Massively OP Podcast
A weekly discussion of MMORPG adventures, news, and opinions by industry vets Bree and Justin of Massively Overpowered.
Episodes
Episode 583: I've got my Aion 2 of you
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Chris and Justin talk about Halloween events, Aion 2's launch fallout, WoW Forever's promotional barrage (and level 60 cap), Throne and Liberty's return to NCsoft, and our MMO Spotlight of the Week! It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question
Episode 582: The year of MMO sequels is upon us
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Chris and Justin talk about RuneScape 4's announcement, all of the recent MMO launches, LOTRO's neighbour system, two new EverQuest expansions, WoW Forever beta developments, and our MMO Spotlight of the Week! It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in you
Episode 581: George McFly is your Destiny 2
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Chris and Justin talk about Destiny's second lease on life, Monsters & Memories' early access launch, Aion 2 impressions, Dune Awakening's console release, Elder Scrolls Online's fight for the future, another MMO spotlight, and a literal pay-to-win button for you to buy! It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions
Episode 580: A Loftia set of goals
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Chris and Justin talk about WoW Forever's beta, Guild Wars 2's last Visions of Eternity content drop, Loftia's EA launch date, RuneScape Dragonwilds' release, Soulframe honors, rage quit moments, minigame enjoyment, and a possible Pokémon MMO. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And reme
Episode 579: BlizzCon breakdown
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Chris and Justin talk about all of the news, reveals, and surprises from this year's BlizzCon -- including World of Warcraft Forever, Wrath Remix, StarCraft Dominion, Diablo V, and even a Warcraft III expansion! It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in y
Episode 578: Gamescoming and Gamesgoing
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree, Chris, and Justin talk about all of the Gamescom drops, including launch dates for Aion 2 and Path of Exile 2, and Dune Awakening's future content plans. There's also chatter about another WoW Classic server shutdown, Guild Wars 3's Asura, the ongoing Star Citizen delays, and some Star Wars Galaxies hacking drama. Also, shiny pants. It's th
Episode 577: Stars Reach's next generation trek
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree, Chris, and Justin talk about Stars Reach's shaky start, the date for MapleStory Classic World, a first look at Stormforge, playable Kodan in Guild Wars 3, Palia's fall roadmap, and a quick announcement about Massively OP's future. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, i
Episode 576: Peering into the future of MMOs
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about the entire future of MMORPGs, SWTOR's pseudo-expansion plans, World of Warcraft's big patch, the fate of Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty, Q2 MMO financials, and a brand-new "spotlight of the week" feature. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if yo
Episode 575: I'm turning this car around and going back to Mordor
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about LOTRO's new expansion reveal, Elder Scrolls Online's revamped roadmap, Stars Reach's launch date, the weird return of Closers Online, a new ArcheAge MMO, and a question about gameplay chunks. Mmm, chunks. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you
Episode 574: Is it getting Evercold in here or is it just me?
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about EverQuest Legends' big launch week, Final Fantasy XIV's Evercold reveals, Guild Wars 3's backstory, social sim MMO SEED's early access, The Guild's insane Kickstarter haul, and Black Desert's plans for the rest of 2026. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And r
Episode 573: Project Demogorgon
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about SpiritVale's launch, Dungeons and Dragons Online's latest expansion, the deaths of Overwatch Stadium and FFXIV Mobile, Richard Garriott's big talk on Ultima, and predictability in MMO play. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send
Episode 572: A punch to Elder Scrolls Online's gut
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about the huge Elder Scrolls Online layoffs, EverQuest Legends' paid beta, Aion 2's business model, PlanetSide's new owners (of the IP), and Fiesta Online's console plans. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the
Episode 571: Mid-year mailbag marathon!
