Guild Wars 2 banter and news, plus hefty rehashing of the original Guild Wars. Relics of Orr delves deep into the previews supplied by Arena Net and offers tips to players of the original game. Plenty of speculation too for the theorycrafters and the spectators.
Greibach and Spirit discuss the Season 4 story finale and the origins of Dragonfall.
In this episode we talk mostly about WvW and the new mount. We also briefly touch on the layoffs at ArenaNet towards the end.
Shongaqu and Spirit Discuss the WvW mount, the Sirens Landing fractal, twitter story hints and the round of layoffs hitting ANet.
In this Episode; Greibach, Spirit and Shongaqu discuss the latest living world map Thunderhead Keep
Greibach, Spirit and Shongaqu discuss the story beats of the 5th episode of Guild Wars 2's third living world season. During this episode of the podcast we also speculate on the nature of dragons and why Spirit passionately hates the number 3 above all other numbers!
Greibach, Spirit and Shongaqu discuss Wintersday, the new year, as well as elements of the new Living World Release "All or Nothing". No spoilers this episode!
A LARGE SPOILER BOUNCER APPROACHES AND WARNS YOU THAT WE TALK ABOUT THE STORY THIS WEEK. SPOILERS.
In this episode we discuss things we missed due to real life, current events, and the upcoming Living World chapter. The only spoilers are speculation based on officially released material. Rytlock Sandwich- https://twitter.com/Arbys/status/1040315082813698048
A LARGE RAINBOW WYVERN-ARMOR WEARING SPOILER BOUNCER SAYS "WE TALK ABOUT THE NEW LIVING STORY CHAPTER'S STORY. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED."
ERP Tournament (Siiiiiiigh) All videos on Mighty Teapot’s Channel - one match with a 6 seconds difference SC vs US (a very close match!) https://youtu.be/mhkI9lds3Ig
A LARGE SPOILER BOUNCER APPEARS IN FRONT OF YOU AND SAYS, "WE TALK ABOUT A BUG IN THE SYSTEM'S STORY."
We're back! We talk about the new Mesmer changes and the proposed WvW changes!
We recap the year, and also Spirit talks a bit about the latest raid wing.
SPOILER WARNING: We talk all about Living Story Season 4 Episode 1 this episode.
Fri, 10 Nov 2017 08:01:00 GMT
**SPOILER WARNING: **We discuss all chapters of the PoF story that take place in Highlands, if you have moved past the Highlands you will be safe to listen. April Fool's Airplane Music because Greibach left and took the cool opening with him Halloween - New Rewards & Mount Skins The Sacrifice Crystalline Memories Hallowed Ground Facing the Truth Castcast
In this episode we discuss the story that occurs on the first map off the expansion. Also Shongaqu busts out some Balthazar and Lyssa theories that make me roll my eyes. Pink Day Pink Day in LA is returning once again on October 21st at 12-6pm CST (-6 UTC). It is an online charity event hosted by Gamers Giving Back (with the help of countless volunteers) in support of cancer awareness and to raise funds for cancer research. http://pinkday.gamergivingback.com/
In this episode we discuss the expansion, Path of Fire! We discuss mounts and collections the most, with some talk of the first map and random other topics. Story is not discussed at all this week so there should be no spoilers on that front.
Shongaqu, Spirit and MMOInks talk about GW2's 5th Birthday and the Recent Specialization Preview Weekend
The episode Greibach, Spirit and Shongaqu discuss the Path of Fire Preview Weekend.
Erik and Christian take over the show to talk about the latest living world release! They also discuss balance patch woes? Intro music: Summer Shade 2013 Per Kiilstofe Found on Machinamasounds.com
Wed, 02 Aug 2017 07:10:00 GMT
**SPOILER BOUNCER WARNING: **We tried to stay away from story spoilers but discuss minor details related to the story near the end in response to a mail question.
In which we discuss the new WvW rewards update and touch on the balance patch.
In our 200th episode we try to talk about the map of Draconis Mons, but predictably get sidetracked often. Also, there are spoilers immediately for the story for this LW chapter.
