Episode 24: Joe buys all the dances

You can see the old watermark with an ID number unique to my account, and the old engineer LAS UI.

This week we talk about burnout (*GASP*), the holidays (definitely not related), and SWTOR expac goodness. Don’t worry, spoiler free. Welcome to CCR, where we talk about MMOs and we have been frozen in Carbonite for FIVE LONG YEARS. Or weeks. Totally weeks.

MMO News

SWTOR – So. Much. SWTOR.

• Content update coming? Long wait. Lots of complaints. http://kotaku.com/2016-is-a-crucial-year-for-star-wars-the-old-republic-1752110479
• $105US to get playable bonus chapter. CHAPTER. Not a game. Not two games. Not twenty steam sale games. ONE chapter.

Wildstar – Mixed bag of events.

• Not a lot of news. There was Winterfest, there was a world-boss killing event, there’s a sim-chase event. Items were removed from the Cash shop.
• No word on the next drop’s release.

GW2 – Big change to The Shatterer, World Boss, part of incoming QoL Change

• http://news.mmosite.com/content/2016-01-14/guild_wars_2_shatterer_world_boss_gets_revamped.shtml
• No more safe spots!
• Achievements!

WoW – Legion Alpha back up!

• http://www.inquisitr.com/2708330/world-of-warcraft-alpha-back-online-rat-mount-corgi-pets-revealed-in-games-files/
• Also – bonus events to keep player base engaged: http://www.inquisitr.com/2681491/bonus-events-darkmoon-faire-fill-january-with-activity-in-world-of-warcraft/
• Timewalk Wrath content... ALMOST enough to make me go back

Blade and Soul

• http://www.gamerevolution.com/features/10-things-you-should-know-about-blade–soul-before-you-start
• Early access has started!
• Lots of good reviews about the combat early on.
• Story is straight out of saturday matinee movies

Temporary derailment on Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Crowfall

• http://crowfall.com/en/pantheon/
• Crows and possession
  http://crowfall.com/en/news/mmorpg-com-the-fun-yet-gruesome-facts-about-vessels/
  

MMO Community

MMO – Meaningless Term?

http://news.mmosite.com/content/2016-01-17/the_mmo_label_now_describes_most_gaming.shtml

http://www.crowbase.com/2016/01/crowfall-doesnt-have-a-current-stretch-goal-and-i-couldnt-be-happier/

Screenshot with Watermark from Wildstar

This one has my name as the watermark, which was a later feature, and the old spellslinger UI is on display. Bet you can’t tell what these skills are by their icons!

Housing chess set

If I Were A Dev

Five things we would steal from Wildstar

DREW:

1. PvP threshold system
2. Gear sets for level ranges in PvP
3. Limited Action Set
4. Stat threshold bonuses
5. Paths

JOE:

1. Housing
2. Amps
3. LAS
4. Stat threshold system
5. Paths

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This week’s end music is Systematic Domination by Jeff Kurtenacker from Wildstar.