The AIE Podcast

It’s time for the great WoW Pre-Panda Purplastic Purge, the Summer of Love is in full swing, and we get Steamed with Beefmaster and Wynne! All that and much more coming up right now. THIS is the AIE Podcast... AIE NEWS Shrimpiclease and his wife Missesclease announced on the forums that their son Krilliclease (Better known as Oliver) was born on July 27th. If you would like to congratulate the couple on their new addition head on over to the forum post titled by the hashtag ‘#Krillicleasehascome (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/46420-krilliclesehascome/)’ We have a release date! September 25th has been announced as the release date of the new WoW expansion, Mists of Pandarama! Pre-orders now available and for the first time ever there is a digital deluxe option which will get you the pet, the mount, and some nifty things for diablo 3 and starcraft! AIE World of Warcraft would like to remind everyone that all toons that are inactive for 3 or more months will be purged out of the guild at the end of August. We took a break from g-kicks over the summer, but with MoP on the way we have to make room for all our new panda friends! Staying in the guild is quick and easy, just log into all of your guilded toons! SWTOR has two new officers! Word has reached us from the high council and Emperor Pell-petine himself that we are all to extend a warm welcome to Cakku and Sema! Head on over to the forums and the announcement Two New SWTOR AIE Officers on Deck (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/46373-attention-two-new-swtor-aie-officers-on-deck/) for your chance to offer congrats! SWTOR has also announced what features will be available to members when it goes free to play this fall. Head on over to the website to see what they are offering to players without a subscription (http://www.swtor.com/free/features). More information about the change, including the release date and what ‘limitied access’ actually entails will be coming to swtor.com soon! Summer of love is in full swing. Visit the forums to find out what your favorite AIE branch is doing this week to celebrate! Events include running of the beef, various coop runs and remembrance day. AIE member Allheals is compiling an ongoing thread about the various cooking, fishing, and pebble dailies of World of Warcraft. You can check the today’s cooking/fishing/pebble dailies (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/46154-what-is-todays-cookingfishing-daily-and-is-pebble-up/) thread in case you are looking for that final elusive quest. Only 30 days until DragonCon. We’re currently planning to hold our guild meetup in the game room at the bottom of the Hilton, and probably just hang out there throughout the event. We’ll be at the MMO Party on Saturday night, and we’ll be leading a panel on Extreme Guild Management on Sunday night. See the DragonCon website for more information on all of these event, as well as the Meetup.com website. Hope to see you there. And with that, let’s welcome this week’s guests Beefmaster and Wynne (WIN)... GAME NEWS Steamy Summer Nights: 1. Growth of the AIE Steam group and TF2 in the last 2 months a. added 150 members to milestone 750 members b. Team Fortress 2sdays. 2. introduce a monthly rotating game night: Tribes:Ascend, LFD2, MW3, Dungeon Defenders?etc. working on details of how to implement due to grouping limitations. IE hard to join as party and keep it but we’ll figure it out. 3. Aspects of the Steam social structure: a. friends list and chat b. great way to chat live outside of any single game in the aie arena. Yes I will be your friend. 4. noob guide to starting TF2 5. Dedee’s guide to backstabbing with skill. Things new players should focus on Team work Stick with the team to increase survival, even if it's one other person communication Talk to your team or learn the voice commands awareness Watch out things around you Objectives

