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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: Steam Sales are changing http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-11-20-no-flash-or-daily-deals-during-steam-autumn-winter-sales Games will be highlighted for 24-48 hours Pricing will be the same for the entire sale, no more daily sales Steam fall sale will Steam fall sales starts Nov 25 (yesterday) and runs through Dec 1 e.g. MMO Reporter GOTY 2014 Elite: Dangerous on sale for 67% off regular price Steam winter sale runs from Dec 22nd – Jan 6th This based on a notice posted by Eurogamer (gathered from a notice sent to developers and publishers “We’ll still be highlighting your top games on the front page for 24-48 hour spans, but those products will stay at their most competitive discount, before and after being featured,” Valve wrote. “It’s not a major change, but it does make the sale a lot more valuable for customers, and it allows us to build sale features that recommend your product all sale long, instead of just during its front page feature. “For a brand new release, if you can’t get approval for your best discount for the full length of the sale, that’s OK and we can work on a plan for that game. But the vast majority of your catalog should be running its best discount for the duration of the sale.” Is this the end of insane Steam sales, and the beginning of reasonable sales?   Sponsors: Audible Go to audiblepodcast.com/mmoreporter Harry Potter series now available on Audible. Narrated by Jim Dale. Doghouse Use the coupon code mmoreporter for a free 120GB SSD with your purchase!   Massively OP’s Black Friday/Cyber Monday MMO sales and deals http://massivelyop.com/2015/11/26/the-best-mmo-deals-of-black-friday-and-cyber-monday/   Quick Mentions: Secret World’s November Dev Update: Gifting, Dungeon Finders and more http://www.thesecretworld.com/news/monthly_development_update_november_20151   MMO Mouse from Hell http://kotaku.com/a-gaming-mouse-designed-just-for-mmorpg-players-1744581316?utm_expid=66866090-67.e9PWeE2DSnKObFD7vNEoqg.0 Elecom Dux 19 buttons dual scroll wheels dual computer toggle (mouse has a built in function to allow you to switch between computers for dual-boxing   The Kickstarter well, it will never dry up! http://massivelyop.com/2015/11/24/stash-successfully-completes-its-fourth-kickstarter-campaign/   Elite: Dangerous Newsletter #100 up http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=5219b8c24c&e=dc70e14564 Horizons specs revealed (pretty reasonable) Racing demo video   WoW turns 11 on Nov 23

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.   What we did in game: Matt: Ingress Darkest Dungeon Star Wars Heroes Bill: GW2 Patreon: patreon.com/mmoreporter   News: Steam Sales are changing http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-11-20-no-flash-or-daily-deals-during-steam-autumn-winter-sales Games will be highlighted for 24-48 hours Pricing will be the same for the entire sale, no more daily sales Steam fall sale will Steam fall sales starts Nov 25 (yesterday) and runs through Dec 1 e.g. MMO Reporter GOTY 2014 Elite: Dangerous on sale for 67% off regular price Steam winter sale runs from Dec 22nd – Jan 6th This based on a notice posted by Eurogamer (gathered from a notice sent to developers and publishers “We’ll still be highlighting your top games on the front page for 24-48 hour spans, but those products will stay at their most competitive discount, before and after being featured,” Valve wrote. “It’s not a major change, but it does make the sale a lot more valuable for customers, and it allows us to build sale features that recommend your product all sale long, instead of just during its front page feature. “For a brand new release, if you can’t get approval for your best discount for the full length of the sale, that’s OK and we can work on a plan for that game. But the vast majority of your catalog should be running its best discount for the duration of the sale.” Is this the end of insane Steam sales, and the beginning of reasonable sales?   Sponsors: Audible Go to audiblepodcast.com/mmoreporter Harry Potter series now available on Audible. Narrated by Jim Dale. Doghouse Use the coupon code mmoreporter for a free 120GB SSD with your purchase!   Massively OP’s Black Friday/Cyber Monday MMO sales and deals http://massivelyop.com/2015/11/26/the-best-mmo-deals-of-black-friday-and-cyber-monday/   Quick Mentions: Secret World’s November Dev Update: Gifting, Dungeon Finders and more http://www.thesecretworld.com/news/monthly_development_update_november_20151   MMO Mouse from Hell http://kotaku.com/a-gaming-mouse-designed-just-for-mmorpg-players-

