MMO Reporter Episode 245 – Wile E Coyote of MMOs




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Summary: <p></p> <br> <p>Chris and Bill get together and plan how to catch that pesky roadrunner in this week’s show. While hatching plan that will run a-fowl, they discuss Davik Brevik’s departure from Gazillion, the launch of Blade and Soul, Guild Wars 2’s winter update and more!</p> <br> <h4> </h4> <br> <h5><strong><a id="more-6674788"></a></strong></h5> <br> <h5><strong>What we did in game:</strong></h5> <br> <p><strong>Bill:</strong></p> <br> <ul> <br> <li>GW2</li> <br> <li>Rocket League</li> <br> <li>Diablo III Season 5</li> <br> </ul> <br> <p><strong>Chris:</strong></p> <br> <ul> <br> <li>Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate</li> <br> <li>Star Wars Battlefront</li> <br> <li>Borderlands 2: Handsome Jack Collection</li> <br> <li>King’s Quest</li> <br> <li>Minecraft Story Mode</li> <br> <li>Walking Dead</li> <br> <li>Neverwinter</li> <br> <li>LOTRO</li> <br> <li>SWTOR <br> <ul> <br> <li><a href="http://strawpoll.me/6328244">http://strawpoll.me/6328244</a></li> <br> </ul> <br> </li> <br> <li>Blade and Soul <br> <ul> <br> <li>Launch issues – <br> <ul> <br> <li>Queue – More servers!</li> <br> <li>Founder’s Packs rewards not being</li> <br> </ul> <br> </li> <br> </ul> <br> </li> <br> <li>Black Desert Online Character Creator</li> <br> </ul> <br> <p> </p> <br> <p><strong>Patreon:</strong>  30 patrons</p> <br> <p>patreon.com/mmoreporter</p> <br> <p> </p> <br> <h5><strong>News:</strong></h5> <br> <p><strong>David Brevik leaves Gazillion (Marvel Heroes):</strong></p> <br> <p><a href="http://massivelyop.com/2016/01/08/marvel-heroes-david-brevik-has-resigned/">http://massivelyop.com/2016/01/08/marvel-heroes-david-brevik-has-resigned/</a></p> <br> <ul> <br> <li>Brevik’s new company is called Greybeard Games <br> <ul> <br> <li><a href="http://massivelyop.com/2016/01/09/david-breviks-new-company-is-graybeard-games-expect-an-rpg/">http://massivelyop.com/2016/01/09/david-breviks-new-company-is-graybeard-games-expect-an-rpg/</a></li> <br> <li>Says his main motivation to leave Gazillion was to get back into the game-creation process, and that he wasn’t satisfied as a CEO</li> <br> <li>New company – <a href="http://www.graybeardgames.com/">http://www.graybeardgames.com/</a> </li> <br> </ul> <br> </li> <br> </ul> <br> <p> </p> <br> <p><strong>Guild Wars 2 State of the Game &amp; Winter update:</strong></p> <br> <p><a href="https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/state-of-the-game-update-q1-2016/">https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/state-of-the-game-update-q1-2016/</a></p> <br> <ul> <br> <li>Announced quarterly updates to GW2 (seasonal, starting with Winter 2016)</li> <br> <li>Winter 2016 update releases Jan 26th <br> <ul> <br> <li>Will include gliding in all of Tyria</li> <br> <li>Shatterer update</li> <br> <li>Balance changes for all classes <br> <ul> <br> <li><a href="https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/profession-balance-goals-for-the-winter-2016-update/">https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/profession-balance-goals-for-the-winter-2016-update/</a></li> <br> </ul> <br> </li> <br> <li>Other, minor stuff</li> <br> </ul> <br> </li> <br> <li>Lunar event starts Jan 26th</li> <br> <li>Next PvP League season starts Feb 23rd <br> <ul> <br> <li>Every Monday for the rest of the season you’ll see the Pro League PvP finals &amp; relegation tournaments</li> <br> </ul> <br> </li> <br> <li>Deep future contains Living World Season 3, new Fractals, WvW revamp</li> <br> </ul> <br> <p> </p> <br> <h5><strong>Sponsors:</strong></h5> <br> <p><strong>Audible</strong></p> <br> <p>Go to audiblepodcast.com/mmoreporter</p> <br> <p><strong>Doghouse</strong></p> <br> <p>Use the coupon code mm</p>