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Aloha, dear readers,
We’re on schedule this week, and present you with Episode Six of The Multiverse podcast! We were joined by Karen from A View From the Top and Shut Up, We’re Talking podcasts, as well as the Journey’s With Jaye blog.
In honor of her stopping by, we decided to talk about guilds and what they mean to players and in the MMOs they’re a part of. We also talk a little bit about Everquest 2 and the upcoming battleground system. We decided to change up the usual host segments a little bit, so we also spent a little time talking about the changing definition of F2P and Ferrel’s recent trials with Blizzard, after they’d banned the account he’d just had restored and secured… for exploiting!
I think this is one of our best shows yet and we here would like to know what you think too. Give us your thoughts in a comment, iTunes review, or send us an email. We’d like to expand the show and can’t do it without your help, so join in and be a part of our crew!
Here are the notes for Episode Six:
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The Multiverse - Episode #6: "Guest Starring: Karen" [84:23m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (21)Show Notes – January 29th, 2010 – “Guest Starring: Karen”
- Introduction
- Welcome to Karen! Introductions are in order!
- Thanks to Gorgonseye
- What have we been playing?
- News:
- Round Table
- Topic #1 – Guilds, what roles do they play in MMOs?
- Topic #2 – Battleground in EQ2, what do we think?
- Host Segments:
- Riknas Rants: The Changing Face of F2P
- Chris’s Blog of the Week – Genda’s The Grouchy Gamer (latest post)
- Ferrel’s Rant: Blizzard and the character craziness.
- Karen’s recently dinged 80 guild mate – Echo Underground
- Remember!
- Check out Vagary.TV, Elder Game
- iTunes Reviews
- Email us at: multiversepodcast@gmail.com
Hi Everyone,
The manchild
For your listening pleasure, we give you the day late Episode 5 of The Multiverse. We had a lot of fun recording this one but we went about it a little bit differently. Rather than highly editing everything, we approached it like we were live. Behind the scenes, these episodes usually take me about three hours to produce. This is our effort to cut that down to about an hour, so please let me know what you think and which way you prefer the show. I think it came out good.
Be sure to tune in after the ending music for a couple of bonus segments. During the first we talk about the Dante’s Inferno demo (well, to be fair, it’s mostly me gushing and trying to convince Ferrel to try it, but some funny stuff comes out of it). Second, we give you a sneak peak into what happens between the segments…
Oh, and about the title… well, you’ll have to listen to the bonus parts to get that, I guess. 
Here are today’s notes:
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Show Notes – January 19th, 2010
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Introduction
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What have we been playing
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Round Table
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News -
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Topic #2 – Raiding With Your 8 Year Old
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Host Segments
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Riknas’s Free Game of the Week: Perfect World Online
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Chris’s Blog of the Week: Common Sense Gamer with Darren – Latest Post
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Ferrel’s Guild Tip of the Week: Recruiting New Members
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Shout Outs
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Thanks Kendricke!
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A View From the Top – Listen to it, love it.
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Bonus Segments (Possibly NSFW, so use headphones. PG-13 stuff)
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Dante’s Inferno – The Demo – **SPOILER WARNING**
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The in-betweens… what happens when we go to music breaks. Possibly NSFW, so listen through headphones.
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Music for Today’s Show:
- Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – Hyrule Field Theme
- Legend of Zelda (NES) – Overworld Theme
- Goldeneye 007 – Nintendo 64
- Thrice – So Strange I Remember You
Hi Everybody,
Another two weeks, another episode of the Multiverse! We had a lot of fun recording this one and I think it shows. We’re putting the call out for your funny stories this week, so have a listen and share them with us!
As always, we welcome your comments and reviews. Let us know what you think!
Join us after the break for the full notes!
The Multiverse - Episode #4: "You Wanna Talk Good" [72:21m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (154)Hi Everyone,
Welcome to Episode #3 of Riknas, Ferrel’s, and my pet project. We got together a little bit late this past week, so sorry about being a day late. This week, we talked about storytelling, immersion, and, yes, Epic Riknas. What is an Epic Riknas you might ask? Only the best up and coming MMO out there! Riknas Online is set to launch sometime in 2035, alongside Chris: The Final Frontier, a virtual reality version of the Oregon Trail. It’ll be a box set.
