<description>&lt;p&gt;On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about the &lt;em&gt;Horizon Steel Frontier&lt;/em&gt; announcement, &lt;em&gt;Ashes of Creation's&lt;/em&gt; puzzling move to go into early access, &lt;em&gt;World of Warcraft's&lt;/em&gt; controversial housing currency, Q3 2025 financial reports, &lt;em&gt;Wizard101's&lt;/em&gt; new zone, and &lt;em&gt;Where Winds Meet's&lt;/em&gt; launch.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;It's the &lt;a href="https://massivelyop.com/podcast/" data-wpel-link="internal"&gt;Massively OP Podcast&lt;/a&gt;, 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, &lt;a href="https://massivelyop.com/tips/" data-wpel-link= "internal"&gt;use this link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span id="more-551448"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id= "more-542183"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show notes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Intro&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Adventures in MMOs: &lt;em&gt;LOTRO, WoW, GW2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;News: &lt;a href= "https://massivelyop.com/2025/11/13/sony-and-ncsofts-horizon-mmo-called-horizon-steel-frontiers-is-really-happening/"&gt; &lt;em&gt;Horizon Steel Frontier&lt;/em&gt; gets officially announced&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;News: &lt;a href= "https://massivelyop.com/2025/11/15/ashes-of-creation-officially-enters-steam-early-access-and-begins-alpha-two-on-december-11/"&gt; &lt;em&gt;Ashes of Creation&lt;/em&gt; plunges into early access next month&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;News: &lt;a href= "https://massivelyop.com/2025/11/12/world-of-warcraft-faces-widespread-backlash-over-microtransaction-currency-for-housing-deco/"&gt; Nobody likes &lt;em&gt;WoW's&lt;/em&gt; housing microtransaction currency&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;News: MMO financial reports Q3 2025&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;News: &lt;a href= "https://massivelyop.com/2025/11/17/where-winds-meet-scores-positive-steam-reviews-and-2m-concurrency-as-players-screw-with-llm-powered-npcs/"&gt; &lt;em&gt;Where Winds Meet&lt;/em&gt; launches&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://massivelyop.com/2025/11/14/wizard101-brings-gothic-horror-to-november-with-its-darkmoor-zone-release/"&gt; &lt;em&gt;Wizard101&lt;/em&gt; goes to Darkmoor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Outro&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other info:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Podcast theme: "Mortal Plain" from &lt;em&gt;Wizard101&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Your show hosts: Justin and Bree&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Listen to Massively OP Podcast on &lt;a class="ext-link" title="" href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/massively-op/id966329746" target="_blank" rel="follow noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-target= "_blank" data-wpel-link="external"&gt;iTunes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class= "ext-link" title="" href= "http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/battle-bards/massively-op-podcast?refid=stpr" target="_blank" rel="follow noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-target= "_blank" data-wpel-link="external"&gt;Stitcher&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class= "ext-link" title="" href="https://player.fm/series/massively-op" target="_blank" rel="follow noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-target= "_blank" data-wpel-link="external"&gt;Player FM&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class= "ext-link" title="" href= "http://tunein.com/radio/Massively-OP-Podcast-p685174/" target= "_blank" rel="follow noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-target="_blank" data-wpel-link="external"&gt;TuneIn&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="ext-link" href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/massively-op-29468504/" target="_blank" rel="follow noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-link= "external"&gt;iHeartRadio&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="ext-link" title="" href= "http://pca.st/massivelyop" target="_blank" rel= "follow noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-target="_blank" data-wpel-link="external"&gt;Pocket Casts&lt;/a&gt;, Amazon, and Spotify&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Follow Massively Overpowered: &lt;a class="ext-link" href= "https://massivelyop.com/" target="_blank" rel= "follow noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-ignored="true" data-wpel-link="external"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="ext-link" title="" href="https://twitter.com/MassivelyOP" target="_blank" rel="follow noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-target="_blank" data-wpel-link="external"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="ext-link" title="" href="https://www.facebook.com/massivelyop" target= "_blank" rel="follow noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-target="_blank" data-wpel-link="external"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="ext-link" title="" href="https://www.twitch.tv/massivelyoverpowered" target= "_blank" rel="follow noopener noreferrer" data-wpel-target="_blank" data-wpel-link="external"&gt;Twitch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;If you're having problems seeing or using the web player, please check your flashblock or scriptblock setting.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Massively OP Podcast

Justin Olivetti

Episode 542: Looking to the Horizon Steel Frontier

NOV 18, 202569 MIN
Massively OP Podcast

Episode 542: Looking to the Horizon Steel Frontier

NOV 18, 202569 MIN

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On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about the Horizon Steel Frontier announcement, Ashes of Creation's puzzling move to go into early access, World of Warcraft's controversial housing currency, Q3 2025 financial reports, Wizard101's new zone, and Where Winds Meet's launch. 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: LOTRO, WoW, GW2 News: Horizon Steel Frontier gets officially announced News: Ashes of Creation plunges into early access next month News: Nobody likes WoW's housing microtransaction currency News: MMO financial reports Q3 2025 News: Where Winds Meet launches and Wizard101 goes to Darkmoor Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Mortal Plain" from Wizard101 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.