The radiant Syrene joins us for a chat, Takemikazuch assembles more fireworks than is safe, and the announcement of QUALITY AIE Swag! All that and more coming up right now. THIS is the NEW AIE Podcast...AIE NEWSWe have a new guildie of the moment! That’s right everyone, give three cheers to Vanflicke! This nomination is unique because it comes from outside AIE. yes folks, you can do that!!Vanflicke (80), guarded me (22) while I looted the trinket from Gurubashi.  Unbeknownst to him, I am one of the co-GMs of UP IN SMOKE on my main.  He represented your guild with excellence exemplary, and I would like to tell one of your officers of his actions.  He has raised my respect for him and his guild.  Remember guys, it’s not only your behavior inside the guild that matters, but how you conduct yourself outside it too! And if you know anyone who should be nominated for GOTM please don’t hesitate in sending the officers an email! In case you missed  the forums update, the new section of the forums is really hopping! The “Imperium Ludi” section (http://forum.myextralife.com/forum/52-imperium-ludi/) is where people are hoping to get interest in an AIE Expansion plan for one game or another. So if you are curious about how AIE decides what games to branch out into or if you want to join in on the discussion of a new game’s likelihood of joining AIE head on over!Tak’s Announcement :"The Remembrance Day Fireworks Tribute is coming along nicely! Within the first week and a bit the materials coming in were outrageous, so outrageous I have had to stop accepting materials weeks early than the deadline I had posted. Within that time span, over 5300 fireworks have been crafted, which, divided up among a five an pyro team amounts to between 53 to 54 stacks of fireworks per team member, which is insane!Tak would like to thank those who helped donate material for their time and effort, for it is you people that are helping make this happen! He’s still seeking volunteers to help him set these off on the evening of August 2nd during the in-game WoW memorial at 10pm server time. Two people have already submitted names and he’s looking for more! Meetings and rehearsal dates for the volunteers will be upcoming. Check out the thread "Request for Help: AIE Remembrance Day Fireworks Tribute (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/46226-request-for-help-aie-remembrance-day-fireworks-tribute/)" for more info!"In Melbourne Austraila? Want to meet your fellow AIE’ers? Well AussieBlueMoon has the meetup for you! At least he hopes to. Right now he’s seeing how many AIE’ers are in the Melbourne area and are interested in getting together. Details can be found in his post AIE/Frogpants melbourne austraila meetup (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/46323-aiefrogpants-melbourne-australia-meet-up/). And speaking of meetups, the meetup.com site (http://www.meetup.com/Alea-Iacta-Est-Gaming-Community/) has had several meetups posted this week! AIE’er s have been using the website to put up awesome meetups such as Charlotte, NC Dave & Buster's (http://www.meetup.com/Alea-Iacta-Est-Gaming-Community/events/72185522/), GenCon Indianapolis (http://www.meetup.com/Alea-Iacta-Est-Gaming-Community/events/66280362/), and AIE SoCal MeetUp at Strategicon/Gateway 2012 (http://www.meetup.com/Alea-Iacta-Est-Gaming-Community/events/74449372/)! The meetup.com website will even send you an email when a new meetup pops up, so you don’t have to check it every day! If you haven’t signed up, please do so! You don’t want to miss out on a fun local event! Just head over to meetup.com and do a search for Alea Iacta Est!Bumpers, bumpers, and more bumpers! So as you probably have noticed, we like community generated content! We already HAVE a few of course, for like AIE News, Guildie Submissions, etc, but we’re always looking for more!  You can even simply record something like Abovan did like this

