Episode 549: I know what you played last Christmas
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On this week’s episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about the rest of the MOP awards, Elder Scrolls Online's roadmap, and a ton of launch information for Project Gorgon, Burning Crusade, Past Fate, and Loftia. It’s the , an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your question to the show, . Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, GW1, GW2, Palia, BitCraft, Eterspire, SWG The rest of the MOP awards Launch dates for and Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Zenithar's Anvil"...
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Episode 548: New year, new roundtable
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On this special new year roundtable edition of the Massively OP Podcast, Justin, Colin, Carlo, MJ, Chris, Eliot, and Bree talk about gaming in 2025, anticipation for 2026, the awards, all of the end-of-year columns, and the state of the site! It’s the , an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your question to the show, . Show notes: Intro Our personal gaming experiences in 2025 What we're looking forward to releasing/playing in 2026 The MOP awards End of year articles State of the site report Outro Other info: ...
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Episode 547: The annual mailbag show!
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On this week’s episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin tackle the end-of-year mailbag show, with topics ranging from sub-games within MMOs to class overhauls to storytelling to player-influenced development. Listen to what our readers want us to talk about! It’s the , an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your question to the show, . Show notes: Intro How many games is our game? How should MMO studios deal with creaky and dated and un-scalable content? When have devs changed classes for the better...
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Episode 546: Putting a big bow on 2025
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On this week’s episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Ashes of Creation's early access launch, EverQuest II's latest expansion, The Game Awards, Diablo IV's next expansion, FFXIV's latest content update, and news on Spirit Crossing's release window. It’s the , an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your question to the show, . Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, WoW, GW2, awards -- including Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Winter's Warm Boughs" from FFXIV...
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Episode 545: World of Homecraft
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On this week’s episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about WoW's housing, Guild Wars Reforged's successful rollout, ESO's planned class revamps, Cryptic's new/old home, side activities in MMOs, and new expansions for LOTRO, EverQuest, and Fallout 76. It’s the , an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your question to the show, . Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, WoW, WoW Classic, Guild Wars slipped in there Oh yeah, happened What MMO side activities do we enjoy -- and...
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Episode 544: Saddle up for December!
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On this week’s episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about the insane start to December's MMO landscape, World of Warcraft's next expansion release date, the surprising return of Gloria Victis, a Neverwinter content drop, Albion Online's PvP overhaul, and whether "pay-to-pretty" can be predatory. It’s the , an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your question to the show, . Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, WoW, GW2 December kicks down the door with WoW housing, LOTRO:...
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Episode 543: MMOs, reforged
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On this week’s episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Guild Wars' surprising refresh project, Hytale's second lease on life, the atrocious Aion 2 rollout, a strange future for FFXIV, and the latest expansion for EVE Online. It’s the , an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your question to the show, . Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, WoW, WoW Classic, GW2, Sims 4 News: News: News: News: News: Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "A New...
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Episode 542: Looking to the Horizon Steel Frontier
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On this week’s episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about the Horizon Steel Frontier announcement, Ashes of Creation's puzzling move to go into early access, World of Warcraft's controversial housing currency, Q3 2025 financial reports, Wizard101's new zone, and Where Winds Meet's launch. It’s the , an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your question to the show, . Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, WoW, GW2 News: News: News: News: MMO financial reports Q3 2025 News: ...
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Episode 541: Cozy up to the future
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On this week’s episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about the ups and downs of investor funding with online games, including Project Ghost, the Warhammer MMO, Pantheon, and Innsmouth Mysteries. Other topics include Necesse's runaway success, BitCraft's new patch, a consolation content update for New World, and the growing trend of cozy gaming. It’s the , an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your question to the show, . Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, WoW, RIFT, GW2 News: ...
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Episode 540: New World becomes Old World
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On this week’s episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about the effective end of New World, Guild Wars 2's expansion launch, World of Warcraft's expansion beta, FFXIV's next content drop, Camelot Unchained's early access plans, and why unfettered player creativity is dangerous in MMOs. It’s the , an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you’d like to send in your question to the show, . Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, WoW, GW2 News: News: News: News: News: News: Mailbag: Is there MMO content...
info_outlineOn this week’s episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about that crazy Ship of Heroes pricing debacle, Daybreak's legal success against that EverQuest emu, New World's newest zone, Throne and Liberty's housing system, a surprisingly fun skateboarding MMO, and thoughts on a gacha game we've never played.
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Show notes:
- Intro
- Adventures in MMOs: WoW, LOTRO, Palia, Eterspire
- News: Ship of Heroes launches with a pricey tag
- News: Daybreak gets an injunction against an EverQuest emulator
- News: New World reveals its upcoming Nighthaven zone
- News: Throne and Liberty pumped out its massive housing patch
- News: Skate is a wild skateboarding MMO
- Mailbag: What do we think about Infinity Nikki?
- Outro
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