Summary: <br> <br> Roxanne couldn’t make it this episode, but we got Larry Everett (<a href="http://www.gamebreaker.tv/category/the-republic/" target="_blank">The Republic</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/hyperspace-beacon/" target="_blank">Massively</a>) to fill the third seat, which was great when we started our retrospective talk about following SWTOR because he’s been tracking this game since it was just a twinkle in BioWare’s eye. Bonus: three-minute blooper reel where Kathy cannot get through the outro.<br> <br> FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales? This week’s challenge concerns companions, pre-ordering, and PvP.<br> <br> More Show Notes and Comments after the jump...<br> <br> FROM THE NEWSNET & BEYOND: Roundup of the most important announcements and news.<br> <br> * Fri Update 9/30: <a href="http://www.swtor.com/info/holonet/galaxy-map" target="_blank">Galaxy Map</a>.<br> * Fri Up 10/7: <a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20111007" target="_blank">Choose Your Side video</a>. Jedi Knight vs. Bounty Hunter<br> * Fri Up 10/7: Part 2 of William Wallace’s <a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/blog/20111007" target="_blank">Companion Dev Blog</a>.<br> * <a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20111004" target="_blank">Beta Testing Weekend 2</a>.<br> * Testing Email Woes. Stephen Reid responds <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=9508474#edit9508474" target="_blank">here</a>. To check your status, go to<a href="http://www.swtor.com/tester" target="_blank"> swtor.com/tester</a>.<br> * Georg’s <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/devtracker.php" target="_blank">Class Design Philosophy</a>.<br> * <a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20111007-1" target="_blank">New York Comic Con</a> Oct 13-16.<br> <br> Quick Mentions<br> <br> * Drew Karpyshyn<a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=9624456#edit9624456" target="_blank"> responds to criticisms</a> of his upcoming novel, Revan, in his <a href="http://drewkarpyshyn.com/c/?p=302#more-302" target="_blank">personal blog</a>.<br> * <a href="http://corellianrun.com/2011/09/27/gamesindustry-biz-interview-with-ray-muzyka-greg-zeschuk/" target="_blank">Gamesindustry.biz interview</a> with the Doctors.<br> * Craig Morrison’s blog post, <a href="http://corellianrun.com/2011/09/29/craig-morrison-the-success-anomaly/" target="_blank">“The Success Anomaly.”</a><br> * Extra Credits – <a href="http://corellianrun.com/2011/09/29/extra-credits-games-you-might-not-have-tried-2/" target="_blank">Games You Might Not Have Tried #2</a><br> <br> ON THE CRR SITE<br> <br> * Jason Taylor <a href="http://corellianrun.com/2011/10/05/a-long-long-time-ago-we-loved-star-wars/" target="_blank">reminisces about discovering Star Wars</a> for the first time<br> * <a href="http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=509498" target="_blank">Fan Fiction contest</a>. Submit on the official forums Oct. 8-22.<br> <br> SITH OR JEDI: We find out which path we walk in real life with The Test of the Pirated Movie.<br> <br> COMMUNITY BUZZ<br> <br> * Great responses on the subject of race in Star Wars in the <a href="http://corellianrun.com/2011/09/26/episode-33-what-were-you-doing-when/#more-6143" target="_blank">Comments section</a> and <a href="http://corellianrun.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2008" target="_blank">forums</a>.<br> * Following SWTOR: Looking Back and Forward<br> <br> Thanks from Corellian Run Radio<br> <br> * To Larry Everett (<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Shaddoe" target="_blank">@Shaddoe</a> on Twitter) for joining us<br> * To Dan Nichols, dstupper, and Jerrit for writing positive reviews on iTunes.<br> * Blooper reel music by <a href="http://www.generalfuzz.net/" target="_blank">General Fuzz</a><br>
