Massively OP Podcast Episode 173: The Bless Mess

On this week's show, Bree and Justin unravel the whole "Bless mess," as it were -- and boy is it messy. It's a weird week of MMO news, with expansions, the apocalypse, and spyware conspiracies abounding. There's also reader email covering

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Show notes:

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Star Trek Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Trove, Ultima Online
• News: Bless Online's early access launch gets messy
• News: EVE Online launches Into the Abyss expansion
• News: Fallout 76 intrigues fans
• News: Elder Scrolls Online's spyware is uncovered
• News: Path of Exile pushes out Incursion update
• News: H1Z1 is doing exceedingly well
• Mailbag: Critical examination of eastern MMOs
• Mailbag: Open world immersion
• Outro

Other info:

• Podcast theme: "Embers in the Storm" from Bless Online
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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