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This week Chris and Celeste delve into the underlying issue with people choosing Humans as a playable race, some short details for the Halloween festival, and when we'll be seeing the next major update for Guild Wars 2. Listen now: What We Did This Week Celeste: trying to get to 100%, only need to finish up 5 more zones +wvw POI & vistas Branch 2 of Catacombs (Ghost Eater), Twilight Arbor Story Mode 3 times in one night rerolled my ele, keep hitting a wall at around lv 14 where I have no survivability Chris: OMG life is busy! Baltimore (The Elder Scrolls Online) and Extra-Life took over my life! Game time = 15 minutes. I am a sad little Asura   Lion's  Arch Report   Halloween - Shadow of the Mad King https://www.guildwars2.com/en/events/halloween-2012/ this won’t get started until right before we record so you’ll have to wait and see what’s happening with the events yourself or in our next episode based on the PCG preview (http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/10/22/guild-wars-2-halloween-update-video-chris-and-tom-try-on-costumes-throw-things-at-kids/) it looks like all the NPCs for Halloween have candy corns or pumpkins above their heads so it’ll be hard to miss at least the most basic elements of the festival Be sure to get through the holiday themed content quickly as this festival will be in 4 acts and we won’t know what will be removed until the next act is enabled Paid PvP tournaments go live as well Colin Johanson on the Bar Brawl https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/gw2/Perpetual-bar-brawl-what-happened-to-it/first#post484985 “massive November update” Disproportionate races http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/10/16/guild-wars-2-designer/ a few thoughts, as I’m going through the charr homelands, the heart letters are amazingly accurate and well crafted compared to the stuff on the human side, several of the writers have said that players are missing out on a majority of the well written and thought out portion of the game as a result of sticking to human or human-ish races. Gem Cards At Retail Stores https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/gems-cards-now-available-at-select-retailers/ Nervous about letting ArenaNet have your credit card number for all time? Sharing your account with a younger sibling/child? Mobile Authenticator using Google https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/info/news/Beta-Feature-Mobile-Two-Factor-Authentication    Ask An Asuran Fine Material Crafting Revamp https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/crafting/Fine-Material-Crafting-Revamp-please? revising runes and insignias (and subsequently armors) to be easier to craft with smaller and more varied requirements “If I need 60+ (example) bone fragments to craft a set of gear and I’m recovering one every 10 kills.. that’s 600 mobs I have to farm through for a set of equipment I’ll wear for five levels before repeating the process.” - Edge Instead it makes more sense for this to be changed to using 2-3 of each component rather than 8 of one particular crafting material (bones, totems, venom sacs, etc) The original poster (bargamer) illustrates that you could have a lot more versatility and opportunity for discovery bonuses if each material could yield a specific bonus (healing power, condition damage, or vitality)   Tales of Tyria http://www.gw2spidy.com/ created a middle man website that accesses the official data from the trading post and can illustrate price changes over time, and pings it every hour for an updated price a preview of what we can expect from apps once they open a mobile dev api’s Request for community events of the week/bi-week. Send us an email! If you’ve got a burning question for our Ask an Asuran segment, please let us know! Retraction - Last episode Celeste mentioned that to make Eternity you need to have 2 twilights and 2 sunrises, where in reality you need 1 of each,

As part of our continued coverage of Elder Scrolls Online, Harry and Chris sit down and discuss many different aspect of the game in a Question and Answer format. Everything from the "Elder Scrolls-iness" of the game to combat and character progression are discussed as we try to decide if the game shows potential. The answer? You'll have to listen to find out! Listen now:

At the recent preview day for Elder Scroll Online at the Zenimax studio, we sat down after our epic gameplay session to talk to Paul Sage, Creative Director, to talk about some different gameplay elements, including combat and character progression. In the next few days, we'll be releasing a podcast with more information about the preview day, as well as some detailed thoughts on the game itself! Audio Version: We also sat down for an interview with Matt Firor, Game Director, which you can find here. Click on the more link to check out some screenshot!

We recently visited Zenimax's studio in Baltimore to take part in a preview event showcasing Elder Scrolls Online. With some presentations and most importantly, tons of hands-on game time, we had a really good chance to get a sneak peek at the game's potential. In the next few days, we'll be releasing a podcast with more information about the preview day, as well as some detailed thoughts on the game itself! We sat down at the end of the day with Matt Firor, Game Director, to talk about what the game brings to the MMO space. Head over here to take a look at our interview with Paul Sage, Creative Director for Elder Scrolls Online. In the next few days, we'll be releasing a podcast with more information about the preview day, as well as some detailed thoughts on the game itself! Audio version: Click on the more link to check out some screenshot!  

Chris and Celeste talk about structured PvP, one time events, how to make tonics fun, and the dungeon grouping bug. Listen now: What We Did This Week Celeste: Lv 80 on my ranger heading slowly towards arah levelling mesmer in kessex getting disappointed with armor skins Chris: Level 57 on my Warrior Completed Blazeridge Steppes and working a lot on my crafting   Lion’s Arch Report Structure PvP customization https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/structured-pvp-iceberg/ Development Teams https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/colin-johanson-outlines-guild-wars-2-live-game-development/ One Time Events https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/events/Will-we-get-announcements-prior-to-the-One-time-Events Tonic of Disappointment http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/10xmbz/thinking_about_tonics_and_how_much_fun_they_arent/ I Heart Letters http://huntersinsight.com/2012/10/04/heart-letters/   Ask An Asuran http://twitter.com/Bluemoono/status/255344130241208320 https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/support/bugs/Issues-with-getting-in-dungeon-instances/first Seems odd that something this frustrating for players, inability to complete dungeons due to grouping misbehaving, would go unfixed and uncommented on for as long as it has. Feedback request (the source of the original thread) was over a month ago and ANet has not yet posted back to say that they’re working on a fix. We know this wasn’t fixed in the latest patch as there are still posts being added to the thread with incidents of groups being separated. From some crude observations it appears to be more of a problem on EU servers, so perhaps there’s a data center issue at the root of the problem? At best I’m shooting in the dark but hopefully bringing some focus to the continued issue will help bring it back to light for players and the developers at ArenaNet. ( No comment as of yet from Anet )   Tales of Tyria https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/my-legend-grows-forging-your-first-legendary-weapon/ Request for community events of the week/bi-week. Send us an email! If you’ve got a burning question for our Ask an Asuran segment, please let us know! Mention the Extra Life marathon Sallennia and I will be taking part. We’ll be in Rift the majority of the time, as they are the only game hosting an “official” event. Please donate, or join our team! http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=31805 GW Reporter is taking a break next week, as Chris will be away.   Contact Info Email: gwreporter@mmoreporter.com twitter: twitter.com/gwreporter site: guildwarsreporter.com Voicemail: 616-666-6778 youtube: youtube.com/user/mmoreporternetwork facebook: facebook.com/gwreporter guild: collegium-gw2.guildlaunch.com Celeste: twitter.com/CeleOOKIE Chris: twitter.com/almazar

Following up on our great interview from PAX East, we sit down and talk some RaiderZ with Matt Group to find out some recent changes and some news about the upcoming open beta. Audio version: Many thanks to our sponsor Guild Launch for making the MMO Reporter PAX 2012 coverage possible!

On the heels of our Torchlight 2 review, we thought we'd pull out our discussion with President of Runic Games and Project Lead on Torchlight 2, Travis Baldree. Audio Version: Many thanks to our sponsor Guild Launch for making the MMO Reporter PAX 2012 coverage possible!

