May 15, 2018
On this week’s show, Bree and Justin do their darndest to shape the MMO industry by holding up Wild West Online as a cautionary tale and talking about how studios need to think before applying real-world labels to games.
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Show notes:
- Intro
- Adventures in MMOs: World of Warcraft, DDO, Pillars of Eternity, Trove, Conan Exiles
- News: Wild West Online flops out of the gate
- News: LOTRO tests class changes, updates old zones
- News: NCsoft financials
- News: APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth parent company purchased
- News: H1Z1's future is shaky
- News: Guild Wars 2 revamps underwater combat, Guild Wars 1 updates graphics
- Mailbag: Terminology and mental health
- Mailbag: Why is MMO combat getting faster?
- Outro
Other info:
- Podcast theme: "Resplendent Makuun" from Guild Wars
- Your show hosts: Justin and Bree
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