A BIG BURLY SPOILER BOUNCER APPROACHES AND INFORMS YOU THAT WE TALK ALL ABOUT THE STORY FROM LW SEASON 3 CHAPTER 5. LITERALLY THE WHOLE THING IS SPOILERS.
In which we talk about SAB and the past year of Legendary development while speculating on the number and cadence of future Living World releases. URL for SAB Guild Hall: https://goo.gl/CIrqgk
In this episode we talk about Necromancers' place in raids vs everywhere else, raid composition diversity/meta, raid story, and other assorted nonsense.
A BURLY SPOILER BOUNCER COMES UP TO YOU AND SAYS, "WE TALK ABOUT ALL THE STORY STUFF FROM THIS LIVING WORLD CHAPTER. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED." A lovely young woman also warns you that there were audio recording and editing issues that plagued this episode. We're sorry.
A BURLY SPOILER BOUNCER WALKS UP AND SAYS "In this episode we talk about the story of the newest raid in detail and slip in a spoiler about the Living World Story. Beware."
Hosts: Greibach- Pear and/or Blackberry Cider Spirit - Lemon Lime Soda w/ Rum Celeste - grapes Allona - 2014 Pelee Island Cabernet Sauvignon (I am fancy as shit) Inventory managment in GW2 be like https://gfycat.com/CreepyPerso... Topics: (LOL ORGANIZATION?) Nightmare Fractal & Challenge Mode Who the heck is the Harbinger of Woe? Season 5 PvP - New rewards (Black Llama, Glorious Heroes Armor, ascended armor) Implementation of the Solo-Duo Queue only Skyhammer being added to ranked play, Stronghold ousted Rating Decay - You will be able to lose your badges if you are an inactive player Dev comment How do you folks who PvP feel about this? I don’t PvP in GW2, but in OW rank only decays in the top 2 leagues which makes a whole lot of sense to me, and it only does so after a week (I think). This sounds really aggressive, but I also don’t know jack about GW2 PvP Potentially new PvP levels? Eagle eyed viewers spotted a level 83 player in a preview video. Confirmed, and will be applied retroactively. December 13th - February 7th Zone Impressions: Aesthetic Wintersday update: “Fixed a bug that could cause present boxes in the Winter Wonderland activity to prematurely explode.” “Reduced the unbound magic acquired from gathering and consuming winterberries.” New Current Event: “Continued attacks by the Shining Blade and their allies have lowered the health of some bandit bosses on bandit supply lines in Kryta.” https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/5i5gf0/new_current_event/Infinarium
The spoilers bouncer tells you to beware Living Story Episode 3 spoilers. If you have not finished the episode you'll want to do so first! In which everyone had a great time with the episode and still manages to find something to complain about. :C
Spirit is a grump, Greibach is amused.
The team travels to old Droknar's Forge and meet some Asura, will they be friends? or will they be foes?
The team makes their way to The Priory in order to find out how to access the dwarven vaults.
After a successful mission Spirit the Relics of Orr guild master sends Evee out on a new mission to recover lost Dwarven relics.
We discuss Chapter 2 of Living Story 3 (SPOILER WARNING), the new Current Events and how Greibach is out of the loop, and our joy that Legendaries are actually back!
Links from the show notes New Trailer https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/ember-bay-behind-the-scenes/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/51yppx/dolyak_parade_in_la_sacrificed_themselves_for/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/520thl/i_think_i_witnessed_something_i_wasnt_supposed_to/ Relics Rolls: http://relicsoforr.com/blog/pen-and-paper/430193/introducing-relics-rolls
In which we discuss: * Long term impact of HoT and systems introduced in HoT * Quarterly patches and Living Story Frequency/Engagement * MO's tenure as Game Director * Communication policy * Community health * Current events (in game) * How well does the game hold up/how well has it aged? * Is the game dying? (Spoilers: Not really)
An experimental tabletop adventure begins with an attempt to retrieve a mysterious artefact from a krait stronghold. Read the introduction to this series on our blog, or learn more about the Desundra RPG system's rules.
