News: Closers launches
• News: Black Desert unifies the game globally
• News: Final Fantasy XIV's population is up
• Mailbag: Multi-boxing
• Mailbag: Variety in period MMOs
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Valentione's Day Theme" from FFXIV
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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On this week's show, Bree and Justin mull over the fate of MOBAs, investigate Alganon's nebulous state, talk about why subscribing to an alpha test might not be the smartest thing in the world, 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, LOTRO, Final Fantasy VI and IX, Ultima Online
• News: Gigantic and Paragon go down -- are MOBAs doomed?
• News: World of Warcraft opens up Battle for Azeroth preorders
• News: What's going on with Alganon?
• News: Dungeons and Dragons Online has grand plans for 2018
• News: Star Citizen's subscription controversy
• News: Blade and Soul's Call of the Deep update
• Mailbag: Auction house and key bindings
• Mailbag: Time and community
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Hero Selection" from Gigantic
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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