The MMOsketeers - An MMO News and Discussion Podcast

This week Jen and Tepp discuss the latest in Eve Online; Elder Scrolls Online; Guild Wars 2; Diablo 3; Crowfall; and Ashes of Creation. Also a smattering of WoW, Food and how Tepp remains part of the problem. So the usual then.

Show notes and links:

* Changes To PLEX Packages Coming With May Release (eveonline.com)

* Could someone from ZoS explain to us what is going on? — Elder Scrolls Online (elderscrollsonline.com)

* The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind – A New Chapter in Vvardenfell (youtube.com)

* Mike-OBrien-ArenaNet comments on “Flashpoint” devs here – ask us anything! (reddit.com)

* Necromancer Q&A – Live Updates – News (diablofans.com)

* Crowfall ties your account name to your character name – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Ashes of Creation Kickstarter Livestream w/ Deltias Gaming 5/3/17 (youtube.com)

* This link has no title (kickstarter.com)

* Races – Ashes of Creation Wiki (gamepedia.com)

* Classes – Ashes of Creation Wiki (gamepedia.com)

Jen and Tepp are back to a regularly scheduled show featuring some nattering, chattering, chirping and mirthing? I’m sure some of those aren’t words. Also… Black Desert Online; Ashes of Creation; Everquest 2; Funcom’s ex execs; Shroud of the Avatar; Neverwinter; Crowfall. There’s also some random musical links. Enjoy!

Show notes and links:

* [Notice] Account Security – News & Announcements (blackdesertonline.com)

* Node Series – Part 2 – The Metropolis (ashesofcreation.com)

* EverQuest II – News – GU103 Date Change and Bonus XP (everquest2.com)

* Former Funcom execs convicted, sentenced in insider trading case – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Release 41 Instructions | Shroud of the Avatar (shroudoftheavatar.com)

* Developer Blog: Great Hall | Neverwinter (arcgames.com)

* Crowfall – Throne War MMO (crowfall.com)

* Great games. Fantastic prices. Support charity. (humblebundle.com)

* “BUSHES OF LOVE” — Extended Lyric Video (youtube.com)

* “SEAGULLS! (Stop It Now)” — A Bad Lip Reading of The Empire Strikes Back (youtube.com)

* OneRepublic – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)

Apologies for the late one, folks! We had a couple of technical issues recording the show and Uncle Tepp has been running around like a blue-bummed aeronautical arthropod. Or something. Enjoy!

Show notes and links:

* Console Latency Issues and Network Outages (gamersfirst.com)

* Live Stream info : SecretWorldLegends (reddit.com)

* Testlive Patch Notes (20.04.2017) :: Conan Exiles Testlive feedback (steamcommunity.com)

* Update 1.6.1 – PTS Patch Notes : thedivision (reddit.com)

* Master X Master (playmxm.com)

* Elder Scrolls Online community grumbles over Morrowind class nerfs and the impending Warden takeover – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* “The invite-only #ESO #Morrowind PTS event begins today. Invites will go out later today, so watch your inbox! https://t.co/K4jObYuPj5 https://t.co/opWxOxDlsY” (twitter.com)

* EverQuest II – News – Producers Letter – April 2017 (everquest2.com)

* Around the Verse – Roberts Space Industries (robertsspaceindustries.com)

* StarCraft: Remastered (starcraft.com)

* Dear BioWare: Stop making open-world games (polygon.com)

This week Jen and Tepp talk about Star Citizen and it’s questionable versioning policy; SWTOR’s free ickle droid; Shroud of the Avatar finally focusing on what matters; Waaargh! descends upon Eternal Crusade; Elite Dangerous has a wee political rollback. Enjoy that idea for a moment, if you will; Star Trek Online brings a host of combat re-balancing and Competitive War Games in season 13; Dauntless goes with the tried and trusted F2P model. We also have a couple of questions from Ardua and StarFuryZeta. Also do check out the TSWCSICONTSHIRT code for The Secret World. If it still works, you’ll get a cool in-game T-Shirt out of it.