A RAINBOW COLORED NORN SPOILER BOUNCER STEPS UP AND INFORMS YOU THAT WE DISCUSS THE REMAINDER OF THE STORY FOR THE LATEST LIVING WORLD CHAPTER. Congrats to Guild Wars Reporter on their 200th Episode! We apologize for our lack of submitted audio, we are bad at podcasting.
A Burly Spoiler Bouncer steps up and says: "IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT THE STORY OF LIVING WORLD SEASON 3."
Spoilers Warning: Raid Story Wing 3 Topics: Out of the Shadows Taimi’s Journals (Go read them!) Notes from Rata Novus - One,Two, Three Taimi has a ley line map like in the HoT story, and magic is going crazy pants bonkers but there might be a discernable pattern, Plant Plant gets trampled by some awful Phlunts, Rata Sum has discovered Rata Novus WINDALL Taimi isn’t sleeping and rambles a lot, there is a LOT of information on Primordus and Kralkatorrik in particular here, either is a possible target, but I think it’s all but confirmed at this point we’ll be going after kralkatorrik just based on how the game has progressed over the last few years Interview with Queen Jennah Trailer????????????? Wooden Potatoes frame-by-frame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ0eciDZO-g
BIG SPOILER BOUNCER SAYS: In this episode we talk about the new Raid Wing. We use the bosses' names and discuss some of the fight mechanics and terrain but do not delve into the lore beyond the names. On the "Special" BLTC skins- https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/game/gw2/Untradable-weapon-skins/page/2#post6201888
In which Greibach loses track of the episode number, Spirit can't articulate very well, and Vrabin gets real excited about BANDITS. BIG SPOILER BOUNCER SAYS: In this episode we draw on lore from all over the game, including Personal Story and Living Story, Dungeons, Raids 1 and 2, Guild Wars 1 pretty much all at once to discuss the bandit storyline. If you have major concerns about any of these being spoiled for you, proceed only with extreme caution. Mail TIIIME Greibach! Spirit! You adorable ragamuffins! Hail my friends, it’s Old Timey Fend. You know, from Tyria? Anywho, I was just preparin’ a heaping bowl of my famous Meaty Wurm Surprise when a question came to mind. Sadly, that question almost immediately disappeared into the inky blackness of Old Timey’s mind-hole, but then I spotted a band of roaming bandits out my wind-er and it got me thinking: With all the hubbub about the White Mantle makin’ a comeback, do you think we’ll be seein’ (or slayin’) any of those darn Mur-sits anytime soon? Last Old Timey heard, there was only one left, but who knows? Stay sharp, you old Moa feathers! I look forward to hearing your smilin’ voices on the shortwave. Erik's Reddit Thread speculation - https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/4k15he/speculation_living_world_season_3_story/
Tue, 17 May 2016 03:34:00 GMT
Fractal revamp, 1 week postmortem- I thought rewards were good because I got real lucky day 1. Have gotten garbage every day since =( The worst part is that on a lot of days I get the same or less gold as Swamps gave but it takes probably twice as long. Some high level fractals are just obnoxious still, doubly so with PUGs. IMO- Aetherblade can be especially bad, snowblind is still not great though the final boss of it is easy but has 10 billion HP, Thaumanova is unfun. Most of the rest are alright though. Overall it’s probably the right direction, but it just reminds me how annoying some stuff still is. WvW Poll: https://feedback.guildwars2.com/en
Greibach and Spirit are joined by Opt to attempt to cover what turned out to be a really great patch all around. Updates to fractals, a new raid lobby and DPS testing arena, WvW changes, squad changes, LFG changes and 30 more pages of updates notes to cover. Topics (mostly) in order: Raid Lobby and DPS Testing Arena Fractals Dailies WvW Changes Instant 80 and Free Account Slot for HoT owners Balance Patch and Profession Changes We didn't have time to cover all the changes so we'll pick up with a few more things next time after we've had more time to play. Hope you've all enjoyed the patch! ~Spirit