Chris and Celeste debate bots, anti-farming codes, their possible positions at ArenaNet and the attribute boosts associated with trait lines. Listen now: What We Did This Week Chris: Level 54 on my Warrior, level 10 on my Engineer, and now working my alts up to level 10 while I need a break from my warrior. I think that Blazeridge Steppes is my favorite zone Crafting is a huge pain for me, more than any other MMO in recent memory. No instance runs this week, as RL has been keeping me too busy. Celeste: No time for GW2 :(   Lion’s Arch Report On Botting detection and resolution https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/gw2/On-Botting-and-What-We-re-Doing-About-It Farming Code ACTIVATE http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/10idp1/i_have_been_locked_out_of_loot_by_bot_code_for_2/ Comparison of amount of content between gw1 and gw2 http://dwpgaming.blogspot.com/2012/09/gw2-its-big-sure-but-ive-seen-bigger.html Go Work at Arenanet http://www.arena.net/jobs/   Ask An Asuran http://twitter.com/obtuseViolator/status/252820202994155521 ian‏@obtuseViolator @gwreporter as not a minmaxer but a build/playstyle customizer wondering your thoughts on being locked to some stat boosts in the traits When you commit to certain trait lines you’re also committed to the attribute (precision, power, toughness, vitality) associated with that trait line. When choosing traits you have to consider these modifiers as well. It seems like most of the trait lines are naturally compatible with their attribute. Precision gradient vectors and Min Maxing http://flame-throwing.com/2012/09/power-precision-crit-and-you   Tales of Tyria 10 Mini Days contest http://gw-en.com/2012/10/mini-days The Gaming World Entertainment has gone pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and as part of this delightfully pink moment we have a competition for you! “10 Mini Days” will be starting on October the 10th. Each day we will set a new challenge. You then have a full day to complete the task. Winners will be announced at 1pm EST the following day and will be emailed their mini pet in-game. We will alternate between Facebook and Twitter to give everyone a chance. Remember to find us on Twitter (@GW_ENetwork) and on Facebook   Halloween Diorama contest https://www.guildwars2.com/en/community-news/coming-soon-guild-wars-2-halloween-diorama-contest/ Request for community events of the week/bi-week. Send us an email! If you’ve got a burning question for our Ask an Asuran segment, please let us know!   Contact Info Email: gwreporter@mmoreporter.com twitter: twitter.com/gwreporter site: guildwarsreporter.com Voicemail: 616-666-6778 youtube: youtube.com/user/mmoreporternetwork facebook: facebook.com/gwreporter guild: collegium-gw2.guildlaunch.com   Celeste: twitter.com/CeleOOKIE Chris: twitter.com/almazar

At PAX, we were able to get a bit of time talking with Heath Hatcher from Razer about the new Blade laptop! Check it out! Many thanks to our sponsor Guild Launch for making the MMO Reporter PAX 2012 coverage possible!

Hollander Cooper of GamesRadar.com joins us this week as we discuss dungeon rewards, mac beta, and yet another new video from ArenaNet. What We Did This Week Hollander Cooper - Features Editor at Games Radar Coop: Been taking some time off aft...

Here's a short interview with Ike from Turtle Beach talking about the new headsets that they have for PC Gamers! Many thanks to our sponsor Guild Launch for making the MMO Reporter PAX 2012 coverage possible!

Have a seat with Razer and their charismatic CEO Min-Liang Tan as they announce the new Razer Blade!  I don't know about you guys, but my christmas list just got longer... Many thanks to our sponsor Guild Launch for making the MMO Reporter PAX 2012 coverage possible!

