Summary: It's time for another dose of all-Canadian MMO Reporter this week, with only Chris and Bill holding down the fort. It's an interesting discussion this week, with WoW changing things up with patch 6.2 itemization and loot system, and adding a little tidbit of news that flying mounts will never happen in Warlords of Draenor. That, along with discussion around Neverwinter's Strongholds expansion make for an interesting show. Audio Version: What we’ve done in game Bill GW2 Reaper (Necromancer elite spec) https://www.guildwars2.com/en-gb/news/meet-the-reaper-necromancers-elite-specialization/ New weapon = Greatsword Melee focussed Death Shroud form called Reapers Shroud Dragon Fantasy Star Trek Online Chris Wildstar Destiny Neverwinter Dragon Fantasy on Vita Marvel Heroes Patreon: Patrons: 29 Current Total: $115 patreon.com/mmoreporter News WoW still doesn’t allow flying in patch 6.2; doesn’t intend to add it later (and other 6.2 nuggets) http://www.polygon.com/2015/5/22/8645293/world-of-warcraft-no-flying-tanaan-jungle-warlords-of-draenor-mmo-pc-blizzard via http://massivelyop.com/2015/05/23/world-of-warcraft-no-flying-in-draenor-perhaps-forever/ “At this point, we feel that outdoor gameplay in World of Warcraft is ultimately better without flying,” he said. “We’re not going to be reintroducing the ability to fly in Draenor, and that’s kind of where we’re at going forward.” Patch appears to be an “old-is-new” feel. Guldan is in charge again. Hellfire Citatel (from Burning Crusade days) is back, as a raid instead of a dungeon. “Timewalking” feature allows you to re-run old dungeons, at old difficulty (your gear gets scaled down to a more appropriate level for that dungeon) Timewalking preview post (from mid-april): http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/18710308/patch-62-preview-timewalking-4-14-2015 apparently timewalking will apply to raids sometime in the future Current PTR notes for 6.2 (huge) http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/18539917/62-ptr-patch-notes-may-13-5-13-2015 Sponsors: Audible Go to audiblepodcast.com/mmoreporter Doghouse Use the coupon code mmoreporter for a free 120GB SSD with your purchase! Muteki PAX East Sponsor - Check out Dragon Fantasy here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/327980 Neverwinter announces "Strongholds" - its latest expansion http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/neverwinter/news/detail/9254153-neverwinter%3A-strongholds-coming-summer-2015 Not too many details yet, but the official description is: Neverwinter: Strongholds empowers guilds to reclaim a keep and its surrounding areas that have been overrun by the wild. As the lands are cleared, guilds will build defenses both in and around their strongholds using structures like barracks and additional troops armed to protect the keep. Once the keep has been secured, guilds will have to battle against the environment as well as other players to ensure they maintain control of their lands. Most likely similar to STO Fleet Holdings In STO, Fleets (Guilds) claim a starbase, and the do missions to get XP to level it http://sto.gamepedia.com/Fleet_Starbase Costs TONS of resources to maintain and keep. http://sto.gamepedia.com/User:MatthewM/FleetCosts Playerbase somewhat divided, as many complain that the costs are too high. Quick Mention: GW2 Beta Testings resumes on May 26 https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/closed-beta-testing-on-may-26/ The Repopulation reveals a new trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj8DMH29aso Launch planned for Q4 2015 http://massivelyop.com/2015/05/20/the-repopulation-to-launch-in-q4-2015/ EQ tries again at a progression server http://massivelyop.com/2015/05/22/everquests-new-progression-server-comes-online-again/ The trailer is amazingly nostalgic, and I never even played EQ!