Show notes and links:

* Star Citizen’s 3.0.0 alpha release is scheduled for June 29 (pcgamesn.com)

* “Celebrate #SWCO with a loyal M8-3R Astromech Droid! Redeem your new mini-pet with the code ‘SWCELEBRATION17’ here: https://t.co/4oVWLzl8Q9 https://t.co/wRlDJhu9Ja” (twitter.com)

* The First Outskirts Scene – Solace Bridge Outskirts (shroudoftheavatar.com)

* Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade (steamcommunity.com)

* BGS bug (frontier.co.uk)

* The Competitive Wargames Reputation | Star Trek Online (arcgames.com)

* Accounts | Dauntless (playdauntless.com)

* Joel Bylos and In-Game CSICON T-Shirt! (csicon.net)

Secret World Legends; Ship of Heroes; Black Desert Online; Elder Scrolls Online; Conan Exiles; Eternal Crusade; Neverwinter; Diablo 3; Mass Effect Andromeda; the future of VR; and emotional support wildlife.

Show notes and links:

* Secret World Legends’ story, monetization, membership, Tokyo, and more – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Secret World Legends beta leaks show a vastly changed game [Updated] – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* This link has no title (kickstarter.com)

* Black Desert’s 2017 plans include Striker class, climbing, and airships – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* ESO: Morrowind Closed Beta Details (elderscrollsonline.com)

* “Hey everyone! We want to know what we should focus on next. Please take a moment to answer our Easter survey: https://t.co/WILZQK94hV https://t.co/rO9MZs6EDh” (twitter.com)

* Update 24: Explore the all new dungeon – The Dregs! (conanexiles.com)

* State of the Crusade (campaign-archive2.com)

* Announcing Neverwinter: Shroud of Souls (arcgames.com)

* Diablo 3 Necromancer beta test starts soon, here’s how to opt in (vg247.com)

* Andromeda – The Journey Ahead (masseffect.com)

* SuperData Research | Games data and market research » INFOGRAPHIC: Virtual Reality on the Rise (superdataresearch.com)

* “Fully, thanks ephemeral, emotional support Muntjac. https://t.co/17yKYe9NQg” (twitter.com)

A smorgasbord of MMO News awaits you this week! Delivered by your trusty Podcastian friends, Jen and Tepp. Planetside 2 is nuking the site from orbit; Elite Dangerous gently reminds you that soon you can fly with friends; Destiny 2 is scheduled for September, this time with added PC-ness; The Repopulation talks about it’s upcoming major update; The Secret World gets benched for Secret World Legends; World of Warcraft stays quiet at the wrong time; Diablo 3 Season 10 kicks off; Final Fantasy XIV: Daddy of Light show coming to Netflix.

Show notes and links:

* PlanetSide 2 – News – The Orbital Strike’s Back on PC! (planetside2.com)

* Command A Ship With Your Friends In Elite Dangerous Around April 16th (mmos.com)

* Destiny 2 Revealed! > News (bungie.net)

* Destiny the Game | Trailer Landing (destinythegame.com)

* The Repopulation’s First Major Patch Since Relaunch “Should Be Coming In About 5 Weeks” (mmos.com)

* The Repopulation – 31 March Update! (therepopulation.com)

* A Letter to the Community from Executive Producer Scott Junior (secretworldlegends.com)

* Funcom on the Secret World Legends reboot and the end of updates for The Secret World – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Funcom’s Romain Amiel on Secret World Legends’ combat revamp and more – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Creatures at 110 now scale with item level. : wow (reddit.com)

* PSA: Creatures now scale with item level (battle.net)

* Season 10 Now Live – Diablo III (battle.net)

* Final Fantasy 14: Daddy of Light is heading to N...

Guess what? Mass Effect: Andromeda came out. It might feature in this week’s show but there will be no spoilers. Also we have news from Rift; Dauntless; World of Warcraft; Lord of the Rings Online; Conan Exiles; and Destiny 2.

