MMO Reporter

Chris and Bill gather for a moment of silence to mourn the fate of Landmark but are quickly enheartened by

Chris and Bill are joined by star of stage and screen Harry Hol to embark on a journey through 2016

Chris and Bill are joined by star of stage and screen Harry Hol to embark on a journey through 2016 and a look at the crystal ball for 2017 and take part in this year's Predictions Episode!

  Chris and Bill take an unexpected journey into the world of MMOs to discuss the news of the creation of Standing Stone Games, the end of Asheron's Call, and the addition of player housing to Elder Scrolls Online. What we did in game: Bill: WoW Chris: WoW Final Fantasy XV Titanfall 2 Chat Room: Aker2007 : I have been playing Final Fantasy XV, WoW, Hearthstone, Pokémon Go, and Heroes of the Storm   GumpsGang : In game: big push in DDO (Lv 14 to 24) ... LOTRO Yule ... Fell into a GW2 hole for a week with a new Warrior a couple of weeks ago ... and finally back to ESO for double XP   Patreon  shout out https://patreon.com/mmoreporter   We’re trying out Podbean: mmoreporter.podbean.com   News: LOTRO & DDO moving to new publisher - Standing Stone / Daybreak https://www.lotro.com/en/game/articles/standing-stone-games-%E2%80%93-message-rob-ciccolini The game teams responsible for The Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) and Dungeons & Dragons Online (DDO) are now moving from Turbine to Standing Stone Games, a newly formed indie game studio. Standing Stone Games, a newly-independent studio staffed by people who have been working on DDO and LOTRO for many years. Quote from Jerry Snook (on the record) - who is moving to Standing Stone Games:   “Standing Stone Games is independently owned, and has no connection to Turbine or WB.”   Our development continues on track, and the plans we have already announced remain firmly in our future view. Again, although we are a new studio, we are also the same developers who have been and will continue to work on our games. Future Plans: https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?&postid=7677438#post7677438 Asheron’s Call and AC2 are closing Jan 31

  Chris and Bill take an unexpected journey into the world of MMOs to discuss the news of the creation of Standing Stone Games, the end of Asheron's Call, and the addition of player housing to Elder Scrolls Online. What we did in game: Bill: WoW Chris: WoW Final Fantasy XV Titanfall 2 Chat Room: Aker2007 : I have been playing Final Fantasy XV, WoW, Hearthstone, Pokémon Go, and Heroes of the Storm   GumpsGang : In game: big push in DDO (Lv 14 to 24) ... LOTRO Yule ... Fell into a GW2 hole for a week with a new Warrior a couple of weeks ago ... and finally back to ESO for double XP   Patreon  shout out https://patreon.com/mmoreporter   We’re trying out Podbean: mmoreporter.podbean.com   News: LOTRO & DDO moving to new publisher - Standing Stone / Daybreak https://www.lotro.com/en/game/articles/standing-stone-games-%E2%80%93-message-rob-ciccolini The game teams responsible for The Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) and Dungeons & Dragons Online (DDO) are now moving from Turbine to Standing Stone Games, a newly formed indie game studio. Standing Stone Games, a newly-independent studio staffed by people who have been working on DDO and LOTRO for many years. Quote from Jerry Snook (on the record) - who is moving to Standing Stone Games:   “Standing Stone Games is independently owned, and has no connection to Turbine or WB.”   Our development continues on track, and the plans we have already announced remain firmly in our future view. Again, although we are a new studio, we are also the same developers who have been and will continue to work on our games. Future Plans: https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?&postid=7677438#post7677438 Asheron’s Call and AC2 are closing Jan 31 https://www.asheronscall.com/en/forums/showthread.php?73423-Asheron-s-Call&p=753697 They did not make the cut during the above standing stone restructure http://massivelyop.com/2016/12/22/the-soapbox-asherons-call-is-dead-and-turbine-killed-it/ ESO to add player housing http://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/news/post/2016/12/06/introducing-homestead 40 unique homes There’s a new housing experience, quest, starter “room at the inn” Homes styled after playable races There is an Imperial Edition if you bought that DLC/version of the game. Fully furnished on available with crowns Un-furnished available for in-game gold or crowns   “If you want to purchase most unfurnished homes for gold, the local residents in that zone will ask that you prove yourself worthy to reside among them. No one wants an unhelpful neighbor, after all! By completing a specific achievement, you will earn their approval and unlock the ability to buy the associated home in that zone.”   Over 2,000 unique decorative items Will have some items locked behind achievement

Chris and Bill take an unexpected journey into the world of MMOs to discuss the news of the creation of