It’s time for the Summer of Love, we have meetups and turf wars all over the place, and we talk about Spreaadsheeets in Spaaace... All that and more coming up right now. THIS is the AIE Podcast... AIE NEWS We have a new officer cornered, I mean, we have a new officer in the officer’s corner (http://forum.myextralife.com/forum/36-community-discussion/)! Head on over to the forums to ask those burning questions to our very own amazing exploding Tuku! No question too hard, ask just about anything you want, today! Holy cow FAN ART! We want to give a big shout out and thanks to Fen, who created an amazing drawing of our WoW characters. I don’t even know what to say, this is really really incredible. http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/46300-for-the-aie-podcasters/ (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/46300-for-the-aie-podcasters/) Plans for DragonCon 2012 are shaping up! As usual, we will have an AIE meetup at the Loft Bar in the Marriott hotel, and this year we will also be conducting a panel on Guild Leadership, where we will show off some of the tools we use behind the scenes to manage AIE. If you’re going to be at DragonCon, we’d love to see you there. Make sure to check both the Meetup.com (http://www.meetup.com/Alea-Iacta-Est-Gaming-Community/events/45814692/) site and the forums (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/45576-dragoncon-2012/) for updates on this and other events going on at DragonCon this year. One of our own is now involved in a turf war....with one of our own?! What is this guild coming to? You heard it on ODN, it must be true! Weigh in on the battle on the forums in the thread ‘addressing the rumors between myself and Alludra (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/46230-addressing-the-rumors-of-war-between-myself-and-alludra/)’ started by Old man Franks. Alludra would like to go on record saying ‘I have an army and you don’t. Nyah!’ AIE raid on Chino Banditos is happening this Friday in Phoenix Arizona! If you happen to be in the area, consider dropping by at what is sure to be a memorable AIE meetup event! Details can be found in both the forums (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/46191-aie-raid-on-chino-banditos/) and in the meetup.com website (http://www.meetup.com/Alea-Iacta-Est-Gaming-Community/events/72174302/). World of Warcraft has released a new recruit a friend mount! The new Obsidian nightwing mount, has officially taken the place of the X-53 touring Rocket as the recruit a friend reward. This new mount, instead of being a two seater or personal mount, transforms the owner into a black winged cat! Details about how to obtain the mount and images of it in action can be found on the world of warcraft website (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/6711272/New_Recruit-A-Friend_Mount_%E2%80%93_Obsidian_Nightwing-7_16_2012). Pet battles are live on the beta! Now you can begin the testing on how best to train up your own personal army! The new in game system is a bit on the buggy side and is still new, but that’s what betas are for! Log in and check it out if you are interested in giving this system a run! (It’s really a lot of fun...when it is working!) Rift is in its second week of the summer sun celebration! Log into your free Rift Lite account to check out the new content and fun event which includes all new dailies, quests, pets, and titles! Rift has also released a new tiger mount for the low low price of $15! Steam summer sale! In case you didn’t know, steam is having it’s annual summer sale! The sale, with discounts as low as 75% off most titles, will be running through the 22nd! Steam itself is free, and has a host of free games available for all (including TF2), but right now is a great time to score that title you have been eyeing but could never quite afford. Summer of Love Currently the AIE guilds of World of Warcraft (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/46242-summer-of-love-2012/) and StarWars The Old Republic  

Panda chatting, more Meetups, another giveaway, and we talk about AIE in a galaxy far, far, away. All that and more coming up right now. THIS is the AIE Podcast... AIE NEWS WoW Mist of Pandaria Beta Channel:  For those of you in the MoP beta, a ch...

We have a new guildie of the moment, another TF2 night, news about DragonCon, and we talk to a couple of RIFTers!  All that and more coming up right now. THIS is the AIE Podcast...NERDTACULAR ROUNDUP! AIE NEWS  Believe it or not we have a new guildie of the moment! Everyone please give a big AIE congrats to Atriana! Some of the amazing things said about her are:* She explains things, then helps you understand it, then tells you how to get it.  Without effort.  Very nice and helpful guildie.* That bottle at the grocery store that's labeled 'win'? That's filled with Atriana.* The level of her awesomeness has no cap.Send your congratulations to her in game or hit up the thread on the forums. Showda and Trumble on the forums wish to announce their new arrival: Baby T! Though they are understandably not in game much, they wish their friends well and hope their online friends understand. Well we not only understand but wish you and the new baby well! Check the thread ‘baby trumble (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/45981-baby-trumble/)’ for Sowda’s good byes... for now. TF2 Thursdays are now on Tuesdays too (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/45925-team-fortress-2uesdays-now-exists/)! No not the day, but the event! Because you asked for it! The new time seems to be pretty popular, with the server hitting near cap. Remember, Team Fortress 2 is available through Steam, and both are 100% free! So come get your TF2 on while listening to the AIE Podcast. Who knows, you might even see us there after the show!It’s time for Ask an Officer: Ghomus edition! Your favorite Fluttershy impersonator is answering all your questions on the forums! Keep it clean folks, this is the AIE forums! (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/46032-officer-corner-ghomus) And it was his birthday recently! :D not that that can influence your  questions...Nerdtacular updates on the Meetup.com site! That’s right, guidies have been updating the Meetup.com site with photos of Nerdtacular! So if you want to see AIE guildie specific pictures, or want another place to post the ones you took, head on over! A Meetup for DragonCon is up as well, so RSVP if you plan to attend. Speaking of DragonCon, plans are afoot to have some of the AIE officers lead a panel on Guild Management as part of the MMO track, so if you’re going to be there on Sunday night, we’d love to have you in the audience to show some AIE pride. There’s also going to be an MMO track party Saturday night, and the rumor is there will be free booze, so you can guess where we’ll be.Salus update: The guild is level 24 and has only 35% of the level left to go! The guild’s 751 members will likely reach max level by the next podcast, but this doesn’t mean that the guild is done! Far from it! There are still many fun achievements waiting to be completed, such as Crittergeddon and Stay Classy, so if you want to help achieve them, jump into AIELFO and talk to an officer.Also, a bit of a technical update here: Next week, The AIE Podcast will be testing out the use of Google Hangouts streamed live via YouTube, so if you want to see Alludra’s bright and shiny face, or laugh at how messy AcuZod’s living room is, feel free to join us at www.TheAIEPodcast.com. (http://www.theaiepodcast.com./)Ghomus: And with that, let’s welcome this week’s guests. From AIE RIFT, we have StupidGenius and Ayhood.GAME NEWSPatch 1.9 and how awesome it isOfficial Patch Notes (http://forums.riftgame.com/official-rift-news/patch-notes/322489-rift-1-9-8-00am-pdt-6-27-12-na-1-00am-gmt-2-00am-bst-28-6-12-eu.html) (Highlights): -Mentoring system - De-level a character to either match party member’s level or change to any level at least 5 below your normal level.-Conquest - 3 faction PvP that takes place in an alternate version of Stillmoor(one of the level 50 zones) There is a role for all types, including crafters, PvP’ers and PvE’ers alike!-New PvP ranks and gear,

