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Chris, Bill, and Harry convene under the auspice of his noodly appendage to discuss the news that Funcom has announced a new Conan game, trouble for Trion with a stealth change to their referral program, and much more. Audio Version: What we did in game: Bill: GW2 – did the Shatterer Rocket League King’s Quest Elite: Dangerous Harry: The Witness Elite Dangerous Star Citizen Chris: Blade and Soul Finished Last of Us. Cried Star Wars Battlefront   Patreon  shout out patreon.com/mmoreporter   News: Conan Exiles announced from Funcom See press release below Open-world survival game Multiplayer, but doesn’t seem to be massively multiplayer You can play on public or private servers Can also play single-player How does this jive with Age of Conan?   Multiplayer focused open-world vs. MMO?  Are they different enough games to justify each other? Will they compliment each other? Or is this just the end of AoC? Funcom is starting to do some genre-bending things with their IPs Why make only one game? E.g. Stand-alone Secret World adventure:  The Park 2 Conan games now Maybe new Anarchy Online products in the future?   ESO – Thieve Guild Preview http://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/news/post/2016/01/21/thieves-guild-first-look Join the iconic Thieves Guild for the first time in ESO Hew’s Bane, a new zone available to characters of all levels and home of Abah’s Landing, the Thieves Guild headquarters, located in the southern peninsula of Hammerfell Hours of exciting new story content and quests that will take you through all your favorite areas of Tamriel A challenging, new 12-player trial: Maw of Lorkhaj Formidable new group bosses and delves to conquer The addition of new criminal activities A new passive skill line exclusive to members of the Thieves Guild Unique costumes, motifs, and item sets inspired by the devious Thieves Guild   Sponsors: Audible Go to audiblepodcast.com/mmoreporter Because we talked about it during this story… http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Fiction – list of novels based in Elite: Dangerous universe Doghouse Use the coupon code mmoreporter for a free 120GB SSD with your purchase!   RIFT having F2P troubles http://forums.riftgame.com/general-discussions/general-discussion/476755-rex-no-longer-available-referral-coins-5.html#post5169271   Full thread here: http://forums.riftgame.com/general-discussions/general-discussion/476755-rex-no-longer-available-referral-coins.html   Changes to the Ascend a Friend program led to a heated discussion about the F2P economy in RIFT. The Ascend a Friend program is their version of the Refer/Invite scheme that many MMOs have. Invite a friend, get something for it. Used to come with a REX (one month in game time) token for the person who did the inviting. Changed due to “exploitation” by the community. This was a stealth nerf to the AAF program due to

Chris and Bill get together and plan how to catch that pesky roadrunner in this week’s show. While hatching plan that will run a-fowl, they discuss Davik Brevik’s departure from Gazillion, the launch of Blade and Soul, Guild Wars 2’s winter update and more!   What we did in game: Bill: GW2 Rocket League Diablo III Season 5 Chris: Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate Star Wars Battlefront Borderlands 2: Handsome Jack Collection King’s Quest Minecraft Story Mode Walking Dead Neverwinter LOTRO SWTOR http://strawpoll.me/6328244 Blade and Soul Launch issues – Queue – More servers! Founder’s Packs rewards not being Black Desert Online Character Creator   Patreon:  30 patrons patreon.com/mmoreporter   News: David Brevik leaves Gazillion (Marvel Heroes): http://massivelyop.com/2016/01/08/marvel-heroes-david-brevik-has-resigned/ Brevik’s new company is called Greybeard Games http://massivelyop.com/2016/01/09/david-breviks-new-company-is-graybeard-games-expect-an-rpg/ Says his main motivation to leave Gazillion was to get back into the game-creation process, and that he wasn’t satisfied as a CEO New company – http://www.graybeardgames.com/   Guild Wars 2 State of the Game & Winter update: https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/state-of-the-game-update-q1-2016/ Announced quarterly updates to GW2 (seasonal, starting with Winter 2016) Winter 2016 update releases Jan 26th Will include gliding in all of Tyria Shatterer update Balance changes for all classes https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/profession-balance-goals-for-the-winter-2016-update/ Other, minor stuff Lunar event starts Jan 26th Next PvP League season starts Feb 23rd Every Monday for the rest of the season you’ll see the Pro League PvP finals & relegation tournaments Deep future contains Living World Season 3, new Fractals, WvW revamp   Sponsors: Audible Go to audiblepodcast.com/mmoreporter Doghouse Use the coupon code mm

