AIE Podcast Episode 114 -  “In my Secret World, I’m a Restro Druid with an assault rifle!”

We’ve got meetups all over the place, we explode into more games. and we talk to Sindrake, Mentus, and Innus about our new big Secret! All that and more coming up right now. THIS is the A-I-E Podcast...

AIE NEWS

Beefmaster being the crazy person he is, bought AIE a TF2 Mann-versus-Machines mode-capable server for us!

For those that missed our Remembrance Day event in WoW, or would like to relive the magical moment it was, StupidGenius has put together a video of the event. It’s about 30 minutes long and includes all of the remembrances from Scott, Randy, Stigg, and others, ending with the fireworks memorial.

It’s Official, AIE has ventured towards Guild Wars 2! Still in the planning phase, They have a shiny new subforum and are well on their way into settlement phase proper! Not bad for a game that is set to release next week!

In case you haven’t seen it, the World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Cinematic Trailer was recently released, and as always, the cinematic production team at Blizzard really knocked it out of the park. It’s just amazing to watch. I can’t wait for them to do a full length movie.

The meetup.com site is filling up with member meetups! There is another raid on Chino Banditos happening in Phoenix Arizona in a mere two days, and the AIE members of Southern California are meeting up at strategicon on the 31st! And that’s not even mentioning all the AIE fun happening at Dragoncon! Want to stay in the loop? Sign up on our meetup.com site!

Diablo 3 just had a patch! You remember Diablo 3 right? That game that dominated everyone’s lives at launch! Well Blizzard has added a bunch of new improvements to the game such as increased drop rates, crafting changes, a better auction house, mob and class balancing, and something called paragon levels. Sounds like the whole game got an overhaul! For more info, check the diablo 3 site or the shownotes for the patch notes.

GERP is really gathering steam! And I’m not talking about the wonderful Figurehead of AIE and Frogpants! We have a letter of intent on the forums already working back towards a game which there have been quite a few folks in, but never an official AIE Presence. Lord of the Rings Online!

DragonCon is only 10 days away, and our “Extreme Guild Management” panel is officially on the schedule, however it’s been moved to Saturday at 8:30pm, which has been updated in the pocket program and mobile app. Ignore the big printed guide. We expect to be streaming it live over UStream, if they’ll let us. And we’re also still deciding on an official meetup time, though most of us will be hanging out in the board game room in the Hilton when not at other events. Keep your eyes out for the #aiedc twitter tag for live updates.

And speaking of guild expansions, the Imperium Lūdī section of the forums is hopping! If you want a specific game to be a part of AIE, or want to help with the organization of a new branch of this amazing gaming community, then head on over to the forums and let everyone know. Oh and in case you didn’t know, we all obey henry.

And with that, let’s talk to our “secret” guests...