Chris takes us through his impressions of the first Guild Wars 2 expansion: Heart of Thorns. What do you think of the expansion? Are you a fan, or did you find that it missed the mark? Let us know in the comments! Audio Version:

Chris takes us through his impressions of the first Guild Wars 2 expansion: Heart of Thorns. What do you think of the expansion? Are you a fan, or did you find that it missed the mark? Let us know in the comments! Audio Version: Our sponsors:

Chris takes us through his impressions of the first Guild Wars 2 expansion: Heart of Thorns. What do you think of the expansion? Are you a fan, or did you find that it missed the mark? Let us know in the comments!  

All four of the MMO Reporters return to the glass table! We talk about CCP Virtual Reality, Buy to play only in America, and World of Warcraft suing bots? Audio Version: What we did in game: Layanor: LOTRO Orcs Must Die 2 Bill: GW2 Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Not Fallout 4 Harry: Guild Wars 2…

All four of the MMO Reporters return to the glass table! We talk about CCP Virtual Reality, Buy to play only in America, and World of Warcraft suing bots? Audio Version: What we did in game: Layanor: LOTRO Orcs Must Die 2 Bill: GW2 Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Not Fallout 4 Harry: Guild Wars 2 Hearthstone Heroes of the Storm Star Craft 2 Fallout 4 Star Wars Battlefront Rise of the Tomb Raider Divinity Original Sin iPad Pro Chris: Sword Coast Legends Fallout 4 Guild Wars 2 Rift   News:   CCP raises 30M for its VR initiatives See press release bellow   Privately held CCP Gams, the leader in virtual reality immersive technology(WTF???), today announced that it has raised $30 million to bolster the development of virtual reality (VR) content. The investment will be used to further position the company to drive innovation in VR as the technology begins to transform the entertainment industry. EVE: Valkyrie will launch with the Oculus Rift in spring 2016 and PlayStation VR in the first half of 2016 and is being created at CCP’s Newcastle studio. Gunjack, in development at the company’s Shanghai studio, is scheduled for release on Samsung’s Gear VR platform later this month. Valkyrie seems like a standard candidate for VR.  Lends itself well Gunjack seems like a weird product Announced last August On-rails FPS where you play as the gunner on a defense ship Feels more like a tech-demo than a compelling game But if that’s what garners $30M, then I guess they succeeded Exclusive to Gear VR, which means android.  Still hard to get excited about android/mobile gaming   Black Desert Online Is Coming! Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zd8Uw4pKGs Korean MMO Buy to Play Model (Free to play in Korea, Japan and Russia) – Three Tiers Traveler’s Package (USD $29.99 / EUR €29.99): Includes a digital version of Black Desert Online, one seven-day guest pass, 24 hour early head start, one appearance change coupon, and more. Explorer’s Package (USD $49.99 / EUR €49.99): Includes a digital version of Black Desert Online, exclusive access to one Beta test, two seven-day guest passes, 48 hour early head start, one appearance change coupon, a tier three horse, one pet of choice, a unique weapon skin, and more. Conqueror’s Package (USD $99.99 / EUR €99.99): Includes a digital version of Black Desert Online, exclusive access to both Beta tests, three seven-day guest passes, a massive 96 hour head start, one appearance change coupon, a tier five horse, one pet of choice, a unique weapon skin and costume, 2,500 Pearls (worth $25.00 / €25.00), and more. Uses an in-house rendering engine. Very fast paced combat. Pre-Orders now available Earl 2016 Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fcMYQzTwek   DCUO announces Episode 19 See press release bellow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZCt7WG7nfs New four player alert (dungeon) – The Demon’s Plan Heroes team up with Black Canary to attack Ra’s al Chul’s mountain fortress Nanda Parbat to save Green Arrow Villains team up with Heat Wave to save Captain Cold. New solo dungeon: Deep Desires Epilogue to Episode 17’s Unholy Matrimony story. Launching later this fall.   Sponsors: Audible

