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On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about LOTRO's new expansion, Brighter Shores' release, Star Reach's new trailer, FFXIV's Patch 7.1, and controller support 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 send in your question to the show, use this link. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, GW2, LOTRO News: Lord of the Rings Online releases Legacy of Morgoth News: Brighter Shores launches News: ArcheAge Chronicles and Chrono Odyssey get delayed News: Checking out Stars Reach's new trailer News: Final Fantasy XIV delivers Patch 7.1 Mailbag: Are we open to using controllers in MMOs? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Goblins are Invading" from Brighter Shores Your show hosts: Justin, Chris, 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, Bree and Justin talk about a new MMO called Bellatores, patches for FFXIV and WoW, the departure of Greg Street from the Riot MMO, Star Citizen's improved persistence, the confluence of chicken and Diablo, and the desire for some of us to play "humble" characters. 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 or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, Star Trek Online, SWG, City of Heroes News: What is Bellatores? News: Final Fantasy XIV's Patch 6.35 News: Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street left the Riot MMO News: World of Warcraft's next two patches are incoming News: Diablo IV tempts with fried chicken News: Star Citizen's alpha just got more persistent Mailbag: Why can't we play more humble characters? Mailbag: How important are class aesthetics? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Space Exploration 8" from Star Trek Online 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.
Welcome to Episode 087 of The RPG After Years! This week, Scott and Rich cover all the latest news, including the Nvidia GeForce leak! The RPG After Years is hosting an RPG Club! It's like a book club, but with RPGs, and we hope all of you play along! The current game is Mass Effect, and the current checkpoint is to finish both Noveria and the Bring Down the Sky mission by Sunday, November 14th. Do NOT go to Virmire! Catch-up: What have the boys been playing? Rich has been loving Tales of the Abyss, and he started Monster Crown! Scott has been deep into Days Gone AND he conquered the Pokemon Sword Isle of Armor! In the news: Square Enix has revealed that Marvel's Avengers' sales were disappointing. SHOCKING News: Review scores for Shin Megami Tensei V have begun to roll in, and they're mostly positive! News: Elden Ring has released a 19-minute gameplay preview! News: Final Fantasy XIV's Endwalker expansion has been delayed by two weeks. Good luck to all those who took time off... News: We have gotten more info about the Nvidia GeForce leak which suggests a lot of cool games might be coming, including a Final Fantasy Tactics Remaster and a Final Fantasy IX REMAKE?! We discuss what we'd want out of these potential games. Next week: We reconvene the Mass Effect RPG Club! Please support the show at patreon.com/rpgafteryears Join us on our Discord server! discord.gg/3WPBgur Watch the show live on Twitch! We typically stream the main episodes at 9am EST on Sundays. Keep an eye out on Twitter and Discord for extra bonus recordings or time changes. It's all at twitch.tv/rpgafteryears You can also find Scott on Twitch over at twitch.tv/the_scott_spot! Send a Carrier Pigeon or Whatever: Twitter: @RPGYEARS Personal Twitters: Rich: @Hailblue1569, Scott: @TheScottSpot, Jay: @jaydhizzle, Bill: @Metunnica, Corey: @VFLCorey Email: rpgafteryears@gmail.com Check out our merch store at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RPGAfterYears/explore We Can Make This Work Probably Network: This podcast is a production of the We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network follow us below to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts! The place for those with questionable taste! ProbablyWork.com,Twitter, Facebook, Instagram @ProbablyWorkEmail: ProbablyWorkPod@gmail.com Master list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13CgtJfptz1S3Da2HUsJDK86SfAIPMGA-Rmi4YZUpTGw/edit?usp=sharing Album art by Dizzy Designs: designsbydizzy.com