Chris and Bill get together and plan how to catch that pesky roadrunner in this week’s show. While hatching plan that will run a-fowl, they discuss Davik Brevik’s departure from Gazillion, the launch of Blade and Soul, Guild Wars 2’s winter update and more! Audio Version: What we did in game: Bill: GW2 Rocket League Diablo III Season 5 Chris: Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate Star Wars Battlefront Borderlands 2: Handsome Jack Collection King’s Quest Minecraft Story Mode Walking Dead Neverwinter LOTRO SWTOR http://strawpoll.me/6328244 Blade and Soul Launch issues – Queue – More servers! Founder’s Packs rewards not being Black Desert Online Character Creator   Patreon:  30 patrons patreon.com/mmoreporter   News: David Brevik leaves Gazillion (Marvel Heroes): http://massivelyop.com/2016/01/08/marvel-heroes-david-brevik-has-resigned/ Brevik’s new company is called Greybeard Games http://massivelyop.com/2016/01/09/david-breviks-new-company-is-graybeard-games-expect-an-rpg/ Says his main motivation to leave Gazillion was to get back into the game-creation process, and that he wasn’t satisfied as a CEO New company – http://www.graybeardgames.com/   Guild Wars 2 State of the Game & Winter update: https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/state-of-the-game-update-q1-2016/ Announced quarterly updates to GW2 (seasonal, starting with Winter 2016) Winter 2016 update releases Jan 26th Will include gliding in all of Tyria Shatterer update Balance changes for all classes https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/profession-balance-goals-for-the-winter-2016-update/ Other, minor stuff Lunar event starts Jan 26th Next PvP League season starts Feb 23rd Every Monday for the rest of the season you’ll see the Pro League PvP finals & relegation tournaments Deep future contains Living World Season 3, new Fractals, WvW revamp   Sponsors: Audible Go to audiblepodcast.com/mmoreporter Doghouse Use the coupon code mmoreporter for a free 120GB SSD with your purchase!   Elite Dangerous’ 2016 plans http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=3b2f75939e&e=e25fb2bd91 Some highlights Commander-creator (create the look for for commander) Larger ships will be able to launch short-range fighters for close combat Multi-crew (i.e. multiple people piloting a single ship)   Quick Mentions DCUO to launch on Xbox One Spring 2016 http://massivelyop.com/2016/01/11/dcuo-launches-on-xbox-one-this-spring/: Rounds out the platforms – DCUO is already on PS3, PS4 and PC. Sony influence gone?   WoW’s invented a new sales model – Buy-to-buy-again-to-subscribe-to-play (B2BA2S2P)

