Podcast Episode Details

Episode 478: Ultima Online finds its stones

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On this week's episode of the Massively OP Podcast, Bree and Justin talk about World of Warcraft's mess of a pre-patch and Ultima Online's mess of a legacy server, along with mail about holiday events, AI bots, release timing, and lost complexity.

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
• News: World of Warcraft's pre-patch mess
• News: Ultima Online's New Legacy beta mess
• Mailbag: Are MMO holiday events immersion breaking?
• Mailbag: Should MMOs use AI bots to simulate other players?
• Mailbag: How soon should an MMO reveal itself to the world?
• Mailbag: Complexity and lost MMO design elements
• Outro

Other info:

• Podcast theme: "Area 2" from Blaster Master
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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Published on 1 year, 4 months ago