Welcome to Episode 074 of The RPG After Years! This week, Scott and Rich round up all of the major recent RPG news stories! Later, they convene the RPG Club for Secret of Maa! What have the boys been playing? Rich has been into Back 4 Blood, while Scott continues to make progress in a myriad of games, including Final Fantasy II, Pokemon Sword, and Live-A-Live! The RPG After Years is hosting an RPG Club! The current game is Secret of Mana. The checkpoint is to complete the Grand Palace by Sunday, August 22nd! In the news: our thoughts on the Activision/Blizzard sexual harassment scandal News: Some major titles came out recently, including the Final Fantasy 1-3 Pixel Remasters, NEO: The World End With You, Disgaea 6, and Ys IX. We discuss. News: Final Fantasy XIV sold OUT?! What?! News: Aloy from Horizon: Zero Dawn is coming to Genshin Impact. Scott has a very important question about Fortnite. RPG Club: What did we think of the third segment of Secret of Mana? We discuss. Please support the show at patreon.com/rpgafteryears Join us on our Discord server! discord.gg/3WPBgur Watch the show live on Twitch! We typically stream the main episodes at 9am EST on Sundays. Keep an eye out on Twitter and Discord for extra bonus recordings or time changes. It's all at twitch.tv/rpgafteryears You can also find Scott on Twitch over at twitch.tv/the_scott_spot! Send a Carrier Pigeon or Whatever: Twitter: @RPGYEARS Personal Twitters: Rich: @Hailblue1569, Scott: @TheScottSpot, Jay: @jaydhizzle, Bill: @Metunnica, Corey: @VFLCorey Email: rpgafteryears@gmail.com Check out our merch store at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RPGAfterYears/explore We Can Make This Work Probably Network: This podcast is a production of the We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network follow us below to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts! The place for those with questionable taste! ProbablyWork.com,Twitter, Facebook, Instagram @ProbablyWorkEmail: ProbablyWorkPod@gmail.com Master list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13CgtJfptz1S3Da2HUsJDK86SfAIPMGA-Rmi4YZUpTGw/edit?usp=sharing Album art by Dizzy Designs: designsbydizzy.com
On this week’s show, Bree and Justin talk about New World's preview event and cash shop, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker's reveals, WoW Classic's surprising cloning turnabout, City of Heroes news, voice mail about guild housing, and mail about MMO economies. 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 or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: WoW Classic, SWG, New World impressions News: New World plans end of alpha, deals with cash shop furor News: Final Fantasy XIV reveals Endwalker's release date and new class News: WoW Classic backs down on cloning prices News: We can stream City of Heroes Homecoming again! Voice mail: Guild housing Mailbag: Handling MMO economies Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Loading Screen" from New World Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch If you’re having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.
On this week’s show, Bree and Justin lament the cancellation of Amazon's Lord of the Rings MMO, investigate a super-secret Guild Wars Easter egg, get psyched over Star Wars Galaxies' Bespin expansion, and discuss the internal logic of MMORPG worlds. 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 or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: Guild Wars 2, Cozy Grove, Albion Online, Star Wars Galaxies News: Amazon cancels its Lord of the Rings MMO project News: Guild Wars players uncover a secret sword from 2013 News: Final Fantasy XIV brings us Patch 5.5 News: Star Wars Galaxies Legends dates its Bespin expansion Voicemail: How do we help promote non-visually appealing MMOs? Mailbag: Which MMO explains your character's existence the best? Mailbag: What superhero MMO will replace Marvel Heroes? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Old Login Theme" from LOTRO Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, Amazon, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch If you’re having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.
On this week’s show, Bree and Justin usher in the Shadowlands era of World of Warcraft, share impressions from the New World demo, dissect the Lord of the Rings Online Q&A, wonder why chocobos are strutting into Guild Wars 2, and reveal which MMO was the defining one for their gaming careers. 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 or call in to our voicemail at (734) 221-3973. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: New World, City of Heroes News: World of Warcraft: Shadowlands releases Mailbag: Shadowlands marketing News: Lord of the Rings Online hosts a huge infodump News: Guild Wars 2's Final Fantasy chocobo and the new patch News: Final Fantasy XIV ramps up hype for Patch 5.4 News: Wizard101 opens a suspiciously cheery world Mailbag: What was *the* MMO for us? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Alphoi Discovery Cue" from Wizard101 Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, and Twitch If you’re having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.