We were also happy to be joined by Ryan, writer here, and operator of our host, Vagary TV. Ryan’s currently a staff member on one MUD and the main developer for another, so he had an interesting perspective on how content gets presented to the player. Thanks for joining us, Ryan!
If you enjoyed the show, we’d love to hear about it in the comments or through an iTunes review (iTunes reviews will get honored on the show… *wink wink*). You can also feel free to contact us directly at multiversepodcast@gmail.com.
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Show Notes: Episode #3 – “Epic Riknas” recorded 12/21/09
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Introduction
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What have we been up to the past two weeks?!
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Let’s get to know Ryan
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Big News
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Fallen Earth gets the social patch – drinking, gambling, and sleeping in tents! Sounds like a weekend camping in the woods.
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Anarchy Online’s getting a facelift – now only two years behind the times. We kid, we kid!
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Bioware reveals Tatooine will be included in SW:TOR. Mmmmmm…. sandy.
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Patch 3.3 – anyone hear of this thing? I’m lost.
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Round Table -
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Storytelling – What’s good, what’s bad, what can be done, and will it succeed?
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Epic Riknas – the fully Riknas themed MMO.
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Immersion – How do we get immersed, does it matter (raiding/pvp), favorite story/immersion moments.
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Host Segments
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Ferrel’s Guild Tip of the Week: Communication
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Riknas’s Free Game of the Week: Earth Eternal
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Chris’s Blog of the Week: We Fly Spitfires by Gordon
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Shout Outs:
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Randolph from Grinding to Valhalla
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USO – send a letter!
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Enjoy!
Hi Everybody,
Another two weeks, another episode of the Multiverse! This time, we went late night Cinemax on you. Thus, this is episode two: “Skinemax.” We had a lot of fun recording this episode and I think it shows. Editing went much quicker and I have more hosting lessons under my belt (darn my ever changing crutch word). See: shock collar.
We also changed up the music for this episode. We’re all around, as you’ll see in the notes.
I hope you enjoy it!
As always, send any questions, comments, suggestions to multiversepodcast@gmail.com. We’re also looking for guests. If you’re interested, email us there.
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Without further adieu, join us after the cut for the notes.
Here we go, our first effort at a podcast. I think it came out pretty well but I learned a few important lessons in the trying.
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I shouldn’t talk so much
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Don’t interrupt Ferrel so much
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Editing out tangents takes a long time
Hehe. Anyways, I hope you enjoy it. We hung out and talked for a while after the show even, so we definitely had a good time making it. Our next recording date is December 4th and I can honestly say I’m looking forward to it.
Check out out Vagary page, linked below. Send any questions, comments, things you’d like us to talk about, or guest suggestions to Chris@gamebynight.com. We’d also love a review on iTunes, if you’re so inclined.
Enjoy!
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Show Notes – 11/20/09
Intro:
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Official intro to the show (brief)
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Host Introductions
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Chris – Game by Night
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Ferrel – Epic Slant
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Riknas – Riknas Rants, Project Endgrind, Witty Ranter, Free Play Podcast
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What are we playing?
Listener Email: (Thanks Ben!)
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How do we feel about the Night Elf Mohawk campaign/in-game item?
Roundtable:
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EA Layoffs
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1500 people, 40% of the team working on WAR
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Why did this happen and what does this mean for the game?
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Aion Online
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What went right, what didn’t, where is it at, and where is it headed?
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Can you go back to your “home” game?
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Is it your favorite
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Chris’s return to WoW – how’s it going?
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Close:
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Charities
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Blog/Project/Other shoutout
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Thank you Vagary.TV
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Link to our Vagary Page: http://vagary.tv/multiverse
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Music:
Intro: Ten Speed (God’s Blood and Burial) – Coheed and Cambria
Segment 1: Early Sunsets Over Monroeville – My Chemical Romance
Segment 2: Drowning Lessons – My Chemical Romance
Segment 3: Cries in Vain – Bullet for My Valentine
Outro: Final Cut – Coheed and Cambria
Welcome! You’re still a little bit early but you’ve found the home of The Multiverse, graciously hosted by the good people here at Vagary TV. We plan on recording every other Friday and posting full show notes here. We’ll also likely post blog posts from time to time, as well, so check back often.
We hope to see you again, once we’re on our feet and running. Thanks for stopping by!