The MMOsketeers - An MMO News and Discussion Podcast

This week Jen and Tepp talk about their adventures in Pen and Paper RPGs and cover some of the latest news and happenings in MMO Land. Including Elder Scrolls Online; TES Legends; Project Nova; Crowfall; Lord of the Rings Online; World of Warcraft; Star Wars: The Old Republic; The Division; The Repopulation and Fragmented.

Audio sync/drift issues should be improved and overall quality should return to standard over the next couple of episodes. Thank you for your patience.

Show notes and links:

* Dark Brotherhood: First Look – Elder Scrolls Online (elderscrollsonline.com)

* The Elder Scrolls Legends (bethesda.net)

* CCP’s newest first-person shooter wants to be a great shooter first, an Eve game second (polygon.com)

* Crowfall – Throne War MMO (crowfall.com)

* This link has no title (lotro.com)

* Nostalrius petition passes 200k signatures, Mark Kern to deliver it (pcgamer.com)

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

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

* Hey r/thedivision Agents, I’m sorry : thedivision (reddit.com)

* The Repopulation – A SciFi Sandbox MMORPG (therepopulation.com)

Tepp and Jen bring you the latest in Wildstar; The Division; Black Desert Online; Age of Conan; Rift; Elite: Dangerous; Planetside 2; and Star Wars: The Old Republic. Along with a smattering of listener questions and outrageous animal noises. You have been warned.

Show notes and links:

* Steam Community :: WildStar (steamcommunity.com)

* Incursion Loot Farm: Explained : thedivision (reddit.com)

* This link has no title (ubi.com)

* The Division 1.1 update wiped out some players’ characters (vg247.com)

* The Division – High-End drops nerfed for Challenge Mode after 1.1 bug (vg247.com)

* State of the Game: April 12th, 2016 (ubi.com)

* The Musa and Maehwa class pair joins Black Desert on April 20 – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Letter from the Game Director | Age of Conan (ageofconan.com)

* RIFT pledges better communication regarding its business model – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* The Engineers Beta Release Date and Elite Dangerous 1.6 (elitedangerous.com)

* Increased Hitbox. How It Work. (youtube.com)

* RoyAwesome comments on Increased Hitbox. How It Work. We must report about this. (reddit.com)

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

* This link has no title (dulfy.net)

* CorsixTH/CorsixTH: Open source clone of Theme Hospital (github.com)

This week Tepp and Jen navigate the troubled waters of Foolery to bring you news on Rift; Star Trek Online; Wildstar; The Division; and Black Desert Online. With a side of caffeine.

Show notes and links:

* Comet of Ahnket – New T3 10 Man (riftscene.com)

* The ultimate fantasy MMORPG from Trion Worlds (trionworlds.com)

* The ultimate fantasy MMORPG from Trion Worlds (trionworlds.com)

* Tidbits from the latest Geko interview from P1 : sto (reddit.com)

* Destination Arcterra Arrives March 30 (wildstar-online.com)

* Ubisoft to stream first look at The Division’s April Incursion update – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Patch Notes – March 30th – Patch Notes (blackdesertonline.com)

* Black Desert NA/EU Release Schedule for April-June (dulfy.net)

* The Future of BDO – Dark Elf Race, Pegasus, Underwater Content and more! (blackdesertfoundry.com)

* EGX Rezzed 2016 • Meet the Creators, Play the Games (egx.net)

What do Landmark, Daybreak, Warhammer 40000: Eternal Crusade, Star Trek Online and Black Desert Online all have in common? Tepp and Jen are talking about them all this week in The MMOsketeers. Huzzah!

Show notes and links:

* First impressions of life after Landmark’s latest wipe – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* This link has no title (daybreakgames.com)

* Daybreak hires former EA VP Larry LaPierre (gamesindustry.biz)

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

* Star Trek Online: Season 11.5 Coming April 12th! (arcgames.com)

* “Expect a major expansion at the end of this month” (reddit.com)

* Black Desert Online: Titles – Orcz.com, The Video Games Wiki (orcz.com)

This week Tepp and Jen talk about Space Food, Pandas and the colours of fruit! Also, some stuff about Landmark; Rift; Camelot Unchained; Star Trek Online; Star Wars The Old Republic; The Division; Pantheon; Black Desert Online; and Eve Online. Also an honourable mention for the new Warcraft movie trailer.

Show notes and links:

* This link has no title (daybreakgames.com)

* Unleash the Power with Multicore Beta! (trionworlds.com)

* User Stories & More! | Camelot Unchained (camelotunchained.com)

* Star Trek Online: Strategist Specialization (arcgames.com)

* Visions in the Dark, due April 7 – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* State of the Game: March 15, 2016 (ubi.com)

* Pantheon hopes to ‘bring back the magic’ of classic MMOs ‘without the tedium’ – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Black Desert Online: Q&A with Daum CM_Jouska and Rick Van Beem (youtube.com)

* Daum Q&A summary : blackdesertonline (reddit.com)

* Katia Sae – The Exploration of New Eden and Beyond – #EVE_NT (eve-nt.uk)

* Instagram (instagram.com)

* Astronaut Ice Cream Variety Pack (amazon.co.uk)

* Freeze Dried Strawberry Cubes 70g: Amazon.co.uk: Grocery (amazon.co.uk)

Apologies in advance for the audio issues on this show. Teppo reformatted some things after the last episode and forgot to record some of the settings. This week Jen and Tepp talk about the death of Everquest Next; MMO fatigue; Wildstar in danger; Elite Dangerous in Stereo; Pantheon streaming; Blizzard taking on the Botting Menace; and our impressions on both The Division and Black Desert Online. Not a Gateau.

