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Massively OP Podcast Episode 92: A talk with RIFT: Starfall Prophecy’s devs
Justin and MJ interview RIFT's Starfall Prophecy devs and discuss EverQuest and EverQuest II's expansions, their shared love for The Secret World, and G-Star 2016's reveals.
WRUP: I know what I’m doing edition
Here, let me take over. Trust me, I know what I'm doing. Here, what I'm doing right now is grotesquely overstating my competence at...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 91: Accounting 101
Justin and Bree talk NCsoft & Nexon, Neocron, Marvel Heroes, SWTOR, EVE Online, Black Desert, Twin Saga, and The Secret World, with mailbag questions on MMO factions and Blizzard's duty to the genre, plus a preview of the second part of our Mark Jacobs interview.
WRUP: Excerpt from my NaNoWriMo novel ‘Claude Mayonnaise, Serial Laundry Defiler’ edition
The city was a dark place, dark like the attitude I put forth in hopes of impressing people. The name's Claude Mayonnaise, because my...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 90: BlizzConcerns
Justin, Bree, and Eliot discuss BlizzCon 2016, WoW's new cadence, Diablo III's content plans, the Nostalrius legacy server standoff, Funcom's financials, and Revelation Online.
WRUP: How to escape from any field edition
So you've been abandoned in the middle of a field in the middle of nowhere and you're reading this guide to help you escape....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 89: The book of Revelation
Justin and Bree discuss Marvel Heroes, Trove, RIFT, The Secret World, WoW, ArcheAge, Star Trek Online, EVE, and EverQuest, with mailbag questions on Hellgate London, WoW, and what players spend on MMOs.
World of Warships adds Steven Seagal as a six-point commander
Where do the action stars of your youth go when they can no longer single-handedly demolish an enemy navy? In Steven Seagal's case, he's...
WRUP: The haunted house of anxieties edition
Welcome, one and all, to the horrifying haunted house of anxieties! I would advise our patrons with weak hearts to remain inside, because the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 88: Miles per hour
Justin and Bree discuss AQ3D, Halloween, SWTOR, LOTRO, RIFT, and the health of the MMO market, with mailbag letters on the MMO endgame paradigm and SOTA vs. Camelot Unchained.
WRUP: Solitaire is the best educational game ever edition
Yes, I know I make a lot of jokes here, but that one is not a joke. I think the case can and even...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 87: Rise of Stormblood Rising
Justin, Bree, and Eliot discuss FFXIV Stormblood, WoW, SWGEmu, The Secret World, Daybreak, SHSO, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on replacing SWG and retiring with MMORPGs.
WRUP: This week’s schedule for my talk show edition
On Monday, my guest will be Bree, Justin, and Larry's childhood sweetheart. Not Larry himself; he's too busy for me. I'll also be interviewing...
Perfect Ten: Incompetent leaders in MMORPGs
Leadership is difficult. You have to get a group of people to work together when they may or may not be naturally inclined to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 86: One Tamriel, two voices, three expansions
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Ultima Online, RIFT, Meridian 59, SWTOR, the EQ franchise, ESO One Tamriel, WoW's subs, and Crowfall's SWG tendencies, with mailbag letters on dealing with character boosts and Guild Wars 2's new cadence.
WRUP: Arriving on Netflix edition
Let's stop the tomfoolery, yes? The following shows and films will be arriving on Netflix this month, which means you are legally mandated to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 85: A whole New World
Justin and Bree discuss New World, WoW, Elyria, Firefall, SMITE, FFXIV, and Destiny 2, with mailbag letters on Star Wars Galaxies' PvP and explorable MMOs.
WRUP: How to be cool edition
Many times, people have come up to me on the street asking how I got to be so cool. Well, let me tell you,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 84: Rise of Irony
Justin, Eliot, and MJ discuss World of Fishing, WoW, RIFT, ARK, TSW, SWTOR, H&G, FFXIV, Destiny, TERA, DDO, LOTRO, Icarus, and GW2, with mailbag letters on MMO swag and art styles.
WRUP: The anatomy of magic edition
I stopped practicing magic tricks when I realized that I didn't like knowing the trick. It was kind of a sad thing for me;...