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The Multiverse – Episode #21: “Overhauls for Cash”

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Jul.06, 2010

Hot on the heels of Episode 20, we bring you the next installment: Overhauls for Cash! For those that are a little confused, this is our normal weekly episode, on time and featuring the news and topics arising from the last week.

Our topic for this show is MMO overhauls. We’ve all seen it happen. An MMO suddenly pulls up roots and changes itself to match the market trend. It started with SWG and it continues with Global Agenda. The question is, is it a good thing or a bad thing? We also spend a little time talking about MMOs that we think desperately need an overhaul and what we’d do with them.

And we have tangents, but you’re used to that by now ;-)

To the notes!

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Intro:
What’s new this week?
What have we been playing?

Round Table:
News
- Blizzard not planning on taking WoW F2P*
- Progress being made on Torchlight MMO
- FFXIV coming out sept. 30th, march 30th
- WoW Cataclysm beta has begun!
- NBC planning a video game show for primetime

Main Topic

- MMO Overhauls – Payment models, NGE, LotRO going F2P.
- What MMOs would we overhaul and how?

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The Multiverse – Episode #18: “You are my cold sore (featuring Syp)”

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May.25, 2010

Welcome back, everybody, to another episode of The Multiverse. We were happy to be joined by a surprise guest this week, Syp from Bio Break and his new digs at Massively! We covered the week’s news (which lead to some extensive and great conversation), what Syp’s been up to for Massively, and entered into Blog-o-Whirl #2. The topics we pulled are:

My blog of the week this week is Nomadic Gamer. Keep up the great work guys!

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The Multiverse – Episode #17: “Ferrel Offends EVERYbody”

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May.18, 2010

The Multiverse – Episode #17: “Ferrel Offends EVERYbody”

Happy Tuesday Folks,

Another week, another Multiverse. Riknas was under the weather this week, so it was just Ferrel and I, with Ferrel at the helm. I’ve gotta say, I kind of like being a co-host. And a harvest queen– you’ll just have to listen to get that one.

Ferrel was in rare form, too. I’m pretty sure there’s a thin slice of people he didn’t offend, but it’s hard to say. You can direct your hate mail to multiversepodcast@gmail.com and let him know how you feel. Just remember, he looks a bit like Arnold Schwarzenegger, so choose your words wisely my friends.

Without further delay, here are this weeks amended notes.

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News:
Heroes of Might and Magic Online hits Closed Beta
Fallen Earth lay offs (late but still important)
Games Workshop sues Warhammer Alliance
Obama says games are bad for democracy?

Talking Points:
Cataclysm puling players back into WoW. Are you going back and why? Why can’t we escape this thing?

“In the year 2000″ a look at MMOs that are coming up you might not have heard of: Planes of Telara, Copernicus project

Contest Winners:

Oriik
Insoo Hwang
Jeremy

Thanks for entering!

Contact: multiversepodcast@gmail.com

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The Multiverse – Episode #16: “I am Betty White”

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May.10, 2010

Happy Monday Everyone!

To start the week off right, we’re here to bring you the one-week-delayed Episode 16 of the Multiverse. Things didn’t go off a smoothly as planned but the results are a funnier show. Go figure.

This week, our main topic is what it takes for an MMO to get, and keep, our attention. Plus, any kill clauses that might come up along the way. We were joined in the tail end by Gavin of Flex Your Geek, to talk a little bit about WoW’s AVR addon.

Be sure to stay tuned after the show ends as Riknas and I share our most embarrassing childhood moments.

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Show Notes – 4/30/10 – “I am Betty White”

Introduction

  • Introducing the golden girls podcast, hosted by Betty White, Bea Arthur, and Estelle Getty.
  • What’s new this week?
  • What have we been playing?

Round Table

  • News:
    • Alganon has launched! Again!
      • Has the free to play model but looks pretty meh. Two races and “several” classes?
      • “Traditionally, massively multiplier online games have been about three basic gameplay pillars – combat, exploration and character progression,” Derek Smart continued. “In Alganon, in addition to these we’ve added the fourth pillar to the equation; a story.”
    • Guild Wars 2 released their manifesto.
      • “This time around, there’s no question that it’s an MMORPG”
      • “In GW you experience the story of the world, but the story in GW2 is the personal story of your character as well. … Then the choices you make will take the story in different directions. Each time you play through the game, you can experience a different storyline.” Moral Dilemmas that impact the story. Will this block out content based on the choice, good or bad?
      • “With GW2 there’s a third option too: you can just naturally play with all the people around you. … your interests are always aligned with all other nearby players anyway.”
      • “Our games aren’t about preparing to have fun, or about grinding for a future fun reward. Our games are designed to be fun from moment to moment.”
    • Age of Conan lets you level… offline?!?!
      • Tuesday: Active accounts get four levels they can use to bump up any 30+ character. They get an extra level to use every four days. Never stops. Level cap of 80. If you stopped leveling at 30, you could max out in 200 days, never having killed anything.
  • Main Topic: What does it take for an MMO to get your attention and earn a pre-order/purchase – what marketing works, what pushes you over, and what’s too much.
    • Any kill clauses?
  • Extra topic: AVR addon.

