View From the Top - A Guild Leadership Podcast http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:50:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Guild Leadership tips, advice and help to make your life easier! Presented by Vagary.TV Jaye and Ferrel no Jaye and Ferrel rkenward@gmail.com rkenward@gmail.com (Jaye and Ferrel) Copyright © A View From the Top 2010 MMORPG, MMO, Guild, Leadership, Advice, vagary View From the Top - A Guild Leadership Podcast http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/wp-content/themes/view/images/viewfromtop.jpg http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop View From The Top Episode 18 – EQ3 Raiding? http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/164 http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/164#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:50:44 +0000 Ferrel http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/?p=164 Getting back into the swing of things has been great for Karen and I. We’re recording once more and lining up great guests for the show! This show, however, does not have a guest! It is Karen and I talking about one of the most important things ever: raiding. Karen and I break down what we liked in EverQuest and EverQuest II and make some suggestions about what SOE can do with EverQuest Next! We also do some rapid fire “you make the call” questions and talk about a very special visit! Speaking of which, we’re running out of questions again folks! Please submit something for us to answer!

Show Notes

  • Karen has the PAX pox?
  • What we liked and did not like about EQ1 raiding.
  • EQ2 raiding, the good and bad.
  • Suggestions for EQ Next raids.
  • You make the call in rapid fire.

Acknowledgments

A special thank you to Trion Worlds, Scott Hartsman, the Rift’s staff and to several others for making our lives a bit better in gaming!

]]> http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/164/feed 0 EverQuest,EverQuest II,Guild Getting back into the swing of things has been great for Karen and I. We're recording once more and lining up great guests for the show! This show, however, does not have a guest! It is Karen and I talking about one of the most important things ever: r... Getting back into the swing of things has been great for Karen and I. We're recording once more and lining up great guests for the show! This show, however, does not have a guest! It is Karen and I talking about one of the most important things ever: raiding. Karen and I break down what we liked in EverQuest and EverQuest II and make some suggestions about what SOE can do with EverQuest Next! We also do some rapid fire "you make the call" questions and talk about a very special visit! Speaking of which, we're running out of questions again folks! Please submit something for us to answer! Show Notes Karen has the PAX pox? What we liked and did not like about EQ1 raiding. EQ2 raiding, the good and bad. Suggestions for EQ Next raids. You make the call in rapid fire. Acknowledgments A special thank you to Trion Worlds, Scott Hartsman, the Rift's staff and to several others for making our lives a bit better in gaming! Jaye and Ferrel no View From The Top Episode 17 – We’re Back! http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/160 http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/160#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:58:24 +0000 Ferrel http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/?p=160 Karen and I have returned after the summer hiatus! With all of our traveling and con going it has been hard to get the show put together. We’re not going anywhere, however, and we returned with a fairly decent show about what we’ve been up to!

Show Notes

  • Where have we been?
  • What happened at Fan Faire and Dragon Con?
  • EverQuest II Extended thoughts!
  • You make the call!
  • Adam is making a sales pitch? Lame!

Acknowledgments

We would like to shout out to Green Armadillo, Chris from Game by Night, the SOE community staff, and several other people who deserve some love! We’ll step back in soon with another show and a guest!

]]> http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/160/feed 1 EverQuest II,Guild,MMORPG,SOE Karen and I have returned after the summer hiatus! With all of our traveling and con going it has been hard to get the show put together. We're not going anywhere, however, and we returned with a fairly decent show about what we've been up to! Karen and I have returned after the summer hiatus! With all of our traveling and con going it has been hard to get the show put together. We're not going anywhere, however, and we returned with a fairly decent show about what we've been up to! Show Notes Where have we been? What happened at Fan Faire and Dragon Con? EverQuest II Extended thoughts! You make the call! Adam is making a sales pitch? Lame! Acknowledgments We would like to shout out to Green Armadillo, Chris from Game by Night, the SOE community staff, and several other people who deserve some love! We'll step back in soon with another show and a guest! Jaye and Ferrel no View From The Top Episode 16 – The Guild Leader Panel http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/158 http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/158#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:59:22 +0000 Ferrel http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/?p=158 At Fan Faire 2010 Karen and I had the pleasure of sitting down with a panel of guild leaders. We used the time to discuss topics that are important to them and pose some questions. The room was a bit noisy but we really had a lot of fun and the recording came out quite well. As Fan Faire is a cross game convention we were also lucky enough to get a good mix of player types and games. Despite our differences we found that many of our problems were quite similar. It made for an extremely interesting show!

