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Summary: The MMO Reporter podcast is your source for Massively Multiplayer Online Game news! We cover all MMOs, but we focus on WoW, Guild Wars 2, The Old Republic and Lord of the Rings Online.

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 MMO Reporter Episode 104 – | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:00:29

Harry and Chris drown their misery in the lack of Bill in this show with some talk about Planetside 2's launch, some Star Citizen Alpha footage and The Secret War's 4th update. Listen now: What have we been doing in game? Harry GW2 Lost Shores http://youtu.be/zLDWACalC8s Chris Rift - Playing around in Storm Legion LOTRO - Questing in the Wold GW2 - Missed the event, but Ding 68! SWTOR - Working on my baby Inquisitor News Planetside 2 launch http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Fb90FBLfPBA Star Citizen alpha footage http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/11/13/star-citizen-makes-final-crowd-funding-push-dogfight-video-rele/ Will fight for food: Wushu introduces ‘beggar’ class http://www.ageofwushu.com/news/view/41 ArenaNet wants feedback on Lost Shores event http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/11/20/guild-wars-2-wants-your-feedback-on-the-lost-shores-event/ Arenanet being “forced” to make changes to GW2? http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/369986/page/1 WoW turns 8 http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/blog/6534948/World_of_Warcraft%E2%80%99s_8th_Anniversary_-20_11_2012 The Secret War Issue 4 http://www.thesecretworld.com/news/issue_4_big_trouble_in_the_big_apple_is_out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTLRfotK8Ek Contact Info site: mmoreporter.com email: mmo.reporter@gmail.com facebook: www.facebook.com/mmoreporter twitter: twitter.com/mmo_reporter twitter: twitter.com/harryhol voicemail: 616-666-6778 youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/mmoreporternetwork

 MMO Reporter Episode 103 – Jeffrey’s Triumphant Return! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:19:08

Harry and Chris are joined once again by Jeffrey as we reconnect the international tubes to talk about MMOs. This week's show covers the Elite: Dangerous video and kickstarter, SWTOR finally free to play and the closure of Glitch. Listen now: What we did in game: Jeffrey Planetside 2 Guild Wars 2 EVE Online MekWars - Living Legends Harry Guild Wars 2: Charr can't jump Mech Warrior Online Tactics Ogre Halo 4 Black Ops 2 Chris Rift - Storm Legion Launch LOTRO - Respec’d my War Steed to heavy and “blue” trait line. Trying to fix my lack of power issues. GW2 - Ding 66! Planetside 2 - After dying on the ground, I decided to switch things up and die a bunch in the air. Sigh.... I suck. News: Elite: Dangerous is on the way! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous Storm Legion Launches http://stormlegion.riftgame.com/en/ Darkfall relaunch postponed http://www.darkfallonline.com/blog/?p=3366 EQ2 expansion questions answered http://eq2wire.com/2012/11/14/chains-of-eternity-frequently-asked-questions/ New video shows Guild Wars 2 newest high level dungeon: Fractals of the Mists http://youtu.be/z78-u18is_g GW2 dev defends gear progression. It’s not a grind. It’s a feature. https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/info/news/A-message-from-our-Studio-Design-Director-Chris-Whiteside EVE Ship rebalancing http://community.eveonline.com/devblog.asp?a=blog&nbid=73572 FFXIV End of the world event fails - Frequent disconnects - No huge battles as promised. - A pretty big let down according to Cari. A great trailer came out of it though http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39j5v8jlndM SWTOR Free to Play launch: it’s actually happening... http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/11/08/swtor-launches-free-to-play-on-november-15th-no-rumor/ HK-51 mentioned in dev blog http://www.swtor.com/info/news/blog/20121114 Poll: https://www.facebook.com/starwarstheoldrepublic/posts/10151166664763860 GLITCH closes down http://www.glitch.com/closing/ Contact Info site: mmoreporter.com email: mmo.reporter@gmail.com facebook: www.facebook.com/mmoreporter twitter: twitter.com/mmo_reporter twitter: twitter.com/harryhol voicemail: 616-666-6778 youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/mmoreporternetwork

 MMO Reporter Episode 102 – Ground Control to Major Tom! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:17:35