Welcome to 2016!  We hope you enjoyed your holidays!  In this episode, Bill and Harry go over the big Oculus Rift pre-order announcement, touch on a bit of drama in Divergence Online, return to Tyria and Guild Wars 2, and more!   What we did in game: Bill: Guild Wars 2 Rocket League Harry: Elite Dangerous Horizons Galactic Civilizations III Rise of the Tomb Raider   Patreon: patreon.com/mmoreporter patreon.com/mmoreporter News: Oculus Rift Pre-order are live (starting January 6th) https://www.oculus.com/en-us/blog/oculus-rift-pre-orders-to-open-on-jan-6/ https://www.oculus.com/en-us/blog/oculus-rift-pre-orders-to-open-on-jan-6/ $599 USD Huge price backlash.  90% of reddit posts on day 1 were complaining about the price (imprecise MMO Reporter measurement) Many people are compounding the cost of the Oculus Rift with the minimum ~$600 USD they will need to spend on PC upgrades as well to run it smoothly (modern i5 CPU + GeForce 970 / AMD 290 are minimum specs) Will include an xbox controller, Lucky’s Tale and Eve: Valkyrie Note – Eve: Valkyrie alpha testing starts January 18th http://massivelyop.com/2016/01/06/eve-valkyries-alpha-test-will-kick-off-on-january-18th/ Elite Dangerous may not support CV1 (the only Oculus SDK they support so far is 0.6, which is a prior version to what will be supported by CV1) https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=221107 AMA with Palmer Luckey https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3zt7ul/i_am_palmer_luckey_founder_of_oculus_and_designer/?ref=search_posts Explains the “$300-$400” estimate – was an estimate based on poorer tech in the demo hardware Divergence Dev Rants Against Freeloaders http://massivelyop.com/2016/01/05/divergence-online-calls-for-an-indefinite-moratorium-on-gaming-yelp-reviewer-bullshit/ http://massivelyop.com/2016/01/05/divergence-online-calls-for-an-indefinite-moratorium-on-gaming-yelp-reviewer-bullshit/ Language alert! Sponsors: Audible Go to audiblepodcast.com/mmoreporter

Welcome to 2016!  We hope you enjoyed your holidays!  In this episode, Bill and Harry go over the big Oculus Rift pre-order announcement, touch on a bit of drama in Divergence Online, return to Tyria and Guild Wars 2, and more! Audio Version: What we did in game: Bill: Guild Wars 2 Rocket League Harry: Elite Dangerous Horizons Galactic Civilizations III Rise of the Tomb Raider   Patreon: patreon.com/mmoreporter patreon.com/mmoreporter News: Oculus Rift Pre-order are live (starting January 6th) https://www.oculus.com/en-us/blog/oculus-rift-pre-orders-to-open-on-jan-6/ https://www.oculus.com/en-us/blog/oculus-rift-pre-orders-to-open-on-jan-6/ $599 USD Huge price backlash.  90% of reddit posts on day 1 were complaining about the price (imprecise MMO Reporter measurement) Many people are compounding the cost of the Oculus Rift with the minimum ~$600 USD they will need to spend on PC upgrades as well to run it smoothly (modern i5 CPU + GeForce 970 / AMD 290 are minimum specs) Will include an xbox controller, Lucky’s Tale and Eve: Valkyrie Note – Eve: Valkyrie alpha testing starts January 18th http://massivelyop.com/2016/01/06/eve-valkyries-alpha-test-will-kick-off-on-january-18th/ Elite Dangerous may not support CV1 (the only Oculus SDK they support so far is 0.6, which is a prior version to what will be supported by CV1) https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=221107 AMA with Palmer Luckey https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3zt7ul/i_am_palmer_luckey_founder_of_oculus_and_designer/?ref=search_posts Explains the “$300-$400” estimate – was an estimate based on poorer tech in the demo hardware Divergence Dev Rants Against Freeloaders http://massivelyop.com/2016/01/05/divergence-online-calls-for-an-indefinite-moratorium-on-gaming-yelp-reviewer-bullshit/ http://massivelyop.com/2016/01/05/divergence-online-calls-for-an-indefinite-moratorium-on-gaming-yelp-reviewer-bullshit/ Language alert! Sponsors: Audible Go to audiblepodcast.com/mmoreporter Doghouse Use the coupon code mmoreporter for a free 120GB SSD with your purchase!   Suck as Love Sucks at Not Cheating http://massivelyop.com/2016/01/06/popular-guild-wars-2-youtuber-team-banned-for-cheating/ Youtube channel popular for GW2 themed original songs Posted a video (since deleted, but mirrored:  https://vid.me/ngMX) GW2 support (as they are wont to do) publically countered the ban-whine with their findings (indicating map-hacking) https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/gw2/Suck-at-Love-Banned/first#post5899797 ArenaN