Guests

Karen (Riske from Revelry and Honor in EQ2) Co-host
Adam (Ferrel from Iniquity in EQ2) Co-host

Megera from Twilight Company in EQ2
Kariah from Twilight Company in EQ2
Palarran from Rest in Peace in EQ
Cyliena from Gone Postal in Free Realms
Vergai from the Galactic Cossacks in SWG
Kadath from Valiant Crusaders in EQ
Nauralea from Hate and Betrayal in EQ2
Drax from Revelry and Honor in EQ2
Calthine from EQ2 Zam

Discussion Topics
- Favorite Fan Faire moment
- Biggest challenge as a guild leader, how overcame it
- Brief state of the game from each guild leader
- One in game feature or tool that each guest would like to see in their game that would help with guild management

Karen and I would like to thank Kiara for arranging a booth for us! We would also like to thank everyone that attended the panel. It turned out really well and we hope you enjoyed yourself! Please don’t hesitate to follow up with us!

]]> http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/158/feed 2 Fan Faire 2010,MMORPG,SOE At Fan Faire 2010 Karen and I had the pleasure of sitting down with a panel of guild leaders. We used the time to discuss topics that are important to them and pose some questions. The room was a bit noisy but we really had a lot of fun and the recordi... At Fan Faire 2010 Karen and I had the pleasure of sitting down with a panel of guild leaders. We used the time to discuss topics that are important to them and pose some questions. The room was a bit noisy but we really had a lot of fun and the recording came out quite well. As Fan Faire is a cross game convention we were also lucky enough to get a good mix of player types and games. Despite our differences we found that many of our problems were quite similar. It made for an extremely interesting show! Guests Karen (Riske from Revelry and Honor in EQ2) Co-host Adam (Ferrel from Iniquity in EQ2) Co-host Megera from Twilight Company in EQ2 Kariah from Twilight Company in EQ2 Palarran from Rest in Peace in EQ Cyliena from Gone Postal in Free Realms Vergai from the Galactic Cossacks in SWG Kadath from Valiant Crusaders in EQ Nauralea from Hate and Betrayal in EQ2 Drax from Revelry and Honor in EQ2 Calthine from EQ2 Zam Discussion Topics - Favorite Fan Faire moment - Biggest challenge as a guild leader, how overcame it - Brief state of the game from each guild leader - One in game feature or tool that each guest would like to see in their game that would help with guild management Karen and I would like to thank Kiara for arranging a booth for us! We would also like to thank everyone that attended the panel. It turned out really well and we hope you enjoyed yourself! Please don't hesitate to follow up with us! Jaye and Ferrel no View From The Top Episode 15 – Paul “Frizznik” Carrico http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/151 http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/151#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:48:28 +0000 Ferrel http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/?p=151 When we were at Fan Faire 2010 Karen and I sat down to do a couple of podcasts. The first we planned in advance with some other guild leaders and that went very well. The second was an unexpected surprise by Calthine of Zam! She brought Paul “Frizznik” Carrico, SOE’s Lead Mechanics Designer, over to talk to us and he was an exceptional guest. On episode 15 we discuss a few different aspects of EverQuest II, the upcoming Velious expansion, and even a little about EQ2 Extended. Take a moment to listen to Frizznik’s thoughts on the game. Enjoy this very informal interview on a View From the Top. The guild leader panel will be coming shortly! We do apologize for the background noise but it was unavoidable. Hopefully you can hear everything!