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin crack open the mailbag to talk about your topics -- including browser-based MMOs, achievement systems, AI systems encroaching into MMOs, other acronyms for MMOs, and the age-old argument of how big a game needs to be to have the MMORPG label. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer e
Episode 570: Card Wars 3
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about some odd industry news, such as Guild Wars' card game, a revival of ArcheAge most of us can't play, and Richard Garriott's intent to reclaim Ultima. There's also chatter about World of Warcraft's next big patch, DDO's latest race, and EverQuest Legends' pre-orders. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of
Episode 569: Luke, it is your Destiny 2
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about more Guild Wars 3 news, Blizzard's action against another WoW emulator, EVE Online's newest expansion, and the end of the road for Destiny 2. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, 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, send 'em in throu
Episode 568: Take me home, Tyrian roads
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Chris and Justin talk about that huge Guild Wars 3 announcement, a ton of release windows for upcoming games, some small launches, the arrival of ESO's difficulty settings, and a SWTOR patch that signals the end of the Sith. Sorta. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you
Episode 567: One... billion... dollars!
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Star Citizen's huge funding milestone, the ending of some online games, a mobile client for Guild Wars, higher subscription costs for LOTRO, Camelot Unchained's early access, and some summer expansion reveals. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, i
Episode 566: Rock the Cradle of War
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about EVE Online's latest expansion, EverQuest Legends' beta, Spirit Crossing's housing system, Throne and Liberty's new progression system, and more studio financials. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the sh
Episode 565: Happily Farever after
On this week's episode of the MassivelyOP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Guild Wars 2's latest zone, EVE Online studio's rebranding, Path of Exile 2's next step, Ultima Online emulators, and the early access rollouts of Farever, Reaper Actual, and Outbound. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in yo
Episode 564: Evercold or everwarmer?
On this week's episode of the MassivelyOP Podcast, Bree and Justin catch up on two weeks of MMO news and talk about Final Fantasy XIV's expansion announcement, Guild Wars Reforged's mobile port, Aion 2's release window, a new Nexon MMO, Palia's mount-laden expansion, SWTOR's plans for the rest of the year, LOTRO's Rivendell housing, Conan Exiles Enhanced, and EVE Online's sale back to CCP. It's th
Episode 563: In the name of the Windrose
On this week's episode of the MassivelyOP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about a new pirate game called Windrose, the end (sort of) for Book of Travels, the collapse of the Turtle WoW project, legal drama for Ashes of Creation, Loftia's closed beta, and social drama for Project Gorgon. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if y
Episode 562: Turtles, mechs, and multiclassing
On this week's episode of the MassivelyOP Podcast, Chris and Justin talk about Albion Online's world refresh, the possible end of Turtle WoW, EverQuest Legends' upcoming closed beta, AdventureQuest Worlds huge crowdfunding haul, and artificially making MMOs more alive. It's the MassivelyOP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to sen
Episode 561: From Season Zero to confusing heroes
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Guild Wars Reforged's new update, Elder Scrolls Online's confusing Season Zero rollout, a date for Heroes of Might and Magic Olden Era, layoffs at MechWarrior Online, nostalgia, and single-player MMOs. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd
Episode 560: EverQuest Legends never die
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about the EverQuest Legends announcement, Camelot Unchained's early access, New World's now-canceled 10-year-plan, Loftia's closed beta announcement, and the end of V Rising and Elder Scrolls Blades. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to
Episode 559: Not all Marvel Heroes wear capes
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Marvel Heroes' rogue server relaunch, Lost Ark's layoffs, and the end of the EverQuest emulator lawsuit before heading into a eight-topic Daily Grind Blitz where they ask each other questions from our morning discussion topics. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emai
Episode 558: The Legend of Justin's Gold
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Palia's content expansions, SWTOR's new story, Jeff Kaplan's Wild West game, FFXIV and WoW patch previews, and playing Guild Wars 2 on Steam Deck. 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 question to the show, use this li
Episode 557: Adrift in a sea of MMOs
