Massively OP Podcast

This week saw one of the biggest MMO industry shakeups in recent memory, with big-name developers leaving long-term posts and Amazon giving Smedley a shot at redemption. Add in revelations about two major upcoming expansions, and it's all we can do to bottle up the news and deliver it to you before it explodes all over the place!

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, FFXIV, WildStar
• News: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood reveals oh-so-many details
• News: Path of Exile reveals Fall of Oriath, starts up legacy league
• News: Skyforge is coming to PlayStation 4
• News: Smedley joins up with Amazon Game Studios
• News: Emily Taylor leaves Daybreak and Daniel Dociu leaves ArenaNet
• Mailbag: Level scaling blues
• Mailbag: Finding a game like Guild Wars 1
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Go Go Posing Ranger's Theme" from FFXIV
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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Financial nerds ahoy! On today's show, Bree and Justin talk about the economics of WoW Tokens and earnings reports, encouraging listeners to break out their accountant books to play along. There's a secret message encoded for those who balance their checkbooks correctly!

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online
• News: WoW Tokens expand functionality, explode in price
• News: Quarterly financials from Blizzard, NCsoft, Nexon
• News: Ashes of Creation's dungeon demo
• News: Guild Wars 2's Head of the Snake episode
• News: Revelation Online starts taking name reservations
• Mailbag: MMOs we want to play vs. ones we feel obligated
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Last Stand B" from World of Warcraft
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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We apologize in advance. The news of the return of Bree's most favorite Elder Scrolls setting has jacked up her excitement levels to 11. Be warned that this episode may contain any and all of the following: gleeful giggling, spontaneous singing, half-hour recollections of the old days, readings of player-written poetry, and confetti thrown through your computer speakers.

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, SWTOR, Marvel Heroes, Elder Scrolls
• News: Morrowind announced for Elder Scrolls Online
• News: Perfect World lays off 30 employees
• News: SolForge gets saved
• News: Conan Exiles is off to a strong but weird start
• News: Dungeons and Dragons Online Update 34
• News: Marvel Heroes adds Beast and Jubilee
• Mailbag: Can WildStar pull it around in 2017?
• Mailbag: What happened with Hero's Song?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from Morrowind
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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As we say in MMO worlds, when one ship sinks, another one sets sail. On today's show, Larry and Justin tip their hats to Asheron's Call while struggling to keep on top of all of the news of other games and their upcoming content. From tactical operations to high seas expansions, it's a jam-packed show! Without the jam!

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• Intro
• A special message from Bree about the site comment system
• Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, Star Trek Online, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR
• News: Asheron's Call games sunset
• News: LOTRO's 2017 roadmap
• News: SWTOR talks Update 5.2
• News: H1Z1's console edition might still happen
• News: Black Desert goes to Margoria
• News: Guild Wars 2's next episode is coming in February
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Taimi's Game Part 1" from Guild Wars 2
• Your show hosts: Larry and Justin
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You will believe a man can fly -- and you will believe that two gamers can make a podcast. As with great power comes great responsibility, Bree and Justin stand united and ask, "Why so serious about patches?" On today's show, heroes aren't born; they're built from gear, stats, and bizarre character concepts. (It's a superhero-themed episode, if you haven't figured out by now.)

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Trove, LOTRO
• News: Marvel Heroes' massive update
• News: Standing Stone interview about LOTRO and DDO
• News: Elder Scrolls Online's housing is coming soon
• News: World of Warcraft begins testing 7.2
• News: Wizards of the Coast's new studio
• News: Path of Exiles is coming to Xbox One
• Mailbag: Standing Stone and Daybreak
• Mailbag: Blizzard Watch
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Credits" from Marvel Heroes
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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Grab a glass of bubbly and celebrate with us: Today the Massively OP Podcast turns 100... 100 episodes, that is. For this grand event, Larry's prepared a robust review of Elder Scrolls Online's housing and Justin's brushed off his tap-dancing skills. Also, the two review some of the most far-fetched MMO news from this past week... and boy, did it get nutty.

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• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Elder Scrolls Online housing, ARK: Survival Evolved
• News: The Repopulation returns!
• News: Nintendo Switch revealed
• News: Nostalrius changes its mind on Elysium
• News: HeroWarz goes on hiatus for a year
• News: Pathfinder Online is still alive, believe it or not
• News: Star Trek Online's Season 12 is coming this month
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Sentience" from The Repopulation
• Your show hosts: Larry and Justin
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We're not yet a full week into the new year and we've already been delivered news of a major shutdown. In today's episode, Bree and Justin talk about the fallout of the Landmark announcement, the Hi-Rez Expo, and several major patches.

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: Asheron's Call, Trove
• News: Landmark gets a shutdown notice
• News: World of Warcraft's Patch 7.1.5 is here
• News: Final Fantasy XIV preps for Patch 3.5
• News: WildStar's new endgame progression
• News: Hi-Rez Expo
• News: Ashes of Creation's nodes
• Mailbag: Can you trust in Daybreak again?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Alpha Music 7" from Landmark
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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To kick off the new year in style, the Massively OP crew has assembled for one of its raucous roundtables! In this episode, the team wraps up 2016, discusses the year-end awards, and looks forward to the year to come.

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 did we like playing the most in 2016?
• What are we looking forward to in 2017?
• How the awards are set up
• Awards: What was the most interesting award this year?
• Awards: What game were you the most glad to see win an award?
• Awards: What award result did you disagree with the most?
• Awards: Drama with popcorn MMOs
• What do we want to accomplish this year?
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Fulfilling Destiny" from SWTOR
• Your show hosts: Bree, Eliot, Larry, MJ, and Justin
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In the last show of the year, the Massively OP Podcast is digging through eight letters from the community about all things MMOs. From talking about console MMOs to disabling chat options to... tattoos, Bree and Justin plow through reader emails with their stylish aplomb and dorkness.

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• Intro: Asheron's Call goodbye
• Mailbag: Why aren't more MMOs going to console?
• Mailbag: What would be the best MMO to start after a long break?
• Mailbag: No chat options for MOBAs
• Mailbag: How many people do you need for a good PvE MMO?
• Mailbag: Tattoo based on games
• Mailbag: Strong reactions to game music
• Mailbag: Marvel Heroes developments
• Mailbag: Subscriptions
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Super Adventure Box Commercial" from Guild Wars 2
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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There will be no Rogue One spoilers in today's podcast. There will, however, be copious leaks and previews for Rogue Two, which involves some farmboy learning the Force and making friends with a smuggler and a Wookiee while getting the hots for his sister. Oh, and the co-hosts might be talking about the year-end holidays and what MMOs are coming in 2017.

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:
• News: LOTRO and DDO transferred to indie studio
• News: Christmas holidays galore
• News: World of Warcraft legendaries to get adjusted
• News: Trove comes out on consoles
• News: ArcheAge has a horrible week
• News: MMOs coming in 2017
• Mailbag: Indie vs. publishers
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "Final Victory" from LOTRO
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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