Acknowledgments

  • A very huge thank you to Calthine for making this possible!
  • Thank you to Kiara for not only advertising for us but for also finding a special place for us to podcast! She literally gave us a booth!
  • We would like to extend our gratitude to Frizznik for being such a wonderful and willing guest!
  • Thank you to Adam for talking endlessly when we had a guest!
]]> http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/151/feed 2 EverQuest II,Fan Faire 2010,MMORPG,SOE When we were at Fan Faire 2010 Karen and I sat down to do a couple of podcasts. The first we planned in advance with some other guild leaders and that went very well. The second was an unexpected surprise by Calthine of Zam! When we were at Fan Faire 2010 Karen and I sat down to do a couple of podcasts. The first we planned in advance with some other guild leaders and that went very well. The second was an unexpected surprise by Calthine of Zam! She brought Paul "Frizznik" Carrico, SOE's Lead Mechanics Designer, over to talk to us and he was an exceptional guest. On episode 15 we discuss a few different aspects of EverQuest II, the upcoming Velious expansion, and even a little about EQ2 Extended. Take a moment to listen to Frizznik's thoughts on the game. Enjoy this very informal interview on a View From the Top. The guild leader panel will be coming shortly! We do apologize for the background noise but it was unavoidable. Hopefully you can hear everything! Acknowledgments A very huge thank you to Calthine for making this possible! Thank you to Kiara for not only advertising for us but for also finding a special place for us to podcast! She literally gave us a booth! We would like to extend our gratitude to Frizznik for being such a wonderful and willing guest! Thank you to Adam for talking endlessly when we had a guest! Jaye and Ferrel no View From The Top Episode 14 – The Mail Bag Strikes Back http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/146 http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/146#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:32:07 +0000 Ferrel http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/?p=146 We’ve been on a roll with you guys sending in mail! We’ve also been receiving comments on our answers and that is also quite awesome! Karen and I just really want to thank you all for participating and we really want that to continue. Keep sending questions. Keep following up! Keep us in business. For every question we get Karen won’t kill a kitten. We’ve really enjoyed doing the shows with your questions and will continue to do so as long as you keep sending them. Tell your friends!

Show Notes

  • As always, what have we been doing? You’re right, EQ2. It is awesome and you should be here too!
  • Karen is jealous of Adam taking advantage of EQ2 double exp weekend!
  • Listener feedback. We answer your answers!
  • Learn to make your fun in MMORPGs.
  • New questions from you to us. We treat the mail bag with kindness.
  • Adam’s connection clearly sucks.

Acknowledgments

Congratulations to Kiara on moving to EQ! Also congratulations to Amnerys for moving to EQ2!
Karen shouts out to Bright White and to everyone who sent us questions and comments!

]]> http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/146/feed 8 EverQuest II,MMORPG We've been on a roll with you guys sending in mail! We've also been receiving comments on our answers and that is also quite awesome! Karen and I just really want to thank you all for participating and we really want that to continue. We've been on a roll with you guys sending in mail! We've also been receiving comments on our answers and that is also quite awesome! Karen and I just really want to thank you all for participating and we really want that to continue. Keep sending questions. Keep following up! Keep us in business. For every question we get Karen won't kill a kitten. We've really enjoyed doing the shows with your questions and will continue to do so as long as you keep sending them. Tell your friends! Show Notes As always, what have we been doing? You're right, EQ2. It is awesome and you should be here too! Karen is jealous of Adam taking advantage of EQ2 double exp weekend! Listener feedback. We answer your answers! Learn to make your fun in MMORPGs. New questions from you to us. We treat the mail bag with kindness. Adam's connection clearly sucks. Acknowledgments Congratulations to Kiara on moving to EQ! Also congratulations to Amnerys for moving to EQ2! Karen shouts out to Bright White and to everyone who sent us questions and comments! Jaye and Ferrel no View from the Top Episode 13 – Epic Fallen Earth Contest http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/143 http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/143#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:01:01 +0000 Ferrel http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/?p=143 On Episode 13 of a View from the Top Karen assists me in picking the winners for the Epic Fallen Earth Contest I hosted on Epic Slant! One of the methods of entry was to submit a question for our show and you guys truly delivered! We received a mountain of entries that were hilarious and/or interesting. For this show we decided to invest some serious time in answering the questions. I want to thank everyone who participated and congratulate everyone that won! Look for more contests in the future!

Show Notes

  • What have we been up to? Here is a hint, starts with EverQuest and ends with 2.
  • Adam gets ganked in Eve Online. Not shocking.
  • Karen goes to camp! Has she been drinking? She suggests she is being followed by a marshmallow.
  • Adam chases pink rats.
  • Contest winners! First Prize Winner: Matt
  • Runner Up Winners: Anonymous, Peter, Harrymanback, and Amanda
  • Best Contest Name: Matt (A different one)
  • Best Contest Reason to play: Dan Hogarth
  • Best Contest Questions: Kyraine the ranger, Darth Adams, Green Armadillo (who passed to…), Tayluka
  • Karen and Adam answer your questions!

Acknowledgments

Thank you to everyone who submitted questions! We really appreciate them and hope to hear feedback from you on how our answers went!