Chris, Bill, Harry and Layanor take a look at last year’s predictions, and then follow the time honoured MMO Reporter tradition of baseless speculation and look at what’s to come in the year ahead. Audio Version: 2014’s predictions for 2015   Big Winners:   Chris – Star Citizen, Trove Bill – Landmark Harry – Elite…

Chris, Bill, Harry and Layanor take a look at last year’s predictions, and then follow the time honoured MMO Reporter tradition of baseless speculation and look at what’s to come in the year ahead.   2014’s predictions for 2015 Big Winners:   Chris – Star Citizen, Trove Bill – Landmark Harry – Elite Dangerous   Big Fails:   Chris – Lots of smaller games that have potential to fill this category, but no one game stands out as waiting to fail. Bill – Civilization Online jumps out at me. ** Harry – Star Citizen   Listener Predictions:   @dibstaru – @mmo_reporter there will be angst, predictions, trolling, shutdowns, layoffs, patches. But still no sandbox as good as SWG.   @balterex – @mmo_reporter think wow has a heavy drop off. Others gain. Cycle repeats over and over. @mmo_reporter oh yeah. No man’s sky happens and is awesome   @Anhrez – #wildstar sees small resurgence #CamelotUnchained sees some buzz #WoW keeps above 9mill, eSports continues mainstream climb @mmo_reporter   What will eat up most of our time in 2015:   Chris – WoW and Elite: Dangerous Bill – Guild Wars 2.   Harry – Elite Dangerous, Kerbal Space Program, EVE, Planetside 2   What game(s) won’t be released in 2015?   Chris – Everquest Next Bill – Camelot Unchained Harry – Warhammer 40k   What will be the dominant element of MMOs in 2015   Chris – MMO-ish elements in non MMO Games (Destiny ish) Bill – This might be a bit late, but I think the “indie” MMO may be on the rise.  There are games being made in garages this year that will surprise (not including Star Citizen in this, but maybe no man’s sky?) Harry – Science Fiction instead of Fantasy, procedurally generated content   Question Marks?  What can’t you quite put your finger on:   Chris – Why no AAA “traditional MMO” titles announced other than Everquest Next/Landmark? Bill – Black Desert?  Looks pretty, but seems like a re-hash of a dozen other games like it over the last few year.  High-ish on the hype meter as far as 2015 releases go. Harry – Landmark   2015 in review

Chris, Bill, Harry and Layanor take a look at last year’s predictions, and then follow the time honoured MMO Reporter tradition of baseless speculation and look at what’s to come in the year ahead. Audio Version: 2014’s predictions for 2015   Big Winners:   Chris – Star Citizen, Trove Bill – Landmark Harry – Elite Dangerous   Big Fails:   Chris – Lots of smaller games that have potential to fill this category, but no one game stands out as waiting to fail. Bill – Civilization Online jumps out at me. ** Harry – Star Citizen   Listener Predictions:   @dibstaru – @mmo_reporter there will be angst, predictions, trolling, shutdowns, layoffs, patches. But still no sandbox as good as SWG.   @balterex – @mmo_reporter think wow has a heavy drop off. Others gain. Cycle repeats over and over. @mmo_reporter oh yeah. No man’s sky happens and is awesome   @Anhrez – #wildstar sees small resurgence #CamelotUnchained sees some buzz #WoW keeps above 9mill, eSports continues mainstream climb @mmo_reporter   What will eat up most of our time in 2015:   Chris – WoW and Elite: Dangerous Bill – Guild Wars 2.   Harry – Elite Dangerous, Kerbal Space Program, EVE, Planetside 2   What game(s) won’t be released in 2015?   Chris – Everquest Next Bill – Camelot Unchained Harry – Warhammer 40k   What will be the dominant element of MMOs in 2015   Chris – MMO-ish elements in non MMO Games (Destiny ish) Bill – This might be a bit late, but I think the “indie” MMO may be on the rise.  There are games being made in garages this year that will surprise (not including Star Citizen in this, but maybe no man’s sky?) Harry – Science Fiction instead of Fantasy, procedurally generated content   Question Marks?  What can’t you quite put your finger on:   Chris – Why no AAA “traditional MMO” titles announced other than Everquest Next/Landmark? Bill – Black Desert?  Looks pretty, but seems like a re-hash of a dozen other games like it over the last few year.  High-ish on the hype meter as far as 2015 releases go. Harry – Landmark   2015 in review   What surprised the MMO market this year?  (surprising game; tech; news; something else?)   Chris: Shadow Realms cancelled Harry: No major MMO launches, nothing made waves Bill: Daybreak, Landmark & Everquest Next Layanor: World of Warcraft’s update and going in game gold to play.   What was the biggest story of the year in MMO’s? (what shook the industry the most?)   Chris: Heart of Thorns coverage. Harry: WoW losing so many subs Bill: Subscription drops for Wildstar & ESO; GW2 F2P Layanor: SOE sold off What was your favorite story of the year? (we should all probably review show notes to pick this)   Chris: Kit the Traveler    (https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/3jf8i4/kit_the_traveler_or_arenanet_staff/) READ THIS: http://imgur.com/a/4Us1C http://mmoreporter.com/2015/09/18/gwr165/ Nicholas the Traveler – http://wiki.g

