Summary: Harry, Bill, and Layanor venture into the payment model for Elder Scrolls Online, Asheron’s Call maintenance mode, and talk about a totally different flappy bird! Listen now: What we did in game Layanor - Watercolors LOTRO - 5% away from rank 5 Rift - My friend wanted to play it so I jumped on and played Guild Wars 2 - Checked out the destruction of Lions Arch The Secret World - Joined the 60 man flappy raids Demigod - Played a few matches Bill - Crayons Guild Wars 2 - completed Lion’s arch meta. Arkham Asylum on Steam Big Picture Harry - Oil Paints Guild Wars 2 LOTRO Threes Civ 5 Chris - Craypas White Pencil Crayon - not appearing in this episode- News Asheron’s Call Officially On Maintenance Mode http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/02/25/asherons-call-limits-updates-goes-free-and-plans-player-run-s/ Once Turbine applies a March 4th update to Asheron's Call, the studio plans to move the game into maintenance mode “We intend to fix critical bugs and continue maintenance and support on the game. While there is always a chance we will put out a small update if time permits, players should have the expectation that updates will be limited to maintenance, bug fixes, and perhaps balance iterations of February content such as the new Coliseum." "this change of focus is necessary for the company." "We are working on a date in the not-to-distant future where all active accounts will be able to play the game for free. Asheron's Call and Asheron's Call 2 will be a gift to our loyal players." Turbine will also allow player-run servers by the end of the year. "Our intent is to help these players build a community so these processes can be created and distributed to people interested in running an Asheron's Call game.” Guild Wars 2 atlas is live http://atlas.guildwars2.com/en/ - Helps to go back in time and review what’s happened with the living story - I’m still finding the part about this I love… - Needs to incorporate into game - /wiki command in GW2 Aura Kingdoms is not hacked http://www.tentonhammer.com/aura-kingdom/news/aura-kingdom-addresses-security-concerns Players have been getting a email to join the games private server. There is no private server and the company is confused on how the information for emails is leaked. The company thinks that the emails could be being sent from a fan made Facebook page that subscribers follow. As a PSA, we would like to say make sure you know the things you sign up for are directly from the company you are following. DCUO Update will include account-wide feats http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/loadNews/30190 Feat Unlocking - Allows players to use Replay Badges to unlock feats they have already earned on their other characters. The system gives players the option to play and progress faster on multiple characters, promoting the development and use of alternative characters. Green Auras are finally now available! For the first time in DCUO, players have access to the special aura, which is accessible through Promethium Lockboxes. The original Moon PvP map has been revamped from a capture the flag map to a three-point capture and hold map, making it even more enjoyable and challenging for heroes and villains looking for a fight. Elder Scrolls’ Peter Hines nervous about subscription model http://www.computerandvideogames.com/450862/interviews/interview-bethesdas-pete-hines-on-the-legacy-of-wolfenstein-and-the-eso-subscription-model/ Elder Scrolls is probably your flagship series at Bethesda. Star Wars: The Old Republic didn't work with a subscription model and that's one of the biggest entertainment brands in the world. Is there any anxiety about this model not working? Anxiety? I would say yes, because I'm anxious about everything all the time [laughs].
