Summary: Layanor joins Chris and Harry once again to talk about the layoffs at Trion Worlds, the end of the world in The Secret World, and Transformers transforming into a MOBA. Listen now: What we did in game this week: Layanor Lotro Minecraft Raiderz Considering Star Trek next week Harry Chrono Trigger Phoenix Wright Xenoblade Chronicles Monster Hunter Guardians of Middle-Earth Yakuza 3 Guild Wars 2 LOTRO Chris TOR - Space combat is STILL fun! Rift - Dungeons and leveling and fun! LOTRO - Guild Wars 2 - Working through Orr and a little time on my Elementalist Arcane Legends for Review X-Com News Layoff at Trion Worlds http://forums.riftgame.com/rift-general-discussions/off-topic/344023-trion-layoffs.htm Trion takes over End of Nations development http://forums.endofnations.com/end-nations-general-discussions/general-discussion/7018-end-nations-status-update.html Darkfall: Unholy Wars Delayed.....again http://www.darkfallonline.com/blog/?p=3448 Instead of commercial release this Wednesday as planned they are going to launch the game for playtesting first. We have always felt that the game should be tested by the players They still need a few more days to finish content. We’re launching a fully playable beta version of the game as soon as we get the build ready. We have a firm ETA for Monday,December 17th Pre-orders get beta access; they are making pre-orders available on Friday so you can download the game over the weekend. Pre-orders get 30 days of game-time when the game launches, beta access as long as it is live, plus you can reserve your character’s name. Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second http://mmoattack.com/mmo-articles/ragnarok-online-2-legend-of-the-second Ragnarok Online 2: The Gate of the World was closed in 2010 because it could not capture the original feel of ragnarok. They decided to scrap the game and rebuild it. Full 3D MMO that has been updated to the more common MMO gameplay standard. No longer a killing grind game, it is quest driven. Game features a revamped card system. You can equip a card that drops off of monsters for extra stats. Or you can trade them to friends. Once the card is used, it is bound until you overwrite it with another card. Open Beta will begin on December 27th. Download Client http://www.playro2.com. Classic Ragnarok http://iro.ragnarokonline.com/ Guild Wars 2 Wintersday Event Schedule https://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/releases/december-2012/#schedule-of-events customary snowmen, presents, and holiday cheer all over Tyria three brand-new holiday activities: Wintersday’s jumping puzzle PVP snowball fight new musical activity Now Transformers Universe is a MOBA? http://www.edge-online.com/features/jagexs-transformers-universe-is-a-massively-multiplayer-action-rpg-that-puts-the-toy-box-robots-onto-the-battlefield/ free-to-play and runs in a browser detailed 3D graphics multiplayer action game with a focus on story and collection and is not focused on quests or crafting. Alex Horton new it’s hard to customise an intricate robotic avatar like you can a Tauren or dwarf, and aren’t toy Transformers all about collection? We want them to be as tactile and responsive as possible. We have to keep a large element of skill in here; it’s imperative. Is TSW going Free to Play? http://youtu.be/Z3LN96IZtDU Diablo 3 on console http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/12/11/blizzard-running-diablo-iii-on-consoles-internally/ Comment: Chris and Harry (and Bill, I miss you Bill) you guys are awesome! I have been listening since the first LOTRO reporter and I have enjoyed every podcast. Harry's rhymes are epic btw. So onto the question! I know you guys have played most of the main MMO's out there, if you were forced to pick just two to play the rest of your life what would they be? Thanks for doing the podcast, Matt from Virginia
