On this episode of The AIE Podcast...

Mkallah: But first, a Selfie!

Alludra: SWTOR has two new suckers!

Tetsemi: Hoots blows up!

Mkallah That’s how you take care of a hacker!

Alludra: Abovan, Durus, and Mewkow are here to talk to us about AIE in Final Fantasy 14!

All that and more coming up right now...

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Tetsemi: - Welcome to episode #233 of the the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has ben podcast. This is Tetsemi: To my literal left is Mkallah - (I can sleep when I’m dead)! And to my right is Alludra (Hey, AIE, I think you’re awesome.. This week we are joined by a trio of special guests- Abovan, Durus, and Mewcow from Final Fantasy 14. Welcome!

Ok, we’ll be digging into Final Fantasy shortly, but first, let’s cover this week’s news...

AIE News

WoW -

MK- We don’t have a lot of Guild specific news, but Blizzard has on information overload the past few weeks.

Selfie Scavenger Hunt Sweepstakes - Blizzard will be posting a picture a week and it is challenging you- yes you- the WOW player to hunt down the location in game and take a selfie- submit the screenshot for a chance to win Blizzard gear, Battlenet balance codes, an Iphone 6, and the grand prize- a trip for two to Blizzcon 2015!

http://blue.mmo-champion.com/topic/373393-selfie-scavenger-hunt-sweepstakes/

In a recent interview with Polygon, Ion Hazzikostas dropped a bit of a bomb, stating that there will be No Flying in Warlords of Draynor. This has been talked about extensively in all manner of WOW podcasts and on the WOW forums, so we won’t rehash it here- but, I hear that if in game flying is your thing, the Final Fantasy folks may have the game for you!

http://blue.mmo-champion.com/topic/374189-watcher-says-no-flying-in-wows-future/

Patch 6.2 is forthcoming- and have gotten a small preview of what to expect, including

Pets Galore - new battle pets can be found in Tanaan Jungle- four of which are brand new and can be caught for the first time- the Bloodbeak, the Cerulean Moth, the Violet Firefly, and the Fen Crab. Plus, a quest for the cutest little Fel Pup ever and 15 fel- corrupted legendary pets! Once patch 6.2 opens, the Pet Battlemaster in your garrison will be able to get you started.

http://blue.mmo-champion.com/topic/374114-preview-62-pets-galore/

Alludra- Bonus Events and Adventure Guide - http://blue.mmo-champion.com/topic/371668-patch-62-previewbonus-events-and-adventure-guide/

Bonus Events

The Bonus Events system consists of a rotating schedule of seven different activities, currently scheduled to run from Friday through Monday of each week. Each Bonus Event grants a passive bonus to a particular game activity and offers a once-per-event quest with a noteworthy reward for accomplishing a related goal. The in-game calendar (located in the upper right-hand corner of the mini-map) can serve as your one-stop reference for the event schedule. The Adventure Guide—discussed in detail below—will also offer a direct link to active Bonus Events, allowing you to easily accept any associated quests.

Timewalking, Draenor Dungeons, Battlegrounds, Arena Skirmishes, Apexis, and Pet Battles are the different types of Bonus Events

Patch 6.2 - Timewalking - http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/18710308/

Timewalking will be available to characters who are level 71 and higher for Burning Crusade content, and level 81 and up for Wrath of the Lich King dungeons. It will open up only during certain three-day-long weekend holidays. While Timewalking, your power will be adjusted down to the level of the Heroic dungeon, but you’ll retain all of your skills and talents. We will also be testing additional rewards, such as a level 100 quest that rewards one Seal of Tempered Fate per weekend, so keep an eye on the in-game calendar.

A good challenge deserves a good reward, so to go along with scaling you down, we’re going through most every piece of loot in eac...