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about World of Warcraft: Midnight's official launch, AdventureQuest Worlds' big Kickstarter pull, and patches for LOTRO and Elder Scrolls Online. Note that this is a shorter podcast than normal due to a glitch losing a big chunk of our audio! It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and g
Episode 556: Midnight run for horse fripperies
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about World of Warcraft's Midnight rollout, freebies for DDO's 20th anniversary, a Gloria Victis revival, a new Guild Wars: Reforged patch, BitCraft's upward swing, and helping out underdog MMOs. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to sen
Episode 555: In space, no one can hear you dream
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Ashes of Creation and Project Gorgon developments, WoW Midnight's pre-launch info blitz, Star Trek Online's new season, Warframe's Android launch, Palia's spring expansion, and Daybreak financials. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd lik
Episode 554: Warlock 'n' roll
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Project Gorgon's growth, Stars Reach's layoffs, Ashes of Creation's continued drama, Diablo's Warlock spree, delays for Chrono Odyssey and ArcheAge Chronicles, and Q4 2025 financials. 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 y
Episode 553: Fel Reaver's gonna mess up your day
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about The Quinfall's launch, the rollout of Burning Crusade Anniversary, patches for both Guild Wars games, a content update for Dune Awakening, more Ashes of Creation drama, fashion wars, and desert island MMOs. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if
Episode 552: Burn it down to the Ashes of Creation
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about the incredible Ashes of Creation fiasco, Project Gorgon's successful launch, World of Warcraft's State of Azeroth address, Jack Emmert's return to Cryptic, and playing MMOs on handheld devices. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to
Episode 551: Save a cow, play an MMO
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Project Gorgon's impending launch, Elder Scrolls Online's landscape difficulty, the World of Warcraft: Midnight prepatch (and upcoming roadmaps), Albion Online's Xbox plans, Landmark's player creations, and RIFT's future. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! An
Episode 550: New World's final year of life
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about New World's official execution date, Hytale's early access release, Burning Crusade Anniversary's prepatch, roadmaps for RuneScape and LOTRO, old Massively memories, and the puzzling question of EverQuest II's lack of popularity. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer em
Episode 549: I know what you played last Christmas
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 Massively OP Podcast, 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, use th
Episode 548: New year, new roundtable
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 Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the
Episode 547: The annual mailbag show!
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 Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to s
Episode 546: Putting a big bow on 2025
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 Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like
Episode 545: World of Homecraft
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 Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to s
Episode 544: Saddle up for December!
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 Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and
Episode 543: MMOs, reforged
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 Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question t
Episode 542: Looking to the Horizon Steel Frontier
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 Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer
Episode 541: Cozy up to the future
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 Massively OP Podcast, an
Episode 540: New World becomes Old World
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 Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer email
Episode 539: Spoopy doopy doo
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Halloween, New World's Nighthaven launch, Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity, launches for Pax Dei and Necesse, the quest for a Pokémon MMO, and a whole bunch of MMO stuff coming in December. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to se
Episode 538: New World Nighthaven terrors
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Eliot and Justin talk about the probable end of Project Ghost, the launch of Blue Protocol Star Resonance, Wizard101's arrival on console, New World's spooky expansion, John Smedley's Reaper Actual, and MMO lore. 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
Episode 537: Making tacos to save the world
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Chris and Justin talk about what's got their attention, their interest, and -- most importantly -- their excitement in the MMO world of 2025. Tune in for talk on Eterspire, FFXIV, Guild Wars 2, and so much 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
Massively OP Podcast Episode 536: Camel kisses
