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Massively OP Podcast Episode 191: It’s looking a little patchy around here
Justin and Bree discuss Star Citizen, LOTRO, EverQuest II, Star Trek Online, SWTOR, New World, and Black Desert, with reader mail about forging social connections in MMOs.
Elite Dangerous rescue mission goes awry following feline interference
It's a well known fact that cats take pleasure in destroying things, whether it's that nice new sofa or that glass of water you...
WRUP: The second shade of Sycamore House edition
The second shade was neither hostile nor evasive; at first glance it seemed friendly and articulate. To a casual observer it appeared to be...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 190: SWTOR Unite!
Justin and Bree discuss Mike Morhaime's exit from Blizzard, the launches of Lineage 2 Classic and MapleStory 2, Legends of Aria's early access, and Bless Online's F2P plans, plus MMO guilds, how WoW might someday end, what the #SWTORunite community effort is all about.
The Daily Grind: What’s the goofiest currency in all of MMO land?
So then, MMOs and online games. We've got gems, crystals, shards, marks, tickets, tomes, lumps, keys, tokens, commendations, shells, scraps, favors, coins, orders, fragments,...
WRUP: The first shade of Sycamore House edition
The first shade of Sycamore House made no attempt to evade us. It squatted, spherical and shimmering, directly in the first doorway we came...
BlizzCon 2018: Blizzard posts Viewing Party Kit for those stuck at home, and we are so hungry now
If you thought the price hike for the BlizzCon virtual ticket was too high at $50 this year, especially with less swag than usual,...
Massively OP Podcast episode 189: Time traveling to 2004
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic, WildStar, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Maplestory 2, Age of Conan, Fallout 76, Guild Wars 2, Star Wars Galaxies, and Trove, with mailbag questions on SWTOR, starting as a true newbie in WoW, and power imbalances in MMOs.
WRUP: The jobs of the crabs I am attempting to keep in my downstairs bathroom edition
Towel Crab: This crab's job is to bring guests hand towels to dry their hands after using the bathroom. He is performing this task...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 188: Classic-flavored Lineage II
Tina, Justin, and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Red Dead Online, Lineage II Classic, Secret World Legends, Bless Online, World of Warcraft, and LOTRO, with a mailbag discussion on feeling unwelcome in MMORPGs and a rundown on site bugs we've smooshed.
WRUP: Your children are safe with me, Entirely Avoidable Hazard Man! edition
Hello, parents! There's no need to be alarmed, it's just me, your friendly neighborhood superhero! And you've no need to fret; your children are...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 187: The raid in our stars
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2's new living world episode, Boundless, EverQuest II, Blizzard, Warframe, EVE Online, SWTOR, the petition to save WildStar, and our big site revamp.
WRUP: A brief rundown on the new version of the site edition
Why did you pick this new theme?
Well, because we never really picked the old theme, we just found something that worked during our month-long melange...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 186: The perfect storm of MMO news
Justin and Bree discuss WildStar's sunset, Pearl Abyss' acquisition of CCP and EVE Online, the new Lord of the Rings MMO, THQ Nordic's buy-up of 38 Studios MMO Project Copernicus, the Daybreak NantWorks investment/venture, Old School RuneScape, and MMO emulation.
WRUP: The journey of my wife going back to World of Warcraft edition
The following is all only lightly edited from actual speaking.
"Yeah, let's go play some World of Warcraft! I'm excited!"
"Oh, hey, I hadn't...
Aww, Sea of Thieves’ latest update patches out the inadvertent spyglass dongs
It was a smidge delayed, and then down again, but it'll happen eventually:Â Sea of Thieves is due back up with its 1.2.5 patch. It's...
WRUP: Vintage advertisement for Dr. Farnell’s Neck-Staple System from 1957 edition
Have you ever been told that you "would lose your head if it were not attached to your neck?" Friends, what happens if your...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 184: Gamescom spectacular
Justin and Bree discuss Gamescom, anticipated MMOs, Ashes of Creation, New World, Maplestory 2, Torchlight Frontiers, Just Survive, and World of Warcraft, with mailbag entries on racing to the level cap and amazing visual moments in MMORPGs.
The Daily Grind: How much effort do you put into your MMO guild names?
I don't think I am alone in thinking way, way too much about guild names, at least when I was first starting out in...
WRUP: The four ways to impress a girl edition
Pour boiling tungsten on her car: According to Wikipedia, tungsten has a melting point of 6192 °F. That is very hot, and probably will...
