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Torn between consoling Bree on the loss of all her vendors and stock in SWG or congratulating her on the realization she had because of it. I still feel the call of that game life sometimes, but know I have neither the time nor energy to get to where I was even moderately successful at it.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 549: I know what you played last Christmas Justin and Bree discuss the MOP award winners, Elder Scrolls Online's roadmap, Project Gorgon, WoW Classic Classic's Burning Crusade, Past Fate, and Loftia, with adventures in LOTRO, Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2, Palia, Loftia, BitCraft, Eterspire, and SWG Legends.

MOP Podcast 549: Elder Scrolls Online, Project Gorgon, WoW Classic, Past Fate, Loftia, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, BitCraft, Eterspire, and more MMORPG news! 📻

YouTube video by Munx Gregoriana Munx Gregoriana - WoW Invincible A Cappella in Church (+ Big Echo)

@mmosyl.bsky.social @sypster.bsky.social @battlebards.bsky.social Maybe you've heard this before, but it came across my feed today and reminded me of one of the most iconic Battle Bards moments ever 😉 They also have various other VGM covers on their channel. youtu.be/Cas8AnZ5qxE?...

YouTube video by Jonasquin One Night in Bangkok but it's a 16th century chanson

Came across this randomly on YT. It's brilliant. youtu.be/i3jHv0GZB9U?...

Or when it's a case of "well, that is a sick outfit, but no way in hell am I paying $40 for pixel clothes" (Looking at you BDO and Palia)

Thanks for featuring my question. I'd completely forgotten I'd sent that in, LOL. Personally I'm usually not that tempted by a lot of cosmetics since there often aren't many that I actually like. I can see it being a problem for some though who can't resist the new shiny when they see it.

Yeah, the fact that Nayos and Bava Nisos are so unsettling is definitely a mark of how good the environmental artists for the game are.

Happy belated Birthday! Hope it was a good one. 🎂🥳🎉

Bree, one, I totally agree with you about Nayos. Unpleasant is one of the kinder things to be said about it. Two, bad news for you about Bava Nisos if you thought Nayos was unpleasant ;)

Massively OP Podcast Episode 544: Saddle up for December! Justin and Bree discuss WoW Midnight, Gloria Victis' revival, the Cryptic mess, Neverwinter, and Albion Online, with a run-down of all the cool stuff coming in early December (WoW's housing, LOTRO Kingdoms of Harad, EverQuest Shattering of Ro, Destiny 2 Renegades, Guild Wars Reforged, along with adventures in LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and WoW, plus a mailbag topic on predatory MMO monetization.

MOP Podcast 544: #WorldofWarcraft #Midnight, #GloriaVictis, #Cryptic, #AlbionOnline, #LOTRO, #EverQuest, #GuildWars2, #Destiny2, and more MMORPG stuff! 📻

I haven't played that game or seen how it works there. I don't object to all sorts of more involved in-game fishing, just the ones that make it overly twitchy and requiring lightning fast reflexes. That just makes it stressful instead of enjoyable.

Give me the click to cast, wait for bobber, click to reel in and get fish simplicity any time. I understand why devs want to try to make it more engaging but most of the times they just make it annoying.

I am so with you on the fishing mechanic in GW2 Bree. I hate it. I'm terrible at it and I hate it. Frustrating beyond belief. Stardew Valley has the same type of mechanic and it's the one thing I got a mod for to change in that game. Wish I could get one for GW2 to make it sane.

In the vein of "how things are made" I remember a friend telling me that the LotRO devs once admitted that the mounts are mostly just "horse pants" that give you a movement speed buff and different animation. So essentially you're wearing the horse, not riding it.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 541: Cozy up to the future Justin and Bree discuss Project Ghost, New World, Warhammer, Pantheon, Innsmouth Mysteries, Necesse, and BitCraft, with adventures in LOTRO, World of Warcraft, RIFT, Guild Wars 2, plus a mailbag topic on Petit Planet.

MOP Podcast 541: #ProjectGhost, #NewWorld, #Warhammer, #Pantheon, #Necesse, #BitCraft, #LOTRO, #WorldofWarcraft, #RIFT, #GuildWars2, #PetitPlanet, and more #MMORPG news! 📻

So how much were you facepalming yesterday at the New World news when you'd just been hyping it up on the podcast ep that hadn't even released yet? 😉😅😳

You'll wanna have a t-shirt on under that hoodie though for when you need to strip down later on when it's hot again in the afternoon.

Oh absolutely. It's definitely very satisfying on some levels and can certainly give you a sense of having accomplished something. But when it's all you're doing, and esp when you're doing it alone, it does get to be a bit empty.

Bree I get you about your feeling regarding the pull of SWG crafting and vendors. It can get to where you feel like you're just logging on daily to do a job you aren't being paid for instead of playing a game for fun. I hit that point back when the game was live. Ain't no one got time for that now.

YouTube video by The Guild The Guild - I'm the One That's Cool Single

Speaking of Guitar Hero, here's a blast from the past song for you that features it briefly at the end. I at least still find the song highly amusing, and it's kind of a banger as well. youtu.be/a2R5Mx9Jp6c?...

You two are giving me serious Palia FOMO 😛 I really want to get back into it again but already struggle to carve out enough time to keep up with the games I currently have on the go. And Sims 4 just started another limited time event... Gah! 😅🤪

Massively OP Podcast Episode 523: Course-correcting into the future Justin and Bree discuss World of Warcraft, BitCraft Online, the possible sale of CCP Games and EVE Online, LOTRO, DDO, Palia, Dune Awakening, and Chrono Odyssey, with adventures in WoW, LOTRO, Palia, and the land of Steam Decks.

MOP Podcast 523: World of Warcraft, Dune Awakening, EVE Online, BitCraft, Chrono Odyssey, LOTRO, DDO, Palia, and more MMORPG news! 📻

Massively OP Podcast Episode 522: Progressing through character progression Justin and Bree deliver a theme show all about MMORPG progression, from skills and levels to quests and every other kind we could imagine.

MOP Podcast 522: This week, the MOP Podcast arrives in the form of an MMORPG progression theme show, from skills to levels and beyond! 📻

I'm sure that Justin is totally not wrong about how un-lucrative playing games for a living generally is, nor is the "do the fun stuff on the side" comment wrong per se, but the implied "find something not fun but that pays well to do for work" is kind of depressing. And also true. 😟

The theme of this episode seems to be "Bree doesn't know where to file this in her brain." Palia...what kind of game is it? GW2...what kind of biome are places like Bava Nisos? Bree doesn't know... 😉

Yep. Even though companies can save a ton of money on the overhead of maintaining physical office space if they let their employees work remotely they still can't get over their need to control people as much as possible.

That, and so many of their systems, like companion and mount improvement, are so poorly explained and non-intuitive that I at least just couldn't be bothered to try to figure them out. It's a pity really, because there are things about NW I like better than DDO, but the negatives far outweigh them.

I know our group with MJ that was alternating btwn DDO and NW ended up dropping NW because it's become so PTW. Quests beyond a certain point are locked behind item lvl requirements, and except for hours of grinding there's no way to improve IL without paying which was a hard pass for most of us.

@massivelyop.bsky.social Just now getting to listen to last week's podcast. Glad to hear you're liking Palia Bree. I DLd it again this weekend but haven't really gone back in yet. Regarding Neverwinter, I think in many ways they've killed themselves. Both the lack of publicity, but also other stuff.

It really does. I'd probably be willing to argue that in many ways it has more of an active and passionate community than many MMOs do. And yeah, I'm not going to do the math either because I know I'd probably be horrified at how much I've spent on a game I don't actually play a lot.