Chris, Harry and Layanor get down and dirty in the MMO trenches to bring you all the latest and greatest news. This week’s show has the trip discussing Elite: Dangerous Horizons’ launch, No Man’s Sky’s lack of missions and more! Audio Version: What we did in game: Layanor: Guild Wars 2 Guilty Gear Xrd –…

Chris, Harry and Layanor get down and dirty in the MMO trenches to bring you all the latest and greatest news. This week’s show has the trip discussing Elite: Dangerous Horizons’ launch, No Man’s Sky’s lack of missions and more! Audio Version: What we did in game: Layanor: Guild Wars 2 Guilty Gear Xrd – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8N-c8H0pgw wireframe http://i.imgur.com/I94F1tV.jpg Emily Wants To Play – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qmZ7UQLLMM   Harry: LOTRO Life is Strange Elite Dangerous Horizons beta Chris: Tera Destiny Sword Coast Legends GW2 Elite: Dangerous Horizons LOTRO Dragon Fin Soup on Vita   New ESO Reporter podcast will have been released by the time this show gets live!  http://mmoreporter.com/2015/12/11/eso-reporter-episode-14-everything-old-is-new-again/   News: No Man’s Sky – No Mission? https://killscreen.com/articles/the-birth-of-no-mans-sky/ via Massively OP PSX Demo Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sb-clg3Tlw No missions, no collectibles Dev says: ‘Collectibles like coins and stars are in so many games. But are they the reason for playing? Why are you playing these games?’ Only goal is to reach the centre of the galaxy There are upgrades to your ships to increase chances of survival Game is actually about boldly going where no-one has gone before.   Elite: Dangerous – Horizons Launches on December 15th! See press release below Planetary Landings are the big selling point Later in 2016, the following are planned to be added: Loot and Crafting, unlocking a world of customization options and adding new value and meaning to every action. Multicrew, allowing teams of players to assume roles aboard the same ship. Commander Creation, giving a unique appearance to players’ in-game avatars. Ship-Launched Fighters, allowing larger spacecraft to carry their own short-range fighter ships for attack and defense. New Missions and Ships, expanding the already massive amount of playable content. New Close Quarter Combat (CQC) Arenas, providing additional challenges to prove multiplayer superiority Gameplay Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX_E6jCGusM   Sponsors: Audible Go to audiblepodcast.com/mmoreporter Doghouse Use the coupon code mmoreporter for a free 120GB SSD with your purchase!   Devilian Launches on Dec 10th Head Start has already started. Check out our First Report on the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpJXy4svN1k   Quick Mentions: Camelot Unchained class reveals complete http://camelotunchained.com/v2/class-reveal-votes/ Final class category released: Stealthers –  http://camelotunchained.com/v2/class-reveal-stealthers/ characters with the ability to “walk through the veil” (presumably to head-off the inconceivability of stealth=invisibility)   Wildstar PvE Servers re-merging

