Massively OP Podcast

On this week's show, MJ arrives to give her report on PAX West and how much swag she smuggled back on the plane. Bree and Justin touch base with the major news stories of the week, including Destiny 2's launch, ArcheAge's mergers, and WildStar's housing happiness.

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: Secret World Legends, LOTRO, EverQuest II, Guild Wars 2, Ultima Online
• MJ's PAX West report
• News: Destiny 2 launches on consoles
• News: Secret World Legends stumbles with the return of its NYC raid
• News: World of Warcraft's Argus ain't gonna have flying
• News: ArcheAge's server merges
• News: WildStar's housing update
• Mailbag: Raids in Destiny
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Protostar Theme" from WildStar
• Your show hosts: Bree, MJ, and Justin
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On this week's show, Justin and Bree deal with a hodge-podge of interesting MMO news, including ARK's launch, Destiny 2's PC beta, and what some studios are doing to help players in response to the tragedy of Hurricane Harvey.

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Guild Wars 2, Wander
• News: ARK launches, announces Aberration expansion
• News: Funcom's Q2 2017 report
• News: Harvey responses from Destiny, Ultima Online
• News: Destiny 2's PC beta
• News: Cloud Pirates announces sunset, Perpetuum ends active development
• News: Expansion launch dates set for EVE: Lifeblood and Villagers and Heroes: Starfall
• Mailbag: Favorite MMO memories
• Mailbag: Finding a good guild
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "News Bulletin" from Overwatch
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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On this week's show, Justin and Bree shovel through the mountain of Gamescom reveals, including a trip to World of Warcraft's Argus and Star Citizen's elaborate Alpha 3.0 tease. The duo also mourn the premature demise of SkySaga, a promising-looking MMO that got a raw deal from its publisher.

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Lord of the Rings Online, Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, West of Loathing
• News: Ghost in the Shell Online canned, SkySaga folds production
• News: SWTOR trots out Update 5.4
• News: Closers Online is coming to the west
• News: ArcheAge's naval warfare
• News: Star Citizen makes a big Gamescom splash
• News: World of Warcraft goes to Argus this week
• Other quick Gamescom mentions: The Crew 2, Sea of Thieves, Crowfall
• Mailbag: Marvel Heroes Omega prestige
• Mailbag: Are MMOs a drug?
• PAX West announcement
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Home Isle" from SkySaga
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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On this week's show, Justin and MJ speculate about the weirdness of a Secret World TV show, get ready for World of Warcraft's Patch 7.3, celebrate Ultima Online's 20th birthday, and more!

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Lord of the Rings Online, West of Loathing, Secret World Legends, EverQuest II, Warframe, ARK, Just Survive
• News: The Secret World TV show
• News: World of Warcraft starts the countdown to Patch 7.3
• News: Otherland gets a stay of execution
• News: Ultima Online starts 20th anniversary celebrations
• News: Path of Exile is coming to Xbox One this week
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Fantasy Theme" from Otherland
• Your show hosts: Justin and MJ
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On this week's show, Justin and Bree break down the big Guild Wars 2 news, celebrate FFXIV's momentous milestone, muse about Dual Universe, and more! We also have a special interview with H1Z1: Just Survive Creative Director Ben Jones about the massive overhaul to this survival sandbox.

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Lord of the Rings Online, Guild Wars 2
• News: Final Fantasy XIV passes 10 million players
• News: Guild Wars 2's preview weekend, level 80 character boosts
• News: Dual Universe gets big investment
• News: NCsoft financials
• Interview: Just Survive's Ben Jones
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from H1Z1
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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On this week's show, Justin and Bree dive into the Guild Wars 2 expansion reveal, the first steps into Mordor, an alt-friendly World of Warcraft, the problem with raiding in MMOs, and more!

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Lord of the Rings Online, Guild Wars 2
• News: Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire revealed
• News: Lord of the Rings Online: Mordor launches
• News: Path of Exile: The Fall of Oriath releases
• News: World of Warcraft becomes a whole lot more alt-friendly
• Mailbag: Why do raids have to be ultimate endgame content?
• Mailbag: MMOs launching or adapting to console?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Mordor Login Theme" from LOTRO
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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On this week's show, Justin and Bree talk about Trove's underdog status, the impact of server merges on open world housing, playing as a deer, gender stereotypes in MMOs and more!

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: RIFT, Secret World Legends, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2
• News: Trove's Eclipse expansion is coming soon!
• News: ArcheAge and Blade and Soul announce server merges
• News: Star Citizen keeps delaying its Alpha 3.0
• News: Chronicles of Elyria's roadmap
• News: Crowfall lets you play as a deer
• News: DC Universe Online's massive stat revamp
• Mailbag: Has Bree ever gotten into non-fantasy MMOs?
• Mailbag: Soloing through the storyline
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Racing Theme" from Star Citizen
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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On this week's show, Justin and Bree talk about a beloved MMO going mobile, the end of Guild Wars 2 (in a manner of speaking), the start of Dark and Light, LARPing at Disney World, and more!

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Secret World Legends, World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2
• News: RuneScape goes mobile
• News: Guild Wars 2 ends season 3, looks forward to expansion
• News: Dark and Light does the early access thing
• News: RIFT pumps out Patch 4.2
• News: Star Trek Online puts out Season 13.5
• Mailbag: Why has FFXIV never clicked for Justin?
• Mailbag: Non-fantasy MMOs?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Scatherran Forest Light" from RIFT
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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On this week's show, Justin and Bree recount the odd history of Walking in Stations, debate the Mordor pre-order, tackle a trio of MMO updates, talk with ARK's soundtrack composer, and more!

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Show notes:

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Secret World Legends, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2, Super Hero Squad Online, Wizard101
• News: EVE Online kills its captain's quarters
• News: LOTRO's pre-order info
• News: SWTOR's Update 5.3 releases
• News: Black Desert's waterpark
• News: Albion Online launches
• News: Citadel sandbox
• Interview with ARK Composer Gareth Coker
• Mailbag: Getting invested in a class
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Theme" and "Overseer" from ARK
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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On this week's show, Justin and Bree mourn the passing of Firefall, find out what's behind Tibia's secret door, muse about World of Warcraft's next expansion, and more!

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Show notes:

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Secret World Legends, World of Warcraft, Elder Scrolls Online
• News: Firefall is abruptly cancelled
• News: Did we just learn about World of Warcraft's next expansion?
• News: Wild West Online's gameplay video
• News: Secret World Legends' roadmap
• News: Tibia's secret door
• News: TennoCon 2017
• Mailbag: Getting rid of pure DPS roles
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Login Theme" from Firefall
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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