Show notes and links:

* PRODUCER’S LETTER | RIFT (trionworlds.com)

* Dauntless Alpha Signup (playdauntless.com)

* WoW account services are about to get more expensive in the UK and EU, and players are pissed (pcgamer.com)

* Update 20 Performance (lotro.com)

* Update 22: Dye system and weapon balances (conanexiles.com)

* Destiny 2 leak hints at September 8 launch – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Multiplayer APEX Missions Launch Today (masseffect.com)

Food, games and all that is good are endlessly chewed upon by Jen and Tepp this week. Conan Exiles has dupe:ing woes; Eternal Crusade goes F2P; The Repopulation Repopu-launches; Dauntless has a whole slew of news; Diablo 3’s Necromancer shows its stuff; The Dragonborn invade Dungeons and Dragons Online; Star Trek Online takes a spirit rule to space combat; and Sony talks about bringing its games to PC.

Show notes and links:

* Conan Exiles contemplates official server wipes following massive duping exploit – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade (steamcommunity.com)

* The Repopulation – The Repopulation is Up and Running! (therepopulation.com)

* Latest Dauntless News (playdauntless.com)

* Necromancer Update: The Meleemancer – Diablo III (battle.net)

* This link has no title (ddo.com)

* Dragonborn – DDO wiki (ddowiki.com)

* Details on Space Balance Changes (arcgames.com)

* Sony plans to let PC owners play PS4 games (bbc.co.uk)

* Ramsgate – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)

* Rock and roll legend Chuck Berry dies aged 90 (bbc.co.uk)

The Division, Anarchy Online, The Secret World, Age of COnan, Guild Wars 2, Black Desert Online, Destiny 2, Elite: Dangerous, Eve Online, Elder Scrolls Online, Nintendo Switch, crowdfunded games and Cloudbleed are just some of the topics Jen and Tepp discuss this week. Plus a liberal helping of randomness….. Denny Crane.

Show notes and links:

* The Division: this is the exact time patch 1.6 and Last Stand DLC go live on PS4, PC and Xbox One (vg247.com)

* This link has no title (funcom.com)

* Funcom is ‘relaunching’ The Secret World in 2017, but it’s maintenance mode for Anarchy Online and Age of Conan – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Guild Wars 2 Forum– Game Update Notes (guildwars2.com)

* The Dark Knight Joins Black Desert Online March 1st – News & Announcements (blackdesertonline.com)

* Black Desert Online, the next gen MMORPG (blackdesertonline.com)

* Destiny characters will carry over to Destiny 2, but a lot of things won’t (polygon.com)

* Frontier to add newly discovered TRAPPIST-1 solar system to Elite: Dangerous (pcgamesn.com)

* ‘EVE Online’ is crowdsourcing the search for real exoplanets (engadget.com)

* Crown Store Showcase: March 2017 (elderscrollsonline.com)

* ESO Live – Vvardenfell Walkthrough in The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind (youtube.com)

* Troy Hunt: Pragmatic thoughts on #CloudBleed (troyhunt.com)

* Minimum & Recommended System Specs Revealed – Mass Effect: Andromeda (mmorpg.com)

We’re back with news from Warframe, Elite: Dangerous, Final Fantasy XIV, Amazon Game Studios, Black Desert Online, Elder Scrolls Online, Mass Effect: Andromeda. Special mentions for the Damsels of DDO, City of Heroes birthday bash and the entire Ferengi people.

Show notes and links:

* Musical Bard Warframe (Update) – YouTube (youtube.com)

* On the Horizon – 2.3 The Commanders Beta Livestream, Part 2 (youtube.com)

* On the Horizon – 2.3 The Commanders Beta Livestream Part 1 (youtube.com)

* Samurai, Doma, and theme songs – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Amazon Game Studios (amazon.com)

* Bdo Sinkhole – YouTube (youtube.com)

* [News] Upcoming Game Informer Morrowind Article from ElderScrolls.net : elderscrollsonline (reddit.com)

* The most awesome images on the Internet (imgur.com)

* Mass Effect: Andromeda’s combat trailer shows off hyper-fast battles and deep customisation (pcgamesn.com)

* The Elder Scrolls Online – FULL Soundtrack (1080p HD) (youtube.com)

* The Damsels of DDO | Dungeons and Dragons Online (damselsofddo.com)

* Titan Network on Twitter: “Save the date! https://t.co/eMTbQYrtFx” (twitter.com)

* Ferengi | Memory Alpha | Fandom powered by Wikia (wikia.com)