Massively OP Podcast Episode 280: Middle-earth practices social distancing

On this week's show, Bree and Justin cover Lord of the Rings Online's ongoing downtime, Guild Wars 2's next episode, Tencent's takeover of Funcom, Nexon OC's closure, No Man's Sky's haunted spaceships, and the use of instancing in zones.

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 own letter to the show, use the "Tips" button in the top-right corner of the site to do so.

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Fallout 76, LOTRO
• News: Tencent takes over Funcom
• News: Guild Wars 2 reveals its next episode
• News: LOTRO suffers massive server instability
• News: Nexon shuts down California studio
• News: No Man's Sky sends us to haunted ships
• News: Skull & Bones resurfaces
• Mailbag: MMO artistic vision
• Mailbag: Phasing and instancing in zones
• Mailbag: Favorite talent trees
• Outro

• Podcast theme: "The Lay of Lyndelby" from Lord of the Rings Online
• Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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