Show notes and links:

* Daybreak has canceled EverQuest Next, Landmark is launching ‘this spring’ – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* WildStar suffers major round of layoffs – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* ‘Elite Dangerous’ will return to Oculus Rift on launch day (engadget.com)

* Blizzard is Causing Plenty of Headaches for Botters iMMOsite – Get your gaming life recorded (mmosite.com)

* The Division Breaks Ubisoft Records – UbiBlog (ubi.com)

* Patch Notes – March 11th – Patch Notes (blackdesertonline.com)

This week Jen and Tepp discuss, Everquest Landmark, Path of Exile, Wildstar, Steam account security, Crowfall, Elder Scrolls Online, The Division and the recently released Black Desert Online.

Show notes and links:

* This link has no title (daybreakgames.com)

* Forum – Announcements – Incident Report On Full Realm Crashes (pathofexile.com)

* “@WSSesshoumaru I am sorry for the drama my departure is causing =( I also can’t really go into the details.” (twitter.com)

* Steam users finally receiving notification for Christmas breach – Massively Overpowered (massivelyop.com)

* Crowfall – Throne War MMO (crowfall.com)

* Meet the ESO #MillionReasonsToPlay Grand Prize Winner! (elderscrollsonline.com)

* The Division – Our “Year One” plan (ubi.com)

* The Division: Prepare for Launch (ubi.com)

* The Division (reddit.com)

* Black Desert Online (blackdesertonline.com)

Tepp and Jen talk coffee, longbows and plug a few other shows alongside the latest MMO news. The Division wants to reward it’s Club members; DDO reaches double-digits; LoTRO goes back on it’s EU datacentre promises; Hellgate: London just won’t die; H1Z1 undergoes some kind of mitosis; Star Wars: The Old Republic is going further to the Dark Side with it’s Cartel boxes; Destiny goes on a brief and intense sale; and finally some questions and comments from our dear listeners.

Show notes and links:

* Ubisoft Club (ubi.com)

* DDO’s Celebrating 10 Years! (ddo.com)

* DDO Cocktail Hour | The Lighter Side of Dungeons and Dragons Online (ddococktailhour.com)

* Data Center Update (lotro.com)

* London FPS – Android-appar på Google Play (google.com)

* H1Z1 is splitting into two games, landing on consoles this summer (massivelyop.com)

* Did they remove the gold, silver, and bronze packs, plus the emotes, toys, etc packs? : swtor (reddit.com)

* STAR WARS: The Old Republic – View Single Post (swtor.com)

* Hyperspace Beacon: An open letter to the creators of the SWTOR Cartel Packs (massivelyop.com)

* Newegg rebate means Destiny on PS4 is on sale for free this weekend (polygon.com)

This week Jen and Tepp talk about the latest happenings in Rift, The Division, Star Trek Online, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Elder Scrolls Online and World of Warcraft. Theme for the show? The future! Wooo. Spooky.

Show notes and links:

* Give us your bag ideas! (riftgame.com)

* BRIEF-Norwegian police say charges Funcom ex-CEO

| Reuters (reuters.com)

* Open Beta – Daily Brief #3 (ubi.com)

* Star Trek Online: Skill System Revamp (arcgames.com)

* Trooper companion headlines SWTOR’s Chapter 11: Disavowed, due March 10th (massivelyop.com)

* Star Wars: The Old Republic studio hiring for a new IP (vg247.com)

* Thieves Guild Deep Dive: Grouping Tool Improvements (elderscrollsonline.com)

* Champion – Legion System Requirements, All Achievements Complete, Tweets, Demonology Preview (mmo-champion.com)

Tepp and Jen are back after an unplanned hiatus with news and opinions of the latest trend in Rift’s F2P shenanigans; The Division beta impressions, including the upcoming Open Beta weekend; Blizzard giving away WoW with movie tickets; Crowfall having a deep skill tree; a brief comment on the insanity of some EVE players; and finally a question for a dear and valued listener.

Show notes and links:

* RIFT 3.5: Hotfix #9 2/10/2016 (riftgame.com)

* The Division open beta kicks off Feb. 18 for Xbox One, Feb. 19 for PC and PS4 (vg247.com)

* Tom Clancy’s The Division – Complete List Of Changes For The Open Beta | DSOGaming (dsogaming.com)

* Blizzard considering giving World of Warcraft to all movie-goers (pcgamesn.com)

* Crowfall – Throne War MMO (crowfall.com)

* EVE player uses $28,000 of skill injectors to create max character (massivelyop.com)