Chris, Bill and Harry are joined by Jeffrey, the winner of the CSTM Fellowship's Walk auction as we discuss Planetside 2, Mechwarrior Online hot flashes and Guild Wars 2's first major content update. Note: Due to technical difficulties, we lose Jeffrey part of the way through the show. Don't worry though, he'll be back next week! Listen now: What we did in game this week: Jeffrey: Planetside 2 EVE Online SimCity IV Civilization V: G&K Want to be playing: MWO and LOTRO Harry: Torchlight 2 Guild Wars 2 Tactics Ogre XCOM XCOM XCOM XCOM!!!! Bill: GW2 LOTRO Chris: Rift - Grinding crafting, fishing and survival, getting ready for the expansion! GW2 - Ding 64. Planetside 2 - I wish I knew what I was doing in this game. TOR - Baby inquisitor. Purple lightning is fun. WoW - Jumped in, tried to do an LFG. Group died before it started. Jumped out.   News: SWTOR State of the game producer’s letter http://www.swtor.com/blog/star-wars-old-republic-%E2%80%93-state-game The War Z Preview http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/856/feature/6860/Unpolished-But-Addictive.html Eve plans for 2013 http://community.eveonline.com/devblog.asp?a=blog&nbid=73530 Mechwarrior Online Heat Management MegaPost http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/68470-heat-and-why-dhs-isnt-the-problem-or-the-solution/page__p__1348988#entry1348988 Mechwarrior Online Open Beta Video http://youtu.be/RXhWRdnc2RI Mechwarrior Online hands-on - PC Gamer http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/11/01/mechwarrior-online-hands-on-video/ GW2 The Lost Shores Schedule https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/info/news/Lost-Shores-Heads-Up Lost Shores timeline http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/11/05/guild-wars-2-reveals-schedule-for-the-lost-shores/ Age of Wushu goes Hollywood http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/11/05/age-of-wushu-founder-describes-hollywood-movie-plans/ Greed Monger MMO kickstarter campaign - fancy has officially been tickled http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/appleton/greed-monger-a-crafting-focused-sandbox-mmorpg?ref=live via - http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/11/05/crafting-focused-sandbox-greed-monger-starts-kickstarter-campaig/ Speaking of kickstarter campaigns... remember Star Citizen?  Well, it’s happening.  Now we just need to find out how much it’s happening. http://www.robertsspaceindustries.com/poll-additional-stretch-goals/ via - http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/11/05/star-citizen-well-ahead-of-crowd-funding-schedule-stretch-goals/ Voicemail! In response to our MMO Memories from Episode 100. Contact Info site: mmoreporter.com email: mmo.reporter@gmail.com facebook: www.facebook.com/mmoreporter twitter: twitter.com/mmo_reporter twitter: twitter.com/harryhol twitter: twitter.com/mmobill voicemail: 616-666-6778 youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/mmoreporternetwork

 MMO Reporter Episode 101 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:06:04

In this episode Chris, Harry and I discuss Lucasarts sale, Mechwarrior Online Beta, Guild Wars 2 Halloween event and more! Listen now: What we did this week Bill GW2 Harry WoW GW2 Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask Chris Rift - Crafting - Gotta get caught up! LOTRO - Got my War Steed GW2 - Level 62 and Mad King stuff Dishonored News A million Nerds screamed out in terror and were impossible to silence or Star Wars removed from the claw-like clutches of Lucas... and placed into the claw-like clutches of Disney http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/180507/Breaking_Disney_buys_LucasArts.php#.UJCe2cXA_Lo Mechwarrior Online open beta is live http://mwomercs.com/signup?utm_source=mainMENU Famous people play Firefall http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/10/30/firefall-treats-players-to-fest-videos-and-a-halloween-patch/ Elder Scrolls online interview with someone we know... http://mmoreporter.com/2012/10/22/elder-scrolls-online-paul-sage-interview-and-screenshots/ Guild Wars 2 throws down Halloween https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/dont-miss-the-halloween-surprise-at-noon-pacific-october-28/ Sony announces (2 weeks ago) Dragon’s Prophet http://www.dragonsprophetthegame.com/ http://www.youtube.com/user/DragonsProphetGame/featured - trailer FFIV Sound byte - It’s the End of the World! Trion says “Nope” to lifetime subscriptions http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/10/26/trion-on-rift-lifetime-subs-nope-never/ SWTOR F2P Q&A with Blaine Christine http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=546823 Contact Info site: mmoreporter.com email: mmo.reporter@gmail.com facebook: www.facebook.com/mmoreporter twitter: twitter.com/mmo_reporter twitter: twitter.com/harryhol twitter: twitter.com/mmobill voicemail: 616-666-6778 youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/mmoreporternetwork

 MMO Reporter Episode 100 – MMO Memories! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:49:05

For this week's special 100th episode, we travel through our MMO memories and reminisce about what we love about the genre so much! With special guest Anexxia, Sallennia, Celeste, Doc Holiday, Josh Augustine and Brian Brushwood, we tromp through our favourite memories from our favourite games. Listen now:

 Elder Scrolls Online – MMO Reporter Special Report | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 47:44

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:

 Elder Scrolls Online – Paul Sage Interview and Screenshots | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:54

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!