Chris, Harry and Layanor get down and dirty in the MMO trenches to bring you all the latest and greatest news. This week’s show has the trip discussing Elite: Dangerous Horizons’ launch, No Man’s Sky’s lack of missions and more!   What we did in game: Layanor: Guild Wars 2 Guilty Gear Xrd – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8N-c8H0pgw wireframe http://i.imgur.com/I94F1tV.jpg Emily Wants To Play – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qmZ7UQLLMM   Harry: LOTRO Life is Strange Elite Dangerous Horizons beta Chris: Tera Destiny Sword Coast Legends GW2 Elite: Dangerous Horizons LOTRO Dragon Fin Soup on Vita   New ESO Reporter podcast will have been released by the time this show gets live!  http://mmoreporter.com/2015/12/11/eso-reporter-episode-14-everything-old-is-new-again/   News: No Man’s Sky – No Mission? https://killscreen.com/articles/the-birth-of-no-mans-sky/ via Massively OP PSX Demo Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sb-clg3Tlw No missions, no collectibles Dev says: ‘Collectibles like coins and stars are in so many games. But are they the reason for playing? Why are you playing these games?’ Only goal is to reach the centre of the galaxy There are upgrades to your ships to increase chances of survival Game is actually about boldly going where no-one has gone before.   Elite: Dangerous – Horizons Launches on December 15th! See press release below Planetary Landings are the big selling point Later in 2016, the following are planned to be added: Loot and Crafting, unlocking a world of customization options and adding new value and meaning to every action. Multicrew, allowing teams of players to assume roles aboard the same ship. Commander Creation, giving a unique appearance to players’ in-game avatars. Ship-Launched Fighters, allowing larger spacecraft to carry their own short-range fighter ships for attack and defense. New Missions and Ships, expanding the already massive amount of playable content. New Close Quarter Combat (CQC) Arenas, providing additional challenges to prove multiplayer superiority Gameplay Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX_E6jCGusM   Sponsors: Audible Go to audiblepodcast.com/mmo

This week we find out what happens when indie games have problems with their engine license, Guild Wars 2 pays you to PVP, and Harry plays Number Muncher! Audio Version Layanor: Dark Souls Savant – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMrDOhtMAt0 LOTRO – Minus Tirith Map – https://lotro-wiki.com/images/thumb/f/fe/Minas_Tirith_map.jpg/600px-Minas_Tirith_map.jpg   Bill: GW2 3’s   Harry: Moonmist Elite Dangerous Fallout 4 Rise of…