Live from Nerdtacular 2012!  Ghomus, Alludra and Acuzod sit down IN PERSON with Stigg, Lanctharus, and Ralff from the AIE High Council and get the skinny on a bunch of things coming to AIE in the future!   Member Segments: AIE Southern Podcast review of N12 Salus Status

Alludra and Ghomus solve the case of the missing Zod and we get everyone prepped for Nerdtacular ... All that and more coming up right now. THIS is the NEW AIE Podcast... [host chit chat and banter] AIE NEWS    GO  SLOW Big news from a gal...

AIE Podcast Episode 104 OPEN host chitchat and banter AIE NEWS    GO  SLOW Yes, it’s that time again! We have a new guildie of the moment! Let’s hear it for this moment’s amazing guildie, Asaph aka Thuggon. This guildie is being s...

We get ready for the Summer of Love, we check in on our youngest WoW co-guild, and we talk to the crew from Spreadsheets in Space. All that and more coming up right now. THIS is the AIE Podcast... AIE NEWS It’s that time again! No, not time to check the doughnuts! It’s time to announce our newest guildie of the moment! This week’s guildie who must not be ignored is TinyTotems, previously known as Vassher! Guildies have pointed out that this shammy is always willing to lend a helping hand, no matter what is going on! Grats to you TinyTotems! Solarflair has done some armory mining, and while some people didn’t even know they were in the competition, he’s come up with the 25 top achievement point achievers in all of AIE WoW. Do your achievement points stack up? See if you made the cut by checking out the Top 25 Guildies Achievement Points (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/45375-top-25-guildies-achievement-points/) thread in the AIE Azeroth forums! And speaking of Solarflair, he wrote a guide on how to be the master of Isle of Conquest, and Wowhead published it! To give it a look see, go to www.wowhead.com and look under Guides - Achievements - Master of Isle of Conquest (http://www.wowhead.com/guide=1026/) Salus update! AIE’s youngest WoW co-guild is making a mad dash for the finish! The guild is now just under 620 characters and has reached level 17! At this rate they will be maxed out pretty soon! But it’s not too late to lend a hand! If you are interested in joining in on the big push, join the AIELFO channel and look for a Salus officer to make your transfer! And stay tuned to the end of the show today for a new listener segment specific to the Salus co-guild. Ever wonder how our World of Warcraft guilds are growing? Want to know if the highest population guilds have the most money? Ever wonder how all these numbers change week to week? Well in case you did, you can now see these numbers in handy graph form on the wiki! Just look for the AIE WoW co guild stats page for all your number crunching needs! http://wiki.aie-guild.org/index.php?title=AIE_WoW_CoGuild_Stats (http://wiki.aie-guild.org/index.php?title=AIE_WoW_CoGuild_Stats) SWTOR is free to play! Well not yet, but soon! EA has announced that as soon as July, your adventuring in a galaxy far far away will be on them up until level 15! So if you have been thinking about trying it out, your chance will be coming soon! This of course coincides with a new patch that will expand the game for current players! Summer of love is still in its planning stages! If you have an idea for a guildie appreciation event, now is the time to start planning, no matter what your game! If you think you have a fun idea that would make a great event for the summer of love, get to work on it and let us know so that we can integrate it into the event! You guys are our best source of ideas, after all, AIE is YOUR guild! Fourcast, one of the many podcasts involving our favorite muse, Scott Johnson, is ending next Monday. Unfortunately, TWiT, the show’s network host, has decided to cancel it. Scott made the sad announcement on Twitter yesterday afternoon. We all hope that everyone involved with the Fourcast podcast moves on to bigger better projects. E3 is this week! In fact it’s still going on today! If you missed all the excitement, don’t fret! All of the big presentations from this year’s announcements are available on the guild site! Just head on over to aie-guild.org (http://www.aie-guild.org/) and check the front page! Our own head brony Lanctharus has been providing excellent coverage of the event. And with that, it’s time to welcome our guests...Warak, and Senile GAME NEWS -Failfish Fleets/bombers -Eternal Hulkageddon Dust 514? PvP stories CLOSE And that’s our show for tonight, We want to thank Warak and Senile for joining us! Next week we’ll be focusing on AIE World of Warcraft! Quick mention!

