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Episode 20b: The dumb is spreading

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This week we talk about Crowfall’s Preorder Collector’s Edition, Wildstar’s plethora of events, Marvel Heroes’ unique branding strategy, and more! Welcome to Casual Core Radio, where we talk about MMOs and where if this were LOTRO, we would be getting the Undying title for not dying before reaching 20

MMO News

 

Marvel Heroes and the magic of numbers:
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/252690/How_Marvel_Heroes_packaged_its_Phoenixstyle_rebirth.php

ArcheAge 2.0 – Launched, with a bit of drama
http://news.mmosite.com/content/2015-09-13/archeage_heroes_awaken_update_2.0_has_been_launched.shtml
http://www.mmobomb.com/news/glyph-authentication-issues-trigger-archeage-server-rollback/

Crowfall – Pre-Orders SOON
http://news.mmosite.com/content/2015-09-11/croefall_collectors_edition_will_start_pre_order_within_a_week.shtml
https://youtu.be/VsWcAjQ2pow

Arawulf Crowfall alpha
https://youtu.be/8nNKuO1S7Z4

Blade and Soul Beta Dates –
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/pc-mmo-blade-and-soul-closed-beta-dates-revealed/1100-6430415/

Wildstar – ALL the events!
http://www.wildstar-online.com/en/news/2015-09-10-in-game-events-preview/ (zPrix, Shades eve, Winterfest, double XP weekend, and more! )

http://wildstarradio.com/2013/03/29/episode-6-super-secret-guest-arrives/

WildBall
https://forums.wildstar-online.com/forums/index.php?/topic/131253-wildball-the-wildstar-soccer-mini-game/

 

MMO Community

 

Joe – shoutouts to The Stillriver Tea House, The Villa, and Fringe Rangers Vigil

CipherMandy

 

Special Topic: Best and Worst

 

What is your favorite MMO you’ve ever played (i.e. the “best” in your eyes)?

JOE: WildStar, this time around.

DREW:

https://twitter.com/The_Katbot/status/643154474182119425 as a joke

Guild Wars 2

 

What is the worst MMO you’ve ever played?

DREW:

Archeage

JOE:

Scarlet Blade.

 

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This week’s end music is The Midtown Manhattan Theme from Marvel Heroes

Episode 12: Zoist Towelettes

Rowsdower Power!
Rowsdower Power!

This week we discuss bans for zombie goats, demonic Rowsdowers, how to pronounce “Ziost,” and how Archeage gets even grindier! Welcome to Casual Core Radio, where we talk about MMOs and we’re not trying to double-jump long gaps in MMOs that don’t have double jump, we just like to fall into canyons. A lot.

MMO News

GOAT-Z… I’ll say it again… GOAT-Z
http://www.polygon.com/2015/5/5/8552111/goatz-because-why-not

So, uh, this Hearthstone thing isn’t really an MMO either, but THIRTY million players?
https://twitter.com/PlayHearthstone/status/595619019593416704

Which means that Blizzard’s not sad that the WoW-ercoaster Ride continues
http://massivelyop.com/2015/05/06/wow-lost-nearly-three-million-subbers-in-three-months/

SWTOR Beginning of the End of the Beginning of the Story, and still no freaking PvP.
http://massivelyop.com/2015/05/05/hyperspace-beacon-swtors-12x-xp-leveling-guide-and-ziosts-finale/

And BioWare beats down the Credit-Farmers in SWTOR:
http://www.swtorstrategies.com/2015/05/swtor-taking-down-a-credit-selling-ring.html

Archeage’s new patch sails in to make positive waves!
http://www.trionworlds.com/archeage/en/2015/05/05/dread-prophecies-spotlight-sea-of-graves-and-abyssal-attack/

WildStar Drop 5!
http://wildstar-core.com/2015/05/05/invasion-nexus-survival-guide/

The Pets. OMG the freaking pets…
http://www.reddit.com/r/WildStar/comments/34w8ej/pet_collection_guide/

The Secret World – Reaping the Whirlwind
http://www.thesecretworld.com/news/issue_11_reaping_the_whirlwind_is_live

 

MMO Community

Farewell, Torocast.
http://www.torocast.com/4202/torocast-episode-240-yesterdayland/ (01:38:00)

Related: Galactic Gamer’s Coalition puts out new podcast.
http://www.torocast.com/3941/galactic-gamers-coalition-episode-2-6-weeks/

Jeff Kurtenacker’s Our Perception of Beauty
https://soundcloud.com/inhisgroove/our-perception-of-beauty

 

If I Were a Dev

What kind of payment model would you have?