This week we find out what happens when indie games have problems with their engine license, Guild Wars 2 pays you to PVP, and Harry plays Number Muncher! Audio Version Layanor: Dark Souls Savant – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMrDOhtMAt0 LOTRO – Minus Tirith Map – https://lotro-wiki.com/images/thumb/f/fe/Minas_Tirith_map.jpg/600px-Minas_Tirith_map.jpg   Bill: GW2 3’s   Harry: Moonmist Elite Dangerous Fallout 4 Rise of the Tomb Raider Construction Simulator 2015   Chris: Elite: Dangerous – XBox Elite: Dangerous – PC – Horizon Beta Sword Coast Legends Crowfall   News:   The Repopulation facing downtime due to Hero Engine Issues https://www.therepopulation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=11171 If the game is using the engine’s servers, it will absolutely disrupt the service. Most AAA games work out a deal with the game engine company so that they get full access to the server and client code and just host everything themselves (so that they can customize and tweak it, and to avoid any problems like this). it’s super risky to rely on third-party companies that aren’t super stable, so most companies would avoid doing that if they have the resources. Vision of Zosimos also having problems: http://us8.campaign-archive1.com/?u=860c5743436405618a1f6bfe8&id=9019208cf4   Guild Wars 2 launches their first PvP League https://www.guildwars2.com/en/proleague/ How To Join – https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/announcing-the-esl-guild-wars-2-pro-league/ Offical Livestream – https://www.guildwars2.com/en/events/world-tournament-series/ ESL Guild Wars 2 Pro Leagues gather eight teams from each region to compete for rewards from a prize pool of $400,000 USD. These leagues cross over between two seasons leading to the Season Final, which has its own prize pool of $200,000 USD. Scheduled Regular Season Placement (per region) First place: $10,000, entry into Season Finals Second place: $9,000, entry into Season Finals Third place: $8,000 Fourth place: $7,000 Fifth place: $5,000 Sixth place: $4,500 Seventh place: $3,500 Eighth place: $2,500 Season Finals (NA and EU) First place: $50,000 Second place: $25,000 Third place: $12,500 Fourth place: $12,500   Sponsors: Audible Go to audiblepodcast.com/mmoreporter Doghouse Use the coupon code mmoreporter for a free 120GB SSD with your purchase!   Dragamon Hunter to have 300v300 PvP battles http://dragomonhunter.aeriagames.com/news/140635/patch-notes-1-12-2015 New release anime style MMORPG (released Dec 2 on Steam) 300 seems like a lot.  Might be interesting   Quick Mentions: Rocket League will get a Hockey themed arena http://www.tentonhammer.com/news/rocket-league/rocket-league-will-get-hockey-themed-arena December 14th   Final Fantasy 14 offers 96 hours of game time to former players

This week we find out what happens when indie games have problems with their engine license, Guild Wars 2 pays you to PVP, and Harry plays Number Muncher! What we've done in game:  Layanor: Dark Souls Savant – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMrDOhtMAt0 LOTRO – Minus Tirith Map – https://lotro-wiki.com/images/thumb/f/fe/Minas_Tirith_map.jpg/600px-Minas_Tirith_map.jpg   Bill: GW2 3’s   Harry: Moonmist Elite Dangerous Fallout 4 Rise of the Tomb Raider Construction Simulator 2015   Chris: Elite: Dangerous – XBox Elite: Dangerous – PC – Horizon Beta Sword Coast Legends Crowfall   News:   The Repopulation facing downtime due to Hero Engine Issues https://www.therepopulation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=11171 If the game is using the engine’s servers, it will absolutely disrupt the service. Most AAA games work out a deal with the game engine company so that they get full access to the server and client code and just host everything themselves (so that they can customize and tweak it, and to avoid any problems like this). it’s super risky to rely on third-party companies that aren’t super stable, so most companies would avoid doing that if they have the resources. Vision of Zosimos also having problems: http://us8.campaign-archive1.com/?u=860c5743436405618a1f6bfe8&id=9019208cf4   Guild Wars 2 launches their first PvP League https://www.guildwars2.com/en/proleague/ How To Join – https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/announcing-the-esl-guild-wars-2-pro-league/ Offical Livestream – https://www.guildwars2.com/en/events/world-tournament-series/ ESL Guild Wars 2 Pro Leagues gather eight teams from each region to compete for rewards from a prize pool of $400,000 USD. These leagues cross over between two seasons leading to the Season Final, which has its own prize pool of $200,000 USD. Scheduled Regular Season Placement (per region) First place: $10,000, entry into Season Finals Second place: $9,000, entry into Season Finals Third place: $8,000 Fourth place: $7,000 Fifth place: $5,000 Sixth place: $4,500 Seventh place: $3,500 Eighth place: $2,500 Season Finals (NA and EU) First place: $50,000 Second place: $25,000

Bill is joined by Crowfall Reporter host and all around nice guy Matt for this week’s MMO Reporter. It’s a Black Friday blast of gaming goodness and news as these two MMO diehard talk games. Audio Version: What we did in game: Matt: Ingress Darkest Dungeon Star Wars Heroes Bill: GW2 Patreon: patreon.com/mmoreporter   News:…