]]> http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/143/feed 9 EverQuest II,Fallen Earth,Guild,MMORPG On Episode 13 of a View from the Top Karen assists me in picking the winners for the Epic Fallen Earth Contest I hosted on Epic Slant! One of the methods of entry was to submit a question for our show and you guys truly delivered! On Episode 13 of a View from the Top Karen assists me in picking the winners for the Epic Fallen Earth Contest I hosted on Epic Slant! One of the methods of entry was to submit a question for our show and you guys truly delivered! We received a mountain of entries that were hilarious and/or interesting. For this show we decided to invest some serious time in answering the questions. I want to thank everyone who participated and congratulate everyone that won! Look for more contests in the future! Show Notes What have we been up to? Here is a hint, starts with EverQuest and ends with 2. Adam gets ganked in Eve Online. Not shocking. Karen goes to camp! Has she been drinking? She suggests she is being followed by a marshmallow. Adam chases pink rats. Contest winners! First Prize Winner: Matt Runner Up Winners: Anonymous, Peter, Harrymanback, and Amanda Best Contest Name: Matt (A different one) Best Contest Reason to play: Dan Hogarth Best Contest Questions: Kyraine the ranger, Darth Adams, Green Armadillo (who passed to...), Tayluka Karen and Adam answer your questions! Acknowledgments Thank you to everyone who submitted questions! We really appreciate them and hope to hear feedback from you on how our answers went! Jaye and Ferrel no View from the Top Episode 12 – Morgan Feldon http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/131 http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/131#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:01:04 +0000 Ferrel http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/?p=131 EQ2On this episode of a View from the Top we were pleased to have Morgan Feldon of EQ2 Wire as our guest. He has a lot of insight into Karen and I’s favorite game, EverQuest 2. We tackle some great guild related issues and spend a lot of time discussing our MMORPG of choice. Come and listen to us speculate about the next expansion, itemization and even a little class balance!

Show Notes

  • We take a moment to talk about what we’ve been playing while Adam rudely eats. I thought we were over that!
  • Morgan has been spending time with both EQ2 and single player games. He is in Europe and according to Adam it is a weird place!
  • Listener feedback: We hear from Citadelli on Guk and get onto the subject of Battlegrounds. How do we feel about the new armor sets and what is their effect on overall itemization?
  • Podcast Spotlight: Check out 16 Bit Radio, a podcast from Tim “Youngblood” and company. If you’re interested in hearing honest opinions about games you’ll enjoy it!
  • Interviewing Feldon! We put him on the hot seat!
  • The ultimate question: What do you think about Sentinel’s Fate?
  • What is the deal with raid progression?
  • Nobody likes Icy Keep but Ferrel? That is a shame!
  • Expansion rumors! Velious is the next expansion? It might even be out at Christmas? Is that enough time?! Velious is serious business and can’t be done poorly!
  • Nobody wants to go to Odus. Nobody went to Odus in EverQuest! Adam is after random areas!
  • Living up to the expectations of Velious. Was it the greatest EverQuest expansion ever made?
  • Lets talk about large open dungeons. They haven’t been done right in a while and were previously a big portion of Velious. Will this be an issue?
  • Are we going to get an incomplete Velious spread over a few years? That might not be such a great idea. What will be the Destiny of Velious?
  • Erollisi Marr story line spoiler alert!
  • What would we like to see in game down the road? Morgan is looking for something more than the usual progression methods.
  • Creating a golden path for grouping and raiding. Lets revitalize that old content! We should also have another look at the experience penalty with mentoring.
  • Really looking at EQ2 Wire. Where did it come from? How did it get started?
  • You make the Call: This week’s question comes from Mike Emeny. His question is about enforcing rules equally. It was a wonderful question! You’ll have to listen for it and the answers though!
  • Don’t forget to submit your “ask a guild leader” questions. You can win some Fallen Earth goodies if you do. Check out the details in the acknowledgments.

Acknowledgments

We would like to extend a huge thank you to Feldon and EQ2 Wire. The amount of secret information he brought to the show was great! We love to dish about EverQuest II and he really allowed us to do that.

Thank you to Tim “Youngblood” for being our partner in pod-casting! We appreciate your efforts!

Adam would like to express his great appreciation to Icarus Studios for supporting Epic Slant in the Fallen Earth Epic Contest. If you’d like a chance to win some Fallen Earth game time, a boxed game and/or some swag follow the link and submit a question!

