The Lincolncast Episode 12: Endgame

Summary: The Lincolncast, Episode 11 for the week of July 14th This is the Giant Bomb community's Guild Wars 2 podcast. This week is a news heavy edition with plenty of announcements to talk about. We cover the playable races, vistas and PvE difficulty changes then cap off with a main discussion regarding what we now know about the endgame of GW2 . Oh, and we’re doing it live later this week (see the notes below). Music: "The Pentagon" by The Hamster Alliance Featured Members: selfconfessedcynic , Dourin , Tarkhein, Shinboy630 , Mageknight Run time: 2:37:45 Topics for the week: We skip what we’ve been playing and launch right into last week’s Asura and Sylvari announcement, speculating as to whether they will wipe our existing characters. A general consensus is reached: We want the splash screen back (and chroma-hashes). Vistas seem cool. Early game has seen some changes, and we examine whether that is a good thing or not. Our main discussion kicks off – The End Game in Guild Wars 2 - with talk of how the game surprisingly does not end when you hit lvl 80. I really want a legendary rifle. 25 Dungeon Paths is smart marketing, but the 8 explorables still sound like hella fun. Meet me in the hidden cave at the full moon’s zenith. I’ll be there waiting for recipes. The structure of Orr (the final area) has been revealed and our reactions may surprise you. We announce our live show coming this week – Join us on www.twtch.tv/Dourin on Friday, at 9pm US Eastern (assuming you’re not futzing around in the beta). After the show we sit down and finally chat about what we’ve been playing along with some off-the-wall discussions about the gaming industry and its jargon. Plugs! Be there for the live show on Friday 20th July, 9pm US Eastern! (at Dourin’s twitch.tv channel below) Check out Dourin's gaming coverage at  http://www.twitch.tv/Dourin Shinboy also has a pretty nifty website at  http://www.plugandplaygaming.com Enjoy! Also, feel free to leave some criticism or feedback - TheLincolncast@gmail.com or @TheLincolncast on Twitte