  Chris and Bill wade into the depth of the cold Canadian winter to scavange for computer parts as Chris' computer has died. Along the way, they discuss a new RPG from Riot Games and Bioware veterans, as well as Guild Wars 2's sPvP changes and the upcoming Nighthold Raid in World of Warcraft! Let us know what you think of our discussions in the comments bellow! What we did in game: Bill: GW2 WoW Chris: WoW Rift Gigantic Titanfall 2   Patreon  shout out https://patreon.com/mmoreporter   News: Phoenix Labs (Former Bioware and Blizzard) announces new RPG - Dauntless https://playdauntless.com/ 4 player coop - not MMO   WoW Nighthold raid launches Jan 17th https://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/20752446734?page= LFR and Mythic raiding will come in the weeks following Also some changes coming to legendaries https://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/20752626046#post-1 http://www.wowhead.com/news=258433/nighthold-to-release-on-january-17th Normal and Heroic mode 10 bosses, final boss is Gul’dan T19 drops Ilvl varies through instance - starts at 855 for first bosses, then 870, 890, 905 Gul’dan drops 865 for LFR, 895 on heroic and 910 on Mythic Patch 7.2, with tons of new stuff including Legion Invasions across the Broken Isles. h

  Chris and Bill wade into the depth of the cold Canadian winter to scavange for computer parts as Chris' computer has died. Along the way, they discuss a new RPG from Riot Games and Bioware veterans, as well as Guild Wars 2's sPvP changes and the upcoming Nighthold Raid in World of Warcraft! Let us know what you think of our discussions in the comments bellow! What we did in game: Bill: GW2 WoW Chris: WoW Rift Gigantic Titanfall 2   Patreon  shout out https://patreon.com/mmoreporter   News: Phoenix Labs (Former Bioware and Blizzard) announces new RPG - Dauntless https://playdauntless.com/ 4 player coop - not MMO   WoW Nighthold raid launches Jan 17th https://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/20752446734?page= LFR and Mythic raiding will come in the weeks following Also some changes coming to legendaries https://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/topic/20752626046#post-1 http://www.wowhead.com/news=258433/nighthold-to-release-on-january-17th Normal and Heroic mode 10 bosses, final boss is Gul’dan T19 drops Ilvl varies through instance - starts at 855 for first bosses, then 870, 890, 905 Gul’dan drops 865 for LFR, 895 on heroic and 910 on Mythic Patch 7.2, with tons of new stuff including Legion Invasions across the Broken Isles. http://www.pcgamer.com/wow-legion-patch-72-will-add-new-raid-more-story-and-sexy-new-mounts/    GW2 sPvP Season and Wintersday Live! Press Release bellow Queuing for ranked is now 1-2 ppl, no more 5-person groups Pips no longer determine matchmaking Pips determine rewards now No more losing pips when losing matches Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Legendary divisions (badge and rewards influence) 10 placement matches required to set division (sounds familiar) Inactive players will decay in ranking Scoring updated to be raw stats now (dmg, healing etc).  No more “calculated” score Skyhammer joining Ranked rotation; Stronghold leaving   Test World of Warships, get OP Boat http://forum.worldofwarships.com/index.php?/topic/107139-uss-alabama-super-tester-reward/#topmost Become a supertester (invite only program), get a new ship! Sounds good to me! New ship is SUPER powerful, and only available for supertesters. Oh Very high tired ship Insert community s#*tstorm here.   Quick Mention: Seven Day free trial for Black Desert Online (via Massively OP) http://massivelyop.com/2016/12/15/black-desert-opens-up-seven-day-free-trials-halves-sale-price-through-holidays/ Try out the game - its good.   What are you playing next week? Chris: WoW Rift Gigantic Titanfall 2  

Chris and Bill wade into the depth of the cold Canadian winter to scavenge for computer parts as Chris’ computer

  This week's episode features a highlight from a recent stream by Bill and Chris as they attempted to play Gigantic on the first night of Open Beta. While there were some issues during this stream, Chris does discuss his experience the following day. For more from MMO Reporter, visit mmoreporter.com

  This week's episode features a highlight from a recent stream by Bill and Chris as they attempted to play Gigantic on the first night of Open Beta. While there were some issues during this stream, Chris does discuss his experience the following day. For more from MMO Reporter, visit mmoreporter.com

This week’s episode features a highlight from a recent stream by Bill and Chris as they attempted to play Gigantic

  Chris and Bill gather their strength and venture into the deep dark night of MMO news to bring you this week's best stories. With Black Desert Online merging ser..... ummm.... moving to mega server architecture, Final Fantasy 14's free login campaign, EVE's new player experience and more!

  Chris and Bill gather their strength and venture into the deep dark night of MMO news to bring you this week's best stories. With Black Desert Online merging ser..... ummm.... moving to mega server architecture, Final Fantasy 14's free login campaign, EVE's new player experience and more!

Chris and Bill return to form with the first podcast with both of them in over a month! With renewed