We would like to shout out to the EQ2 team for all the good things they do.

Morgan would like to shout out to Deathdealer for doing work on EQ2 Wire! He would like to shout out to Thorian as well!

Karen thanks Citadelli and would like to hook up from some BGs! She also touched on shouting out to all of her BG buddies.

]]> http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/131/feed 4 EverQuest II,Guild,MMORPG On this episode of a View from the Top we were pleased to have Morgan Feldon of EQ2 Wire as our guest. He has a lot of insight into Karen and I's favorite game, EverQuest 2. We tackle some great guild related issues and spend a lot of time discussing o... On this episode of a View from the Top we were pleased to have Morgan Feldon of EQ2 Wire as our guest. He has a lot of insight into Karen and I's favorite game, EverQuest 2. We tackle some great guild related issues and spend a lot of time discussing our MMORPG of choice. Come and listen to us speculate about the next expansion, itemization and even a little class balance! Show Notes We take a moment to talk about what we've been playing while Adam rudely eats. I thought we were over that! Morgan has been spending time with both EQ2 and single player games. He is in Europe and according to Adam it is a weird place! Listener feedback: We hear from Citadelli on Guk and get onto the subject of Battlegrounds. How do we feel about the new armor sets and what is their effect on overall itemization? Podcast Spotlight: Check out 16 Bit Radio, a podcast from Tim "Youngblood" and company. If you're interested in hearing honest opinions about games you'll enjoy it! Interviewing Feldon! We put him on the hot seat! The ultimate question: What do you think about Sentinel's Fate? What is the deal with raid progression? Nobody likes Icy Keep but Ferrel? That is a shame! Expansion rumors! Velious is the next expansion? It might even be out at Christmas? Is that enough time?! Velious is serious business and can't be done poorly! Nobody wants to go to Odus. Nobody went to Odus in EverQuest! Adam is after random areas! Living up to the expectations of Velious. Was it the greatest EverQuest expansion ever made? Lets talk about large open dungeons. They haven't been done right in a while and were previously a big portion of Velious. Will this be an issue? Are we going to get an incomplete Velious spread over a few years? That might not be such a great idea. What will be the Destiny of Velious? Erollisi Marr story line spoiler alert! What would we like to see in game down the road? Morgan is looking for something more than the usual progression methods. Creating a golden path for grouping and raiding. Lets revitalize that old content! We should also have another look at the experience penalty with mentoring. Really looking at EQ2 Wire. Where did it come from? How did it get started? You make the Call: This week's question comes from Mike Emeny. His question is about enforcing rules equally. It was a wonderful question! You'll have to listen for it and the answers though! Don't forget to submit your "ask a guild leader" questions. You can win some Fallen Earth goodies if you do. Check out the details in the acknowledgments. Acknowledgments We would like to extend a huge thank you to Feldon and EQ2 Wire. The amount of secret information he brought to the show was great! We love to dish about EverQuest II and he really allowed us to do that. Thank you to Tim "Youngblood" for being our partner in pod-casting! We appreciate your efforts! Adam would like to express his great appreciation to Icarus Studios for supporting Epic Slant in the Fallen Earth Epic Contest. If you'd like a chance to win some Fallen Earth game time, a boxed game and/or some swag follow the link and submit a question! We would like to shout out to the EQ2 team for all the good things they do. Morgan would like to shout out to Deathdealer for doing work on EQ2 Wire! He would like to shout out to Thorian as well! Karen thanks Citadelli and would like to hook up from some BGs! She also touched on shouting out to all of her BG buddies. Jaye and Ferrel no View from the Top Episode 11 – Mail Bag! http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/127 http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/127#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 22:26:57 +0000 Ferrel http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/?p=127 Karen and I have asked, begged and pleaded for listener questions and feedback. You guys delivered beautifully and we quickly started to fall behind on answering it. To get us caught up we decided to do a mail bag episode and answer everything we had! That also means that we now need more letters! Please get to it! Submit your questions and we shall answer them on the air! In the mean time we answered some of the most well thought out and put together letters ever. The careful thought that went into each one made us quite happy so please allow me to say thank you to everyone who sent one in.

Show Notes

  • It has been a while. Where have you guys been? What are you doing?
  • EQ2 Minute: Oasis merging? Maybe? Battlegrounds? Rabble, Rabble!
  • Green Armadillo’s Question.
  • Gavin’s Question.
  • Autymn’s Question.
  • Ferrel’s surprise ambush Question!

