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Massively OP Podcast Episode 311: The day the MMOs died
Justin and Bree discuss Anthem Next's demise, Defiance and Gamigo's MMO purge, DDO's big news, Black Desert's free-play, Riot's MMO, and mobile Warcraft, with adventures in LOTRO, City of Heroes, WoW Classic, and Elder Scrolls Online, plus mailbag topics on post subs, Valheim, and MMOs as they used to be.
Hamilton in Animal Crossing New Horizons is the unofficial crossover the world needs more of
While painting my entire house this winter, I listened to Hamilton approximately 300 times and am now a little bit obsessed, which means that...
WRUP: You have $15 to explain why you aren’t a werewolf edition
For $1:
"Werewolves aren't real."
"I'm just not."
"Why are you asking me this?"
"Already a vampire."
"Mange."
For $3:
"Werewolves are real but they're...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 310: The BlizzConline afterparty
Justin and Bree discuss BlizzConline 2021, World of Warcraft Chains of Domination, WoW Classic Burning Crusade, Diablo 4, Diablo Immortal, Diablo 2 Resurrected, Hearthstone, Overwatch 2, New World, ArcheAge, and LOTRO, with a mailbag topic on WoW's current newbie experience.
WRUP: The story of the wombat edition
Once upon a time there was a wombat. This wombat's name was Simon Birchson. Everyone thought this wombat was very cute and nicely rotund,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 309: You can take my loot over my dead body
Justin and Bree discuss Valheim, Elite Dangerous' slave cult, BlizzConline, Hearthstone, WoW's valor, Neverwinter Nights Arelith, Phantasy Star Online 2, Black Desert, and Shadowbane, with adventures in LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, SWG Legends, and Farm Together, with mailbag topics on full-loot open world PvP and brute-forcing unpopular gameplay design.
WRUP: cmon five more minutes edition
cmon five more minutes. gimme five more minutes. just gimme five minutes. just need five minutes. give me five minutes. only five minutes. demanding...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 308: FFXIV’s endings and beginnings
Justin and Bree discuss Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker, Skyforge, Blizzard and NCosft financials, Stadia, and PSO2, with adventures in WoW Classic, LOTRO, ESO, SWG Legends, plus mailbag questions on MMO dungeons and juggling MMOs.
WRUP: Excerpt from my autobiography, ‘The Sushi Bar Will Never Open,’ available everywhere books aren’t sold on February 30 edition
Chapter 3: "But I Never Asked About The Walrus"
At this point, my options were basically limited to either buying my way into college, buying...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 307: Blackwood barges into town
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online Blackwood, Fallout 76, Star Trek Online, Magic Legends, the GameStop stock thing, and Amazon Game Studios' mess, with adventures in WoW Classic, LOTRO, SWG Legends, and ESO, plus a mailbag topic on questing vs. grinding.
WRUP: Beekeeping strategies edition
DON'T: Yell at your bees.
DO: Yell encouraging things at flowers while making it clear that the yelling is not directed at the bees.
DON'T: Throw...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 306: Money makes the MMOs go ’round
Justin and Bree discuss Pantheon, the KingsIsle and Jagex buyouts, World of Warcraft, Star Trek Online, and Guild Wars 2, with adventures in WoW, LOTRO, and SWG Legends, plus mailbox topics on underwater combat and choosing between MMO subs.
WRUP: Advantages and Disadvantages edition
Advantages:
Double-jointed (5 points)
Triple-jointed (10 points)
My limbs are covered in joints like one of those snakes you could get at a carnival...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 305: Restoring faith
Justin and Bree discuss Elite Dangerous' Odyssey delay, LOTRO's latest mishaps, Guild Wars 2 Power, Pirate101 and the KingsIsle sale, and FFXIV's Ishgard restoration, with a Daily Grind blitz and mailbag topics on WoW Shadowlands, seeing how the sausage is made, and lifeskill-centric MMOs.
WRUP: Memories edition
Now that we're done with What Are You Playing, we can look back at some of the great memories this column has produced over...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 304: League of MMORPGs
Justin and Bree discuss Riot's new MMO, RuneScape, Neverwinter, Crowfall, and Path of Exile, with adventures in Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft, Torchlight II, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on losing hype and legal complexity in MMOs.
WRUP: Absolutely the final WRUP ever (we mean it really seriously) edition
Well, folks, it's been a lot of fun doing all of these columns. We've laughed, we've cried, we've done that thing where we laugh...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 303: The 2021 new year MMO roundtable
Justin, Bree, Chris, MJ, and Tyler discuss holiday MMO playtime, the MOP awards, anticipated MMOs, and the state of the site in our annual roundtable.
MassivelyOP’s Weirdest MMO Stories of 2020: Tencent and the Great Chili Sauce Fraud Caper
Today we're finishing off our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2020!
Coming in at #1 on our list is...
Chinese fraudsters posed as...
MassivelyOP’s Weirdest MMO Stories of 2020: The Herb
Today we're continuing our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2020!
Coming in at #2 on our list is...
The Herb bakes a ‘classical’...
