The MMOsketeers - An MMO News and Discussion Podcast

2 years on and Tepp’s mind creates a temporal loop and he fails to think up an original episode title. May include traces of Jen.

Show notes and links:

* So the Thargoids(?) Attacked a Station. Images Courtesy of CMDR Bad_Player : EliteDangerous (reddit.com)

* Station Attacked by Thargoid – YouTube (youtube.com)

* Class List – Ashes of Creation (ashesofcreation.com)

* Twitch (twitch.tv)

* Crytek sues Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium, alleging copyright infringement – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* SWTOR Bioware taking actions against companion gift exploiters (dulfy.net)

* Game Update 5.6.1 | Star Wars: The Old Republic (swtor.com)

* Star Wars: The Old Republic (swtor.com)

* Expansion and Season Access Update > News (bungie.net)

* The Dawning > News | Bungie.net (bungie.net)

* Becoming a Pirate Legend: Progression in Sea of Thieves – Official Walkthrough (youtube.com)

Jen and Tepp talk sweet, slow nonsense about Pathfinder along with the latest and greatest from the MMO news-o-sphere.

Show notes and links:

* Plains of Eidolon: Update 22.6.0 + Hotfix 22.6.0.1 – PC Update & Build Notes (warframe.com)

* This link has no title (ddo.com)

* Veteran Status – DDO wiki (ddowiki.com)

* Amazon – SWTOR – Currently Unavailable : swtor (reddit.com)

* Sea of Thieves | Xbox (xbox.com)

* Boycott new P2W packs and caches : Rift (reddit.com)

* Steamy jokes and flirts datamined for Allied Races (blizzardwatch.com)

For once, we actually explain where the title comes from…

Show notes and links:

* Here is What is Really Going on with XP in Destiny 2 : DestinyTheGame (reddit.com)

* XP in Destiny 2 > News (bungie.net)

* Star Wars: The Old Republic (swtor.com)

* Introducing: Anima Allocation – Secret World Legends (secretworldlegends.com)

* Quality of Life Improvements – Secret World Legends (secretworldlegends.com)

* The LOTRO Beacon: Issue 36 (lotro.com)

* Letter from Executive Producer Rob Ciccolini: A Look Ahead (lotro.com)

* Disney has canceled Marvel Heroes, Marvel has ended its relationship with Gazillion – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Gazillion is dead and Marvel Heroes is shutting down Friday, NOT at the end of the year – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

Y’know it is possible for Jen and Tepp to get a show out regularly. One day we’ll prove this to you. One Day!

Show notes and links:

* Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris raises power level to 330, opens Lighthouse to everyone, features new raid content and more (vg247.com)

* Star Wars: The Old Republic (swtor.com)

* Ashes of Creation – Alpha Zero – Work In Progress (youtube.com)

* Products Archive – Ashes of Creation (ashesofcreation.com)

* New mobile game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite coming soon (pottermore.com)

* CCP are closing their VR studios (rockpapershotgun.com)

* The Repopulation – 15.10.1 Build Notes (therepopulation.com)

* London 2038 – For the Living! (london2038.com)

* We ask Blizzard our biggest questions • Eurogamer.net (eurogamer.net)

* Four Playable Sub Races in Next WoW Expansion? (wowhead.com)

* Battle for Azeroth – Home (worldofwarcraft.com)

Jen and Tepp are delayed this week by Jen’s ISP being spectacularly helpful. Still, we delivered. Enjoy!

Show notes and links:

* Bungie Explains How Destiny 2 ‘Seasons’ Will Work (kotaku.com)

* This Week At Bungie – 10/26/2017 > News (bungie.net)

* Destiny 2 Security > News (bungie.net)

* STAR WARS: The Old Republic – SWTOR Autumn Roadmap 2017 (swtor.com)

* STAR WARS: The Old Republic – Maintenance: October 24th, 2017 (swtor.com)

* Breakaway – Plans for Breakaway (playbreakaway.com)

* DaybreakGames (daybreakgames.com)

* U.S. gov’t stands by DMCA exemption for (gamasutra.com)

* Free 50 Frenzy Returns! | WildStar® (wildstar-online.com)

* Episode 106: Urban White | Waypoint Radio on acast (acast.com)

* Transcription of the postcard collection (micropasts.org)

Jen and Tepp bring you the latest and greatest (and maybe not so great) MMO news from this past week. How do they do it? Dark pacts with Elder Gods, that’s how! And if Tepp said Social Economics instead of Behavioural Economics well that’s just the curse kicking in.

