Ascendants of Ascalon Podcast

Hiatus Message This message is for those of you that don’t follow us on Twitter.  For the time being, Dave, Mel, Jeremy and I have agreed to put the show on hiatus until such a time that more life is breathed into Guild Wars 2’s PvE content.  We are all very grateful for the support […]

Episode 25 This is the Ascendants of Ascalon podcast a group of four friends gathered to talk about Guild Wars 2, ourselves, and how both of those things have grown in the last 25 episodes. (Retro Lookback Intros, from the lost pilot episode) I’m still assigning people mental defects when they talk in public chat, […]

Episode 24 What did you do this week? Jeremy Jared Dave News Announcement Re: Halloween Event http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/shadow-of-the-mad-king-halloween-2012-2/ Colin Johanson on Player Concerns (MMORPG.com interview) http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/mmorpg-interviews-colin-johnson-on-future-plans-and-pressing-issues/ http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/473/feature/6796/Colin-Johanson-on-the-Live-Teams-the-Future.html#post Mobile Authenticator now in Beta http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/gw2-mobile-authenticator-now-in-beta-testing/ Gem Cards! https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/gems-cards-now-available-at-select-retailers/?utm_source=client Open Discussion (Topics covered listed below) How have you kept yourself interested in the game after getting your “main” to […]

Episode 23 What did you do this week? Dave Jeremy Jared News Patch Notes 10/7 https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/info/news/Update-Notes-October-7th-2012 Official Response Re: Respawn Rate of Rare 400 Gathering Nodes https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/support/bugs/Ori-nodes-not-showing-up-as-minable-Friend-showed-me-spawns-I-see-a-ruined-base-like-I-mined-it-but-I-haven-t-can-mine-2-out-of-5/page/5#post388572 Official Response Re: Drop Rate of Legendary Precursors https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/crafting/Official-Response-Drop-Rate-of-Legendary-Precursors Warning About Special Events? Sometimes Yes. Sometimes No. https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/events/Will-we-get-announcements-prior-to-the-One-time-Events/first#post350425 ANet Discusses Live Development https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/colin-johanson-outlines-guild-wars-2-live-game-development/ Jon Peters on FoV and […]

Episode 22 What did you do this week? Dave Mel Jeremy Jared News Show Updates: No Show 10/2 because Dave and Mel will be together at Dave’s and Jared will be doing nice things for his wife’s birthday. Jared was on Episode 75 of 5 Wow Things to spread the word about the game to […]

Episode 21 What did you do this week? Dave Mel Jeremy Jared News Show Updates: No Show 10/2 because Dave and Mel will be together at Dave’s and Jared will be doing nice things for his wife’s birthday. 9/17 Patch Notes https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/info/news/Update-Notes-September-17th-2012 John Smith gives us an update on the Guild Wars 2 Economy https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/john-smith-on-the-state-of-the-guild-wars-2-economy/ […]

Episode 20 What did you do this week? Dave Mel Jeremy Jared News Show Updates: No Show 10/2 because Dave and Mel will be together at Dave’s and Jared will be doing nice things for his wife’s birthday. Official Release Trailer is Live! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4R5Q0ZOTa8&feature=youtu.be GWI: Digital Direct Sales now Re-Enabled! http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/guild-wars-2-digital-sales-back-online/ For the 1st time […]

Episode 19 What did you do this week? Dave Mel Jeremy Jared News Ascendants of Ascalon has joined the GKick Network! (details in the contact info) Jared was on the GeekSlap podcast on Saturday Night! Episode 17 www.geekslap.net ArenaNet keeps us updated with bug and other fixes http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Game_status_updates Guildhead launches with 3D model viewer http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/guildheads-3d-model-viewer-is-now-live/ […]

Episode 18 What did you do this week? Dave Mel Jeremy Jared News The Tyrian Order: Interview with William Fairfield on Dungeon Mechanics http://www.thetyrianorder.com/ttointerviews GW2.com: John Smith on the Tyrian Economy https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/john-smith-on-the-guild-wars-2-virtual-economy/ Washington Post: GW2 Making MMOs more Social http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/guild-wars-2-making-mmos-more-social-more-accessible/2012/08/24/b38e54c0-ee0e-11e1-b0eb-dac6b50187ad_story.html Massively: World First Level 80 is…a crafter http://i.massively.joystiq.com/2012/08/27/guild-wars-2-crafter-reaches-level-80-first/ http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/yy07z/congratulations_and_apologies_to_surfeuze_and_war/ Under The Pale Tree: What was […]

Episode 17 What did you do this week? Jared Jeshe Dave News Shows will return to their regular day/time of Tuesday at 7pm CDT next week when we will tell you all about launch! We’re still looking for a Ranger to come on the show next week, August 28th.  If you are interested email ascendantsofascalon@gmail.com […]

Jared’s Guide to not Being a Bad Thief Thief Guide I’m taking a different approach this week.  Instead of telling you exactly how I successfully played a thief, in order to give you an option for equally successfully playing a thief; I’m going to tell you how I unsuccessfully played a thief, so that you [...]

Episode 16 What did you do this week? Dave Mel Jeremy Jared News We’re looking for a Ranger next week.  If interested please email the show ascendantsascalon@gmail.com or send a DM on Twitter to @Solietu or @aofa_podcast Next week’s show will be on Sunday night August 19th at 7pm CDT because my work training schedule [...]

Episode 15 What did you do this week? Dave Mel Jeremy Jared Stubbz News We’re looking for a Ranger and a Thief to come on the shows that will continue until August 21.  If interested please email the show ascendantsascalon@gmail.com or send a DM on Twitter to @Solietu or @aofa_podcast We have a logo! Come [...]

Episode 14 What did you do this week? Dave Mel Jeremy Jared Aggelos News We’re looking for a Ranger and a Thief to come on the shows that will continue until August 21.  If interested please email the show ascendantsascalon@gmail.com or send a DM on Twitter to @Solietu or @aofa_podcast BWE3 Commentary Ending Event http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/final-beta-ends-hunger-royale/ [...]

Episode 13 What did you do this week? Dave Mel Jeremy Jared News We’re looking for a Guardian, a Ranger, and a Thief to come on the show starting July 31.  If interested please email the show ascendantsascalon@gmail.com or send a DM on Twitter to @Solietu or @aofa_podcast ArenaNet Details BWE3 Content http://www.arena.net/blog/whats-new-in-the-final-guild-wars-2-beta-weekend-event Do you [...]