<description>&lt;p&gt;On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about &lt;em&gt;Ashes of Creation's&lt;/em&gt; early access launch, &lt;em&gt;EverQuest II's&lt;/em&gt; latest expansion, The Game Awards, &lt;em&gt;Diablo IV's&lt;/em&gt; next expansion, &lt;em&gt;FFXIV's&lt;/em&gt; latest content update, and news on &lt;em&gt;Spirit Crossing's&lt;/em&gt; release window.&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, awards&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://massivelyop.com/2025/12/11/kickstarter-mmorpg-ashes-of-creation-makes-its-early-access-debut-this-afternoon-are-you-playing/"&gt; &lt;em&gt;Ashes of Creation&lt;/em&gt; launches into early access&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://massivelyop.com/2025/12/10/everquest-ii-is-launching-its-22nd-expansion-the-gloriously-gross-rage-of-cthurath-this-afternoon/"&gt; &lt;em&gt;EverQuest II: Rage of Cthurath&lt;/em&gt; releases&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://massivelyop.com/2025/12/11/the-game-awards-2025-liveblog/"&gt; The Game Awards news&lt;/a&gt; -- including &lt;a href= "https://massivelyop.com/2025/12/12/diablo-iv-lord-of-hatred-brings-the-paladin-skovos-and-fishing-next-april/"&gt; &lt;em&gt;Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://massivelyop.com/2025/12/12/final-fantasy-xiv-posts-its-preliminary-patch-notes-ahead-of-the-launch-of-into-the-mist-next-week/"&gt; &lt;em&gt;Final Fantasy XIV&lt;/em&gt; Patch 7.4: Into the Mist comes out&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://massivelyop.com/2025/12/10/newly-indie-again-spry-foxs-cozy-mmo-spirit-crossing-is-launching-on-pc-through-steam-in-2026/"&gt; &lt;em&gt;Spirit Crossing&lt;/em&gt; is coming next year&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: "Winter's Warm Boughs" from &lt;em&gt;FFXIV&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 546: Putting a big bow on 2025

DEC 16, 202564 MIN
Massively OP Podcast

Episode 546: Putting a big bow on 2025

DEC 16, 202564 MIN

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On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about Ashes of Creation's early access launch, EverQuest II's latest expansion, The Game Awards, Diablo IV's next expansion, FFXIV's latest content update, and news on Spirit Crossing's release window. 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, awards Ashes of Creation launches into early access EverQuest II: Rage of Cthurath releases The Game Awards news -- including Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.4: Into the Mist comes out Spirit Crossing is coming next year Outro Other info: Podcast theme: "Winter's Warm Boughs" from FFXIV 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.