We have a new Praetorian in WoW, the Summer of Love is approaching, and we talk to a duo from a galaxy far, far away. All that and more coming up right now. THIS is the A-I-E Podcast... AIE NEWS We have a new guildie of the moment! Congratulations to Eade! Many members had lots to say about him, including: “Any time I get to run anything with Eade, I'm looking forward to it. He is an extremely nice guy with a positive attitude.” “He always impresses me with his ability to stay calm and friendly, even in rough circumstances” “Best raid leader ever!” Salus update! Our 10th and youngest WoW co-guild is running strong at level 15 and should be on track to hit 16 tomorrow. The guild’s 540 members are working hard, but there is always room for more! If you’re interested in switching to Salus, just jump into AIELFO and ask an officer for a swap. AIE World of warcraft has a new Praetorian! Join us in giving a big congrats to Kephas! He’s a hardworking sucker erm officer who has definitely earned his new promotion! Send your congrats ingame, or on the forums. This Saturday, June 2nd, in Columbus, Ohio, at the Origins Game Fair, HealerTrek from the forums will be running a seminar on game design and the law. Check his forum post (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/45664-aie-meetup-origins-game-fair/) for more details or check his twitter which is @buckeyefitzy. Our meetup.com site is picking up steam among the membership! Don’t feel like wading through the forums for meetups, have a fun idea that you think would make a great meetup? Head on over to the meetup.com site and do a search for Alea Iacta Est! Joining is free and members are encouraged to use the site! And while you’re there, don’t forget to  RSVP for HealerTrek’s Origins Game Fair, Nerdtacular, and DragonCon meetups. The summer of love is on its way! The summer of love is a guildie appreciation event that’s currently in the planning phase. Past events have included ferrying lower level guildies to flight paths, Running of the beef, and various scavenger hunts. If you have an idea for a summer of love event don’t hesitate to get started! Start planning on ways to share the love today! Steam is growing! That’s right, beyond the normal TF2 Thursday (Starting at 6pm PST) we have some great steam updates! We have just crested 700 members in the group. That’s right, there are over 700 aie’ers in our steam community! AIE steam also has a new twitter account, @AIE_Steam!  Here guildies can stay up to date on the Steam group, special deals in the store, and any updates on the TF2 server and tweet problems they may be having. And with that, let’s welcome this week’s guests, Durus and Shojo! GAME NEWS SWTOR News * Star Wars turned 35 / Geek day / Towel Day * State of the Game / Server Population/Transfers - “Server recruitment threads, etc.” * Community Q&A / Upcoming Patch 1.3 “Allies” - Should be hitting PTS soon - http://www.swtor.com/blog/community-qa-may-25th-2012-%E2%80%93-special-edition-game-update-1.3 (http://www.swtor.com/blog/community-qa-may-25th-2012-%E2%80%93-special-edition-game-update-1.3) * Spike TV marathon - new game announced on Thursday 31 May, e3 preshow of GTTV. http://www.spike.com/press/2012/05/25/spike-tv-launches-into-hyperspace-with-the-world-premire-of-the-next-big-star-wars-game-franchise/ (http://www.spike.com/press/2012/05/25/spike-tv-launches-into-hyperspace-with-the-world-premire-of-the-next-big-star-wars-game-franchise/) AIE:TOR News * New Officer - Max’z (aka Max) - http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/45575-attention-new-swtor-aie-officer-on-deck/ (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/45575-attention-new-swtor-aie-officer-on-deck/) * Officer selection / roles - need not be an officer to contribute. How do you get to be an officer. * World Boss Kill event last Sunday evening * Recent Crew Skills Academy wrapup - skillups, raffles,