 Elder Scroll Online – Matt Firor Interview and Screenshots | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 13:14

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!  

 World of Warcraft – Mists of Pandaria Review | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 10:06

  With the imminent threat of the Cataclysm behind us, and Deathwing put to rest for good, the mortal races of Azeroth turn to another ever-lingering foe... each other. In doing so, they discovered a long lost race of spiritual creatures, the Pandaren, and disturbed something lurking just under the surface. Listen now: World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria The 4th expansion pack to the award-winning, best-selling MMORPG juggernaut by Blizzard Entertainment, Mists of Pandaria. Released September 25, 2012. Mists of Pandaria expands upon the the closed story of Cataclysm, finding aggressions between the Horde and Alliance at an all-time high. When a naval skirmish between the factions goes awry, boats from both sides find themselves crashed on the shores of a long lost, mist-shrouded island. Neither the Horde nor the Alliance know what sort of allies, or enemies, they may find among it’s native peoples, nor what their presence on this undisturbed island will awaken. Minimum System Requirements: Windows                                                                                 Mac Operating System Windows® XP/Vista/7 with latest service pack Mac OS® X 10.7.x (latest version) Processor Intel® Pentium® D or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Intel Core™ 2 Duo Video NVIDIA® GeForce® 6800 or ATI™ Radeon™ X1600 Pro (256 MB) NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT or ATI Radeon HD 2600 Memory 2 GB RAM (1 GB Windows XP) Storage 25 GB available hard drive space Internet Broadband internet connection Media DVD-ROM drive required to install from disc Input Keyboard and mouse required. Other input devices are not supported. Resolution 1024 x 768 minimum display resolution Recommended System Requirements Operating System Windows® XP/Vista/7 with latest service pack Mac OS® X 10.7.x (latest version) Processor Intel® Pentium® D or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Intel Core™ 2 Duo Video NVIDIA® GeForce® 6800 or ATI™ Radeon™ X1600 Pro (256 MB) NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT or ATI Radeon HD 2600 Memory 2 GB RAM (1 GB Windows XP) Storage 25 GB available hard drive space Internet Broadband internet connection Media DVD-ROM drive required to install from disc Input Keyboard and mouse required. Other input devices are not supported. Resolution 1024 x 768 minimum display resolution Review: Mists of Pandaria builds upon the well-established franchise of World of Warcraft, going into it’s 8th year. For a game that is 8 years old, WoW has never looked better. They’ve updated some of the graphics engines (and having done such, raised their minimum system requirements somewhat) and unleashed an entire continent of absolutely breathtaking scenery. Make no mistake about it... Pandaria is *gorgeous*. The scenery is amazing, the monsters are fierce and NEW (big bonus points for not rehashing old models as they’re prone to doing), and the quests have a flow to them that isn’t found anywhere else in Azeroth. In spite of the systems bar being raised higher, Blizzard has still managed to keep the requirements loose enough that pretty much anybody who WANTS to play still can. When I hit level 90, the first thing I did was fly around Pandaria and just take in all the scenery. WoW may not have as much of the graphical punch of newer MMOs (Guild Wars 2, TERA, The Secret World, etc), but it makes up for that in it’s sheer accessibility. The character models are in the process of receiving structural updates to prevent some of the more notable clipping issues that have been known to occur in the game.Blizzard has also gone all-out for this launch, from start to end-game, including six new 5-man dungeons, 3 new raids (spanning 17 new bosses),

 MMO Reporter Episode 99 – Harry Climaxes First | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:11:22