Joe: F2P with Sub option, purely cosmetic in the cash shop, Boxed copy if it gets big enough that will include 1.25x the value in cash shop currency (retail for $40, get $50 worth of cash shop items).
Drew: Buy-to-play, with optional sub. Cash shop with cosmetic stuff.

 

 

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This week’s end music is Kick Butt and Chew Bubble Gum by Jeff Kurtenacker from Wildstar.

Episode 8: Cavorting with Carla

archeage dolphin

 

This week we are joined by special guest, Carla from Corellian Run Radio, Wildstar Radio, and Old Timers Guild leadership. We talk about Ultima Online memories, Archeage and their problems with dolphins, and more! Welcome to Casual Core Radio, where and we finally got that sparkly mount. (for 25 bucks…)

MMO News

ArcheAge (Carla) – Open World Updates and player interactions being prioritized
http://www.pcgamesn.com/archeage/archeage-to-focus-on-open-world-updates-and-player-interaction-instead-of-new-instances

ArcheAge (Carla) – Dolphingate
http://massivelyop.net/2015/03/20/trion-makes-amends-for-archeages-dolphingate/

Zam’s Post-PAX interview w/ ArcheAge’s Merv Lee Kwai
http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=35849

Crowfall – New VR option in stretch goal, becomes 16th most-funded game on KickStarter.
http://vrfocus.com/archives/13043/pc-mmo-crowfall-adds-vr-stretch-goal-kicktarter-campaign/

SWTOR – the end of TORhead
http://www.torhead.com/forum/TOR+General/topic/1972

SWTOR – New Community guy. Also, he’s an intelligence analyst,
http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=8102497

H1-Z1… million!
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/zombie-mmo-h1z1-hits-1m-sales/1100-6426112/

It’s not an MMO, or is it… Mass Effect 4 will have MMO-like features, akin to DA:I
http://motoringcrunch.com/news/mass-effect-4-mmo-mode-will-be-like-dai/1009948/

Blizzcon dates have been confirmed
http://www.examiner.com/article/blizzcon-2015-convention-sale-dates-announced

 

MMO Community

Handless Gamer in League of Legends had skills, subject of documentary
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/140194-Documentary-Shows-Handless-MMO-Gamer-Skills

Plex and Credd and WoW Tokens, oh my! The growing trend of subscriptions bought with game currency.
http://swtoreconomics.com/2015/03/13/the-finest-form-of-flattery-why-swtor-should-imitate-wows-token-mechanic/

 

If I Were a Dev

What 5 unique concepts would you totally steal from other games?

JOE:

  1. SWTOR’s companion system
  2. WildStar’s instanced housing
  3. TSW’s ability wheel (just smaller)
  4. WoW’s roll-free group finder loot.
  5. WoW/TSW realm malleability

DREW:

  1. LOTRO’s mounted combat
  2. Naval combat from Assassin’s Creed IV
  3. Skill trees from SWTOR/WoW (I love hybrids)
  4. Banks from SWTOR
  5. Trial system in Archeage

CARLA:

  1. Fighting abilities from Ultima Online (drink potions while shooting bow, throwing explosion potions blowing up other explosion potions)
  2. LOTRO housing taxes payments a year in advance (and housing escrow which holds your stuff until you come back)
  3. Crafting from SWG (intricacy, detailed, go out and find iron in ground, take core samples, mine it, empty mining drill etc)
  4. SWG and UO NPC shop vendors that you set up to sell your stuff
  5. UO’s transportation system (recall runes, mark it in a book). Could mark it wherever you want.

 

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This week’s end music is Cute and Crafty (Wigwalli Villiage Theme) from Wildstar.

Episode 3: The one where Joe sounds like a fish at the very end

Screenshot_2014-02-23_13_11_55_705030108This week we talk a LOT about SWTOR, make a lot of TSW references, and try to get in as much off-topic ranty-ness as two people can reasonably fit in one podcast. Welcome to Casual Core Radio, where we talk about MMOs and we grind like it’s 1999!

 

 

 

 

MMO News

MMO Community

The Ultimate Altaholic:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/22/world-of-warcraft-player-reaches-level-100-with-100-characters

Joe’s Nursenary:
http://swtorista.com/user/?c=341

HeroEngine’s HeroCloud (to compre to Atavism): http://www.heroengine.com/herocloud/

 

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This week’s end music is The Arclight from Firefall.