Tag Archives: pve

CCR Podcast

Episode 26: You really get my goat

Leave a comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS

TheSecretWorldDX11 2016-02-19 19-51-21-41
Is that a whip on your belt or are you just happy to see me?

 

This week we talk about karate kicks, goat kicks, gettin’ our kicks on Route 66, and more! Welcome to CCR, where we talk about MMOs and we don’t have alts, we have alt games…or at least I do…Joe just plays Wildstar…

 

MMO News

Blade and Soul Launched and passed 2 million players

Black Desert launches on 3/3. Currently in CBT 2

Smaller MMO Dragon Nest loses TWO YEARS of player data

Because we ALWAYS talk about Goats: Goat Simulator: The Bundle on XBox One

WildStar: State of the Game

TSW: New membership program

Marvel Heroes 2016

Repop Re-Servers

https://www.therepopulation.com/index.php/news/275-the-future-of-the-repopulation

 

MMO Community

 

DISCUSSION ARTICLE: Do North American and the European Union need more domestic MMO titles?

http://news.mmosite.com/content/2016-02-11/na_and_eu_need_more_domestic_mmorpgs.shtml

 

If I Were A Dev

Lore entries: How do you want to track and compile lore for your game? Should it open automatically, or be a usable item in the world?

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

Dynamic newspaper mechanic

 

Contact Us

Twitter: http://twitter.com/casualcoreradio Facebook: http://facebook.com/casualcoreradio This week’s end music is The Secret World Main Theme from The Secret World.

CCR Podcast

Episode 25: You had me at morbid necromancy…

Leave a comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS

You can see the old watermark with an ID number unique to my account, and the old engineer LAS UI.
You can see the old watermark with an ID number unique to my account, and the old engineer LAS UI.

 

This week we talk about burnout (*GASP*), the holidays (definitely not related), and SWTOR expac goodness. Don’t worry, spoiler free. Welcome to CCR, where we talk about MMOs and we have been frozen in Carbonite for FIVE LONG YEARS. Or weeks. Totally weeks.

MMO News

 

SWTOR – So. Much. SWTOR.

Wildstar – Mixed bag of events.

  • Not a lot of news. There was Winterfest, there was a world-boss killing event, there’s a sim-chase event. Items were removed from the Cash shop.
  • No word on the next drop’s release.

GW2 – Big change to The Shatterer, World Boss, part of incoming QoL Change

WoW – Legion Alpha back up!

Blade and Soul

Temporary derailment on Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Crowfall

 

MMO Community

 

MMO – Meaningless Term?

http://news.mmosite.com/content/2016-01-17/the_mmo_label_now_describes_most_gaming.shtml

http://www.crowbase.com/2016/01/crowfall-doesnt-have-a-current-stretch-goal-and-i-couldnt-be-happier/

Screenshot with Watermark from Wildstar

This one has my name as the watermark, which was a later feature, and the old spellslinger UI is on display. Bet you can't tell what these skills are by their icons!
This one has my name as the watermark, which was a later feature, and the old spellslinger UI is on display. Bet you can’t tell what these skills are by their icons!

Housing chess set

Jaroshi_Soulbreeze.160118.231807 Jaroshi_Soulbreeze.160118.232545

 

If I Were A Dev

Five things we would steal from Wildstar

DREW:

  1. PvP threshold system
  2. Gear sets for level ranges in PvP
  3. Limited Action Set
  4. Stat threshold bonuses
  5. Paths

JOE:

  1. Housing
  2. Amps
  3. LAS
  4. Stat threshold system
  5. Paths

 

Contact Us

Twitter: http://twitter.com/casualcoreradio

Facebook: http://facebook.com/casualcoreradio

This week’s end music is Systematic Domination by Jeff Kurtenacker from Wildstar.

CCR Podcast, Uncategorized

Episode 24: Joe buys all the dances

Leave a comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS

Neverwinter Underdark

This week we talk about burnout (*GASP*), the holidays (definitely not related), and SWTOR expac goodness. Don’t worry, spoiler free. Welcome to CCR, where we talk about MMOs and where we will not kneel before Emperor Valkorian.