Welcome to Episode 020 of The RPG After Years! This week, we discuss our RPG confessions. What are we all embarrassed to admit we have or haven't done in our favorite RPGs? We are currently holding a review competition! Leave a 5 star review on your podcasting app and the boys will pick a favorite after July 9th. The winner gets to choose the next List Game played! The RPG After Years will be participating in #JRPGJuly! Enter on Twitter with the hashtag #JRPGJulyYears and we will track it. Hopefully we'll all finish lots of JRPGs in July! What have the boys been playing? Jay: Some more Tales games! Some Xenoblade Chronicles 2 as well. Rich: He's back on the Final Fantasy XIV train... again! Scott: He's gotten a little further in Persona 5 Royal, God of War, and Grandia II! The Patreon is still going strong. You can get early access to episodes, ad-free episodes, lots of bonus episodes, live recording access, and access to the video version of the show; amongst many other benefits! patreon.com/rpgafteryear News: Final Fantasy XIV producer denies Final Fantasy XVI rumors! News: Sony unveiled the PS5! What do we think? News: Square Enix has announced Project Athia for the PS5. Is this actually Final Fantasy XVI? What do we think? News: Horizon: Forbidden West has been unveiled! Is it everything we hoped for? RPG releases: We go over all the recent and upcoming RPG releases! The main discussion! Scott, Jay, and Rich have lots of RPG-related confessions. What games have we never played? Where did we cheat? The listeners have lots to tell us about their confessions too! We've all skeletons in our closet... Please support the show at patreon.com/rpgafteryears Join us on our Discord server! discord.gg/3WPBgur Send a Carrier Pigeon or Whatever: Twitter: @RPGYEARS Email: rpgafteryears@gmail.com We Can Make This Work Probably Network: This podcast is a production of the We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network follow us below to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts! The place for those with questionable taste! ProbablyWork.com,Twitter, Facebook, Instagram @ProbablyWorkEmail: ProbablyWorkPod@gmail.com Master list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13CgtJfptz1S3Da2HUsJDK86SfAIPMGA-Rmi4YZUpTGw/edit?usp=sharing Album art is by Mrs. Dizzy. Find her on Instagram here. Don't forget: $2 and above patrons get access to an exclusive podcast RSS feed that allows the ad-free version of the show and all other bonus content to be delivered straight to your favorite podcast app! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On this week’s show, Bree and Justin frantically sort out the flurry of end-of-year announcements, including shutdowns, new games, and launch windows. It's a bonanza of MMORPG news, with Magic Legends, New World, Corepunk, Black Desert Mobile, and more! 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 own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Listen to the show right now: Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: LOTRO, SWG, City of Heroes News: PlanetSide Arena calls it quits News: New World gets a May 2020 release News: Cryptic reveals Magic Legends News: Elder Scrolls Online is going to Skyrim News: Corepunk looks interesting News: Black Desert Mobile launches worldwide, EVE Echoes hands-on News: World of Warcraft lets you betray your faction News: Final Fantasy XIV attains 18 million users, looks to Patch 5.2 Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Borealus Intro" from World of Warcraft Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch If you’re having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.
On this week’s show, Brendon joins Bree and Justin to talk about his latest fact-finding mission deep inside the heart of EVE Online's latest fan festival. In addition to a lot of in-depth internet spaceship news, there's discussion about Dauntless' incredible launch, Black Desert's underwater play, and more! 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 own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Show notes: Intro News: EVE Online Down Under with Brendon! News: Final Fantasy XIV crosses 16M players News: Dauntless has a huge launch News: Astellia gears up for a summer release News: Black Desert takes us underwater News: DCUO confirmed for the Nintendo Switch Mailbag: Playing Old School RuneScape Mailbag: Are fancy cinematics and trailers worth it? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Surplus of Rare Artifacts" from EVE Online Your show hosts: Justin, Brendon, and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch If you’re having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.
On this week’s show, Bree and Justin cleans up after Guild Wars 2's PR disaster, chew over the survivability of Shroud of the Avatar, and commiserate about Camelot Unchained's delay. It's not all downer news -- there's some really great stuff happening in the MMO industry, and that makes an appearance on this extra-long episode! Special note: If you want to skip the ArenaNet discussion for the rest of the news, go to the 50-minute mark (yeah, we talk about it a lot!). 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 own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Listen to the show right now: Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: Batman Telltale Games, Trove, The Sims 4 News: ArenaNet fires two Guild Wars 2 devs after Twitter fracas Additional links: Wolfy's essay, WoodenPotatoes' video News: Camelot Unchained delays beta (again) News: Warframe is coming to Nintendo Switch News: Is Shroud of the Avatar a flop? News: Temtem rakes in the Kickstarter moneys News: Final Fantasy XIV's very tall dungeon Mailbag: Defiance 2050 and looter shooter appeal Outro Other info: Download Episode 177 Podcast theme: "Main Theme" from Camelot Unchained Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and Spotify Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch If you’re having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.