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about LOTRO's expansion reveal, Ultima Online's birthday, that weird WoW Classic+ China thing, more EverQuest rogue server drama, MMO load times, and eras of the genre. 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 question to the s
Episode 535: Ship of $60 Heroes
On 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. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinion
Episode 534: Camelot uncertain
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Camelot Unchained's 2025 prospects, the launches of Eterspire and Warborne, more Classic WoW emulator C&Ds, and a big ol' update roundup. 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 question to the show, use this link. Show
Episode 533: Cottagecore bears go Hawaiian
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Tarisland's execution order, Guild Wars 2's beachfront housing, Elder Scrolls Online's tendency to fly under the radar, a possible Neverwinter classic server, and Palia's ranching aspirations. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to
Episode 532: Massively After Dark
On this week's episode of the Massively OP "After Dark" Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Rich Vogel's scifi MMO, LOTRO's new content giveaway, Blizzard v Turtle WoW, FFXIV's modding controversy, and Dual Universe's transition into singleness. 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 question to t
Episode 531: The clock struck WoW Midnight
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about World of Warcraft's Midnight reveal, Guild Wars 2's new specs, Elder Scrolls Online's leadership switchup, DDO's creepy expansion, and Star Citizen's possible -- possible -- launch window. 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
Episode 530: Gamescoming soon
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Gamescom plans, WoW Legion Remix details, several financial reports, Loftia's investor windfall, Elder Scrolls Online's latest patch, and tab-target combat in MMOs. 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 question to the
Massively OP Podcast Episode 529: Weird slime people mini podcast
On this week's extremely mini solo episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree recaps Guild Wars 2's final three elite specs, World of Warcraft's and Final Fantasy XIV's dueling patch launches, TERA 2's tiny reveal, delays for ArcheAge Chronicles and Chrono Odyssey, and the ongoing EverQuest emulator legal saga.
Episode 528: Skritt! Why'd it have to be Skritt?
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about the bumpy road for Chrono Odyssey and ArcheAge Chronicles, SWTOR's positive future plans, Guild Wars 2's hilarious Skritt-themed controversy, and the end of Skyforge's run. 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 questio
Episode 527: Control nerds
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about the Guild Wars 2 expansion reveal, more player housing announcements, the closure of Dual Universe, FFXIV's August patch, and whether MMOs can bring back the "controller" archetype. 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 you
Episode 526: A whip, six katanas, and Black Desert love
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree, Carlo, and Justin talk about Black Desert developments, WoW's housing neighborhoods, Guild Wars 2's future philosophy, New World's updated roadmap, Dune Awakening's compensation, and an enticement to participate in Blaugust '25. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if
Episode 525: Microsoftpocalypse
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about -- what else? -- the huge Microsoft layoffs and what that means for the MMO industry. On top of that, there's discussion about Ship of Heroes' launch date, John Smedley's new MMOFPS, and Guild Wars 2's teases. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember,
Episode 524: Rift's A New Hope
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Chrono Odyssey's character odyssey, the EverQuest emulator lawsuit, an actual RIFT update, RuneScape's monetization crisis, the end of Hytale, and how our MMO journeys have aged. 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 q
Episode 523: Course-correcting into the future
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about World of Warcraft's next patch, Bitcraft Online's EA launch, the sale of EVE Online's CCP, more server news for LOTRO and DDO, Palia's upcoming roadmap, Dune Awakening's PvE endgame course correction, and Chrono Odyssey's beta. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emai
Episode 522: Progressing through character progression
On this week's theme episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk all about character progression in MMOs! Trust us, there are far more types of progression than you might first assume -- and we're going to try to cover as many of them as we can in an hour. Plus. Plus about fifteen. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And re
Episode 521: Switching it up!
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Dune Awakening's head start rollout, the Nintendo Switch 2 launch, Summer Game Fest 2025 news, New World's hardcore server, Chrono Odyssey's scope, and how MMOs might better handle raids and storytelling. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if yo
Episode 520: Get in gamers, we're going on a road trip!
