Massively OP

Massively OP

A weekly discussion of MMORPG adventures, news, and opinions by industry vets Bree and Justin.

Episodes

July 29, 2025 71 mins

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 your question to the show, use this li...

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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 you’d like to send in your questio...

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July 8, 2025 73 mins

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, if you’d like to send in your quest...

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July 1, 2025 73 mins

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 question to the show, use this link.

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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 emails! And remember, if you’d like to ...

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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 remember, if you’d like to send in yo...

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June 10, 2025 57 mins

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 you’d like to send in your question t...

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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 gamer emails! And remember, if you...

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May 27, 2025 72 mins

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 your question to the show, use this ...

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May 13, 2025 72 mins

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 emails! And remember, if you’d like...

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May 6, 2025 71 mins

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.

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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 send in your question to the show, ...

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April 22, 2025 74 mins

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 question to the show, use this link.

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April 15, 2025 78 mins

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 show, use this link.

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April 8, 2025 75 mins

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 this link.

Show notes:

  • Intro
  • LOTR...
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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! And remember, if you’d like to sen...

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March 25, 2025 69 mins

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 show, use this link.

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March 18, 2025 74 mins

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 notes:

  • Intro
  • Adventures in MMOs: ...
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March 11, 2025 65 mins

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 your question to the show, use this...

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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, if you’d like to send in your quest...

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