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Green Armadillo who has been a good friend to us and the show. We are grateful for the way you support us and keep us on your blog. We hope you find something interesting in our answer to your question. I also highly recommend reading Player vs Developer, Green Armadillo’s blog. It is highly insightful and well written.

We would also like to acknowledge everyone who sent in questions. Thank you to Gavin for the continued support and to Autymn for a very well phrased question that made us think differently. You’re both great!

]]> http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/127/feed 2 Guild,MMORPG Karen and I have asked, begged and pleaded for listener questions and feedback. You guys delivered beautifully and we quickly started to fall behind on answering it. To get us caught up we decided to do a mail bag episode and answer everything we had! Karen and I have asked, begged and pleaded for listener questions and feedback. You guys delivered beautifully and we quickly started to fall behind on answering it. To get us caught up we decided to do a mail bag episode and answer everything we had! That also means that we now need more letters! Please get to it! Submit your questions and we shall answer them on the air! In the mean time we answered some of the most well thought out and put together letters ever. The careful thought that went into each one made us quite happy so please allow me to say thank you to everyone who sent one in. Show Notes It has been a while. Where have you guys been? What are you doing? EQ2 Minute: Oasis merging? Maybe? Battlegrounds? Rabble, Rabble! Green Armadillo's Question. Gavin's Question. Autymn's Question. Ferrel's surprise ambush Question! Acknowledgments Thank you to Green Armadillo who has been a good friend to us and the show. We are grateful for the way you support us and keep us on your blog. We hope you find something interesting in our answer to your question. I also highly recommend reading Player vs Developer, Green Armadillo's blog. It is highly insightful and well written. We would also like to acknowledge everyone who sent in questions. Thank you to Gavin for the continued support and to Autymn for a very well phrased question that made us think differently. You're both great! Jaye and Ferrel no 1:01:06 View from the Top Episode 10 – Mike Emeny http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/118 http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/118#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:56:08 +0000 Ferrel http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/?p=118 I’m extremely pleased to announce our first mile-stone show, Episode 10! For this special episode of a View from the Top Karen sent her call out across the Atlantic to reach me in Germany and our guest, Mike Emeny, in the UK! It is truly an international episode and one of the finest we’ve done. Mike is a World of Warcraft guild leader, a fellow pod-caster, and an all around interesting guest. Join us and listen to his explanation of how he took his guild from barely casual to quite successful. It is a story that you don’t want to miss!

Show Notes

  • We’ve been busy! Karen is still playing EverQuest II, Mike is playing Hard Rain, and Adam is chasing German women and food!
  • An interview with Mike Emeny. Karen puts him on the hot seat and gets wonderful responses!
  • A guild formed in drama? Can a raid guild remain truly casual?
  • The best moments come from downing the more challenging raid bosses!
  • How do you push your guild over the hump when it comes to lacking DPS?
  • What about regrets? Do you have one?
  • How important is community to Mike?
  • How does Blizzard treat guilds right now?
  • The best guild leaders are the ones that never intended to be!
  • Guilds within a Guild – How do you deal with factions? How do you go from 10 man raids to 25?
  • Guest Topic: QA hating – Mike begs you not to hate on Quality Assurance!
  • You make the call: When do you call a raid? How do you know it is time to retire for the evening?

Acknowledgments

Thank you to the German chefs who has been filling me with tasty, tasty, food!

Mike would like to thank his co-host and guild officers! He would also like to thank his guild members!

Karen would like to thank Mike for coming on the show with us!

