MMO Reporter: 235 – Console Conundrum




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Summary: Chris and Bill ruminate on the every increasing presence of Consoles in the MMO space, and discuss a recent interview with Neverwinter devs, some Elite: Dangerous planitary boredom and more in this week's episode of MMO Reporter. Audio Version: What we did in game:   Bill: GW2   Chris: Neverwinter Elite: Dangerous Wildstar GW2 - Living Story   Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mmoreporter">https://www.patreon.com/mmoreporter</a>   News:   Neverwinter Underdark Module Details announced <a href="http://mmoreporter.com/2015/10/15/mmo-reporter-special-report-neverwinter-underdark-interview-with-scott-shicoff/">http://mmoreporter.com/2015/10/15/mmo-reporter-special-report-neverwinter-underdark-interview-with-scott-shicoff/</a> Story by R.A. Salvatore Replayable  content - different experience for similar content Variable rewards based on “quality” of the run. New mini-hub: Mantol-Derith DRIZZT!!!   Guild Wars 2 Economy changes <a href="https://www.guildwars2.com/en-gb/news/the-guild-wars-2-heart-of-thorns-economy/">https://www.guildwars2.com/en-gb/news/the-guild-wars-2-heart-of-thorns-economy/</a> Economy notes for expansion - prepare for instability Changing salvaging and dungeon rewards (down-tuning to try to maintain economy value) Admits to some broken markets (doesn’t say which ones) <a href="https://www.guildwars2.com/en-gb/news/hot-new-legendary-weapons/">https://www.guildwars2.com/en-gb/news/hot-new-legendary-weapons/</a>   Sponsors: Audible Go to audiblepodcast.com/mmoreporter Doghouse Use the coupon code mmoreporter for a free 120GB SSD with your purchase!   Quick Mentions:   Funcom asking debt holder to cut them some slack <a href="http://massivelyop.com/2015/10/12/funcom-asks-bondholders-to-defer-company-debts/">http://massivelyop.com/2015/10/12/funcom-asks-bondholders-to-defer-company-debts/</a>   Overwatch streams are now a thing <a href="http://us.battle.net/overwatch/en/blog/19919175/">http://us.battle.net/overwatch/en/blog/19919175/</a>   Haleynic - <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/haylinic/v/20807854">http://www.twitch.tv/haylinic/v/20807854</a> Ellohime - <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/Ellohime">http://www.twitch.tv/Ellohime</a>     Star Citizen release a video and Q&amp;A for their Star Map <a href="https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/15011-Starmap-Q-A">https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/15011-Starmap-Q-A</a> <a href="https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/15000-The-ARK-Starmap">https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/15000-The-ARK-Starmap</a> <a href="https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/15000-The-ARK-Starmap">https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/15000-The-ARK-Starmap</a>   Elite Dangerous Planet preview videos <a href="https://youtu.be/-Et5Ivi_yIg?t=483">https://youtu.be/-Et5Ivi_yIg?t=483</a> video starts around 8 minutes Dev-speak on planet design.  Some inside baseball for development; some inside baseball for geology on the planets they’re building; not much that’s not complex.   Awesome mount is reward for running old WoW dungeons <a href="http://kotaku.com/badass-world-of-warcraft-mount-is-totally-worth-running-1736672235">http://kotaku.com/badass-world-of-warcraft-mount-is-totally-worth-running-1736672235</a>   Ark adds dinosaur breeding <a href="http://massivelyop.com/2015/10/15/now-you-can-breed-baby-dinos-in-ark/">http://massivelyop.com/2015/10/15/now-you-can-breed-baby-dinos-in-ark/</a>   Contact info: Website: <a href="http://mmoreporter.com/">mmoreporter.com</a> Email: <a href="mailto:mmo.reporter@gmail.com">mmo.reporter@gmail.com</a> Facebook:<a href="http://www.facebook.com/mmoreporter"> www.facebook.com/mmoreporter</a>