There’s a new officer in a galaxy far, far away; AIE has gone to Hell, virtually speaking; and we talk to the Queen of Rift!  All that and more coming up right now. THIS is the A-I-E Podcast... AIE NEWS The evil that is Diablo 3 seems to have ...

Sanctuary needs your help, it’s your chance to become a star in a galaxy far far away, and we need YOU to backstab a guild leader... All that and more coming up right now. THIS is the 100th episode of the AIE Podcast... AIE NEWS Diablo 3 has la...

There’s a new guildie of the moment, new Hordlings are born, you get to ask a guild leader, and we ask Where’s The Beefmaster? All that and more coming up right now. This is the AIE Podcast... OPEN [host chit chat and banter] AIE NEWS Newest AIE Guildie of the moment! That’s right guys you are so awesome that the officers can’t help but name new guildies of the moment rapidly! Congratulations go out to Dornoll! Send him your well wishes on the forums! It’s that time again! Another of your AIE officers has found themselves in the community hotseat! Imeagle is your newest victim ahem I mean officer for you to interview! Ask all the questions you can think of in the AIE community forums in the thread Officer’s corner: Imeagle http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/45344-officers-corner-imeagle/page__pid__739860#entry739860 (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/45344-officers-corner-imeagle/page__pid__739860#entry739860) More aie Babies!! Kethrall (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/earthen-ring/kethrall/advanced) and Critstina are proud to announce their first grandchild Katilyn born on the 30th of april. She’s got quite the gamer family as her parents are AIE’s own Hellrzor and  Phaytal! congrats to the whole family! It’s time to COOP (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/45280-and-it-is-time-to-coop-again/)! In honor of Armed Forces Day on May 19th, Alachaas and I will be leading a COOP For the Horde run against the Alliance. Time to be determined. Keep your eyes on the AIE Azeroth forums for more information. Now maybe lots of people have done this in game, but _I_ had never seen direct evidence before we had a mail sent. Tyberiuss send us a screenshot and thanks to all the helpful tips and tricks he got from fellow AIE members, he’s hit the CAP on gold in WoW. We’d never seen that much gold in one place before! Ask a guild leader is live! AIE wow’s own guild leader and great big brony has officially launched ask a guild leader! Remember guys, no question is too crazy, no thought too small! You can ask your crazy question on twitter by tweeting @lanctharus, or in the AIE Azeroth section of the forums. Look for the thread New AIE podcast segment: Ask your guild master. http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/45341-new-aie-podcast-segment-ask-you-guild-master/ (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/45341-new-aie-podcast-segment-ask-you-guild-master/) AIE Salus is still going strong! The current guild population is already up to 447 and its members are going strong earning the guild level 11 and the mobile banking perk! If you want to get in on the leveling action and keep this amazing momentum just jump into AIELFO and ask for a guild swap. You will lose all of your rep, but its well worth it. The AIE podcast is having its 100th episode! That’s right folks! We decided to get you involved! Wanna say congratulations? Have something to say? Well we are looking for your submissions, for more information look in the AIE community forums for the thread Aie Podcast's 100Th Episode Blow-Out! (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/45353-aie-podcasts-100th-episode-blow-out/) http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/45353-aie-podcasts-100th-episode-blow-out/ (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/45353-aie-podcasts-100th-episode-blow-out/) And with that, let’s welcome this week’s guest, Beefmaster! GAME NEWS What Steam is: Gaming platform built by Valve Buy new games or get great free ones from most of the major publishers and independents alike. great sales weekly and huge blowouts at christmas and other times How can Steam improve my gaming life? consolidate your library and update all your games automatically chat with friends without needing to be in game Like today, Portal 2 on sale for $6.79,  surprises everyday Where do I find AIE: In the community tab search “Alea Iacta Est” ignore the imposter groups Now that Ive joined the group what can I do