All four of the MMO Reporters return to the glass table! We talk about CCP Virtual Reality, Buy to play only in America, and World of Warcraft suing bots?   What we did in game: Layanor: LOTRO Orcs Must Die 2 Bill: GW2 Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Not Fallout 4 Harry: Guild Wars 2 Hearthstone Heroes of the Storm Star Craft 2 Fallout 4 Star Wars Battlefront Rise of the Tomb Raider Divinity Original Sin iPad Pro Chris: Sword Coast Legends Fallout 4 Guild Wars 2 Rift   News:   CCP raises 30M for its VR initiatives See press release bellow   Privately held CCP Gams, the leader in virtual reality immersive technology(WTF???), today announced that it has raised $30 million to bolster the development of virtual reality (VR) content. The investment will be used to further position the company to drive innovation in VR as the technology begins to transform the entertainment industry. EVE: Valkyrie will launch with the Oculus Rift in spring 2016 and PlayStation VR in the first half of 2016 and is being created at CCP’s Newcastle studio. Gunjack, in development at the company’s Shanghai studio, is scheduled for release on Samsung’s Gear VR platform later this month. Valkyrie seems like a standard candidate for VR.  Lends itself well Gunjack seems like a weird product Announced last August On-rails FPS where you play as the gunner on a defense ship Feels more like a tech-demo than a compelling game But if that’s what garners $30M, then I guess they succeeded Exclusive to Gear VR, which means android.  Still hard to get excited about android/mobile gaming   Black Desert Online Is Coming! Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zd8Uw4pKGs Korean MMO Buy to Play Model (Free to play in Korea, Japan and Russia) – Three Tiers Traveler’s Package (USD $29.99 / EUR €29.99): Includes a digital version of Black Desert Online, one seven-day guest pass, 24 hour early head start, one appearance change coupon, and more. Explorer’s Package (USD $49.99 / EUR €49.99): Includes a digital version of Black Desert Online, exclusive access to one Beta test, two seven-day guest passes, 48 hour early head start, one appearance change coupon, a tier three horse, one pet of choice, a unique weapon skin, and more. Conqueror’s Package (USD $99.99 / EUR €99.99): Includes a digital version of Black Desert Online, exclusive access to both Beta tests, three seven-day guest passes, a massive 96 hour head st

Harry Hol sits down with Senior Art Director Chris Robinson and Lead Game Designer Luis Barriga to discuss the upcoming World of Warcraft: Legion expansion. Audio Version:

Harry Hol sits down with Senior Art Director Chris Robinson and Lead Game Designer Luis Barriga to discuss the upcoming World of Warcraft: Legion expansion. Audio Version: Our sponsors:

Harry Hol sits down with Senior Art Director Chris Robinson and Lead Game Designer Luis Barriga to discuss the upcoming World of Warcraft: Legion expansion.      

Chris and Bill are joined by the travel weary Josh Augustine to discuss the latest and greatest news to come from Blizzcon 2015. We drill deep into the League of Explorer’s adventure for Hearthstone, the news that Legions of World of Warcraft fans have been waiting for, Overwatch gameplay experiences, and of course, the Warcraft…