MMO News

 

SWTOR – So. Much. SWTOR. Expansion is live. Well-received.
http://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/swtors-knights-of-the-fallen-empire-expansion-has-officially-launched/

Some replayability Concerns – to each their own. Alliance system is MUCH bigger than anticipated.
http://www.swtor.com/info/news/blog/20151020-0

Story seems awesome. Feels more like a Bioware game – http://kotaku.com/star-wars-the-old-republic-now-feels-more-like-a-class-1738781689

Wildstar – Google Interest Drops. Subjectively, still a LOT more players on than ever before.
https://twitter.com/jasonetheridge/status/662201323748659200

Wildstar PvP – new Arena, changes coming in next drop/patch
http://news.mmosite.com/content/2015-11-05/pvp_updates_in_the_next_patch_of_wildstar.shtml

World of Fishing… do we REALLY need this?
http://nichegamer.com/2015/11/world-of-fishing-mmo-enters-open-beta/

Blizzcon!

Also, Warcraft Movie Trailer
http://www.inquisitr.com/2547933/warcraft-movie-first-official-trailer-drops-and-its-glorious/

Guild Wars 2 – Heart of Thorns is live and pretty dang awesome
http://www.pcgamer.com/guild-wars-2-heart-of-thorns-review/

Moar GW2 – Raid coming TOMORROW
http://www.realtytoday.com/articles/52119/20151115/guild-wars-2-heart-of-thorns-news-mmorpg-3-wing-raid-set-to-come-nov-17.htm

 

MMO Community

 

5 Pillars of MMORPGs that should be torn down
http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=36502

Messages from Roy

MMO Burnout article
http://thefanaticalswordsman.com/2013/03/19/dont-burnout-diversify/

Death to the leveling game
http://thefanaticalswordsman.com/2015/08/15/death-to-the-leveling-game/

Alyssia “Pinky” Swiftwind – Wildstar RP – Sunday mornings at the BBB are awesome! (Entity, Exile)

Critical Role
http://geekandsundry.com/shows/critical-role/

 

If I Were A Dev

Quality of Life: Emotes

Are they important? Should they ALL have Animation? How many? Include some raucous ones?

JOE: 2-PERSON

DREW: Love class-specific emotes. Two person emote, dance a tango or a waltz.

 

Contact Us

Twitter: http://twitter.com/casualcoreradio

Facebook: http://facebook.com/casualcoreradio

This week’s end music is the opening theme from Neverwinter.

CCR Podcast, Uncategorized

Episode 18: Do these guys take a breath?

Leave a comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS

 

Battle of Kyhlo in Guild Wars 2
Battle of Kyhlo in Guild Wars 2

Back from a long break (thanks to Drew teaching a summer class), we talk changes and expansions coming to Star Trek Online, World of Warcraft, Archeage, Wildstar, and SWTOR! Welcome to Casual Core Radio, where we always promise to have a new episode, SOON(™), reserved, copyright, service mark.

MMO News

WoW Legion
http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/62800/20150823/world-of-warcraft.htm

Final Fantasy 14 reaches 5 million players
http://www.pcgamer.com/final-fantasy-xiv-has-5-million-registered-accounts/

SWTOR Livestream – KotFE details!
http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=8396041#edit8396041

WildStar F2P Closed Beta
http://www.wildstar-online.com/uk/news/2015-08-11-closed-beta-testing-commencing-now/

Also, WildStar China is starting off well…
https://twitter.com/DapperDonatelli/status/628488870598975488/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

The reason the game needs FTP:
http://massivelyop.com/2015/07/31/guild-wars-2-is-up-again-wildstar-is-down-again-in-ncsofts-2015-q2-financial-report/

Funcom is for sale
http://www.funcom.com/investors/update_on_lego_minifigures_online_and_the_financial_situation_of_the_compan
http://www.vg247.com/2015/08/11/age-of-conan-secret-world-dev-funcom-up-for-sale/

Crowfall talks Crowd Control
http://news.mmosite.com/content/2015-08-20/crowfall_team_shared_their_ideas_on_crowd_control.shtml

Star Trek Online announces Season 11: New Dawn (aka “More Picard, Less Kirk”)
http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/9488023

ArcheAge – Xfers coming with 2.0, free transfers through 9/4.
http://www.trionworlds.com/archeage/en/2015/08/14/server-transfers-evolutions-everything-you-need-to-know/

MMO Community

XamXam’s analysis of the KotFE trailer: http://www.xamxamsays.com/swtor-kotfe-become-the-outlander-gameplay-trailer-analysis/

Wildstar’s surprisingly awesome RP

www.wildstar-roleplay.com

STO Foundry “Effect, then Cause”
@RogueEnterprise

Unholy alliance podcast

KatiaRacer Wildstar plot

Shout out to Doom Kitty (@doomkittyentity), Mayor Dasmoose (@mayordasmoose), and Kelzam (@clchaotix)

Special Topic: Time Travel

Let’s talk about the different ways Time Travel has been done in MMOs.

http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/10/perfect-ten-great-mmo-time-travel-adventures/

TSW – The Haunting, The Last Train To Cairo (Issue 6 story arc), The Darkness War

STO – The Night of the Comet, Iconian story arc, (Foundry mission: Effect, Then Cause)

Rift – Defiant tutorial

LOTRO flashbacks

GW2 chronomancer

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Chronomancer

WoW TimeWalking, Caverns of Time

 

Contact Us

Twitter: http://twitter.com/casualcoreradio Facebook: http://facebook.com/casualcoreradio This week’s end music is Systematic Domination by Jeff Kurtenacker from Wildstar.

CCR Podcast

Episode 15: Betting on SWTOR and Wildstar

Leave a comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS

Green Ranger Thief in Guild Wars 2
Green Ranger Thief in Guild Wars 2

 

This week we discuss Wildstar’s F2P announcement, SWTOR’s expansion announcement, and some new Crowfall info. Welcome to Casual Core Radio, where we talk about MMOs and where we don’t spacebar through cutscenes…

MMO News

 

SWTOR
http://www.swtor.com/info/news/article/20150615
E3 announcement.
Everyone is “The Outlander”
All of the current content will be playable at the new level.
A free level 60.
New companions, with deeper story (and requirements) to get them
Massively Single Player Online RPG?
No new mention of new WZs or ops or class stories.
No new mention of updates beyond 3.3
Also, BadFeeling podcast PvP interview
Joe is Preferred until this launches. Unless they charge $75, it’s a win considering the dearth of content before then.
WILD SPECULATION HERE

 

Wildstar

http://www.wildstar-online.com/en/freetoplay/
So yes, the rumors were true. WildStar, free-to-play. Rewards. Loyalty. Currency…

 

Crowfall
http://crowfall.com/#/news/the-confessor-the-flame-of-truth
http://crowfall.com/#/news/ace-q-a-for-june

 

MMO Community

 

NCSoft Meet and Greet
http://www.mmo-central.com/2015/06/13/ncsoft-hosting-meet-and-greet-at-e3/

Dio Doo-Wop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR–PK4YOlk

Best Dressed of Nexus
http://www.anook.com/album/1461

Templars vs Confessors
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_de_Molay

Drew’s Green Ranger Thief (see top of page)

 

If I Were a Dev

 

How would you do cutscenes/story content? Fully-voiced, etc.? What voice actors would you really like to get?

DREW: In a PvP game, only source of story will probably be major cutscenes, but wouldn’t mind fully voiced personal story as well.

Because of pure versatility, would really like to get Bertie Carvel (Male Agent, SWTOR), Jo Wyatt (Female agent, SWTOR), Tara Strong (pretty much everything, but Risha in SWTOR), and Brandon Keener (Garrus in ME).

JOE: SWTOR’s new method: small side quests have Wildstar-sized, Twitter-sized quest descriptions. No spacebar required for “kill 10 rats” quests. Zone, overarching plots, and so forth would be fully voiced.

Tara Strong, Courtenay Taylor (Jack in ME), John de Lancie, Andrea Libman, Keith David (Joe mispoke and called him David Keith).

 

Contact Us

Twitter: http://twitter.com/casualcoreradio

Facebook: http://facebook.com/casualcoreradio

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

CCR Podcast

Episode 6: Live Long and Prosper, Crowfall

Leave a comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS

Player-held memorial for Leonard Nemoy in Star Trek Online
Player-held memorial for Leonard Nemoy in Star Trek Online

 

This week we talk about THE news of the week, Crowfall, and honor Leonard Nemoy’s passing. Welcome to Casual Core Radio, where we talk about MMOs and we don’t Pay-2-Win!

MMO News

Crowfall episode

FFAQs (Favorite Favorite Asked Question pages)

MMO Community

Spock
http://massivelyop.net/2015/03/01/star-trek-online-star-citizen-and-elite-plan-leonard-nimoy-tributes/

If I Were a Dev

How would you handle gear customization (cosmetic)?

JOE: TSW-style

DREW: DCUO-style

 

Podcast Shoutout

Contact Us

Twitter: http://twitter.com/casualcoreradio

Facebook: http://facebook.com/casualcoreradio

This week’s end music is the theme from Crowfall.

CCR Podcast, Uncategorized

Episode 5: The Aptly-Named Peninsula

Leave a comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS

ScreenShot00005
The Glittering Caves from LOTRO

 

This week we talk about Firefall, Crowfall, various other “falls,” and trolls. Welcome to Casual Core Radio, where we talk about MMOs and we just spent all of our money on dyes!

MMO News

MMO Community

Courtney Woods promoted to Writer!
http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=8031080#edit8031080
http://www.swtor.com/blog/price-power
http://www.swtor.com/blog/one-night-dealer%E2%80%99s-den

If I Were a Dev

How would you handle gear customization (stats and cosmetic)?

JOE:

Imagine TSW and SWTOR had a baby.

  • Gear should not be locked-in with its cosmetic appearance.
  • Basic cosmetic groupings – head, shirt, hands, wrists, pants, shoes, belts, and cloak/coat/robe, plus jewelry (2x each ring, earring, bracelet, 1 x each eyepatch/monacle/glasses/shades) – NO STATS ON THESE, and sold in cash shop
  • Twelve moddable slots (all with names like trinket, relic, lucky coin, etc.), each with three imbuements (aka mods you can craft or loot off mobs).
  • Mod-pulling should be able to cost in-game or real-work currency (at the player’s option, and a ridiculously low amount of RW $ if that option is chosen… like 10 cents for an epic imbuement, so 30 cents per item), but it would ALWAYS be free to overwrite the mod with a new one.
  • One craftable imbuement addition (aka WoW crafted gem slots, augments in SWTOR, etc.) per item slot.
  • One “major” imbuement per character that also has a visual effect.

Shout out to @spunkykiki

DREW:

I take back all of the stats stuff with regards to gear. Gear grinds for 0.5% increases in DPS are boring. Utility is more fun, though.

I would use something like the Enhancements from City of Heroes, combined with how the signets work in The Secret World on Auxiliary weapons. You could have +damage enhancements, -recharge time enhancements, +crit chance or crit multiplier enhancements, and utility enhancements like roots or stuns.

Four gear slots only (Power Generator, Armor, 2 Weapons), but all of the skills in your limited action set have slots to modify (like in COH). Power Generator upgrades the skill powers, Armor upgrades defense and health, and Weapons upgrade offense with the weapons.

No way to break the system with stat stacking, easier to balance since you can focus only on the utilities and skills.

 

Podcast Shoutout

Contact Us

Twitter: http://twitter.com/casualcoreradio

Facebook: http://facebook.com/casualcoreradio

This week’s end music is Far Ahead the Road Has Gone from the Lord of the Rings Online Original Soundtrack.