Massively OP Podcast

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 news, tales, opinions, and gamer emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the show, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: ESO, LOTRO, GW2, SWG What's this Guild Wars card game about? Should ArcheAge get a western revival as well? World of Warcraft starts testing Update 12.1 Richard Garriott wants Ultima back Dungeons and Dragons Online sells the Duergar race and EverQuest Legends does pre-orders too Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Forest_A" from Ultima Online Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify, or follow our uploads with RSS Follow MassivelyOP on Bluesky, Mastodon, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook

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'd like to send in your question to the show, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Guild Wars 3 is officially announced Aion 2 gets a September release date Stars Reach is going into early access this summer Loftia heads to early access this fall Dune Awakening targets September for a console release Valheim's also launching into 1.0 this September Camelot Unchained's early access launch is weak while Eterspire surprises us with a full launch SWTOR gifts us with Update 7.9 and Elder Scrolls Online does Update 50 Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Crystal Oasis" from Guild Wars 2 Your show hosts: Justin and Chris Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify, or follow our uploads with RSS Follow MassivelyOP on Bluesky, Mastodon, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook

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 show, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, Outbound, Palia, LOTRO, SWG, Guild Wars 2 (Colin's post) EVE Online announces Cradle of War expansion EverQuest Legends' beta is drawing a lot of attention Spirit Crossing gets some serious housing Throne and Liberty adds a Stellar Journey progression system Financials for NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, Square Enix, Nexon Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Red Glowing Dust" from EVE Online Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify, or follow our uploads with RSS Follow MassivelyOP on Bluesky, Mastodon, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook

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 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 through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show… Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, LOTRO, GW2, Palia, Farever, Loftia FFXIV announces Evercold expansion for 2027 (and Patch 7.5) Guild Wars Reforged is getting a mobile port (and this month's Guild Wars 2's The Only Way) Aion 2 is coming in 2026 Embers of the Uncrowned is a new MMOARPG from Nexon Palia's getting mounts with its spring expansion SWTOR comes clean on Update 7.9 and 8.0 EVE Online's been sold back to CCP Conan Exiles will received an Enhanced edition Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Ashford Abbey" from Guild Wars Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify, or follow our uploads with RSS Follow MassivelyOP on Bluesky, Mastodon, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 send in your question to the show, send 'em in through our tips form. Now, listen to this week's show... Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, LOTRO, MechWarrior 5, Skate, Red Dead Online, The Division 2 Albion Online's whole world gets a huge visual refresh Turtle WoW gets shut down by the court EverQuest Legends heads into closed beta this month AdventureQuest Worlds gets over $2M in crowdfunding How could devs make MMOs -- even offline ones -- feel more alive? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Arcangrove" from AdventureQuest Worlds Your show hosts: Justin and Chris Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify, or follow our uploads with RSS Follow MassivelyOP on Bluesky, Mastodon, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 send in your question to the show, use this link. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, Marvel Heroes EverQuest Legends spins up a new classic MMO experience Camelot Unchained goes into early access The (old) 10-year-plan for New World Quickies: V Rising ends development, Loftia plans closed beta for April, Elder Scrolls Blades to shut down Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Bard's Guild" from EverQuest Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 link. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, Marvel Heroes Palia reveals its Royal Highlands zone, releases Toadstool Tales patch SWTOR gets some new story content Jeff Kaplan returns with a Wild West survival game, The Legend of California FFXIV and WoW preview their spring content drops Playing Guild Wars 2 on handheld consoles Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Saltswept" from FFXIV Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 send in your question to the show, use this link. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: Outbound, World of Warcraft, Nightingale World of Warcraft: Midnight is here Equinox Homecoming launches Get all your DDO freebies this month! Gloria Victis comes back from the dead Guild Wars: Reforged cranks out another patch BitCraft is doing pretty well, actually How can we help underdog MMOs succeed? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Teldrassil Roots" from World of Warcraft Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 your question to the show, use this link. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, WoW, LOTRO, GW2 Project Gorgon keeps growing! Ashes of Creation's drama train has derailed Stars Reach announces layoffs Diablo II, IV, and Immortal are getting Warlocks Q4 2025 financials from Kakao, NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, Nexon, Krafton Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Tristram Village" from Diablo Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 send in your question to the show, use this link. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: WoW, Project Gorgon Ashes of Creation's bizarre implosion Project Gorgon soars at launch World of Warcraft's State of Azeroth address Hey, Jack Emmert's back in charge of Cryptic Should MMO studios support more handheld devices? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Arcantina" from World of Warcraft Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 emails! And remember, if you'd like to send in your question to the show, use this link. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, Project Gorgon New World heads into the dark in January 2027, but will someone buy it? Hytale launches in early access WoW Classic Burning Crusade Anniversary kicks off the prepatch LOTRO and RuneScape roadmaps What are some of our Old Massively memories? Why didn't EverQuest II do better? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "The City of Silvermoon" from World of Warcraft Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 show, use this link. 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: Podcast theme: "Maji Market" from Palia Your show hosts: Justin, Colin, Carlo, MJ, Chris, Eliot, and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.

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 to send in your question to the show, use this link. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, WoW, GW2, awards Ashes of Creation launches into early access EverQuest II: Rage of Cthurath releases The Game Awards news -- including Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.4: Into the Mist comes out Spirit Crossing is coming next year Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Winter's Warm Boughs" from FFXIV Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.