In this episode Harry, Chris and I discuss Harry reaching the level climax in Guild Wars 2 (don't look at me like that), death and destruction in World of Warcraft, Riders of Rohan's soundtrack and more! Listen now: What we did this week Bill GW2 Harry World of Warcraft Guild Wars 2 - ding 80, ding 14, ding 8 LOTRO - All ready for Rohan EQ2 - will have to start over Firefall Chris Guild Wars 2 - Level 57! Woot! World of Warcraft - Nearing 20, and mostly LFG since level 16. Mistweaver Monk is fun to heal in dungeons. Rift - Still working on the fall festival, and trying to get my mount. LOTRO - Ran through Rohan content with Aaron “Rowan” Campbell. Also completing the Epic Story (almost) to get ready for Rohan! We’ll be livestreaming some initial Rohan stuff on the 15th, so keep an eye out for those announcements. News The Mayans were right! It’s the end of the World (of Warcraft) http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/10/07/reports-entire-cities-dead-on-certain-realms/ http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/10/08/world-of-warcraft-orgrimmar-and-stormwind-temporarily-wiped-out/ GW2 PVP boosts https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/structured-pvp-iceberg/ Champions online adding vehicles... and not bicycles http://co.perfectworld.com/news/?p=706141 Riders of Rohan soundtrack released http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lord-rings-online-riders-rohan/id567889772 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NNlmNiluPQ&feature=plcp Darkfall: Unholy Wars going to nuke all old Darkfall characters http://www.darkfallonline.com/blog/?p=3315&preview=true GW2 dev teams listed https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/colin-johanson-outlines-guild-wars-2-live-game-development/ Mechwarrior NDA lifted http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/56176-take-your-best-shot/page__pid__1130260#entry1130260 via - http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/lips-are-unsealed-as-nda-drops-for-mechwarrior-online/ Not MMO Related, but game related and awesome http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-10-08-incredible-marching-band-performance-at-american-football-game-celebrated-video-games Extra-Life Gaming Marathon http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&teamID=8679 Contact Info site: mmoreporter.com email: mmo.reporter@gmail.com facebook: www.facebook.com/mmoreporter twitter: twitter.com/mmo_reporter twitter: twitter.com/harryhol twitter: twitter.com/mmobill voicemail: 616-666-6778 youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/mmoreporternetwork

 Lord of the Rings Online – Riders of Rohan interview with Aaron Campbell | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 53:55

With the launch of Riders of Rohan on the horizon, I sat down with Aaron "Rowan" Campbell, Senior Producer for Lord of the Rings Online, and talked about what we can look forward to in the expansion. Audio Version:

 PAX 2012 – RaiderZ gameplay footage and interview | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:11

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!

 PAX 2012 – Torchlight 2 interview | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 12:54

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!

 MMO Reporter Episode 98 – G Rated Harry | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:23:39

In this episode Harry, Chris and I discuss City of Heroes' demise, Secret World's post-mortem, Mists of Pandaria's sales and more! Listen now: Don't forget to check out Episode 97 for our contest! What we did this week Bill GW2 - 18 Ranger Torchlight II LOTRO creeping Harry GTA IV Crysis Warhead Diablo 3 LOTRO Guild Wars 2 - level 79 WvW, Orr Mists of Pandaria Chris LOTRO - Great River and a new alt on Landroval GW2 - Level 55 on my main, and moving my alts 10 levels at a time. Bladeridge Steppes is SO AWESOME! Rift - Rogue Ember isle dailies WoW - MoP - Say hello to Monkazar world! News Corpse of City of Heroes kicked a couple times by NCSoft http://us.ncsoft.com/en/news/response-to-city-of-heroes-player-and-fan-suggestions.html League of Legends adds Honor system http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/10/02/league-of-legends-adds-player-driven-honor-system/ Mists of Pandaria sales number suck - oh wait, maybe analysts suck and sales numbers are fine http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/10/01/analysts-mists-of-pandaria-sales-not-so-disappointing/ More Secret World post-mortem - sour grapes and poignant points http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-10-02-the-secret-world-post-mortem-no-its-not-going-free-to-play-any-time-soon Defiance (TV Show) Building real and virtual sets http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCS8ahrY8IQ&feature=player_embedded GW2 dungeon griefing, and how to protect yourself http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/10ttf8/protect_yourself_from_getting_kicked_in_a_dungeon/ Trent Oster speculates that Muzyka and Zeschuk quit due to too much negativity http://www.nowgamer.com/news/1609815/mass_effect_fan_negativity_was_too_much_for_ray_greg_exbioware_dev.html via - http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/09/28/trent-oster-suggests-fan-negativity-may-have-proved-just-too-much-for-bioware-doctors/ Episode 100 - Call for submission - What is your favorite MMO memory? Contact Info site: mmoreporter.com email: mmo.reporter@gmail.com facebook: www.facebook.com/mmoreporter twitter: twitter.com/mmo_reporter twitter: twitter.com/harryhol twitter: twitter.com/mmobill voicemail: 616-666-6778 youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/mmoreporternetwork

 PAX Prime 2012 – Razer Interview | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4:45

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!

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