The MMOsketeers - An MMO News and Discussion Podcast

Jen and Tepp bring you a slightly less inane episode this week. Featuring such delights as Elite: Dangerous; Crowfall; Black Desert Online; Perfect World Entertainment’s layoffs; Diablo 3; Bioware’s new IP; Elder Scrolls Online’s Morrowind chapter and so nonsense from Zenimax and Oculus. Also a question from Akely :D Should we have an Akely’s Question Corner?

Show notes and links:

* 2.3 Dev Update (frontier.co.uk)

* Crowfall – Throne War MMO (crowfall.com)

* Black Desert’s Dark Knight journeys westward in March – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Perfect World has laid off under 30 employees, ‘no impact’ on MMOs – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Patch 2.5.0 PTR Notes – Diablo III (battle.net)

* BioWare is working on an online action-adventure game – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind – Announcement and Details (elderscrollsonline.com)

* Welcome to 2017 – Elder Scrolls Online (elderscrollsonline.com)

* Oculus verdict: Judge awards ZeniMax $500 million (gamesindustry.biz)

* Ghost Recon® Wildlands | The Official Site (ubisoft.com)

Jen caught a Lurgie in the wild! Tepp is still awesome. Also MMO news: Star Citizen; Guild Wars 2; Lord of the Rings Online; Neverwinter; Star Wars The Old Republic; The Division; Elite: Dangerous. Plus a couple of listener questions and stuff and things! Special shout-out to Colin from LaveRadio. Huzzah!

Show notes and links:

* Around the Verse: Engineering Intelligence (relay.sc)

* Guild Wars 2 Forum

– Guild Wars 2 Discussion

– Quick note on Ep4 bundled updates (guildwars2.com)

* LOTRO Producer’s Letter | LOTRO.com (lotro.com)

* Neverwinter’s New Zone, The River District, Is Built For Player Choice (mmos.com)

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

* The Division PTS Update Fixes OP Weapons, Adds Last Stand Mode (gamerant.com)

* Update 1.6 in Detail | Latest news and content about Tom Clancy’s The Division game (ubi.com)

* Newsletter #159 (email-elitedangerous.com)

* This link has no title (laveradio.com)

* Rebels Offers Another Big Knights of the Old Republic Connection (gizmodo.com)

* The digital heart of the Wizarding World (pottermore.com)

* Mass Effect: Andromeda gets 10-hour EA Access trial (polygon.com)

This week Tepp and Jen talk stuff and things! Honestly, it’s hard work trying to figure out something remotely interesting to say here :P

Topics include: Werewolf Apocalypse; Ravenloft coming to DDO; Black Desert Online airships; Crowfall’s Necromancer; Homesteads arrive in February for Elder Scrolls Online; Conan Exiles gets a price; Things are a moving in StarCitizen; Plenty of new content for Final Fantasy XIV; a report on female gamers by genre; and a rare appearance for Grandmaster Goldfish.

Show notes and links:

* White Wolf partners with Focus Home Interactive for a video game adaptation of the World of Darkness Storyteller game, Werewolf: The Apocalypse. | Paradox Interactive (paradoxinteractive.com)

* This link has no title (ddo.com)

* Black Desert Devs Talks About Second Awakening and Console (dulfy.net)

* Crowfall – Throne War MMO (crowfall.com)

* Homestead Launch Dates — Elder Scrolls Online (elderscrollsonline.com)

* $29.99 Price Announced] You Can Control Gods In Conan Exiles (mmos.com)

* Production Schedule Report – Roberts Space Industries (robertsspaceindustries.com)

* Patch 3.5 Notes (Full Release) (finalfantasyxiv.com)

* Breaking Down The Percentage of Female Gamers By Genre (quanticfoundry.com)

* R.E.M. – It’s The End Of The World (youtube.com)

Jen and Tepp talk Star Wars Battlefront, Star Trek Online, Destiny, Guild Wars 2, The Repopulation, Pathfinder Online, Black Desert Online, Neverwinter and Conan: Exiles. Special mentions for the Nintendo Switch, Doug “Ironmaiden” cancer auction and Roll20.

Show notes and links:

* Season 12: Reckoning | Star Trek Online (arcgames.com)

* The Repopulation will relaunch in Q1 2017, now owned by Idea Fabrik – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Update from Lisa | Goblinworks (goblinworks.com)

* Online virtual tabletop for pen and paper RPGs and board games (roll20.net)

* Black Desert’s ship-faring Margoria expansion sails westward January 25 – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Neverwinter’s Next Expansion Previewed – MMOs.com (mmos.com)

* “Full Mod Support On PC,” Player-Hosted Servers (mmos.com)

* CONAN EXILES DEVELOPMENT – Dev blog #8 – Servers and mods (conanexiles.com)

* Nintendo Switch: Everything we know so far (arstechnica.co.uk)

* Standing Stone Games Transition FAQ (lotro.com)

* Doug’s (IronMaiden) Chemo Relief Fund – GoFundMe (shroudoftheavatar.com)

Jen and Tepp return with the latest from Elder Scrolls Online; Daybreak; Hero’s Song; Elite Dangerous; Star Citizen. And a whole load of rambling besides. Happy New Year folks!

