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Always Online Podcast: Overwatch 2 And Other Blizzard Disasters, MY.GAMES Sold, And Leaving An MMO You Love Ep 451
Every time Blizzard does something good they have to run out and do at least 5 other things to make sure you know they are still terrible...and that doesn't even mention how bad the Overwatch 2 launch disaster has been so far. We'll go through that, MY.GAMES being sold, a new MMORPG in development, and we wonder if you've ever left an MMO you love. All that and more on this week's Always Online!
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Discussion Timestamps:
00:00 Show Intro
02:23 Leaving an MMORPG You Love
19:29 Blizzard's Mess And Overwatch 2's Launch
43:05 Unexpected News And Fun News (MY.GAMES and Ultima Online)
54:42 Another New MMORPG In Development
59:15 Weekly Bombs (DA-Bomb / A-Bomb) / Question of the Week
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