Chris and Celeste talk about what endgame really means for Guild Wars 2, how materials for Legendary weapons will make you cry, and we check in to see if Guild Wars 1 still has a pulse. Listen now: What We Did This Week Celeste: Just a smidge left until 70 on my hunter, lots of jumping puzzles. Levelling Mesmer too. Chris: Finished AC story mode with guildies. SO HARD yet so amazingly awesome Mid-40s, and loving warrior still Leveling with Sallennia a little on my engineer. Had a blast going through the Sylvari starting area with her.   Lion’s Arch Report Balancing GW2 https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/info/news/Balancing-Guild-Wars-2 Legendary Weapon Recipes http://www.guildwars2guru.com/news/780-the-recipe-for-crafting-your-legendary-including-screenshots/ Followup: Exotic weapon recipes http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/zfr9x/mystic_forge_recipes_and_research_it_makes_exotics/ 80 things to do at 80 http://guildwars2hub.com/features/editorials/80-things-do-level-80 Cosmetic Money http://www.killtenrats.com/2012/09/13/gw2-toys-toys-toys/   Ask An Asuran Has there been a significant loss of GW1 players? From my brief 3 hour observation along with talking to players in chat (who chose to remain civil) it seems as though aside from the HUGE bump in august for wayfarer’s reverie the population hasn’t changed much. A lot of non-adopters can rattle off a laundry list of the reasons they haven’t switched. Most of which are related to equipment and the related costs of moving over. Many of them, because their PC is old haven’t even seen gameplay. Some players even told me repeatedly that gw2 is just a fad and with gameplay that poor you’ll be back to gw1 in a month.   Tales of Tyria Table Tonic from Malefic Incantations http://twitter.yfrog.com/z/ocs2muxaj Request for community events of the week/bi-week. Send us an email! If you’ve got a burning question for our Ask an Asuran segment, please let us know!   Contact Info Email: gwreporter@mmoreporter.com twitter: twitter.com/gwreporter site: guildwarsreporter.com Voicemail: 616-666-6778 youtube: youtube.com/user/mmoreporternetwork facebook: facebook.com/gwreporter guild: collegium-gw2.guildlaunch.com Celeste: twitter.com/CeleOOKIE Chris: twitter.com/almazar

Chris is back and he brought a friend! Sardu from Ten Ton Hammer and Guild Wars 2 Hub stops by and ramps up the fun factor for a our first real episode Post-PAX. Be sure to enter our giveaway to win a signed poster or Guild Wars 2 T-Shirt! Listen now: a Rafflecopter giveaway What We Did This Week Sardu: Leveled my necromancer to 80, tailoring to 400, and tinkered with a giant fleet of alts Celeste: Got my ranger to 63, Ascalon Catacombs, 150ish on jeweler and leatherworker. Ele up to 18 and cooking like crazy. Chris: •My warrior has now reached level 38, and I’ve having a blast! Working through tier 1 was a pain for weaponsmith, but we’ll talk about that later in the show. •Create one character for each race so that I could experience the stories. Going to have to buy another character slot so that I can make my Asura thief •OMG I SCARED AWAY A DRAGON   Lion’s Arch Report Black Lion and What it Can Do For You! http://www.killtenrats.com/2012/09/07/gw2-black-lion-boiler-room/ Changes to Cooking Upsets Cooks - Leads to Butcher Knife Throwing Contest http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/latest-patch-changes-cooking/ Our Time is Now Trailer (Official) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4R5Q0ZOTa8&feature=share&list=UUP_FgMqOxp_VsM0UfrL-DxA 2 Weeks Post Launch http://nerdybookahs.wordpress.com/2012/09/09/bookahneers-geekwatch-2-weeks-after-launch/ How GW2 Makes The World More Peaceful http://www.mmomeltingpot.com/2012/09/how-guild-wars-2-contributes-to-world-peace/   Ask An Asuran Crafting Order to maximize experience and minimize waste - http://i.imgur.com/wCw82.jpg as an example. You’ll want to have all your raw materials before you get started crafting to be sure that you’ll minimize “wasting experience” or even losing experience based on the order that you craft in. Refine everything into a usable ingredient. Just enough so that the basic component creations are still orange/yellow. Then make your components. Go to discovery and make one item ONCE. Then move on to another item. Then make refined components/insignias when they unlock. Rinse. Repeat. Bonus Question: RT by KenfromChicago:  @John_J_Ryan The Lovely Wife playing#GuildWars2 just now: "How do I un-pig?" Always a valid question.

We stop by the Trion Worlds booth to talk a little Defiance, how the game will integrate with the TV show, and how the instanced PvP will work. Want an audio version of the interview? Here it is: Many thanks to our sponsor Guild Launch for making the MMO Reporter PAX 2012 coverage possible!