The MMOsketeers - An MMO News and Discussion Podcast

Taking a brief break from Civ VI, Jen and Tepp take a look at a week in MMO news. Rift; The Division; Black Desert Online; World of Warships; Star Wars: The Old Republic; Guild Wars 2; Crowfall; the Voice Actors strike; a couple of questions from the listeners and finally, the obligatory Star Wars Galaxies reference.

Show notes and links:

* RIFT: Starfall Prophecy (starfallprophecy.com)

* 1.4 Release date on Tuesday 25th October : thedivision (reddit.com)

* Patch Notes – October 19th – Patch Notes (blackdesertonline.com)

* British Cruisers: The Navy Is Here! (worldofwarships.eu)

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

* Knights of the Eternal Throne (swtor.com)

* Examining SWTOR’s contentious 5.0 endgame gear grind – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* A First Look at Legendary Armor (guildwars2.com)

* Crowfall – Throne War MMO (crowfall.com)

* Voice actors’ union calls strike against Activision, EA, Insomniac and more (gamasutra.com)

* This link has no title (themittani.com)

* Trion Worlds’ Hartsman on what he learnt from moving Trove to China | Games industry news (mcvuk.com)

This week’s title is brought to you by the dark recesses of Teppo’s mind. Jen helped. This show includes SWTOR, ESO, WoW, GW2, Crowfall, EVE and Pizza. What more could you really ask for?

Show notes and links:

* STAR WARS: The Old Republic – Knights of the Eternal Throne – “Betrayed” Trailer (youtube.com)

* One Tamriel – The Elder Scrolls Online (elderscrollsonline.com)

* Elder Scrolls Online: One Tamriel – Housing Reveal! (youtube.com)

* Blizzard clarifies World of Warcraft quests that can’t be cleared in LFR – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* GW2 Update on Economy – Dulfy (dulfy.net)

* GW2 October 4 Current Events Guide (dulfy.net)

* Crowfall – Throne War MMO (crowfall.com)

* Mod support coming to both Skyrim and Fallout 4 on PS4, both going 4K on PS4 Pro (vg247.com)

* The Ashfords Great West Run (thegreatwestrun.co.uk)

Tepp and Jen come back after an impromptu break shooting the breeze about Fallout, Eve Online, Crowfall, Guild Wars 2, Star Trek Online, Elder Scrolls Online, Destiny 2 and Wasteland 3. With a little side chat about gambling and gateway crimes. You’re welcome.

Show notes and links:

* An Update From CCP Seagull – Executive Producer For EVE Online (eveonline.com)

* Crowfall – Throne War MMO (crowfall.com)

* Legendary Weapons | GuildWars2.com (guildwars2.com)

* Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday – Artifacts (arcgames.com)

* Update 12 Deep Dive: Weapon Ultimates (elderscrollsonline.com)

* Sources: Destiny 2 Coming To PC, Aims To Feel Like A Totally New Game (kotaku.com)

* inXile announces Wasteland 3 – and it’s got multiplayer • Eurogamer.net (eurogamer.net)

* UK law enforcement agency claims game modding can lead to crime – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

I sometimes wonder if the most original part of my life is the titles I make up for this show… News this week features Steam; Crowfall; Skyforge; Neverwinter; The Division; Blizzard’s BattleTags; Black Desert Online; The Witcher 3; Divinity Original Sin 2; Guild Wars 2 and some click-bait.

Show notes and links:

* Devs Concerned As Steam Makes Big Adjustment To Player Reviews (rockpapershotgun.com)

* 9/16 Crowfall AMA w/ J Todd Coleman & Gordon Walton (reddit.com)

* Golem Battle PvP Mode Introduced In Skyforge – MMOBomb.com (mmobomb.com)

* Skyforge Announces Outlaw Collector’s Edition – MMOBomb.com (mmobomb.com)

* Neverwinter Closes Gateway Due To Botters – MMOBomb.com (mmobomb.com)

* Neverwinter Boasts 12 Million Players Across All Platforms – MMOBomb.com (mmobomb.com)

* The Division’s Public Test Server delayed (pcgamer.com)

* You Can Now Change Your Blizzard BattleTag (kotaku.com)

* Black Desert Online – SORCERESS AWAKENED (blackdesertonline.com)

* Black Desert Online (blackdesertonline.com)

* Solving the Mystery of the Witcher 3’s Nibbles the Cat (kotaku.co.uk)

* Steam Early Access Begins | Divinity Original Sin 2 (mmorpg.com)

* Video games that killed people in real life (looper.com)

Founder and friend Petter joins Tepp and Jen for the latest on Dungeons and Dragons Online; Star Trek Online; The Division; EVE Online; World of Warcraft; and Elder Scrolls Online. Also featuring our ramblings and mods, Fallout, Sony, lunar displacement and where to find a good PUG. Also Star Wars Galaxies. And Ryzom. Because we’re on the pulse.