On this week’s show, Bree and Justin overdose on candy hearts as they look at Valentine's Day in MMOs -- as well as the Lunar New Year. From expansion alpha testing to a new MMO launch to unifying a game globally, it's a pretty upbeat and positive week of podcast chatter. 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 own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: Final Fantasy XIV, World of Warcraft, site upgrades, Ultima Online News: Valentine's Day is here! News: Guild Wars 2 Lunar New Year Patch News: Camelot Unchained announces beta date News: World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth starts alpha testing News: Closers launches News: Black Desert unifies the game globally News: Final Fantasy XIV's population is up Mailbag: Multi-boxing Mailbag: Variety in period MMOs Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Valentione's Day Theme" from FFXIV Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, and Pocket Casts Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch If you’re having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.
On this week’s show, the fate of Star Wars: The Old Republic is up for debate! In addition to sorting that out, Justin and Bree discuss the new Age of Conan progression server, Final Fantasy XIV's big content release, EVE Online's disappointing battle, and more. 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 own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, choose your adventure books News: Age of Conan starts up new progression server News: Final Fantasy XIV unloads Patch 4.2 News: SWTOR lays out 2018 plans, but could it be in trouble? News: Closers eyes a February 6th launch News: EVE's million-dollar battle is a bust News: Sea of Thieves has a bumpy closed beta Mailbag: What do you want in an MMO? Mailbag: How do you play MMOs with a newborn? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Character Creation" from Closers Your show hosts: Justin and Bree Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, and Pocket Casts Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch If you’re having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.
Face it: No matter how hard you train, no matter how many voice coaches you hire, no matter how much you spend on expensive recording equipment, you can never be a legendary podcaster. Legendary podcasters are born once in a century, and the Massively OP Podcast has two of them on staff. It just so happens that they've been missing for the past 114 shows. 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 own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: Guild Wars 1, Kingdom of Loot, City of Heroes News: Ashes of Creation kicks off Kickstarter News: Guild Wars 2 announces Flashpoint episode, legendary armor News: Star Trek Online escalates things News: Final Fantasy XIV expansion live letter News: Neverwinter claims 15M players News: World of Warcraft breaks addon to fix performance Mailbag: Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Live Report" from Undertale Your show hosts: Bree and Justin Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, and Pocket Casts Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch If you’re having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.
We're not yet a full week into the new year and we've already been delivered news of a major shutdown. In today's episode, Bree and Justin talk about the fallout of the Landmark announcement, the Hi-Rez Expo, and several major patches. 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 own letter to the show, use the “Tips” button in the top-right corner of the site to do so. Show notes: Intro Adventures in MMOs: Asheron's Call, Trove News: Landmark gets a shutdown notice News: World of Warcraft's Patch 7.1.5 is here News: Final Fantasy XIV preps for Patch 3.5 News: WildStar's new endgame progression News: Hi-Rez Expo News: Ashes of Creation's nodes Mailbag: Can you trust in Daybreak again? Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Alpha Music 7" from Landmark Your show hosts: Bree and Justin Listen to Massively OP Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, TuneIn, Google Play, and Pocket Casts Follow Massively Overpowered: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitch If you’re having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.
News: Final Fantasy XIV has some patch issues. Final Fantasy Record Keeper is announced, although we don't know anything about it. Discussion: This week we finally finished Final Fantasy IV!!!! We bring in a special guest to discuss various versions of the game, what we thought of the story, gameplay, and music, and our thoughts on Final Fantasy IV as a whole. Often regarded as Final Fantasy II in the west we go through the entire developement process and fawn over this classic RPG.
News: Final Fantasy XIV has a new patch! Hironobu Sakaguchi announces his new game! Final Fantasy IX turnes 14! Discussion: Character Battle (Our first): Firion Vs. Luneth A tournament (badly kept track of) of the leading ladies of Final Fantasy, which one will be our unofficial pin-up girl? Characters: White Mage, Sara, Maria, Garnett, Yuna, Aerith, Lightning, Fang, Fran...