]]> http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/118/feed 1 MMORPG,World of Warcraft I'm extremely pleased to announce our first mile-stone show, Episode 10! For this special episode of a View from the Top Karen sent her call out across the Atlantic to reach me in Germany and our guest, Mike Emeny, in the UK! I'm extremely pleased to announce our first mile-stone show, Episode 10! For this special episode of a View from the Top Karen sent her call out across the Atlantic to reach me in Germany and our guest, Mike Emeny, in the UK! It is truly an international episode and one of the finest we've done. Mike is a World of Warcraft guild leader, a fellow pod-caster, and an all around interesting guest. Join us and listen to his explanation of how he took his guild from barely casual to quite successful. It is a story that you don't want to miss! Show Notes We've been busy! Karen is still playing EverQuest II, Mike is playing Hard Rain, and Adam is chasing German women and food! An interview with Mike Emeny. Karen puts him on the hot seat and gets wonderful responses! A guild formed in drama? Can a raid guild remain truly casual? The best moments come from downing the more challenging raid bosses! How do you push your guild over the hump when it comes to lacking DPS? What about regrets? Do you have one? How important is community to Mike? How does Blizzard treat guilds right now? The best guild leaders are the ones that never intended to be! Guilds within a Guild - How do you deal with factions? How do you go from 10 man raids to 25? Guest Topic: QA hating - Mike begs you not to hate on Quality Assurance! You make the call: When do you call a raid? How do you know it is time to retire for the evening? Acknowledgments Thank you to the German chefs who has been filling me with tasty, tasty, food! Mike would like to thank his co-host and guild officers! He would also like to thank his guild members! Karen would like to thank Mike for coming on the show with us! Jaye and Ferrel no View from the Top Episode 9.5 – Karen and Adam http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/112 http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/112#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:49:38 +0000 Ferrel http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/?p=112 Karen and I have been insanely busy lately so we haven’t had a lot of time to record or edit! We recorded this show a while back and a lot has happened since then! That said I’m pleased to offer an episode that went quite well. We didn’t have a guest but we took some time to really talk about what is going on in EverQuest 2 and offer some good advice for the guilds that are out there. Come and enjoy a .5 episode with us while we prepare our super exciting episode 10!

Show Notes

  • What has been going on lately? Adam (at the time) was about to leave for Germany!
  • We’re discussing EQ2 and we’ve been playing a lot of it lately!
  • Battlegrounds are still not for Adam but Karen seems to enjoy them!
  • Is the Oasis server going to die? It sure feels like it.
  • Sentinel’s Fate instances. Are they good, bad or ugly?
  • Two group raids are harder than four group?
  • The EverQuest 2 producer letter. Follow Brenlo’s road map with us!
  • Humping polar bears? What…?
  • Talking Point: What is missing for guilds? What do we need to bring to them?
  • What would you like to see added to guilds?
  • You make the call: How do you handle leaving a short or long period of time as a guild leader? Please send in your questions. We’ve started to get a few but we need more!

Acknowledgments

Karen and I would like to thank Vagary TV for hosting us. We’re thrilled to say we might be getting a new look on our site here shortly!

Shout out to Gavin for taking the time to send us fan mail and send us some nice tweets on Twitter!

We shout out to Randolf again! Thank you for the thank you note!

Karen shouts out to Mike Emeny who is our guest on our next show and to Shay from EQ2. Shay is currently working on the Hardly Casual blog!

I would like to thank the United States Air Force for treating me kindly!

]]> http://vagary.tv/viewfromthetop/archives/112/feed 2 Guild,MMORPG Karen and I have been insanely busy lately so we haven't had a lot of time to record or edit! We recorded this show a while back and a lot has happened since then! That said I'm pleased to offer an episode that went quite well. Karen and I have been insanely busy lately so we haven't had a lot of time to record or edit! We recorded this show a while back and a lot has happened since then! That said I'm pleased to offer an episode that went quite well. We didn't have a guest but we took some time to really talk about what is going on in EverQuest 2 and offer some good advice for the guilds that are out there. Come and enjoy a .5 episode with us while we prepare our super exciting episode 10! Show Notes What has been going on lately? Adam (at the time) was about to leave for Germany! We're discussing EQ2 and we've been playing a lot of it lately! Battlegrounds are still not for Adam but Karen seems to enjoy them! Is the Oasis server going to die? It sure feels like it. Sentinel's Fate instances. Are they good, bad or ugly? Two group raids are harder than four group? The EverQuest 2 producer letter. Follow Brenlo's road map with us! Humping polar bears? What...? Talking Point: What is missing for guilds? What do we need to bring to them? What would you like to see added to guilds? You make the call: How do you handle leaving a short or long period of time as a guild leader? Please send in your questions. We've started to get a few but we need more! Acknowledgments Karen and I would like to thank Vagary TV for hosting us. We're thrilled to say we might be getting a new look on our site here shortly! Shout out to Gavin for taking the time to send us fan mail and send us some nice tweets on Twitter! We shout out to Randolf again! Thank you for the thank you note! Karen shouts out to Mike Emeny who is our guest on our next show and to Shay from EQ2. Shay is currently working on the Hardly Casual blog! I would like to thank the United States Air Force for treating me kindly! Jaye and Ferrel no