Show notes and links:

* Turbine Very Interested In Bringing Ravenloft To DDO (ddoplayers.com)

* Ravenloft – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (wikipedia.org)

* Star Trek Online Available on Xbox One and PlayStation®4! (arcgames.com)

* State of the Game – September 8th : thedivision (reddit.com)

* Celebratory Rewards Coming For November Expansion! (eveonline.com)

* World of Warcraft’s most sought-after mount, the Long-Forgotten Hippogryph, has been found (pcgamesn.com)

* “Update 12 & #OneTamriel launch on 10/5 (PC/Mac) & 10/18 (PS4/Xbox One)! Read the PTS notes: https://t.co/qTfG3M6kN5 https://t.co/HpQ5jNBRkw” (twitter.com)

* PTS Patch Notes v2.6.0 — Elder Scrolls Online (elderscrollsonline.com)

* SuperData Research » The MMO & MOBA Games Market Report, 2016 (superdataresearch.com)

* Fallout 4 and Skyrim aren’t getting mods on PS4 (update) (polygon.com)

* Sony feels the PC is PS4’s main competition in the marketplace not Xbox One (vg247.com)

Tepp and Jen are jamming the MMO groove to bring you thge latest on Eve Online; World of Warcraft; Path of Exile; Anarchy Online, Skyforge, Elite: Dangerous; The Division. Also the answer to Grand Poobah Breki’s question of Doooooom.

Show notes and links:

* Introducing Clone States and the Future of Access to EVE Online (eveonline.com)

* WoW’s Legion Companion App and Return to Karazhan – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Introducing Legion Class Trials – WoW (worldofwarcraft.com)

* Forum – Announcements – Severe Server Problems (pathofexile.com)

* Forum – Announcements – Particle Effect Optimisations in 2.4.0 (pathofexile.com)

* Monthly Development Update – August 2016 (Steam Powered) (anarchy-online.com)

* Ascension: Character Development | Skyforge (my.com)

* Top Shift 68 : Aliens – Game Over man, Game Over!! (youtube.com)

* Public Test Server | Latest news and content about Tom Clancy’s The Division game (ubi.com)

* Save 75% on Titan Quest Anniversary Edition on Steam (steampowered.com)

This week, Jen and Tepp talked about Funcom’s Forums; Black Desert Online’s schedule for the next few months; World of Warcraft’s Invasions and World Quests; Guild Wars’ Wayfarer’s Reverie event; Ever Jane opens her Beta; The Division delays new content until core experience is fixed; and Elder Scrolls Online launches One Tamriel in October. Also… Butts.

Show notes and links:

* Funcom warns of system-wide forum data breach – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Updated: Awakening Announcement – News & Announcements (blackdesertonline.com)

* Legion Preview: World Quests – WoW (worldofwarcraft.com)

* Guild Wars (guildwars.com)

* Ever, Jane (everjane.com)

* Information about Update 1.4, Survival and Last Stand (ubi.com)

* Gamescom 2016 Recap: Update 12 & One Tamriel (elderscrollsonline.com)

* Pon farr – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (wikipedia.org)

* The Invisible Library (The Invisible Library series Book 1) eBook: Genevieve Cogman: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store (amazon.co.uk)

Tepp suffers a significant caffeine-related comedown but Jen is there to keep him focused on the latest MMO news. What’s next for Elder Scrolls Online? Could Camelot Unchained’s CUBE system get anymore detailed? Is Eternal Crusade anything more than some arena battles? Will World of Warcraft get it’s Invasions right before Legion? And Can Destiny bring everything it promises in the Rise of Iron DLC? Tune in, this week, for no answers whatsoever and some frankly shocking assumptions. There’s some listener questions too.

Show notes and links:

* ESO Tavern Update 12 infos + Video : elderscrollsonline (reddit.com)

* [News]Weapon Ultimates, Dueling and more coming with Upatede 12 (reddit.com)

* A quick (timelapse) look at player-made building in sandbox MMORPG Camelot Unchained; First, the foundation: (ello.co)

* Eternal Crusade updates players on Unreal Engine upgrade, patch plans – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* How are you handling the Invasion Exp Nerf? (battle.net)

* Official Destiny: Rise of Iron – Forged in Fire ViDoc (youtube.com)

* Dicks of No Man’s Sky (tumblr.com)

* Hands-On With Enderal, Skyrim’s Most Impressive Mod (mmorpg.com)

* SureAI.net (sureai.net)

Somehow Jen and Tepp still managed to make it an hour-long show with such hip beats as Rift’s Starfall Prophecy; Black Desert Online’s Weapon Awakening system; Tibia’s secret door; and Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Battle of ridiculous lockboxes.

Show notes and links:

* Here’s everything you need to know about RIFT’s Starfall Prophecy expansion – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Black Desert Awakening Coming Soon after Gamescom (dulfy.net)

* Patch Notes – August 10th – Patch Notes (blackdesertonline.com)

* One Player’s Nine-Year Journey to Open a Locked, Secret Door | VICE (vice.com)

* Knights of the Fallen Empire (swtor.com)

* SWTOR wants to make your lockbox experience better – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Positive link between video games and academic performance, study suggests | Technology (theguardian.com)

This week Jen and Tepp discuss World of Warcraft; Bioware forums; Red5’s layoffs; Mark Kern’s Ember; Star Trek Online; and the final chapters of the Knights of the Fallen Empire for Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Show notes and links:

* Demon Hunters and demon invasions arrive week of August 9th (blizzardwatch.com)

* Concerning Our Forums (bioware.com)

* Firefall’s Red 5 Studios has suffered mass layoffs – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* ‘I feel a profound sense of responsibility for what happened to Firefall’ – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

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

* The Battle of Odessen, the final chapter of SWTOR’s KOTFE, arrives August 11 – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* The Masquerade presented by White Wolf (pay what you want and help charity) (humblebundle.com)