Massively OP Podcast

Post-Black Friday and the MMO industry rebounds with scads of stories, trade shows, and updates -- it's almost as if these games weren't dead, or something! Bree and Justin tackle a few of the big stories, including Landmark and Crowfall's imminent plans, as well as catch up on a ton of listener mail.

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Show notes:

• Adventures in MMOs: Black Desert, Marvel Heroes, Ultima Online, The Division, FFXIV, Diablo III
• News: Landmark preps storytelling system and big wipe
• News: PlayStation VR is $400
• News: Crowfall's pre-alpha testing plans
• News: Player explores all of EVE Online's systems
• News: The infamous Black Desert ghillie suit
• News: Tree of Savior's launch waffling
• Mailbag: Black Desert hype?
• Mailbag: Pay-to-win questions

• Podcast theme: "Nu Motion" from Tree of Savior
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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As if there was anything else we'd be talking about this week? Co-hosts Justin and Bree sort through the bombshells of both EverQuest Next and WildStar from last Friday, looking for reasons, effects, and silver linings in all of it. Will there be tears, defiance, or hope? Tune in!

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Show notes:

• News: WildStar's studio gets gutted, China release cancelled
• Mailbag: Is WildStar salvagable?
• News: EverQuest Next is shelved
• Mailbag: The state of the MMO industry?
• Mailbag: Are there ever going to be more major PvE MMOs?
• Mailbag: EQN's cancellation won't make much of a difference
• Mailbag: EverQuest franchise's future?
• Mailbag: Pure MMO companies left?

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• Podcast theme: "Echoes of Things" from EverQuest Next
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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As we start to emerge from winter, blinking at hints of a spring sun, the MMO industry gets wild and crazy with all sorts of interesting developments. This week on the show, Bree and Justin talk about big launches, sad departures, and -- of course -- fishing. We'll get your attention, hook, line, and sinker! You'll be reeled in by this podcast as we tackle the important topics! ...We'll stop now.

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• Adventures in MMOs: Black Desert character creator, FFXIV, World of Warcraft, Stardew Valley
• News: Black Desert launches
• News: Path of Exile: Ascendancy releases
• News: Guild Wars 2 loses smilin' Colin, season 3 of living world coming
• News: No Man's Sky coming in June and Overwatch in May
• News: World of Fishing!
• News: AdventureQuest 3D coming in October
• Mailbag: Devs breaking promises?

• Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from Path of Exile
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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Curious about all of the big MMOs that are being released this spring? We've brought MOP's Matt onto the podcast to talk about his first-hand experiences in Blade & Soul, The Division, Black Desert, and more!

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• Adventures in MMOs: Midterms, Choose My Adventure, site transfer, computer fixes, Grim Dawn, FFXIV
• Blade & Soul talk with Matt
• The Division talk with Matt
• Black Desert talk with Matt
• News: WildStar's new zone, server merges
• News: Final Fantasy XIV 3.2 update
• Mailbag: Destiny 2

• Podcast theme: "The Pot Thief" from Blade & Soul
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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The horror! The horror... sloth! Oh, the meme alarm is ringing and Bree and Justin are racing to respond to the latest weirdness in the MMO industry. Whether it be a game that's splitting in two to make more money, costumes that are full of themselves, or a sleepy tree creature that's being shoehorned into a boss role, these podcasters are on top of the MMO industry's latest developments.

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Show notes:

• Adventures in MMOs: The Secret World, FFXIV
• News: Black Desert's wild cash shop ride
• News: H1Z1 splits in twain
• News: Guild Wars 2 and the horror sloth
• News: ArcheAge's stat costumes
• News: Devilian gets the Tempest
• Mailbag: Voice acting

• Podcast theme: "Horror Sloth" by Justin
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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Is it wrong to get so excited about becoming a lawless thief in a video game world? Justin and Bree return for the 51st episode of the podcast to gleefully discuss their future criminal careers, the rash of lovey-dovey stuff across MMOs, design innovations in the industry, and more!

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• Adventures in MMOs: The Secret World, Ultima Online, Devilian
• News: Valentine's Day in MMOs
• News: Financial reports for Blizzard, Nexon, and NCsoft
• News: Blade & Soul continues to kick butt
• News: Open beta for The Division this week
• News: Becoming a thief in Elder Scrolls Online
• News: SWTOR chapter 10 arrives, chapter 11 next month
• Mailbag: When you can't play a beta
• Mailbag: Design innovations

• Podcast theme: "The Keep Has Fallen" from Elder Scrolls Online
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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One year ago, the sky fell on the Massively crew and a desperate, last-minute plan was hatched to save the site by remaking it as Massively Overpowered. One Kickstarter, 12 months, 50 podcasts, and over 5,700 posts later, MOP is kicking butt and reserving character names in the MMO industry! Join us today as we celebrate the first year of MOP in style.

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.

• Adventures in MMOs: The Secret World, Diablo III
• First year retrospective of Massively OP
• News: DUST 514 closing in May
• News: H1Z1 splits into two games
• News: DCUO unlocks cross-platform play
• News: Hearthstone's new game mode
• News: Anarchy Online gets a new zone
• Mailbag: Subscriptions

• Podcast theme: "Seascape" from Anarchy Online
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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Look there! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a different comics franchise altogether that's spawned a popular online action RPG which is going through another leap in its evolution! Today on the podcast, hosts Bree and Justin are joined by the Marvel Heroes team to talk about the latest reinvention of the game.

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• Interview with Marvel Heroes 2016's Senior Social Media Manager Christopher Baker and Creative Designer & Community Manager Ryan Collins
• News: The Repopulation switches game engine, announces spin-off
• News: RIFT throws up a paywall
• News: Trove adjusts its business model
• News: The Secret World beefs up its subscription
• News: SWTOR's lockboxception
• News: The Division breaks its beta promise

• Podcast theme: "Army Base 1" from Marvel Heroes
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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The big news this week is Blade & Soul's long-awaited western release, and you can bet that Bree and Justin are going to be talking about jiggle physics, wuxia movement, and awesome character creators on today's show. Does this mark the beginning of a promising 2016?

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• Adventures in MMOs: Diablo III, FFXIV
• News: Blade & Soul launches
• News: Black Desert makes its character creator available
• News: John Smedley reveals Hero's Song
• News: City of Steam shuts down
• News: Analyst has dire predictions for WildStar
• Mailbag: Global chat jerks

• Podcast theme: "Silverfrost Mountain (main theme)" from Blade & Soul
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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You can't take the skies from these podcasters! Today's show will see Bree and Justin plowing through the big MMO news of the past week, including the welcome addition of gliding in Tyria, an unfortunate producer's letter, and a name reservation controversy.

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:

• Adventures in MMOs: Diablo III, FFXIV
• News: Gliding is coming to Guild Wars 2's core world
• News: Blade & Soul's name reservation controversy
• News: Elder Scrolls Online looks ahead at 2016
• News: TERA newsletter causes forum riot, devs apologize
• News: Lord of the Rings Online's new datacenter causes problems
• Mailbag: LOTRO reboot
• Mailbag: Volunteer worlds

• Podcast theme: "Auric Wilds" from Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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