Show notes and links:

* 400 Light Solo – Tales of the Aggronaut (aggronaut.com)

* [Datamine] Vvardenfell Development Map : elderscrollsonline (reddit.com)

* Turbine spins LOTRO and DDO teams out to new studio, using Daybreak as publisher – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* EverQuest Next spin-off Landmark will go offline next month (vg247.com)

* This link has no title (indiegogo.com)

* First contact today! (frontier.co.uk)

* More than four years into development Star Citizen changes game engine (polygon.com)

* Lumberyard for those interested… – RSI Community Forums (robertsspaceindustries.com)

* Carrie Fisher obituary | Culture (theguardian.com)

Jen and Tepp muse over food and MMOs. I know, such a shocker. Delve inside for the latest in OS compatibility; Real Money Transactions; Porphyric Hemophilia; Telecommunications; Graphical Fidelity; Nesting and probably some Pew Pew Barnie Magrue. Enjoy! Oh and apologies for any background noise. Someone turned the world up to 11 today.

Show notes and links:

* Star Trek Online | Arc Games (arcgames.com)

* SWTOR December Producer’s Livestream Coverage (dulfy.net)

* A Little Bit of Discord (camelotunchained.com)

* The Division to get DirectX 12 support next week (pcgamer.com)

* Everything we know about Elder Scrolls Online’s player housing – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Ever, Jane (everjane.com)

* Crowfall – Throne War MMO (crowfall.com)

* Dev Diary #2.- 12/06/2016 (hellgateaus.info)

* Better Vampires 7.8 SE at Skyrim Special Edition Nexus (nexusmods.com)

* Tom Hardy to read CBeebies bedtime story (bbc.co.uk)

* Rogue One | StarWars.com (starwars.com)

Tepp and Jen are back from their boss battle vs The Lurgieee. Featuring news from across the MMO-sphere: Guild Wars 2; Star Citizen; Eve Online; The Division; Star Wars: The Old Republic; Elder Scrolls Online; World of Warcraft; Mass Effect: Andromeda; Elite Dangerous and No Man’s Sky.

Show notes and links:

* Dragon’s Stand (meta event) – Guild Wars 2 Wiki (GW2W) (guildwars2.com)

* Letter from The Chairman (campaign-archive2.com)

* EVE Online – Account management (eveonline.com)

* The Division Survival DLC and free 1.5 patch dated, new guns and gear incoming (vg247.com)

* SWTOR KOTET Q&A and Wrap up Livestream Coverage (dulfy.net)

* [News] ESO “Welcomes” Crown Crates : elderscrollsonline (reddit.com)

* Adopt Mischief Today and Support Make-A-Wish® (worldofwarcraft.com)

* Andromeda’ Releases Official Gameplay Trailer in 4K (highsnobiety.com)

* Arks & Nexus – Official AI Site (masseffect.com)

* The 48-hour Elite Dangerous rescue mission to the edge of the galaxy • Eurogamer.net (eurogamer.net)

* No Man’s Sky (no-mans-sky.com)

Don’t act like you didn’t know it would be that kind of joke title. Jen and Tepp bring the latest news from Black Desert Online; Eve Online; Necro Evolution; Overwatch; Elder Scrolls Online; Star Wars: The Old Republic – Knights of The Eternal Throne. Plus an unhealthy amount of rambling.

Show notes and links:

* FAQ – The New World – News & Announcements (blackdesertonline.com)

* Email Verification Coming With EVE Online: Ascension (eveonline.com)

* EVE Online: Ascension To Be Deployed On Tuesday, November 15th! (eveonline.com)

* Neocron Evolution – Neocron Evolves Again, Saturday 12th November 2016 (neocron-game.com)

* Play Overwatch® FREE November 18–21 on PC, PlayStation® 4, and Xbox One – News (playoverwatch.com)

* Celebrate Orsinium’s One Year Anniversary (elderscrollsonline.com)

* The major class changes coming in SWTOR’s Knights of the Eternal Throne – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* The Right Honourable – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)

Jen and Tepp bring the latest in MMO News (and some Skyrim news too). Crowfall; Camelot Unchained; Diablo 3; Overwatch; Listener questions from Starfuryzeta and Akely plus some honourable mentions for Hellion and Wasteland 3. Booooooop.

Show notes and links:

* Video: Guinecean powers & FX – News & Announcements (crowfall.com)

* Founders’ Update: Persistent World Testing – News & Announcements (crowfall.com)

* Crowfall – Harvesting & Crafting Demo (youtube.com)

* Screenshots for Everybody! | Camelot Unchained (camelotunchained.com)

* Úlfhéðnar | Camelot Unchained (camelotunchained.com)

* Diablo’s 20th anniversary panel liveblog – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Overwatch Animated Short | “Infiltration” (youtube.com)

* Sombra Voice Actress, Carolina Ravassa: “Blizzard and Overwatch have been more than generous to me.” (pvplive.net)

* Steam Greenlight :: HELLION (steamcommunity.com)

* Wasteland 3 – Fig: Video Game Crowdfunding (fig.co)

Tepp and Jen bring a slightly salty look at this week’s MMO news, including Star Wars: The Old Republic and it’s plans for endgame loot and F2P restrictions; Star Trek Online’s console success; Black Deserts Online outrageous gold exploit; and The Divisions long-awaited 1.4 update. Also featuring an honorable mention for the one-and-only Jennifer Hale. Oh, and Akely too. I guess he’s pretty cool.

Show notes and links:

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

* SWTOR Uprising Overview Livestream Notes (dulfy.net)

* Star Trek Online reports over a million console captains in a new infographic – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* TOP PLAYERS SHOVELING : blackdesertonline (reddit.com)

* Update 1.4 Patch Notes | Latest news and content about Tom Clancy’s The Division game (ubi.com)

* All Tech Considered : NPR (npr.org)