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Dune Awakening's launch prep, Elder Scrolls Online's totally-not-an-expansion, Guild Wars 2's last expansion zone, Pandaria Classic's timing, New World's new director, City of Heroes Homecoming's latest patch, and low-effort MMO revivals. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and
Episode 519: Kit and kabang
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Chrono Odyssey's upcoming beta, Blue Protocol's second chance, Fractured Online's departure, a new Defiance race, a rogue-lite RPG launch, and whether AI should be involved with MMOs. 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 y
Episode 518: Too much horsing around
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree, Chris, and Justin talk about Equinox Homecoming's early access, Dune Awakening's open beta weekend, Neverwinter's new patch, the end of Cryptic MMO forums, Pax Dei's layoffs, SWTOR's update preview, and the emulators we won't discuss about on the site. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer
Episode 517: We are EVE Legion
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about EVE Online's upcoming expansion, the return of Camelot Unchained, WoW's next patch, Embers Adrift landing on Steam, and a Daily Grind Blitz! 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 question to the show, use this link. Sh
Episode 516: New World of Equinox Awakening Online
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Equinox Homecoming's early access surprise, Dune Awakening's NDA-free beta, LOTRO's anniversary, World of Warcraft's wonky patch, New World's spring plans, and putting developers on pedestals. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to
Episode 515: Palia's purple paradise
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Dune Awakening's delay, Palia's big zone announcement, what's going on with Classic MapleStory, the messy Defiance relaunch, LOTRO compensation, and the future evolution of MMOs. 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 q
Episode 514: Elder Seasons Online
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Elder Scrolls Online's new seasonal format, Guild Wars' 20th anniversary, LOTRO's recent activity, Defiance's relaunch, and how to build your perfect MMO sequel. 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 question to the sh
Episode 513: The PvP show
On this week's theme episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin mostly talk about PvP in MMORPGs -- the good, the bad, and the utterly weird. Also, there's a bit of chatter about LOTRO's housing with the 64-bit servers. 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 question to the show, use thi
Episode 512: Equinox Homecoming is not horsing around
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Equinox Homecoming's cozy horse mystery, a new RuneScape title, Stars Reach's Kickstarter tally, FFXIV's newest patch, Black Desert Console's platform retirements, and how studios should tempt frugal players to pay for MMOs. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails!
Episode 511: Heroes shall arise
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Dune Awakening's prices, Guild Wars 2's expansion delay, Marvel Heroes' rogue server project, the death of extraction shooters, and a pair of interesting new MMOs. 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 question to the
Episode 510: Defiance defies the odds
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Defiance's resurrection, World of Warcraft's housing, Pokémon Go's new owners, Pantheon's lawless PvP, and our deep cut MMO favorites. 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 question to the show, use this link. Show not
Episode 509: Lord of the Transfers
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about LOTRO's transfer mess, Throne and Liberty's big patch, Guild Wars 2's Repentance update, long downtime for APB and Fallen Earth, Fractured's new owners, and why raids gate story beats. 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
Episode 508: Stars Reach fires up crowdfunding
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Stars Reach's impressive Kickstarter, LOTRO's pre-transfer update, another setback for ArcheAge Chronicles, a couple monster hunter games balancing out, and how to deal with ESO's difficulty (or lack thereof). It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember,
Episode 507: Get 'er Dune
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Dune Awakening's early access date, WoW's Undermine(d) drop, LOTRO and DDO 64-bit server plans, Lost Ark's latest class, Blade and Soul NEO's release, the end of Legends of Aria Classic, Project Gorgon vampires, non-combat PvP, and comfort activities. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales,
Episode 506: Housing, jet packs, and informative financials
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about World of Warcraft housing plans, Stars Reach's manifesto, Pantheon's latest controversy, new patches for Star Trek Online and Black Desert, and financial report highlights. 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 questio
Episode 505: MOP's 10th anniversary livestream fiesta
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, MJ joins Bree and Justin for a live show that celebrates the site's 10th anniversary! Spend an hour with the trio as they walk down memory lane and recall the history, ups, and downs of running the world wide web's finest MMORPG news website. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And reme
Episode 504: The legacy we leave behind
On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin remember the life of Project Gorgon's Sandra Powers, comb over EVE Online's 2025 roadmap, test drive WoW's customizable cars, goggle at No Man's Sky's latest update, and big feature holes in our MMOs. It's the Massively OP Podcast, an action-packed hour of news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to sen