Show notes and links:

* We’re moving our release window : ConanExiles (reddit.com)

* | H1Z1 | Massively Multiplayer Arena Shooter (h1z1.com)

* | H1Z1 | Massively Multiplayer Arena Shooter (h1z1.com)

* Discovery Uniforms and Type 7 Shuttle Return to PC! (arcgames.com)

* Star Trek: Discovery’s Uniforms, Explained (cbr.com)

* CLOCKWORK CITY – INTRODUCING TRANSMUTATION (elderscrollsonline.com)

* This Week At Bungie –10/19/2017 – News (bungie.net)

* Ready For Launch – Tales of the Aggronaut (aggronaut.com)

* Dungeons & Dragons Online | Mists of Ravenloft (digitalriver.com)

* This link has no title (ddo.com)

* Activision Patents Matchmaking That Encourages Players To Buy Microtransactions (kotaku.com)

* Loot boxes: Future of AAA or a monetisation misfire? (gamesindustry.biz)

* Government response to loot box concern is predictably non-committal • Eurogamer.net (eurogamer.net)

Jen and Tepp finally return with a full length episode, bringing you the latest and greatest in last week’s MMO news. On behalf of the Electrical Goblins, we apologise for the delay.

Show notes and links:

* BlizzCon® 2017 In-Game Bonus Items Incoming! (blizzcon.com)

* Star Wars: The Old Republic (swtor.com)

* Star Wars: The Old Republic (swtor.com)

* ANNOUNCING THE CLOCKWORK CITY DLC GAME PACK RELEASE DATES! (elderscrollsonline.com)

* Destiny 2 Prestige Raid launch to go ahead without cheese fix • Eurogamer.net (eurogamer.net)

* This link has no title (warframe.com)

* Tokyo: Orochi Tower – Secret World Legends (secretworldlegends.com)

* Update roadmap – Secret World Legends (secretworldlegends.com)

* My MP has asked the British government to regulate loot boxes : Games (reddit.com)

* Common / People – a William Shatner, Kirk & Spock slashup (youtube.com)

Sorry folks, but we’re experiencing some technical problems at Fort MMOsketeer. Here’s what we would have been talking about :(

Show notes and links:

* Avatar’s Update #247: Play Release 46 Now! (shroudoftheavatar.com)

* Star Wars: The Old Republic (swtor.com)

* Star Wars: The Old Republic (swtor.com)

* STAR WARS: The Old Republic (swtor.com)

* Remember September with the Monthly Report (mailchi.mp)

* The best and worst of Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire (so far) – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Pay-to-win Continued Efforts or new Gorgoroth Lootboxes loot (lotro.com)

* This link has no title (ddo.com)

* EVE Online’s free-to-play program is going to get a lot more generous (pcgamer.com)

* Fun with physics GIF | Create, Discover and Share on Gfycat (gfycat.com)

Uncle Tepp makes a dark confession. Jen gurgles with glee. Welcome… to the MMOske-zone!

Show notes and links:

* “Shaders are now an ongoing reward for playing” says Destiny 2’s director Luke Smith (pcgamesn.com)

* Destiny 2’s launch week uproar shows why developers need to talk about money • Eurogamer.net (eurogamer.net)

* Clockwork-City-and-Update-16-Preview (elderscrollsonline.com)

* “The transmutation system will allow for re-traiting of any weapon or armor” : elderscrollsonline (reddit.com)

* The Dauntless Development Roadmap | Dauntless (playdauntless.com)

* Crowfall – Throne War MMO (crowfall.com)

* The Streaming Ones September 15th, 2017 (swlrp.com)

* Trion’s PvE MMO shooter Defiance deserves a second look – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Play Overwatch® Free September 22–25 on PC, PlayStation® 4, and Xbox One – News (playoverwatch.com)

* World of Warcraft – Blizzard Shop – Shadow (battle.net)

* World of Warcraft – Blizzard Shop – Luminous Starseeker (battle.net)

Slightly delayed because Uncle Tepp has been a busy boy, but he and Jen yet again bring you the finest in artisan, wood-fire, nut-roasted, MMO news.

Show notes and links:

* Ashes of Creation previews PAX pre-alpha tutorial, plans ‘alpha zero’ for December – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Dauntless Enters Closed Beta | Dauntless (playdauntless.com)

* Dauntless Closed Beta Trailer – YouTube (youtube.com)

* EVE Online: Lifeblood – EVE Updates (eveonline.com)

* Destiny 2 – Official Live Action Trailer – New Legends Will Rise (youtube.com)

* “Trials” comes to Destiny 2 less than two weeks after launch (pcgamesn.com)

* Destiny 2’s First DLC Will Star Osiris, Add New Patrol Zone On Mercury (kotaku.com)

* Legacy Transfers Part 2: The Return (secretworldlegends.com)

* Funcom celebrates ‘most profitable half-year’ in studio’s history and changes logo – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* About Us – Funcom (funcom.com)

* Free Update 1.8: Resistance is coming! (ubisoft.com)

* Twitch (twitch.tv)