Shout Outs/Contact Information

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The Multiverse: Starcraft 2 Beta Key Giveaway!

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May.05, 2010

Good News, Everyone! The Multiverse Crew was able to acquire 3 Starcraft 2 beta keys that we’d like to give away to you. Rather than do it at random, however, there are three ways you can enter to win.

  • Leave us an iTunes review stating why you like the show and follow up with an email so we know it’s you.
  • Use the hash tag #multiverse on Twitter and state why you like the show.
  • Join us in the live broadcast at 7:30PM (EST) on Friday, May 14th.

The contest will be open until the end of our show on the 14th and winners will be notified by the following Sunday.

We’d also like to extend our thanks to Maxivik of Drunken Legacy for providing one of these keys and getting the giveaway started. Thanks Max!

We look forward to hearing from you. Good luck!

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The Multiverse – Episode #15: “Schnitzelholic”

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Apr.27, 2010

Happy Tuesday Folks,

We’re well on our way into the week. So, to make work/school go a little quicker for you, we bring you our fifteenth attempt at MMO Radio. I think we’re getting this down :-)

Ferrel was stuck in Germany due to the volcano, so we spent a little time talking about the food and fun he’s been having over there. After that, we moved on to the week’s news (sparkle pony, WB buying Turbine, Brenlo leaving SOE, and more) and our main topic: When is it time to part ways with your MMO?

It was a good show.

Remember, you can take part in the program by sending us email at multiversepodcast@gmail.com. Or, you can join us during a live recording in the chat room. Or, last but not least, send in questions via Twitter by using the #multiverse tag.

We’re taking requests for subjects you like to hear us discuss, so be sure to send them in. At some point, we’d like to do a Mail Bag episode, where we highlight you, in all your inquisitive glory.

And, as always, thanks for listening!

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Relevant Links:

Lagwar (Latest Post)
Hyperbole and a Half (Latest Post)
Darktide Productions (Latest Story)
The Pink Pigtail Inn (because she’s our friend and I wanted to say hi! [Latest Post])

Chris’ Site – Game by Night
Ferrel’s Site – Epic Slant
Riknas’s Site – Riknas Rants

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The Multiverse – Episode #13: “Love Me Like a Half-Elf”

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Apr.07, 2010

Hey Guys,

Today we bring you the two-day delayed Multiverse Episode 13! And get this, we even recorded on a Friday. Get it? Friday. Thirteen? Ah well. We managed to avoid any unluckiness, though, and recorded one of our best episodes yet.

This week, we talk all about online relationships. Psychochild dating Tipa? Syp eloping with Cuppy? And did Syncaine really take out a contract on Wilhelm’s life?!? Get the latest celebrity blogger gossip right here and prepare yourself for the watercooler.

Seriously though, this is a topic I’ve wanted to talk about for some time and I think we give it a good go. As an MMO player, you’ve probably had to decide whether or not you consider your online relationships true friendships. I mean, if you’re not meeting with someone face to face, can you really consider it to be as valid as your weekend drinking buddy? And what about romance, which adds a whole extra layer of questions into the mix.

We hash it out, along with some discussion about EA’s subscription goals for TOR, April Fools’, as well as the recent company change ups at Blizzard and Cryptic Studios.

All in all, it’s good stuff.

Here are this week’s notes:

4/2/10 – Episode #13 – “Love Me Like a Half-Elf”

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Introduction

  • What have we been playing?

Round Table

  • News
    • Bill Roper made Cryptic CCO… a promotion?!
    • Mike Morhaime now reports to Bobby Kotick. Blizzard 90% less fun.
    • EA announces target subscription numbers for SW:TOR. Promises never to reveal if they miss them.
  • April Fools’ Hits and Misses
  • Online Relationships: Are you friendships in MMOs as true as those in real life? Love in MMOs -or- How I Met Your Adopted Half-Elven Mother.

Host Segments

Shout Outs/Contact Information

And, as always, 5-star iTunes reviews get highlighted in the show. Participate: leave us a review or send an email.

Thanks for listening, we’ll be back next Monday with Episode 14!

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The Multiverse – Episode #6: “Guest Starring: Karen”

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Feb.01, 2010
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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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Show Notes – January 29th, 2010 – “Guest Starring: Karen”

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The Multiverse – Episode #5: “Semi-Intelligent Manchild”

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Jan.19, 2010

Hi Everyone,

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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

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

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