Avenger Meetups abound, Rift gets a new patch, there’s another COOP run in the works, and we talk to the the Head Bronies of the WoW guild. All that and more coming up right now. THIS is the AIE Podcast. AIE NEWS There’s a new guildie of the moment! That’s right, everyone! A big congrats to Solarstorm of AIE Rift! Our guildies had a lot of great stuff to say about him this week including stuff like: “Never gets upset over the small stuff.” “Always willing to help people out with things, including gearing, mats, filling a spot if a dungeon or raid is a man short.” and “All around a great guy and I think a great representative of the community.” Living in the Phoenix area and gearing up for the Avengers movie? Well on May 6th at the Temple marketplace there is going to be an AIE meetup just for the movie! Details like the time to attend are still up in the air, but see the thread, Phoenix area avengers meetup in the community section of the forums. Speaking of the Avengers, other groups are orginizing their own movie screenings at the Meetup.com website, such as the So. Cal meetup and the Chattanooga meetup! Not on the meetup.com site? Signing up is free and allows you to rsvp to events going on within AIE. You can find a link to AIE’s meetup page in the show notes or go to meetup.com and search Alea Iacta Est. http://www.meetup.com/Alea-Iacta-Est-Gaming-Community/ (http://www.meetup.com/Alea-Iacta-Est-Gaming-Community/) Rift just got their patch! Finally 1.8 is out and Telara is updated! This is a fairly large patch and changes several things within the game including: talents and abilities, a new armor slot, new crafting recipes, a ranking system, and several bug fixes! For more information check out the patch notes on the Rift forums. It’s time to COOP again (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/45280-and-it-is-time-to-coop-again/)! In honor of Armed Forces Day on May 19th, Alachaas will be leading a COOP run against the Alliance. Time to be determined. Keep your eyes on the AIE Azeroth forums for more information. For those of you looking to explore the hidden secret locations of Azeroth, Thyatira will be holding an Azerothian Expedition (http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/44814-azerothian-expedition/) this Saturday, May 5th at 2pm server time. Come join in on the mystical magical carpet ride to these secluded locations. Nerdtacular tickets are now on sale! nerdtacular.com updated yesterday with a link to the ticket seller Eventbrite. The tickets are $32.59 each which includes all the fun fees and taxes. And with that, let’s welcome this week’s guests, AIE WoW Game Director Lanctharus and newest Praetorian Thyatira. GAME NEWS Hello I am Lanctharus, are you suffering from Diablo III DT’s?  Because I sure am.  Need demon killing fix soon.....  Cannot wait the 14 days.  I haz a sad. First of May, first of May, outdoor f... Um I mean it’s the first of the May (not even 24 hours)  and we already have 50 people applying for membership.  Holy poop!  Also we wanted to call upon the membership to plan and run guild events.  For example a few years ago Despair a for Salus is more than 50% into Level 9 and has 339 total characters.  Way to go! Our gold cash flow is still looking very good.  We have over 2.4 million gold in our banks.  Incoming gold has dipped a bit but we are still very much in the black. We currently have nearly 7K characters amongst all the co-guilds and we guesstimate that that number represents nearly 2K individual member accounts.  We soon plan to start up our own banana dictatorship. All Hail the AIE banana republic! Speaking of malevolent overlords, even more AIE officers are succumbing to our new pony overlords.  Derpy is still the best pony!  And big props to all our bronies and pegasisters who stop by and say hello in Vent.  Brohoof! And just for fun, let’s ask Thyatira random questions! CLOSE