Chris and Bill are joined by the travel weary Josh Augustine to discuss the latest and greatest news to come from Blizzcon 2015. We drill deep into the League of Explorer’s adventure for Hearthstone, the news that Legions of World of Warcraft fans have been waiting for, Overwatch gameplay experiences, and of course, the Warcraft movie. Audio Version:   News:   Hearthstone   What’s truly new in the League of Explorers?   Emphasis on characters and story New game modes: escape from dungeon Some pretty crazy cards too – Golden Monkey     What’s the new card mechanic?   Discover Examples     How did the big tournament go?   So fun Exciting new decks: Oil Rogue Canadian made it to finals, but Ostkaka won Ostkaka was so good. Could tell he plays several turns ahead and even seemed to know what was in opponent’s hand. Had similar decks but Ostkaka was just the best. Not even close.     Hearthstone Tavern   Decor Playing tournaments Playing dev Live band Annoy-o-tron costume   World of Warcraft   What were the most exciting changes announced?   Combat rogue becoming Outlaw rogue! Full list of all the weapons for each spec Shaking up the endgame a bit It’s okay to not log in every day Trying to bring in a lot more options of what you can do Multiple routes + sense of purpose are 2 big goals   How does zone scaling work?   This could be the biggest change in WoW since… well, ever. But the details are still a little murky, so it’s hard to say for sure. Can do zones in a group of different level players World scales, not players Rewards scale   Are you excited about the emphasis on classes?   So cool. Learned lots of new tidbits Like each class hall will have some unique functionality. Druids have portals, Warriors have dueling arena, hunters have a flight network. Class identity has always been the most important part of my character Class-specific quests are so fun, really feed into roleplaying and really unique challenges   Is Transmog 2.0 worth the wait?   So excited. DCUO always had my favorite costume system and this sounds like that. I think every game should have something like this. Sounds like Blizzard is really putting the time in to do it right.   Warcraft Movie   Can we finally get our hopes up?   Yes! I was skeptical before seeing the trailer Not goofy or cartoony Closest comparison is to LotR in tone and style   What’s the story?   Orcs + Humans Garona is the heart of the story   What impression did you get of the cast?   Really like each other funny – jokes – horse poop, neck snapping Know + love Warcraft lore (mostly)   Sponsors: Audible Go to audiblepodcast.com/mmoreporter Doghouse Use the coupon code mmoreporter for a free 120GB SSD with your purchase!   Heroes of the Storm   What do you think of Cho’Gall?   Love that they’re experimenting and doing things “they aren’t supposed to” Playing with Nik You have to swap mid-game for the TRUE experience   Is Arena mode going to be as crazy as it looks?

Chris and Bill are joined by the travel weary Josh Augustine to discuss the latest and greatest news to come from Blizzcon 2015. We drill deep into the League of Explorer’s adventure for Hearthstone, the news that Legions of World of Warcraft fans have been waiting for, Overwatch gameplay experiences, and of course, the Warcraft movie.   News:   Hearthstone   What’s truly new in the League of Explorers?   Emphasis on characters and story New game modes: escape from dungeon Some pretty crazy cards too – Golden Monkey     What’s the new card mechanic?   Discover Examples     How did the big tournament go?   So fun Exciting new decks: Oil Rogue Canadian made it to finals, but Ostkaka won Ostkaka was so good. Could tell he plays several turns ahead and even seemed to know what was in opponent’s hand. Had similar decks but Ostkaka was just the best. Not even close.     Hearthstone Tavern   Decor Playing tournaments Playing dev Live band Annoy-o-tron costume   World of Warcraft   What were the most exciting changes announced?   Combat rogue becoming Outlaw rogue! Full list of all the weapons for each spec Shaking up the endgame a bit It’s okay to not log in every day Trying to bring in a lot more options of what you can do Multiple routes + sense of purpose are 2 big goals   How does zone scaling work?   This could be the biggest change in WoW since… well, ever. But the details are still a little murky, so it’s hard to say for sure. Can do zones in a group of different level players World scales, not players Rewards scale   Are you excited about the emphasis on classes?   So cool. Learned lots of new tidbits Like each class hall will have

Harry lets us know about his last day Blizzcon 2015, with highlight of his experience with World of Warcraft: Legion and Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void. Audio Version: