Horde House - An Online Gaming Podcast

Rob is back from DragonCon and briefly talks about some of the online gaming related content he saw there. Grandpa and Xtofer kept tabs on the news this week when not too busy going on ice cream dates, including news about a potential Diablo 3 legendary exploit (but has it been hotfixed already?) Also, layoffs have hit the studio behind Elder Scrolls Online. Wait a minute, before the release of the console version? Eek! We talk Warcraft as well, including some of grandpa’s famous potpourii, and late breaking news that you might get a chance to play for FREE– for a few weeks anyway. All this and MORE on the show about ALL things online gaming but NEVER too SRSLY- HORDE HOUSE! Tweet the show at http://www.twitter.com/hordehouse E-mail the show at hordehousepodcast@gmail.com Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/hordehouse Participate with Horde House each week on the VOG Network Wednesdays @ 7PM Pacific, 10PM Eastern http://VOGNetwork.com

Diablo 3’s expansion is out now on consoles, including the Playstation 4 and Xbox One! Our hosts have spent some time with the game, and report on some of the changes that they enjoy, and a couple that they don’t! Our chatters give some feedback about their time with the game as well. In other Blizzard news, a release date is announced for the next expansion, and a price increase is going to happen for one area. Will the content coming in the next expansion make the game a must-subscribe? Also we report on the latest FFXIV patch, 2.35, featuring crafting dailies. All this and MORE on the show about ALL things online gaming but NEVER too SRSLY- HORDE HOUSE! Tweet the show at http://www.twitter.com/hordehouse E-mail the show at hordehousepodcast@gmail.com Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/hordehouse Participate with Horde House each week on the VOG Network Wednesdays @ 7PM Pacific, 10PM Eastern http://VOGNetwork.com

We are excited to have our friend Sil from Girls Gone WoW and other MMO-related projects back to the show. She’s the closest thing we have this week to Germany and the big Gamescom expo, where some multiplayer gaming news is coming from, such as yet another 5v1 game but this time from BIOWARE! There’s one online game expo you’ll be able to watch online soon for FREE! Sorry, it’s not Blizzcon but Blizzard is about to make a big announcement. We lock in our predictions for the release date of Warlords of Draenor on the show. Only ONE will be able to say “I called it!” All this and MORE on the show about ALL things online gaming but NEVER too SRSLY- HORDE HOUSE! Tweet the show at http://www.twitter.com/hordehouse E-mail the show at hordehousepodcast@gmail.com Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/hordehouse Participate with Horde House each week on the VOG Network Wednesdays @ 7PM Pacific, 10PM Eastern http://VOGNetwork.com

A website that we’ve watched a lot of MMO’s be livestreamed on has gone thru some major changes rather quickly in the past few days, and there’s a variety of spirited opinions that come up LIVE on our show tonight. Do we think there might be a silver lining in these changes? What do our listeners have to say? Tune in to find out. Also, Blizzard announces a 10 year anniversary plan for WoW that has some pretty awesome retro content, but could this be something to tide us over a little longer for an expansion? We’ll find out in just a few days when the release date is finally revealed. All this and MORE on the show about ALL things online gaming but NEVER too SRSLY- HORDE HOUSE! Tweet the show at http://www.twitter.com/hordehouse E-mail the show at hordehousepodcast@gmail.com Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/hordehouse Participate with Horde House each week on the VOG Network Wednesdays @ 7PM Pacific, 10PM Eastern http://VOGNetwork.com

Tonight we talk about the Destiny beta with our pal Ian from the Qoopa Klub podcast. This console shooter game from the makers of Halo has some very familiar MMO elements. Could this be what is drawing us to this genre of game that we might not normally play otherwise? In breaking news, the logo for the Warcraft movie is revealed at Comic-Con. Surprise! It’s nothing like the games at all, but isn’t that to be expected? Also in Blizzard news, Grandpa talks about the latest expansion for Hearthstone. All this and MORE on the show about ALL things online gaming but NEVER too SRSLY- HORDE HOUSE! Tweet the show at http://www.twitter.com/hordehouse E-mail the show at hordehousepodcast@gmail.com Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/hordehouse Participate with Horde House each week on the VOG Network Wednesdays @ 7PM Pacific, 10PM Eastern http://VOGNetwork.com

Xtofer is back from his overseas adventures, and Grandpa & Rob Roberts are back from their weekend trip to GaymerX 2. Okay so yeah it’s an online gaming show, but you know we’re going to talk world travels too- it can’t be helped! Okay so when we do get to the online games, we discuss the latest in some blizzard games such as Hearthstone and Starcraft. Xtofer brings us a downer of a story on Defiance, and Rob talks about some free game time for the recently patched Final Fantasy XIV! All this and MORE on the show about ALL things online gaming but NEVER too SRSLY- HORDE HOUSE! Tweet the show at http://www.twitter.com/hordehouse E-mail the show at hordehousepodcast@gmail.com Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/hordehouse Participate with Horde House each week on the VOG Network Wednesdays @ 7PM Pacific, 10PM Eastern http://VOGNetwork.com

It’s just Grandpa and Rob on the program tonight, as Xtofer is traveling across the pond, which gives Grandpa ample time to ramble about lessons learned from having too many strangers over at his house. Oh yes, there is online game talk as well! Grandpa has some reservations about the status of the WoW Beta, though seems to be enjoying Heroes of the Storm pretty thoroughly. Rob has been going retro with FFXI, and we visit some news from games like Guild Wars 2, Hearthstone and DC Universe Online. All this and MORE on the show about ALL things online gaming but NEVER too SRSLY- HORDE HOUSE! Tweet the show at http://www.twitter.com/hordehouse E-mail the show at hordehousepodcast@gmail.com Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/hordehouse Participate with Horde House each week on the VOG Network Wednesdays @ 7PM Pacific, 10PM Eastern http://VOGNetwork.com

We welcome back Grandpa this week with talk of gambling and… a plan to throw our own con? (It’s not that serious). Allen is back as well to talk about his adventures in Final Fantasy XIV, which include unknowingly joining a group that was selling clears of end game content. How do we feel about this practice which isn’t necessairly limited to just one MMO? Updates on WoW, Diablo 3, Guild Wars 2 and ESO round out another week of news on the show about ALL things online gaming but NEVER too SRSLY- HORDE HOUSE! Tweet the show at http://www.twitter.com/hordehouse E-mail the show at hordehousepodcast@gmail.com Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/hordehouse Participate with Horde House each week on the VOG Network Wednesdays @ 7PM Pacific, 10PM Eastern http://VOGNetwork.com

E3 was last week, and of course this brings plenty of news about some of our favorite games! Rob brings us impressions from a couple of games he got to see at the show. Allen is our guest tonight, and talks with us a bit about changes coming to a game he’s been playing a lot of– Final Fantasy XIV! Xtofer brings us updates for Diablo 3. From an upcoming patch, to a recent quality of life patch, to more information on the Playstation 4 version, there’s lots of news on one of our favorite dungeon crawlers. All this and MORE on the show about ALL things online gaming but NEVER too SRSLY- HORDE HOUSE! Tweet the show at http://www.twitter.com/hordehouse E-mail the show at hordehousepodcast@gmail.com Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/hordehouse Participate with Horde House each week on the VOG Network Wednesdays @ 7PM Pacific, 10PM Eastern http://VOGNetwork.com

The Warlords of Draenor Alpha was expanded to new players just before the broadcast of this weeks episode, and believe it or not, somehow Rob and even Xtofer got in. We give some very early impressions, then proceed to talk about the online game that’s dominated most of our week: Mario Kart Mast…. I mean Mario Kart 8… featuring Angry Luigi! In the news we also discuss another MMO going Free-To-Play, and a birthday event for Marvel Heroes! Tweet the show at http://www.twitter.com/hordehouse E-mail the show at hordehousepodcast@gmail.com Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/hordehouse Participate with Horde House each week on the VOG Network Wednesdays @ 7PM Pacific, 10PM Eastern http://VOGNetwork.com

Some tech bugs attacked our live presentation of this episode, but it doesn’t stop us from celebrating 150 episodes of our show. Who ever knew we would make it this long? A big thanks to all of our listeners for the support over the past few years. We have news to discuss as well tonight amongst the AMPLE off topic discussion, including garrison information for the next WoW expansion, a new hero in Heroes of the Storm, and announcements of announcements for Final Fantasy XIV! Come for all that news, but then stay to hear the story of who split their pants at Disneyland. Just another week at Horde House! Tweet the show at http://www.twitter.com/hordehouse E-mail the show at hordehousepodcast@gmail.com Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/hordehouse Participate with Horde House each week on the VOG Network Wednesdays @ 7PM Pacific, 10PM Eastern http://VOGNetwork.com

We are joined once again by our bestest friendgirl Sil from Girls Gone WoW. Our Twitter is on fire with questions for our favorite Dutchie who has played a little of this and a little of that in the MMO space. In our News segment, now very official with a bumper, we talk about the end of online capabilities for the Wii, as well as a way to buy a new face in an MMO… WHAT?!?! All this and MORE on the show about ALL things online gaming but NEVER too SRSLY- HORDE HOUSE! Tweet the show at http://www.twitter.com/hordehouse E-mail the show at hordehousepodcast@gmail.com Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/hordehouse Participate with Horde House each week on the VOG Network Wednesdays @ 7PM Pacific, 10PM Eastern http://VOGNetwork.com

Grandpa and Shane both played the Blizzcon ticket game this week. Who came out victorious? And who REALLY comes out victorious with a ticket to Blizzcon? Find out about this as well as what our hosts thought of the Heroes of the Storm Alpha, now that all have seen it. In other online game news, we talk a bit about the changes to Xbox One, and what they might mean– or might not mean for MMO playing on the Xbox One. Tweet the show at http://www.twitter.com/hordehouse E-mail the show at hordehousepodcast@gmail.com Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/hordehouse Participate with Horde House each week on the VOG Network Wednesdays @ 7PM Pacific, 10PM Eastern http://VOGNetwork.com

Technical difficulties attack our show tonight, but that won’t stop Grandpa, Rob and Xtofer (for most of the show anyway) for talking about the latest in online games! It sounds like Nintendo has overcome many of their online techincal difficulties as Mario Kart 8 is going to be online, featuring things we don’t usually see in a Nintendo game! Grandpa rounds up the Blizzard news this week which includes changes to raiding and the latest in the Warlords Alpha build. We discuss LIVE with our listeners. All this and MORE on the show about ALL things online gaming but NEVER too SRSLY- HORDE HOUSE! Tweet the show at http://www.twitter.com/hordehouse E-mail the show at hordehousepodcast@gmail.com Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/hordehouse Participate with Horde House each week on the VOG Network Wednesdays @ 7PM Pacific, 10PM Eastern http://VOGNetwork.com

Our collection is complete, as Jamal from Troll in the Dungeon joins us to talk tonight about his time in World of Warcraft. He also shares some of his experiences of being a very bad boy with other Blizzard games. Blizzard fanboys and girls everywhere are anticipating Blizzcon, and the details are announced this week. But why the price increase? And the ticket vendor change? And the short time before they go on sale? We theorize some reasons LIVE with our guest and our chatrooms. Final Fantasy XIV and Destiny news round out another news roundtable for this week, and our tweets & e-mails get us thinking about revisiting games we’d previously given up on. All this and MORE on a show about ALL things online gaming but NEVER too SRSLY- HORDE HOUSE! Tweet the show at http://www.twitter.com/hordehouse E-mail the show at hordehousepodcast@gmail.com Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/hordehouse Participate with Horde House each week on the VOG Network Wednesdays @ 7PM Pacific, 10PM Eastern http://VOGNetwork.com