MMO Reporter Episode 247 – Spoiling Star Wars ’cause we don’t give a F*^%!




MMO Reporter show

Summary: <br> <br> Chris, Bill and Harry take to the interwebs to discuss this week’s MMO news! Harry drags us deep into the Elite: Dangerous – Horizons rabbit hole, Chris tries to generate some excitement for Black Desert Online, and all three lament on Wildstar and all things Carbine.<br> Audio Version:<br> <br> <br> What we did in game:<br> Bill:<br> <br> Rocket League<br> King’s Quest<br> GW2<br> Blade and Soul<br> <br> Harry:<br> <br> Finished Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls expansion story<br> Elite Dangerous<br> Star Citizen<br> Twofold<br> <br> Chris:<br> <br> Blade and Soul<br> Elite: Dangerous<br> GW2<br> Battlefront<br> Neverwinter<br> <br>  <br> Patreon  shout out<br> 32 Patrons. Thank you!<br>  <br> News:<br> First details about next phase of Horizons<br> <a href="https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=230144">https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=230144</a><br>  <br> <br> Mission system revamped<br> More consequences and focus on personality<br> Mission givers will change their behavior based on your standing and rank<br> Horizons will now be ‘dlc’<br> From now on you buy the base game and horizons separately<br> <a href="https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=230150">https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=230150</a><br> Also: <br> <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/achunt/status/695334790329839616">https://mobile.twitter.com/achunt/status/695334790329839616</a><br> <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/achunt/status/695334943774248960">https://mobile.twitter.com/achunt/status/695334943774248960</a><br> Dun dun dunnnnn…<br> <br>  <br> Black Desert Online Launches March 3<br> <a href="https://www.blackdesertonline.com/news/view/49">https://www.blackdesertonline.com/news/view/49</a><br> Closed Beta info<br> <br> Feb 18th<br> <br> Game Info<br> <br> <br> Pre-Order<br> <br> <a href="https://www.blackdesertonline.com/preorder/">https://www.blackdesertonline.com/preorder/</a><br> <br> <br> Traveler’s Package $30<br> <br> Stuff<br> <br> <br> <br> Explorer’s Package $50<br> <br> More stuff<br> <br> <br> <br> Conquerer’s Package $100<br> <br> Even more stuff<br> <br> <br> Head start with pre-order. 48hrs for the Traveler’s and Explorer’s, 96 for the Conquerer’s. <br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvgN5gCuLac">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvgN5gCuLac</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>  <br> <br> <br> High Fantasy game. <br> <br> First take seems very generic. <br> Lots of buzz, so maybe there’s something there. Will report after the beta. <br> <br> <br> <br> Incredibly detailed character creator<br> <br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIideJr_O2U">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIideJr_O2U</a><br> <br> <br> Beautiful game engine<br> <br> Developer post re: Cash Shop<br> <br> <a href="http://forum.blackdesertonline.com/index.php?/topic/8038-pm-diary-22-cash-shop-and-more/">http://forum.blackdesertonline.com/index.php?/topic/8038-pm-diary-22-cash-shop-and-more/</a><br> <br> <br> <br>  <br> Sponsors:<br> Audible<br> Go to audiblepodcast.com/mmoreporter<br> Doghouse<br> Use the coupon code mmoreporter for a free 120GB SSD with your purchase!<br>  <br> Wildstar updates and Steam <br> <a href="http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/632/feature/10534/Heading-to-SteamBut-WAIT-Theres-More.html/page/1">http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/632/feature/10534/Heading-to-SteamBut-WAIT-Theres-More.html/page/1</a><br> <br> Coming to steam in first half of 2016<br> <br> Spring update coming in some upcoming season, but it’s not clear which<br> <br> New zone: Arcterra (icy wasteland)<br> <br> “Snowballing” zone-boss fights – new zone boss tech/process<br> <br> Progressive boss growth – starts with a series of 2-man bosses, which graduates to a 5